EME vs J vs IBP Stock Comparison

Emcor, Jacobs Solutions and Installed Building Products Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EME EMCOR Group, Inc.
$647.48 -13.9% 1M -7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$29.51B
P/E
20.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.60B
Div. yield
0.00%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
6 wins
J Jacobs Solutions Inc.
$145.04 +2.8% 1M -9.8% 1Y
Market cap
$17.33B
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

Emcor leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Emcor 6, Jacobs Solutions 3, Installed Building Products 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEMEJIBPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.51B $17.33B $5.38B EME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.5x 51.2x 21.5x EME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.6x 21.4x 19.7x EME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.9% +20.1% +0.3% J
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.7% 2.4% 8.5% IBP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.8% 16.0% IBP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.7x 1.4x IBP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% J
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.0% -9.8% -25.4% EME
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +39.9%/yr +5.1%/yr +11.1%/yr EME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.0% 33.0% 54.9% J
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 47/100 62/100 EME

Percentile Scorecard

EMEJIBP

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

AxisEMEJIBP
Valuation 57 #23 of 52 35 #34 of 52 53 #25 of 52
Growth 56 #17 of 37 31 #26 of 37 19 #30 of 37
Profitability 86 #6 of 37 53 #18 of 37 94 #3 of 37
Financial Health 70 #18 of 57 46 #31 of 57 68 #19 of 57
Shareholder Returns 54 #13 of 27 69 #9 of 27 77 #7 of 27
Overall 64 47 62
  • EME ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • J ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • IBP ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEMEJIBPSPY
1 month -13.9%+2.8%-1.7% -1.0%
3 months -13.0%+7.8%-12.4% +2.9%
6 months -25.6%+14.6%-34.1% +6.4%
Year to date +5.8%+9.5%-23.2% +11.4%
1 year -7.0%-9.8%-25.4% +13.1%
3 years +235.8%+32.4%+80.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +49.8%+9.8%+21.7% +21.5%
5 years +434.5%+28.1%+69.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +39.9%+5.1%+11.1% +10.9%
10 years +1,053.7%+246.9%+497.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +27.7%+13.2%+19.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureEMEJIBPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.0%33.0%54.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.2%35.9%60.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.940.761.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.15-0.30-0.46 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.2%-34.8%-49.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.4%-9.9%-42.1% -2.5%
52-week high $943.75$161.00$344.19 $779.14
52-week low $581.58$107.27$180.32 $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.

MultipleEMEJIBP
P/E now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 25.6x 50.5xmedian 25.6x 21.2xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 0.8x 1.2xmedian 0.8x 1.8xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 12.7x 22.0xmedian 12.7x 12.4xmedian 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 22.4x 26.4xmedian 22.4x 18.2xmedian 22.4x
P/B now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 2.3x 5.2xmedian 2.3x 8.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.43median 0.57 -2.37median 0.57 6.37median 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 monthsEMEJIBP
Revenue $18.60B $14.22B $2.96B
Gross profit $3.61B $3.14B $996.90M
Operating income $1.93B $649.64M $367.80M
Net income $1.44B $301.35M $250.70M
Free cash flow $1.17B $644.54M $291.70M
EPS (diluted) $32.30 $2.85 $9.39
Cash & equivalents $924.41M $1.17B $394.50M
Total debt – $12.39B $1.06B
Shares (diluted) 44.55M 118.90M 26.71M
Enterprise value $25.90B $11.99B $3.86B

