EME vs IBP vs OMEX Stock Comparison

Emcor, Installed Building Products and Odyssey Marine Exploration Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EME EMCOR Group, Inc.
$666.57 -12.6% 1M -11.7% 1Y
Market cap
$30.13B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.60B
Div. yield
0.00%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Emcor leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Emcor 8, Installed Building Products 1, Odyssey Marine Exploration 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEMEIBPOMEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $30.13B $5.35B $30.18M EME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.9x 21.3x -0.8x EME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.2x 20.5x — EME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.9% +0.3% -70.3% EME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.7% 8.5% -21,426.8% IBP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 16.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.4x -0.4x OMEX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.7% -24.4% -77.7% EME
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +39.9%/yr +10.6%/yr -39.4%/yr EME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.4% 54.9% 102.7% EME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 63/100 1/100 EME

Percentile Scorecard

EMEIBPOMEX

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

AxisEMEIBPOMEX
Valuation 59 #22 of 52 51 #26 of 52 0 #52 of 52
Growth 56 #17 of 37 19 #30 of 37 6 #35 of 37
Profitability 86 #6 of 37 94 #3 of 37 0 #37 of 37
Financial Health 70 #18 of 57 68 #19 of 57 2 #56 of 57
Shareholder Returns 54 #13 of 27 81 #6 of 27 0 #27 of 27
Overall 65 63 1
  • EME ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • IBP ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • OMEX ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEMEIBPOMEXSPY
1 month -12.6%+2.6%-22.9% -0.2%
3 months -5.6%-14.4%-19.4% +3.9%
6 months -22.8%-30.1%-37.9% +8.2%
Year to date +9.0%-20.8%-72.4% +12.9%
1 year -11.7%-24.4%-77.7% +12.3%
3 years +224.6%+88.5%-84.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +48.1%+23.6%-46.5% +23.3%
5 years +435.6%+65.6%-91.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +39.9%+10.6%-39.4% +10.9%
10 years +1,015.6%+544.8%-87.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +27.3%+20.5%-18.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEMEIBPOMEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.4%54.9%102.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.2%60.7%98.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.931.393.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.26-0.44-0.76 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.2%-49.2%-95.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.4%-40.3%-77.7% -1.2%
52-week high $943.75$344.19$2.42 $779.14
52-week low $581.58$180.32$0.51 $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.

MultipleEMEIBPOMEX
P/E now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 26.7x 21.8xmedian 26.7x -0.8xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 0.8x 1.8xmedian 0.8x 172.2xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 13.1x 12.8xmedian 13.1x -2.0xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 23.0x 18.7xmedian 23.0x -2.4xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 2.4x 8.5xmedian 2.4x -0.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 0.57 6.57median 0.57 0.01median 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 monthsEMEIBPOMEX
Revenue $18.60B $2.96B $184.07K
Gross profit $3.61B $996.90M –
Operating income $1.93B $367.80M -$20.93M
Net income $1.44B $250.70M -$40.17M
Free cash flow $1.17B $291.70M -$13.44M
R&D – – $2.89M
EPS (diluted) $32.30 $9.39 $-0.67
Cash & equivalents $924.41M $394.50M $2.35M
Total debt – $1.06B $30.18M
Shares (diluted) 44.55M 26.71M 58.59M
Enterprise value $26.52B $3.82B $16.39M

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
MetricEMEIBPOMEX
P/E 20.6x 21.8x -0.8x
P/FCF 25.2x 18.7x -2.4x
P/Operating cash flow 22.9x 15.2x -2.4x
P/S 1.6x 1.8x 172.2x
P/B 7.2x 8.5x -0.4x
P/Tangible book 9.8x 14.7x -0.4x
EV/EBITDA 13.4x 12.8x -2.0x
EV/EBIT 14.8x 16.7x -1.9x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 2.1x 213.4x
EV/FCF 24.4x 21.0x -2.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.1x 17.0x -2.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 6.57 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMEIBPOMEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.9% 0.3% -70.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.7% 2.4% -45.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.5% 0.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 4.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 29.9% -0.8% -92.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 41.7% 0.2% -15.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.2% 0.3% -372.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 43.8% 1.4% -186.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.5% 2.9% -2,016%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.0% 3.3% -124.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.6% 0.4% -84.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.8% 4.4% 3.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.1% 5.3% -85.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.3% 3.0% 7.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMEIBPOMEX
Gross margin 19.4% 33.6% –
EBITDA margin 11.5% 16.2% -10,771%
Operating margin 10.4% 12.4% -11,370%
Pretax margin 10.5% 11.3% -21,821%
Net margin 7.7% 8.5% -21,427%
FCF margin 6.3% 9.8% -7,299%
Operating cash flow margin 6.9% 12.1% -7,290%
Return on equity 36.2% 38.4% –
Return on assets 14.6% 11.2% -301.6%
Return on invested capital – 16.0% –
Return on capital employed 41.9% 19.8% –
Asset turnover 1.9x 1.3x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.4x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.7% 228.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMEIBPOMEX
Debt / assets – 47.2% 75.0%
Debt / equity – 1.7x -0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.4x -0.4x
Debt / FCF – 3.6x -0.7x
Liabilities / assets 59.8% 71.6% 703.9%
Equity / assets 40.2% 28.4% -603.9%
Interest coverage – 10.2x -7.2x
Current ratio 1.3x 3.0x 0.1x
Quick ratio 1.2x 2.2x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 6.46 4.96 -42.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMEIBPOMEX
Dividend yield 0.2% 1.4% –
Net buyback yield 1.4% 3.5% -27.1%
Shareholder yield 1.7% 4.9% -27.1%
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.

ConsensusEMEIBPOMEX
Forward P/E 19.2xFY2026 20.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $34.73FY2026 $10.04FY2026 $-0.91FY2023
EPS growth, next FY +34.2%FY2026 -12.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +10.7% +2.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.07BFY2026 $3.10BFY2026 $979.70KFY2023
Revenue growth, next FY +12.2%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +13.1% -7.8% +1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMEIBPOMEX
Held by institutions 93.1% 97.9% 41.7%
Institutions holding 1,235 423 61
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +0.2% +13.6%
Institutions buying 659 229 29
Institutions selling 419 146 11
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.57 2.64

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.

EMEIBPOMEX
EME 1.00 0.16 0.18
IBP 0.16 1.00 0.18
OMEX 0.18 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EME, IBP and OMEX?

Emcor (EME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Emcor (EME) $30.13B, Installed Building Products (IBP) $5.35B, Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) $30.18M.

Which stock is cheaper, EME, IBP and OMEX?

Emcor (EME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Emcor (EME) 20.9x, Installed Building Products (IBP) 21.3x, Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) -0.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Emcor (EME) is cheapest (Emcor (EME) 19.2x, Installed Building Products (IBP) 20.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Emcor (EME) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Emcor (EME) +18.9%, Installed Building Products (IBP) +0.3%, Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) -70.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Installed Building Products (IBP) has the highest net margin (Emcor (EME) 7.7%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 8.5%, Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) -21,426.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Emcor (EME) returned the most: Emcor (EME) -11.7%, Installed Building Products (IBP) -24.4%, Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) -77.7%. Over five years, Emcor (EME) compounded fastest (Emcor (EME) +39.9%/yr, Installed Building Products (IBP) +10.6%/yr, Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) -39.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Emcor (EME) 0.00%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 0.00%, Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) 0.00%. Installed Building Products (IBP) and Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Emcor (EME) has been the steadiest (Emcor (EME) 45.4%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 54.9%, Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) 102.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EME, IBP and OMEX?

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 8. 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.