EME vs J vs MYRG Stock Comparison

Emcor, Jacobs Solutions and Myr Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EME EMCOR Group, Inc.
$682.75 -13.2% 1M +1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$28.60B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.84B
Div. yield
0.00%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
6 wins
J Jacobs Solutions Inc.
$160.25 +16.1% 1M +2.8% 1Y
Market cap
$18.68B
P/E
55.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.22B
Div. yield
0.01%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
2 wins
MYRG Myr Group Inc.
$278.24 -8.7% 1M +27.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.09B
P/E
21.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.31B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Emcor leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Emcor 6, Myr 4, Jacobs Solutions 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEMEJMYRGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $28.60B $18.68B $4.09B EME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.5x 55.2x 21.2x EME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.4x 23.6x 22.5x EME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.1% +20.1% +22.8% MYRG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% 2.4% 4.5% EME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.8% 21.8% MYRG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.7x 0.6x MYRG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% J
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.0% +2.8% +27.8% MYRG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +40.9%/yr +6.5%/yr +20.8%/yr EME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.5% 33.3% 49.2% J
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 46/100 63/100 EME

Percentile Scorecard

EMEJMYRG

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

AxisEMEJMYRG
Valuation 69 #17 of 52 33 #35 of 52 63 #20 of 52
Growth 69 #12 of 37 33 #25 of 37 75 #10 of 37
Profitability 92 #4 of 37 53 #18 of 37 81 #8 of 37
Financial Health 59 #24 of 57 48 #30 of 57 73 #16 of 57
Shareholder Returns 59 #12 of 28 63 #11 of 28 22 #22 of 28
Overall 70 46 63
  • EME ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • J ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • MYRG ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEMEJMYRGSPY
1 month -13.2%+16.1%-8.7% -2.3%
3 months -16.5%+15.5%-17.7% -0.7%
6 months -25.0%+22.6%-39.0% +4.8%
Year to date +11.6%+21.0%+27.3% +10.3%
1 year +1.0%+2.8%+27.8% +10.3%
3 years +224.8%+44.6%+137.8% +73.0%
3 years, per year +48.1%+13.1%+33.5% +20.1%
5 years +454.8%+37.3%+157.3% +61.9%
5 years, per year +40.9%+6.5%+20.8% +10.1%
10 years +1,045.6%+283.3%+877.1% +258.6%
10 years, per year +27.6%+14.4%+25.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEMEJMYRGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.5%33.3%49.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.8%36.4%49.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.780.741.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.020.090.57 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.2%-34.8%-50.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.7%0.0%-44.5% -3.5%
52-week high $943.75$160.25$501.13 $779.14
52-week low $581.58$107.27$203.61 $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.

MultipleEMEJMYRG
P/E now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 27.3x 55.8xmedian 27.3x 22.4xmedian 27.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 0.8x 1.3xmedian 0.8x 1.0xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 13.1x 24.0xmedian 13.1x 13.2xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.4xmedian 22.4x 29.1xmedian 22.4x 31.6xmedian 22.4x
P/B now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 2.5x 5.7xmedian 2.5x 5.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 0.63 -2.62median 0.63 0.72median 0.63

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 monthsEMEJMYRG
Revenue $19.84B $14.22B $4.31B
Gross profit $3.89B $3.14B $559.64M
Operating income $2.07B $649.64M $264.30M
Net income $1.54B $301.35M $193.20M
Free cash flow $1.48B $644.54M $137.11M
EPS (diluted) $34.65 $2.85 $12.29
Cash & equivalents $774.75M $1.17B $26.01M
Total debt – $3.58B $215.77M
Shares (diluted) 44.55M 118.90M 15.72M
Enterprise value $24.87B $13.34B $3.61B

