ECG vs STRL vs EME Stock Comparison

Everus Construction, Sterling Infrastructure and Emcor Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EME EMCOR Group, Inc.
$678.79 -11.3% 1M -9.7% 1Y
Market cap
$30.03B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.60B
Div. yield
0.24%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Emcor leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Emcor 5, Sterling Infrastructure 2, Everus Construction 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionECGSTRLEMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.40B $11.94B $30.03B EME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.2x 21.5x 21.0x EME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.5x 20.8x 19.5x EME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.5% +93.1% +18.9% STRL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.0% — 7.7% EME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 23.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.24% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.3% +2.4% -9.7% ECG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +74.6%/yr +41.1%/yr STRL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.3% 85.8% 45.5% EME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 67/100 65/100 ECG

Percentile Scorecard

ECGSTRLEME

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisECGSTRLEME
Valuation 71 #16 of 52 37 #33 of 52 61 #21 of 52
Growth 81 #8 of 37 92 #4 of 37 56 #17 of 37
Profitability 86 #6 of 37 81 #8 of 37 89 #5 of 37
Financial Health 82 #11 of 57 57 #25 of 57 70 #18 of 57
Shareholder Returns – – 52 #13 of 26
Overall 80 67 65
  • ECG ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • STRL ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • EME ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodECGSTRLEMESPY
1 month -9.3%-22.0%-11.3% +0.9%
3 months -3.1%-21.3%+1.0% +5.9%
6 months -21.1%-17.2%-18.5% +8.5%
Year to date +23.7%+27.0%+11.0% +13.3%
1 year +16.3%+2.4%-9.7% +12.4%
3 years —+448.6%+230.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year —+76.4%+49.0% +23.5%
5 years —+1,517.6%+458.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+74.6%+41.1% +11.0%
10 years —+4,989.9%+1,020.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+48.1%+27.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureECGSTRLEMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.3%85.8%45.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.5%81.7%48.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.703.401.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.260.03-0.21 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.2%-64.2%-36.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.4%-60.9%-28.1% -0.9%
52-week high $169.16$993.74$943.75 $779.14
52-week low $80.42$283.57$581.58 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleECGSTRLEME
P/E now vs peer median 21.2xmedian 27.7x 21.5xmedian 27.7x 21.0xmedian 27.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 0.8x 2.8xmedian 0.8x 1.6xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 12.4x —median 12.4x 13.6xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 23.7x 32.2xmedian 23.7x 25.6xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 2.5x 7.9xmedian 2.5x 7.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.57 0.16median 0.57 0.45median 0.57

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsECGSTRLEME
Revenue $4.27B $4.31B $18.60B
Gross profit $555.38M $1.03B $3.61B
Operating income $330.71M $783.88M $1.93B
Net income $254.46M $593.79M $1.44B
Free cash flow $250.37M – $1.17B
EPS (diluted) $4.97 $17.80 $32.30
Cash & equivalents $176.70M $216.94M $924.41M
Total debt $274.50M – –
Shares (diluted) 51.22M 31.14M 44.55M
Enterprise value $4.61B $11.98B $26.42B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricECGSTRLEME
P/E 21.2x 21.5x 21.0x
P/FCF 21.6x 32.2x 25.6x
P/Operating cash flow 16.8x 19.5x 23.3x
P/S 1.3x 2.8x 1.6x
P/B 7.0x 7.9x 7.4x
P/Tangible book 7.7x 14.1x 10.0x
EV/EBITDA 15.0x – 13.6x
EV/EBIT 16.6x – 15.1x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 2.8x 1.6x
EV/FCF 22.0x – 24.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.1x 19.5x 22.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.16 0.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricECGSTRLEME
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.5% 93.1% 18.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 30.6% 16.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 42.9% 99.2% 18.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 48.2% 26.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 48.2% 125.1% 29.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 61.2% 41.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 53.5% 77.1% 30.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 64.8% 43.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 53.1% 74.5% 31.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 137.0% 47.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 67.2% 43.2% -0.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.2% 20.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 94.5% – -3.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 20.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricECGSTRLEME
Gross margin 13.0% – 19.4%
EBITDA margin 8.6% – 11.5%
Operating margin 7.8% – 10.4%
Pretax margin 7.7% – 10.5%
Net margin 6.0% – 7.7%
FCF margin 5.9% – 6.3%
Operating cash flow margin 7.5% 14.2% 6.9%
Return on equity 32.6% 41.0% 36.2%
Return on assets 12.2% 17.8% 14.6%
Return on invested capital 23.9% – –
Return on capital employed 32.3% – 41.9%
Asset turnover 2.2x 1.3x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.0x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.8% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricECGSTRLEME
Debt / assets 13.3% – –
Debt / equity 0.4x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x – –
Debt / FCF 1.1x – –
Liabilities / assets 62.4% 55.3% 59.8%
Equity / assets 37.6% 43.3% 40.2%
Interest coverage 16.8x – –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.0x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.5x – 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 5.87 – 6.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricECGSTRLEME
Dividend yield – – 0.2%
Net buyback yield – – 1.4%
Shareholder yield – – 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 4.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 4.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 26.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 25.6%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusECGSTRLEME
Forward P/E 20.5xFY2026 20.8xFY2026 19.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.16FY2026 $18.73FY2026 $34.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.6%FY2026 +72.2%FY2026 +34.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.5% +43.6% +10.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.57BFY2026 $4.20BFY2026 $19.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.8%FY2026 +68.8%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.6% +12.4% +13.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersECGSTRLEME
Held by institutions 84.9% 85.7% 93.1%
Institutions holding 537 888 1,235
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% -6.1% -0.1%
Institutions buying 262 456 659
Institutions selling 162 366 419
Buyers to sellers 1.62 1.25 1.57

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ECGSTRLEME
ECG 1.00 0.72 0.69
STRL 0.72 1.00 0.68
EME 0.69 0.68 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ECG, STRL and EME?

Emcor (EME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Everus Construction (ECG) $5.40B, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) $11.94B, Emcor (EME) $30.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, ECG, STRL and EME?

Emcor (EME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Everus Construction (ECG) 21.2x, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 21.5x, Emcor (EME) 21.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Emcor (EME) is cheapest (Everus Construction (ECG) 20.5x, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 20.8x, Emcor (EME) 19.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Everus Construction (ECG) +30.5%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) +93.1%, Emcor (EME) +18.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Emcor (EME) has the highest net margin (Everus Construction (ECG) 6.0%, Emcor (EME) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Everus Construction (ECG) returned the most: Everus Construction (ECG) +16.3%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) +2.4%, Emcor (EME) -9.7%. Over five years, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) compounded fastest (Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) +74.6%/yr, Emcor (EME) +41.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Emcor (EME) 0.24%. Everus Construction (ECG) and Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Emcor (EME) has been the steadiest (Everus Construction (ECG) 62.3%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 85.8%, Emcor (EME) 45.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ECG, STRL and EME?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Emcor (EME) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.