EME vs FIX vs J Stock Comparison

Emcor, Comfort Systems Usa and Jacobs Solutions Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EME EMCOR Group, Inc.
$665.73 -12.7% 1M -11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$29.63B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.60B
Div. yield
0.00%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
2 wins
FIX Comfort Systems Usa Inc
$1,244.19 -25.0% 1M +26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$44.99B
P/E
27.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.27B
Div. yield
0.00%
HVAC Industrials
7 wins
J Jacobs Solutions Inc.
$147.11 +6.3% 1M -7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$17.32B
P/E
51.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.22B
Div. yield
0.01%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Comfort Systems Usa leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Comfort Systems Usa 7, Jacobs Solutions 3, Emcor 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEMEFIXJLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.63B $44.99B $17.32B FIX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.6x 27.6x 51.2x EME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.2x 27.2x 21.7x EME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.9% -36.6% +20.1% J
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.7% 30.9% 2.4% FIX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 16.0% 5.8% FIX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.0x 2.7x FIX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% J
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.0% +26.7% -7.8% FIX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +41.7%/yr +72.0%/yr +5.5%/yr FIX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.5% 56.9% 33.1% J
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 71/100 47/100 FIX

Percentile Scorecard

EMEFIXJ

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

AxisEMEFIXJ
Valuation 57 #23 of 52 29 #40 of 56 35 #34 of 52
Growth 56 #17 of 37 86 #8 of 52 31 #26 of 37
Profitability 86 #6 of 37 82 #10 of 51 53 #18 of 37
Financial Health 70 #18 of 57 77 #14 of 58 46 #31 of 57
Shareholder Returns 54 #13 of 27 80 #9 of 41 69 #9 of 27
Overall 64 71 47
  • EME ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • FIX ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • J ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEMEFIXJSPY
1 month -12.7%-25.0%+6.3% -0.8%
3 months -10.4%-28.1%+8.8% +3.5%
6 months -24.8%-30.6%+16.9% +7.0%
Year to date +8.8%+33.3%+11.1% +12.2%
1 year -11.0%+26.7%-7.8% +13.0%
3 years +224.2%+607.2%+35.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +48.0%+92.0%+10.7% +23.1%
5 years +471.3%+1,401.9%+30.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +41.7%+72.0%+5.5% +11.0%
10 years +1,083.3%+4,465.8%+249.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +28.0%+46.5%+13.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEMEFIXJSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.5%56.9%33.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.2%62.3%36.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.932.590.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.240.47-0.24 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.2%-46.1%-34.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.5%-39.8%-8.6% -1.8%
52-week high $943.75$2,066.51$161.00 $779.14
52-week low $581.58$876.19$107.27 $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.

MultipleEMEFIXJ
P/E now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 25.7x 26.8xmedian 19.4x 51.2xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 0.8x 8.3xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 12.9x 39.5xmedian 12.1x 22.3xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 22.5x 17.8xmedian 16.1x 26.7xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 2.3x 13.1xmedian 2.9x 5.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 0.56 0.34median 0.93 -2.41median 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 monthsEMEFIXJ
Revenue $18.60B $5.27B $14.22B
Gross profit $3.61B $1.42B $3.14B
Operating income $1.93B $989.51M $649.64M
Net income $1.44B $1.63B $301.35M
Free cash flow $1.17B $2.44B $644.54M
EPS (diluted) $32.30 $46.42 $2.85
Cash & equivalents $924.41M $2.16B $1.17B
Total debt – $49.56M $3.58B
Shares (diluted) 44.55M 35.15M 118.90M
Enterprise value $26.02B $38.94B $11.98B