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
MetricEMEJMYRG
P/E 19.6x 55.8x 22.4x
P/FCF 20.4x 29.1x 31.6x
P/Operating cash flow 18.7x 25.5x 17.4x
P/S 1.5x 1.3x 1.0x
P/B 7.1x 5.7x 5.3x
P/Tangible book 10.7x 7.1x 7.4x
EV/EBITDA 12.9x 24.0x 13.2x
EV/EBIT 14.2x 32.6x 17.1x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 1.5x 1.0x
EV/FCF 19.9x 32.9x 33.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.3x 28.8x 18.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 -2.62 0.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMEJMYRG
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.1% 20.1% 22.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.9% 28.1% 7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.4% 6.3% 40.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 26.4% 5.8% 15.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 35.5% -23.4% 75.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 39.4% 14.0% 27.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 36.6% -40.0% 97.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.2% -26.5% 28.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 37.8% -30.4% 96.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 44.2% -21.3% 31.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.2% 47.1% 6.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.9% -10.7% 26.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.0% 56.4% -12.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.4% -10.1% 66.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMEJMYRG
Gross margin 19.6% 22.1% 13.0%
EBITDA margin 11.5% 6.2% 7.9%
Operating margin 10.4% 4.6% 6.1%
Pretax margin 10.5% 3.6% 6.0%
Net margin 7.8% 2.4% 4.5%
FCF margin 7.5% 4.5% 3.2%
Operating cash flow margin 8.1% 5.2% 5.8%
Return on equity 36.9% 9.2% 24.6%
Return on assets 14.4% 2.5% 10.2%
Return on invested capital – 5.8% 21.8%
Return on capital employed 44.5% 8.2% 26.4%
Asset turnover 1.9x 1.2x 2.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 2.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.5% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMEJMYRG
Debt / assets – 30.5% 10.2%
Debt / equity – 1.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.7x 0.6x
Debt / FCF – 5.6x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 61.9% 72.2% 61.1%
Equity / assets 38.1% 27.8% 38.9%
Interest coverage – 3.9x 45.3x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.3x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.6x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 5.97 2.95 5.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMEJMYRG
Dividend yield 0.2% 0.9% –
Net buyback yield 2.0% 3.6% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 4.5% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 4.2% 53.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 4.3% 25.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 42.2% 6.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 27.2% 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.

ConsensusEMEJMYRG
Forward P/E 20.4xFY2026 23.6xFY2026 22.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $34.73FY2026 $6.78FY2026 $12.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +34.2%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026 +72.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.7% +27.6% +6.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.07BFY2026 $9.78BFY2026 $4.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.2%FY2026 -18.7%FY2026 +17.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.1% -0.5% +24.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMEJMYRG
Held by institutions 93.1% 92.2% 99.3%
Institutions holding 1,237 873 465
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +3.0% +1.3%
Institutions buying 661 377 256
Institutions selling 419 360 170
Buyers to sellers 1.58 1.05 1.51

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.

EMEJMYRG
EME 1.00 0.07 0.71
J 0.07 1.00 0.11
MYRG 0.71 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EME, J and MYRG?

Emcor (EME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Emcor (EME) $28.60B, Jacobs Solutions (J) $18.68B, Myr (MYRG) $4.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, EME, J and MYRG?

Emcor (EME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Emcor (EME) 18.5x, Jacobs Solutions (J) 55.2x, Myr (MYRG) 21.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Emcor (EME) is cheapest (Emcor (EME) 20.4x, Jacobs Solutions (J) 23.6x, Myr (MYRG) 22.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Myr (MYRG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Emcor (EME) +22.1%, Jacobs Solutions (J) +20.1%, Myr (MYRG) +22.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Emcor (EME) has the highest net margin (Emcor (EME) 7.8%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 2.4%, Myr (MYRG) 4.5%). On return on invested capital, Myr (MYRG) leads (Jacobs Solutions (J) 5.8%, Myr (MYRG) 21.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Myr (MYRG) returned the most: Emcor (EME) +1.0%, Jacobs Solutions (J) +2.8%, Myr (MYRG) +27.8%. Over five years, Emcor (EME) compounded fastest (Emcor (EME) +40.9%/yr, Jacobs Solutions (J) +6.5%/yr, Myr (MYRG) +20.8%/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%, Myr (MYRG) 0.00%. Myr (MYRG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jacobs Solutions (J) has been the steadiest (Emcor (EME) 41.5%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 33.3%, Myr (MYRG) 49.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.