EME vs PWR vs IBP Stock Comparison

Emcor, Quanta Services and Installed Building Products Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EME EMCOR Group, Inc.
$666.57 -12.6% 1M -11.7% 1Y
Market cap
$29.49B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.60B
Div. yield
0.24%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
4 wins
PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$578.87 -10.8% 1M +31.0% 1Y
Market cap
$86.99B
P/E
65.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$32.91B
Div. yield
0.08%
Utility Construction Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionEMEPWRIBPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.49B $86.99B $5.46B PWR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.6x 65.5x 21.8x EME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.2x 36.5x 20.5x EME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.9% +26.3% +0.3% PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.7% 4.0% 8.5% IBP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.1% 16.0% IBP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x 1.4x IBP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.24% 0.08% 1.44% IBP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.7% +31.0% -24.4% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +39.9%/yr +36.7%/yr +10.6%/yr EME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.4% 44.8% 54.9% PWR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 53/100 63/100 EME

Percentile Scorecard

EMEPWRIBP

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

AxisEMEPWRIBP
Valuation 59 #22 of 52 22 #41 of 52 51 #26 of 52
Growth 56 #17 of 37 72 #11 of 37 19 #30 of 37
Profitability 86 #6 of 37 75 #10 of 37 94 #3 of 37
Financial Health 70 #18 of 57 55 #26 of 57 68 #19 of 57
Shareholder Returns 54 #13 of 27 42 #16 of 27 81 #6 of 27
Overall 65 53 63
  • EME ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • PWR 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

PeriodEMEPWRIBPSPY
1 month -12.6%-10.8%+2.6% -0.2%
3 months -5.6%-1.6%-14.4% +3.9%
6 months -22.8%-8.3%-30.1% +8.2%
Year to date +9.0%+37.2%-20.8% +12.9%
1 year -11.7%+31.0%-24.4% +12.3%
3 years +224.6%+251.1%+88.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +48.1%+52.0%+23.6% +23.3%
5 years +435.6%+376.4%+65.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +39.9%+36.7%+10.6% +10.9%
10 years +1,015.6%+1,953.5%+544.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +27.3%+35.3%+20.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEMEPWRIBPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.4%44.8%54.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.2%42.7%60.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.931.731.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.260.69-0.44 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.2%-33.9%-49.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.4%-26.3%-40.3% -1.2%
52-week high $943.75$785.24$344.19 $779.14
52-week low $581.58$413.17$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.

MultipleEMEPWRIBP
P/E now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 26.7x 65.5xmedian 26.7x 21.8xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 0.8x 2.6xmedian 0.8x 1.8xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 13.1x 30.2xmedian 13.1x 12.8xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 23.0x 38.0xmedian 23.0x 18.7xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 2.4x 8.9xmedian 2.4x 8.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 0.57 2.13median 0.57 6.57median 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 monthsEMEPWRIBP
Revenue $18.60B $32.91B $2.96B
Gross profit $3.61B $5.09B $996.90M
Operating income $1.93B $2.04B $367.80M
Net income $1.44B $1.35B $250.70M
Free cash flow $1.17B $2.29B $291.70M
EPS (diluted) $32.30 $8.70 $9.39
Cash & equivalents $924.41M $506.43M $394.50M
Total debt – $6.10B $1.06B
Shares (diluted) 44.55M 152.44M 26.71M
Enterprise value $25.88B $85.17B $3.93B

