EME vs GVA vs PHOE Stock Comparison

Emcor, Granite Construction and Phoenix Asia Holdings 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
4 wins
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
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Emcor leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Emcor 4, Granite Construction 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEMEGVAPHOELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.67B $4.83B $330.37M EME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.6x -29.3x -268.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.2x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.9% +21.8% — GVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.7% -3.3% — EME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% GVA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.0% +3.5% -14.3% GVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +41.7%/yr +22.9%/yr — EME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.5% 33.1% 378.1% GVA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 56/100 — EME

Percentile Scorecard

EMEGVAPHOE

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

AxisEMEGVAPHOE
Valuation 57 #23 of 52 84 #9 of 52 6 #49 of 52
Growth 56 #17 of 37 50 #19 of 37 –
Profitability 86 #6 of 37 50 #19 of 37 –
Financial Health 70 #18 of 57 32 #39 of 57 100 #1 of 57
Shareholder Returns 54 #13 of 27 62 #11 of 27 –
Overall 64 56 –
  • EME ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • GVA ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • PHOE ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEMEGVAPHOESPY
1 month -12.7%-6.0%-24.1% -0.8%
3 months -10.4%-13.8%-25.2% +3.5%
6 months -24.8%-13.9%-2.6% +7.0%
Year to date +8.8%-6.1%-6.3% +12.2%
1 year -11.0%+3.5%-14.3% +13.0%
3 years +224.2%+215.9%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +48.0%+46.8%— +23.1%
5 years +471.3%+180.3%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +41.7%+22.9%— +11.0%
10 years +1,083.3%+144.0%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +28.0%+9.3%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEMEGVAPHOESPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.5%33.1%378.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.2%33.6%338.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.930.97-1.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.240.11-0.04 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.2%-40.4%-92.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.5%-32.5%-88.7% -1.8%
52-week high $943.75$160.39$133.12 $779.14
52-week low $581.58$98.50$10.03 $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.

MultipleEMEGVAPHOE
P/E now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 25.7x -28.7xmedian 25.7x -268.5xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 0.8x 1.0xmedian 0.8x 45.0xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 12.9x 10.6xmedian 12.9x —median 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 22.5x 10.0xmedian 22.5x -56.6xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 2.3x 5.9xmedian 2.3x 52.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 0.56 0.39median 0.56 —median 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 monthsEMEGVAPHOE
Revenue $18.60B $4.97B –
Gross profit $3.61B $776.94M –
Operating income $1.93B $314.31M –
Net income $1.44B -$151.53M –
Free cash flow $1.17B $471.91M –
EPS (diluted) $32.30 $-3.77 –
Cash & equivalents $924.41M $877.12M $892.53K
Total debt – $1.56B –
Shares (diluted) 44.55M 43.75M 21.49M
Enterprise value $26.06B $2.46B $324.69M

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
MetricEMEGVAPHOE
P/E 20.5x -28.7x -268.5x
P/FCF 25.1x 10.0x -56.6x
P/Operating cash flow 22.8x 7.8x –
P/S 1.6x 1.0x 45.0x
P/B 7.2x 5.9x 52.6x
P/Tangible book 9.8x 8.0x 52.6x
EV/EBITDA 13.4x 10.6x –
EV/EBIT 14.8x 17.1x –
EV/Revenue 1.5x 1.1x –
EV/FCF 24.4x 11.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 22.1x 8.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 0.39 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMEGVAPHOE
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.9% 21.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.7% 15.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.5% 22.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 30.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 29.9% 37.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 41.7% 76.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 30.2% -185.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 43.8% -85.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 31.5% -225.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.0% -73.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.6% 37.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.8% 147.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.1% 52.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.3% 94.5% –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMEGVAPHOE
Debt / assets – 32.6% –
Debt / equity – 1.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.3x –
Debt / FCF – 3.3x –
Liabilities / assets 59.8% 83.1% 15.9%
Equity / assets 40.2% 16.9% 84.1%
Interest coverage – 4.5x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.0x 5.5x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.9x 5.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 6.46 2.11 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMEGVAPHOE
Dividend yield 0.2% 0.5% –
Net buyback yield 1.4% 1.1% –
Shareholder yield 1.7% 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.

ConsensusEMEGVAPHOE
Forward P/E 19.2xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $34.73FY2026 $-3.74FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +34.2%FY2026 -196.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +10.7% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.07BFY2026 $5.09BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +12.2%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +13.1% +12.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMEGVAPHOE
Held by institutions 93.1% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 1,235 445 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% -3.0% –
Institutions buying 659 239 –
Institutions selling 419 151 –
Buyers to sellers 1.57 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.

EMEGVAPHOE
EME 1.00 0.41 -0.03
GVA 0.41 1.00 -0.05
PHOE -0.03 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EME, GVA and PHOE?

Emcor (EME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Emcor (EME) $29.67B, Granite Construction (GVA) $4.83B, Phoenix Asia Holdings (PHOE) $330.37M.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

Emcor (EME) has the highest net margin (Emcor (EME) 7.7%, Granite Construction (GVA) -3.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Granite Construction (GVA) returned the most: Emcor (EME) -11.0%, Granite Construction (GVA) +3.5%, Phoenix Asia Holdings (PHOE) -14.3%. Over five years, Emcor (EME) compounded fastest (Emcor (EME) +41.7%/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%, Granite Construction (GVA) 0.00%, Phoenix Asia Holdings (PHOE) 0.00%. Phoenix Asia Holdings (PHOE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Granite Construction (GVA) has been the steadiest (Emcor (EME) 45.5%, Granite Construction (GVA) 33.1%, Phoenix Asia Holdings (PHOE) 378.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.