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
MetricEMEFIXJ
P/E 20.5x 26.8x 51.2x
P/FCF 25.1x 17.8x 26.7x
P/Operating cash flow 22.8x 14.5x 23.4x
P/S 1.6x 8.3x 1.2x
P/B 7.2x 13.1x 5.3x
P/Tangible book 9.8x 15.6x 6.5x
EV/EBITDA 13.4x 39.5x 22.3x
EV/EBIT 14.8x 41.9x 30.2x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 7.9x 1.4x
EV/FCF 24.4x 17.0x 30.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.1x 13.8x 26.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 0.34 -2.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMEFIXJ
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.9% -36.6% 20.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.7% 2.0% 28.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.5% -27.6% 6.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 15.4% 5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 29.9% -11.2% -23.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 41.7% 37.8% 14.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.2% 94.8% -40.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 43.8% 78.4% -26.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.5% 96.0% -30.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.0% 79.7% -21.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.6% 223.9% 47.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.8% 71.3% -10.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.1% 205.6% 56.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.3% 67.9% -10.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMEFIXJ
Gross margin 19.4% 26.8% 22.1%
EBITDA margin 11.5% 19.9% 6.2%
Operating margin 10.4% 18.8% 4.6%
Pretax margin 10.5% 19.3% 3.6%
Net margin 7.7% 30.9% 2.4%
FCF margin 6.3% 46.3% 4.5%
Operating cash flow margin 6.9% 57.0% 5.2%
Return on equity 36.2% 16.7% 9.2%
Return on assets 14.6% 6.0% 2.5%
Return on invested capital – 16.0% 5.8%
Return on capital employed 41.9% 30.6% 8.2%
Asset turnover 1.9x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.8x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.7% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMEFIXJ
Debt / assets – 0.5% 30.5%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.0x 2.7x
Debt / FCF – 0.0x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 59.8% 66.0% 72.2%
Equity / assets 40.2% 34.0% 27.8%
Interest coverage – 125.1x 3.9x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.1x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.4x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 6.46 5.56 2.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMEFIXJ
Dividend yield 0.2% 0.2% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 1.4% 1.0% 3.9%
Shareholder yield 1.7% 1.2% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 4.0% 6.5% 53.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 4.9% 4.3% 25.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 26.6% 75.6% 6.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 25.6% 57.9% 8.9%

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.

ConsensusEMEFIXJ
Forward P/E 19.2xFY2026 27.2xFY2026 21.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $34.73FY2026 $45.66FY2026 $6.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +34.2%FY2026 +58.1%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.7% +25.2% +27.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.07BFY2026 $12.26BFY2026 $9.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.2%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026 -18.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.1% +33.8% -0.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMEFIXJ
Held by institutions 93.1% 93.1% 92.2%
Institutions holding 1,235 1,352 871
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +0.8% +3.0%
Institutions buying 659 741 375
Institutions selling 419 486 360
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.52 1.04

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.

EMEFIXJ
EME 1.00 0.81 0.06
FIX 0.81 1.00 0.03
J 0.06 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EME, FIX and J?

Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Emcor (EME) $29.63B, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) $44.99B, Jacobs Solutions (J) $17.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, EME, FIX and J?

Emcor (EME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Emcor (EME) 20.6x, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 27.6x, Jacobs Solutions (J) 51.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Emcor (EME) is cheapest (Emcor (EME) 19.2x, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 27.2x, Jacobs Solutions (J) 21.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Jacobs Solutions (J) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Emcor (EME) +18.9%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) -36.6%, Jacobs Solutions (J) +20.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) has the highest net margin (Emcor (EME) 7.7%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 30.9%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 2.4%). On return on invested capital, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) leads (Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 16.0%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) returned the most: Emcor (EME) -11.0%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) +26.7%, Jacobs Solutions (J) -7.8%. Over five years, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) compounded fastest (Emcor (EME) +41.7%/yr, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) +72.0%/yr, Jacobs Solutions (J) +5.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Jacobs Solutions (J) has the highest dividend yield: Emcor (EME) 0.00%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 0.00%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jacobs Solutions (J) has been the steadiest (Emcor (EME) 45.5%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 56.9%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 33.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EME, FIX and J?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) leads on 7. 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.