EME vs ACM vs GVA Stock Comparison

Emcor, Aecom and Granite Construction Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EME EMCOR Group, Inc.
$665.73 -12.7% 1M -11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$29.67B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.60B
Div. yield
0.00%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
5 wins
ACM Aecom
$60.73 -0.3% 1M -54.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.91B
P/E
27.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.39B
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
1 win
GVA Granite Construction Inc
$108.26 -6.0% 1M +3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.83B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.97B
Div. yield
0.00%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Granite Construction leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Granite Construction 6, Emcor 5, Aecom 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEMEACMGVALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.67B $7.91B $4.83B EME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.6x 27.5x -29.3x EME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.2x 14.5x — ACM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.9% -4.2% +21.8% GVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.7% 1.9% -3.3% EME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.9% 13.4% GVA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.4x 1.3x GVA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% GVA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.0% -54.3% +3.5% GVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +41.7%/yr -1.9%/yr +22.9%/yr EME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.5% 38.4% 33.1% GVA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 47/100 56/100 EME

Percentile Scorecard

EMEACMGVA

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

AxisEMEACMGVA
Valuation 57 #23 of 52 63 #20 of 52 84 #9 of 52
Growth 56 #17 of 37 11 #33 of 37 50 #19 of 37
Profitability 86 #6 of 37 44 #21 of 37 50 #19 of 37
Financial Health 70 #18 of 57 25 #43 of 57 32 #39 of 57
Shareholder Returns 54 #13 of 27 92 #3 of 27 62 #11 of 27
Overall 64 47 56
  • EME ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • ACM ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • GVA ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEMEACMGVASPY
1 month -12.7%-0.3%-6.0% -0.8%
3 months -10.4%-14.4%-13.8% +3.5%
6 months -24.8%-25.9%-13.9% +7.0%
Year to date +8.8%-36.3%-6.1% +12.2%
1 year -11.0%-54.3%+3.5% +13.0%
3 years +224.2%-18.8%+215.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +48.0%-6.7%+46.8% +23.1%
5 years +471.3%-9.3%+180.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +41.7%-1.9%+22.9% +11.0%
10 years +1,083.3%+120.8%+144.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +28.0%+8.2%+9.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEMEACMGVASPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.5%38.4%33.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.2%47.1%33.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.930.860.97 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.24-1.420.11 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.2%-56.8%-40.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.5%-54.8%-32.5% -1.8%
52-week high $943.75$134.35$160.39 $779.14
52-week low $581.58$58.00$98.50 $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.

MultipleEMEACMGVA
P/E now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 25.7x 27.1xmedian 25.7x -28.7xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 0.8x 0.5xmedian 0.8x 1.0xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 12.9x 13.4xmedian 12.9x 10.6xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 22.5x 38.4xmedian 22.5x 10.0xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 2.3x 3.3xmedian 2.3x 5.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 0.56 0.85median 0.56 0.39median 0.56

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 monthsEMEACMGVA
Revenue $18.60B $15.39B $4.97B
Gross profit $3.61B $874.05M $776.94M
Operating income $1.93B $631.20M $314.31M
Net income $1.44B $334.79M -$151.53M
Free cash flow $1.17B $203.45M $471.91M
EPS (diluted) $32.30 $2.24 $-3.77
Cash & equivalents $924.41M $1.01B $877.12M
Total debt – $2.75B $1.56B
Shares (diluted) 44.55M 128.60M 43.75M
Enterprise value $26.06B $3.03B $2.46B

