FIX vs IESC vs MAGH Stock Comparison

Comfort Systems Usa, IES Holdings and Magnitude International Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FIX Comfort Systems Usa Inc
$1,347.77 -18.8% 1M +37.4% 1Y
Market cap
$47.73B
P/E
29.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.27B
Div. yield
0.00%
HVAC Industrials
5 wins
IESC IES Holdings, Inc.
$225.53 -30.0% 1M -45.1% 1Y
Market cap
$9.01B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Comfort Systems Usa leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Comfort Systems Usa 5, IES Holdings 3, Magnitude International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFIXIESCMAGHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $47.73B $9.01B $236.60M FIX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.3x 19.7x -127.4x IESC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.5x 20.8x — IESC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -36.6% +22.7% — IESC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.9% 11.4% — FIX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.4% -45.1% +304.8% MAGH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +71.3%/yr +35.3%/yr — FIX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.1% 105.3% 62.0% FIX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 69/100 — FIX

Percentile Scorecard

FIXIESCMAGH

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

AxisFIXIESCMAGH
Valuation 26 #41 of 55 49 #27 of 52 8 #48 of 52
Growth 88 #7 of 51 83 #7 of 37 –
Profitability 83 #9 of 48 94 #3 of 37 –
Financial Health 79 #12 of 54 88 #8 of 57 59 #24 of 57
Shareholder Returns 78 #10 of 41 32 #18 of 26 –
Overall 71 69 –
  • FIX ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • IESC ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • MAGH ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFIXIESCMAGHSPY
1 month -18.8%-30.0%0.0% +0.9%
3 months -11.2%-54.6%0.0% +5.9%
6 months -21.8%-60.6%0.0% +8.5%
Year to date +44.4%-42.0%0.0% +13.3%
1 year +37.4%-45.1%+304.8% +12.4%
3 years +666.1%+268.9%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +97.2%+54.6%— +23.5%
5 years +1,373.5%+352.4%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +71.3%+35.3%— +11.0%
10 years +4,587.9%+1,444.7%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +46.9%+31.5%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureFIXIESCMAGHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.1%105.3%62.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.3%130.3%61.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.602.98-0.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.65-0.434.92 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.1%-73.1%-74.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.8%-71.6%0.0% -0.9%
52-week high $2,066.51$793.96$6.76 $779.14
52-week low $876.19$213.54$1.37 $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.

MultipleFIXIESCMAGH
P/E now vs peer median 29.0xmedian 20.0x 19.7xmedian 27.7x -127.4xmedian 27.7x
P/S now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 1.5x 2.3xmedian 0.8x 15.8xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 42.9xmedian 11.3x 15.6xmedian 12.4x —median 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 15.3x 39.3xmedian 23.7x -155.2xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 2.8x 7.3xmedian 2.5x 61.0xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.36median 0.99 0.26median 0.57 —median 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 monthsFIXIESCMAGH
Revenue $5.27B $3.99B –
Gross profit $1.42B $1.05B –
Operating income $989.51M $492.85M –
Net income $1.63B $457.91M –
Free cash flow $2.44B $228.40M –
EPS (diluted) $46.42 $11.29 –
Cash & equivalents $2.16B $77.28M $890.32K
Total debt $49.56M – $1.59M
Shares (diluted) 35.15M 40.40M 34.53M
Enterprise value $41.69B $7.87B $231.66M

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
MetricFIXIESCMAGH
P/E 29.0x 19.7x -127.4x
P/FCF 19.3x 39.3x -155.2x
P/Operating cash flow 15.7x 24.2x –
P/S 8.9x 2.3x 15.8x
P/B 14.1x 7.3x 61.0x
P/Tangible book 16.9x 7.6x 61.0x
EV/EBITDA 42.9x 15.6x –
EV/EBIT 45.5x 17.4x –
EV/Revenue 8.5x 2.2x –
EV/FCF 18.5x 37.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.0x 23.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.36 0.26 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFIXIESCMAGH
Revenue growth (1Y) -36.6% 22.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 19.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -27.6% 29.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.4% 37.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -11.2% 39.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 37.8% 55.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 94.8% 66.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 78.4% 67.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 96.0% 69.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 79.7% 74.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 223.9% 50.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 71.3% 41.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 205.6% 23.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 67.9% 25.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFIXIESCMAGH
Gross margin 26.8% 26.3% –
EBITDA margin 19.9% 13.8% –
Operating margin 18.8% 12.4% –
Pretax margin 19.3% 14.5% –
Net margin 30.9% 11.4% –
FCF margin 46.3% 5.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 57.0% 9.3% –
Return on equity 16.7% 39.8% –
Return on assets 6.0% 21.4% –
Return on invested capital 16.0% – –
Return on capital employed 30.6% 41.3% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.9x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 0.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFIXIESCMAGH
Debt / assets 0.5% – 15.4%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.0x – –
Debt / FCF 0.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 66.0% 46.0% 62.5%
Equity / assets 34.0% 54.0% 37.5%
Interest coverage 125.1x 140.8x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.2x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 5.89 8.64 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFIXIESCMAGH
Dividend yield 0.2% – –
Net buyback yield 0.9% 0.2% –
Shareholder yield 1.1% 0.2% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 6.5% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 4.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 75.6% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 57.9% – –

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.

ConsensusFIXIESCMAGH
Forward P/E 29.5xFY2026 20.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $45.66FY2026 $10.85FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +58.1%FY2026 +58.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +25.2% +18.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.26BFY2026 $4.10BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +34.7%FY2026 +21.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +33.8% +60.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFIXIESCMAGH
Held by institutions 93.1% 96.8% –
Institutions holding 1,353 412 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +0.6% –
Institutions buying 742 224 –
Institutions selling 486 144 –
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.56 –

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.

FIXIESCMAGH
FIX 1.00 0.54 -0.06
IESC 0.54 1.00 -0.03
MAGH -0.06 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FIX, IESC and MAGH?

Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) $47.73B, IES Holdings (IESC) $9.01B, Magnitude International (MAGH) $236.60M.

Which stock is cheaper, FIX, IESC and MAGH?

IES Holdings (IESC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 29.3x, IES Holdings (IESC) 19.7x, Magnitude International (MAGH) -127.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, IES Holdings (IESC) is cheapest (Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 29.5x, IES Holdings (IESC) 20.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

IES Holdings (IESC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) -36.6%, IES Holdings (IESC) +22.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) has the highest net margin (Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 30.9%, IES Holdings (IESC) 11.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Magnitude International (MAGH) returned the most: Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) +37.4%, IES Holdings (IESC) -45.1%, Magnitude International (MAGH) +304.8%. Over five years, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) compounded fastest (Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) +71.3%/yr, IES Holdings (IESC) +35.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 0.00%, IES Holdings (IESC) 0.00%. IES Holdings (IESC) and Magnitude International (MAGH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) has been the steadiest (Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 57.1%, IES Holdings (IESC) 105.3%, Magnitude International (MAGH) 62.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FIX, IESC and MAGH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) leads on 5. 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.