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
MetricEMEJIBP
P/E 20.0x 50.5x 21.2x
P/FCF 24.5x 26.4x 18.2x
P/Operating cash flow 22.2x 23.1x 14.7x
P/S 1.5x 1.2x 1.8x
P/B 7.0x 5.2x 8.3x
P/Tangible book 9.5x 6.4x 14.3x
EV/EBITDA 13.0x 22.0x 12.4x
EV/EBIT 14.4x 29.9x 16.2x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 1.4x 2.0x
EV/FCF 23.7x 30.1x 20.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.5x 26.4x 16.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.43 -2.37 6.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMEJIBP
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.9% 20.1% 0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.7% 28.1% 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.5% 6.3% 0.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 5.8% 4.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 29.9% -23.4% -0.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 41.7% 14.0% 0.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.2% -40.0% 0.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 43.8% -26.5% 1.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.5% -30.4% 2.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.0% -21.3% 3.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.6% 47.1% 0.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.8% -10.7% 4.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.1% 56.4% 5.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.3% -10.1% 3.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMEJIBP
Gross margin 19.4% 22.1% 33.6%
EBITDA margin 11.5% 6.2% 16.2%
Operating margin 10.4% 4.6% 12.4%
Pretax margin 10.5% 3.6% 11.3%
Net margin 7.7% 2.4% 8.5%
FCF margin 6.3% 4.5% 9.8%
Operating cash flow margin 6.9% 5.2% 12.1%
Return on equity 36.2% 9.2% 38.4%
Return on assets 14.6% 2.5% 11.2%
Return on invested capital – 5.8% 16.0%
Return on capital employed 41.9% 8.2% 19.8%
Asset turnover 1.9x 1.2x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 2.4x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.5% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMEJIBP
Debt / assets – 30.5% 47.2%
Debt / equity – 1.1x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.7x 1.4x
Debt / FCF – 5.6x 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 59.8% 72.2% 71.6%
Equity / assets 40.2% 27.8% 28.4%
Interest coverage – 3.9x 10.2x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.3x 3.0x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.6x 2.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 6.38 2.82 4.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMEJIBP
Dividend yield 0.2% 1.0% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 1.5% 4.0% 3.6%
Shareholder yield 1.7% 5.0% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 4.0% 53.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 4.9% 25.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 26.6% 6.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 25.6% 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.

ConsensusEMEJIBP
Forward P/E 18.6xFY2026 21.4xFY2026 19.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $34.73FY2026 $6.78FY2026 $10.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +34.2%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026 -11.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.7% +27.6% +3.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.07BFY2026 $9.78BFY2026 $3.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.2%FY2026 -18.7%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.1% -0.5% -7.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMEJIBP
Held by institutions 93.1% 92.2% 97.9%
Institutions holding 1,235 871 423
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +3.0% +0.2%
Institutions buying 659 375 229
Institutions selling 419 360 146
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.04 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.

EMEJIBP
EME 1.00 0.06 0.16
J 0.06 1.00 0.32
IBP 0.16 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EME, J and IBP?

Emcor (EME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Emcor (EME) $29.51B, Jacobs Solutions (J) $17.33B, Installed Building Products (IBP) $5.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, EME, J and IBP?

Emcor (EME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Emcor (EME) 20.5x, Jacobs Solutions (J) 51.2x, Installed Building Products (IBP) 21.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Emcor (EME) is cheapest (Emcor (EME) 18.6x, Jacobs Solutions (J) 21.4x, Installed Building Products (IBP) 19.7x). 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%, Jacobs Solutions (J) +20.1%, Installed Building Products (IBP) +0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Installed Building Products (IBP) has the highest net margin (Emcor (EME) 7.7%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 2.4%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 8.5%). On return on invested capital, Installed Building Products (IBP) leads (Jacobs Solutions (J) 5.8%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 16.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Emcor (EME) returned the most: Emcor (EME) -7.0%, Jacobs Solutions (J) -9.8%, Installed Building Products (IBP) -25.4%. Over five years, Emcor (EME) compounded fastest (Emcor (EME) +39.9%/yr, Jacobs Solutions (J) +5.1%/yr, Installed Building Products (IBP) +11.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Jacobs Solutions (J) has the highest dividend yield: Emcor (EME) 0.00%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 0.01%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 0.00%. Installed Building Products (IBP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jacobs Solutions (J) has been the steadiest (Emcor (EME) 46.0%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 33.0%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 54.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.