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
MetricEMEACMGVA
P/E 20.5x 27.1x -28.7x
P/FCF 25.1x 38.4x 10.0x
P/Operating cash flow 22.8x 21.4x 7.8x
P/S 1.6x 0.5x 1.0x
P/B 7.2x 3.3x 5.9x
P/Tangible book 9.8x 3.5x 8.0x
EV/EBITDA 13.4x 13.4x 10.6x
EV/EBIT 14.8x 15.1x 17.1x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 0.6x 1.1x
EV/FCF 24.4x 46.9x 11.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.1x 26.1x 8.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 0.85 0.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMEACMGVA
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.9% -4.2% 21.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.7% 3.3% 15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.5% -25.9% 22.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 26.3% -1.4% 30.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 29.9% -38.5% 37.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 41.7% 13.8% 76.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.2% -50.9% -185.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 43.8% 24.6% -85.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.5% -51.4% -225.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.0% 31.9% -73.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.6% -60.5% 37.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.8% -20.5% 147.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.1% -75.3% 52.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.3% -29.3% 94.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMEACMGVA
Gross margin 19.4% 5.7% 15.6%
EBITDA margin 11.5% 4.6% 10.2%
Operating margin 10.4% 4.1% 6.3%
Pretax margin 10.5% 3.4% -1.3%
Net margin 7.7% 1.9% -3.3%
FCF margin 6.3% 1.3% 9.5%
Operating cash flow margin 6.9% 2.4% 12.2%
Return on equity 36.2% 13.9% -14.8%
Return on assets 14.6% 2.8% -3.3%
Return on invested capital – 9.9% 13.4%
Return on capital employed 41.9% 10.5% 16.9%
Asset turnover 1.9x 1.3x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.1x -4.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.3% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMEACMGVA
Debt / assets – 22.8% 32.6%
Debt / equity – 1.1x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.4x 1.3x
Debt / FCF – 13.5x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 59.8% 80.0% 83.1%
Equity / assets 40.2% 20.0% 16.9%
Interest coverage – 3.1x 4.5x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.1x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.9x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 6.46 1.79 2.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMEACMGVA
Dividend yield 0.2% 2.0% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 1.4% 8.2% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 1.7% 10.3% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 4.0% – -15.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 4.9% – 4.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 26.6% – 0.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 25.6% – -0.1%

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.

ConsensusEMEACMGVA
Forward P/E 19.2xFY2026 14.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $34.73FY2026 $4.19FY2026 $-3.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +34.2%FY2026 -20.3%FY2026 -196.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.7% +54.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.07BFY2026 $7.04BFY2026 $5.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.2%FY2026 -7.0%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.1% +8.8% +12.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMEACMGVA
Held by institutions 93.1% 92.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,235 572 445
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +5.5% -3.0%
Institutions buying 659 270 239
Institutions selling 419 232 151
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.16 1.58

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.

EMEACMGVA
EME 1.00 0.09 0.41
ACM 0.09 1.00 0.26
GVA 0.41 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EME, ACM and GVA?

Emcor (EME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Emcor (EME) $29.67B, Aecom (ACM) $7.91B, Granite Construction (GVA) $4.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, EME, ACM and GVA?

Emcor (EME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Emcor (EME) 20.6x, Aecom (ACM) 27.5x, Granite Construction (GVA) -29.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aecom (ACM) is cheapest (Emcor (EME) 19.2x, Aecom (ACM) 14.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Granite Construction (GVA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Emcor (EME) +18.9%, Aecom (ACM) -4.2%, Granite Construction (GVA) +21.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Emcor (EME) has the highest net margin (Emcor (EME) 7.7%, Aecom (ACM) 1.9%, Granite Construction (GVA) -3.3%). On return on invested capital, Granite Construction (GVA) leads (Aecom (ACM) 9.9%, Granite Construction (GVA) 13.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Granite Construction (GVA) returned the most: Emcor (EME) -11.0%, Aecom (ACM) -54.3%, Granite Construction (GVA) +3.5%. Over five years, Emcor (EME) compounded fastest (Emcor (EME) +41.7%/yr, Aecom (ACM) -1.9%/yr, Granite Construction (GVA) +22.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Granite Construction (GVA) has the highest dividend yield: Emcor (EME) 0.00%, Aecom (ACM) 0.00%, Granite Construction (GVA) 0.00%. Aecom (ACM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Granite Construction (GVA) has been the steadiest (Emcor (EME) 45.5%, Aecom (ACM) 38.4%, Granite Construction (GVA) 33.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EME, ACM and GVA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Granite Construction (GVA) leads on 6. 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.