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
MetricEMEPWRIBP
P/E 20.6x 65.5x 21.8x
P/FCF 25.2x 38.0x 18.7x
P/Operating cash flow 22.9x 27.4x 15.2x
P/S 1.6x 2.6x 1.8x
P/B 7.2x 8.9x 8.5x
P/Tangible book 9.8x 13.3x 14.7x
EV/EBITDA 13.4x 30.2x 12.8x
EV/EBIT 14.8x 45.5x 16.7x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 2.8x 2.1x
EV/FCF 24.4x 40.5x 21.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.1x 29.1x 17.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 2.13 6.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMEPWRIBP
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.9% 26.3% 0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.7% 21.5% 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.5% 29.8% 0.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 24.2% 4.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 29.9% 36.3% -0.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 41.7% 28.9% 0.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.2% 36.2% 0.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 43.8% 31.5% 1.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.5% 35.2% 2.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.0% 30.7% 3.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.6% 59.6% 0.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.8% 42.8% 4.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.1% 68.4% 5.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.3% 47.7% 3.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMEPWRIBP
Gross margin 19.4% 15.5% 33.6%
EBITDA margin 11.5% 9.3% 16.2%
Operating margin 10.4% 6.2% 12.4%
Pretax margin 10.5% 5.3% 11.3%
Net margin 7.7% 4.0% 8.5%
FCF margin 6.3% 7.0% 9.8%
Operating cash flow margin 6.9% 9.7% 12.1%
Return on equity 36.2% 14.3% 38.4%
Return on assets 14.6% 5.0% 11.2%
Return on invested capital – 10.1% 16.0%
Return on capital employed 41.9% 12.6% 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% 0.7% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMEPWRIBP
Debt / assets – 21.6% 47.2%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x 1.4x
Debt / FCF – 2.7x 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 59.8% 65.6% 71.6%
Equity / assets 40.2% 34.4% 28.4%
Interest coverage – 6.9x 10.2x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.1x 3.0x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.0x 2.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 6.46 4.62 4.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMEPWRIBP
Dividend yield 0.2% 0.1% 1.4%
Net buyback yield 1.4% – 3.5%
Shareholder yield 1.7% 0.1% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 4.0% 4.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 4.9% 2.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 26.6% 10.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 25.6% 12.6% –

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.

ConsensusEMEPWRIBP
Forward P/E 19.2xFY2026 36.5xFY2026 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $34.73FY2026 $15.88FY2026 $10.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +34.2%FY2026 +47.7%FY2026 -12.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.7% +27.0% +2.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.07BFY2026 $40.73BFY2026 $3.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.2%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.1% +9.6% -7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMEPWRIBP
Held by institutions 93.1% 88.9% 97.9%
Institutions holding 1,235 1,920 423
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +13.5% +0.2%
Institutions buying 659 972 229
Institutions selling 419 704 146
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.38 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.

EMEPWRIBP
EME 1.00 0.77 0.16
PWR 0.77 1.00 0.14
IBP 0.16 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EME, PWR and IBP?

Quanta Services (PWR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Emcor (EME) $29.49B, Quanta Services (PWR) $86.99B, Installed Building Products (IBP) $5.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, EME, PWR and IBP?

Emcor (EME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Emcor (EME) 20.6x, Quanta Services (PWR) 65.5x, Installed Building Products (IBP) 21.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Emcor (EME) is cheapest (Emcor (EME) 19.2x, Quanta Services (PWR) 36.5x, 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?

Quanta Services (PWR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Emcor (EME) +18.9%, Quanta Services (PWR) +26.3%, Installed Building Products (IBP) +0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Installed Building Products (IBP) has the highest net margin (Emcor (EME) 7.7%, Quanta Services (PWR) 4.0%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 8.5%). On return on invested capital, Installed Building Products (IBP) leads (Quanta Services (PWR) 10.1%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 16.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quanta Services (PWR) returned the most: Emcor (EME) -11.7%, Quanta Services (PWR) +31.0%, Installed Building Products (IBP) -24.4%. Over five years, Emcor (EME) compounded fastest (Emcor (EME) +39.9%/yr, Quanta Services (PWR) +36.7%/yr, Installed Building Products (IBP) +10.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Installed Building Products (IBP) has the highest dividend yield: Emcor (EME) 0.24%, Quanta Services (PWR) 0.08%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 1.44%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Quanta Services (PWR) has been the steadiest (Emcor (EME) 45.4%, Quanta Services (PWR) 44.8%, 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, PWR 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, Quanta Services (PWR) 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.