EME vs PWR vs J Stock Comparison

Emcor, Quanta Services and Jacobs Solutions Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EME EMCOR Group, Inc.
$689.79 -9.5% 1M -11.2% 1Y
Market cap
$30.06B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.84B
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
4 wins
PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$635.18 -2.6% 1M +41.6% 1Y
Market cap
$92.93B
P/E
55.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.29B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
3 wins
J Jacobs Solutions Inc.
$152.74 +12.0% 1M -3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$18.15B
P/E
53.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.22B
Div. yield
0.01%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Emcor leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Emcor 4, Quanta Services 3, Jacobs Solutions 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEMEPWRJLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $30.06B $92.93B $18.15B PWR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.5x 55.2x 53.6x EME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.9x 40.0x 22.5x EME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.1% +37.1% +20.1% PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 2.4% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 5.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.7x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.2% +41.6% -3.5% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +41.6%/yr +39.3%/yr +5.6%/yr EME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.4% 45.2% 33.1% J
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 46/100 51/100 EME

Percentile Scorecard

EMEPWRJ

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

AxisEMEPWRJ
Valuation 47 #28 of 52 20 #42 of 52 37 #33 of 52
Growth 69 #12 of 37 78 #9 of 37 33 #25 of 37
Profitability 86 #6 of 37 72 #11 of 37 53 #18 of 37
Financial Health 57 #25 of 57 41 #34 of 57 54 #27 of 57
Shareholder Returns 27 #20 of 27 19 #22 of 27 77 #7 of 27
Overall 57 46 51
  • EME ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • PWR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • J ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEMEPWRJSPY
1 month -9.5%-2.6%+12.0% +0.7%
3 months -14.1%-3.5%+15.0% +3.7%
6 months -22.6%-12.7%+18.0% +7.1%
Year to date +12.7%+50.5%+15.3% +12.8%
1 year -11.2%+41.6%-3.5% +11.9%
3 years +236.5%+285.5%+40.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +49.9%+56.8%+12.1% +22.8%
5 years +467.8%+423.7%+31.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +41.6%+39.3%+5.6% +10.9%
10 years +1,038.6%+2,124.0%+261.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +27.5%+36.4%+13.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEMEPWRJSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.4%45.2%33.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.4%42.8%36.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.931.720.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.250.92-0.11 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.2%-33.9%-34.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.9%-19.1%-3.5% -1.2%
52-week high $943.75$785.24$158.36 $779.14
52-week low $581.58$413.17$107.27 $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.

MultipleEMEPWRJ
P/E now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 28.1x 56.7xmedian 28.1x 53.1xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 0.8x 2.6xmedian 0.8x 1.3xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.7x —median 12.7x 23.0xmedian 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.8xmedian 25.0x 42.8xmedian 25.0x 27.8xmedian 25.0x
P/B now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 2.5x 9.0xmedian 2.5x 5.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.45median 0.60 1.71median 0.60 -2.50median 0.60

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 monthsEMEPWRJ
Revenue $19.84B $37.29B $14.22B
Gross profit $3.89B $5.88B $3.14B
Operating income $2.07B $2.55B $649.64M
Net income $1.54B – $301.35M
Free cash flow – – $644.54M
EPS (diluted) $34.65 $11.04 $2.85
Cash & equivalents $774.75M $2.32B $1.17B
Total debt – – $3.58B
Shares (diluted) 44.55M 152.44M 118.90M
Enterprise value $30.06B $92.93B $12.82B

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
MetricEMEPWRJ
P/E 19.8x 56.7x 53.1x
P/FCF 28.8x 42.8x 27.8x
P/Operating cash flow 18.9x – 24.3x
P/S 1.5x 2.6x 1.3x
P/B 7.1x 9.0x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 10.8x 12.8x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA – – 23.0x
EV/EBIT – – 31.2x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 2.6x 1.4x
EV/FCF – – 31.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.9x – 27.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.45 1.71 -2.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMEPWRJ
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.1% 37.1% 20.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.9% 24.1% 28.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.4% 42.6% 6.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 26.4% 27.9% 5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 35.5% 61.2% -23.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 39.4% 33.7% 14.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 36.6% – -40.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.2% – -26.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 37.8% 64.2% -30.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 44.2% 33.1% -21.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.2% – 47.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.9% – -10.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 56.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -10.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMEPWRJ
Gross margin – – 22.1%
EBITDA margin – – 6.2%
Operating margin – – 4.6%
Pretax margin – – 3.6%
Net margin – – 2.4%
FCF margin – – 4.5%
Operating cash flow margin 8.1% – 5.2%
Return on equity 36.9% 16.8% 9.2%
Return on assets 14.4% 5.6% 2.5%
Return on invested capital – – 5.8%
Return on capital employed – – 8.2%
Asset turnover 1.9x 1.2x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x – 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMEPWRJ
Debt / assets – – 30.5%
Debt / equity – – 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.7x
Debt / FCF – – 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 61.9% 67.6% 72.2%
Equity / assets 38.1% 32.4% 27.8%
Interest coverage – – 3.9x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.2x 1.3x
Quick ratio – – 1.6x
Cash ratio – – 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 2.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMEPWRJ
Dividend yield 0.2% 0.1% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – – 3.8%
Shareholder yield 0.2% 0.1% 4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 53.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 25.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusEMEPWRJ
Forward P/E 19.9xFY2026 40.0xFY2026 22.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $34.73FY2026 $15.88FY2026 $6.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +34.2%FY2026 +47.7%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.7% +27.0% +27.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.07BFY2026 $40.73BFY2026 $9.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.2%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026 -18.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.1% +9.6% -0.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMEPWRJ
Held by institutions 93.1% 88.9% 92.2%
Institutions holding 1,236 1,921 873
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +13.5% +3.0%
Institutions buying 660 972 377
Institutions selling 419 705 360
Buyers to sellers 1.58 1.38 1.05

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.

EMEPWRJ
EME 1.00 0.86 0.07
PWR 0.86 1.00 0.05
J 0.07 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EME, PWR and J?

Quanta Services (PWR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Emcor (EME) $30.06B, Quanta Services (PWR) $92.93B, Jacobs Solutions (J) $18.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, EME, PWR and J?

Emcor (EME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Emcor (EME) 19.5x, Quanta Services (PWR) 55.2x, Jacobs Solutions (J) 53.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Emcor (EME) is cheapest (Emcor (EME) 19.9x, Quanta Services (PWR) 40.0x, Jacobs Solutions (J) 22.5x). 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) +22.1%, Quanta Services (PWR) +37.1%, Jacobs Solutions (J) +20.1%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quanta Services (PWR) returned the most: Emcor (EME) -11.2%, Quanta Services (PWR) +41.6%, Jacobs Solutions (J) -3.5%. Over five years, Emcor (EME) compounded fastest (Emcor (EME) +41.6%/yr, Quanta Services (PWR) +39.3%/yr, Jacobs Solutions (J) +5.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Emcor (EME) 0.00%, Quanta Services (PWR) 0.00%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 0.01%. Emcor (EME) and Quanta Services (PWR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jacobs Solutions (J) has been the steadiest (Emcor (EME) 45.4%, Quanta Services (PWR) 45.2%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 33.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.