FIX vs IESC vs MOD Stock Comparison

Comfort Systems Usa, IES Holdings and Modine Manufacturing Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FIX Comfort Systems Usa Inc
$1,244.19 -25.0% 1M +26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$45.24B
P/E
27.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.27B
Div. yield
0.00%
HVAC Industrials
6 wins
IESC IES Holdings, Inc.
$216.94 -33.1% 1M -50.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.07B
P/E
19.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Comfort Systems Usa leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Comfort Systems Usa 6, IES Holdings 2, Modine Manufacturing 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFIXIESCMODLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $45.24B $9.07B $7.23B FIX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.7x 19.9x — IESC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.2x 20.0x 19.3x MOD
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% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.7% -50.4% -19.3% FIX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +72.0%/yr +34.4%/yr +65.0%/yr FIX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.9% 105.4% 71.8% FIX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 67/100 — FIX

Percentile Scorecard

FIXIESCMOD

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

AxisFIXIESCMOD
Valuation 29 #40 of 56 47 #28 of 52 –
Growth 86 #8 of 52 83 #7 of 37 –
Profitability 82 #10 of 51 92 #4 of 37 –
Financial Health 77 #14 of 58 89 #7 of 57 60 #24 of 58
Shareholder Returns 80 #9 of 41 23 #21 of 27 –
Overall 71 67 –
  • FIX ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • IESC ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • MOD ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFIXIESCMODSPY
1 month -25.0%-33.1%-34.3% -0.8%
3 months -28.1%-64.0%-43.5% +3.5%
6 months -30.6%-64.3%-46.9% +7.0%
Year to date +33.3%-44.2%-2.5% +12.2%
1 year +26.7%-50.4%-19.3% +13.0%
3 years +607.2%+254.8%+233.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +92.0%+52.6%+49.4% +23.1%
5 years +1,401.9%+338.3%+1,120.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +72.0%+34.4%+65.0% +11.0%
10 years +4,465.8%+1,396.1%+1,067.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +46.5%+31.1%+27.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFIXIESCMODSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.9%105.4%71.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.3%130.3%76.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.592.973.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.47-0.48-0.27 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.1%-73.1%-57.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.8%-72.7%-57.6% -1.8%
52-week high $2,066.51$793.96$306.89 $779.14
52-week low $876.19$213.54$119.68 $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.

MultipleFIXIESCMOD
P/E now vs peer median 26.8xmedian 19.4x 19.0xmedian 25.7x —median 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 1.5x 2.2xmedian 0.8x —median 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 39.5xmedian 12.1x 15.0xmedian 12.9x —median 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 16.1x 37.8xmedian 22.5x —median 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 2.9x 7.0xmedian 2.3x 5.7xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.34median 0.93 0.25median 0.56 —median 0.93

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 monthsFIXIESCMOD
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 $73.50M
Total debt $49.56M – $436.30M
Shares (diluted) 35.15M 40.40M 52.80M
Enterprise value $39.19B $7.93B $6.85B

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
MetricFIXIESCMOD
P/E 26.8x 19.0x –
P/FCF 17.8x 37.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 14.5x 23.3x –
P/S 8.3x 2.2x –
P/B 13.1x 7.0x 5.7x
P/Tangible book 15.6x 7.4x 6.8x
EV/EBITDA 39.5x 15.0x –
EV/EBIT 41.9x 16.8x –
EV/Revenue 7.9x 2.1x –
EV/FCF 17.0x 36.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 13.8x 22.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.34 0.25 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFIXIESCMOD
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
MetricFIXIESCMOD
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
MetricFIXIESCMOD
Debt / assets 0.5% – 16.3%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.0x – –
Debt / FCF 0.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 66.0% 46.0% 55.0%
Equity / assets 34.0% 54.0% 45.0%
Interest coverage 125.1x 140.8x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.6x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.56 8.45 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFIXIESCMOD
Dividend yield 0.2% – –
Net buyback yield 1.0% 0.2% –
Shareholder yield 1.2% 0.2% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusFIXIESCMOD
Forward P/E 27.2xFY2026 20.0xFY2026 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $45.66FY2026 $10.85FY2026 $6.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +58.1%FY2026 +58.9%FY2026 +46.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.2% +18.0% +52.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.26BFY2026 $4.10BFY2026 $4.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +34.7%FY2026 +21.7%FY2026 +32.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +33.8% +60.7% +16.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFIXIESCMOD
Held by institutions 93.1% 96.8% 98.5%
Institutions holding 1,352 412 634
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +0.6% -4.8%
Institutions buying 741 224 348
Institutions selling 486 144 223
Buyers to sellers 1.52 1.56 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.

FIXIESCMOD
FIX 1.00 0.55 0.65
IESC 0.55 1.00 0.44
MOD 0.65 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FIX, IESC and MOD?

Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) $45.24B, IES Holdings (IESC) $9.07B, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) $7.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, FIX, IESC and MOD?

IES Holdings (IESC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 27.7x, IES Holdings (IESC) 19.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) is cheapest (Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 27.2x, IES Holdings (IESC) 20.0x, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) 19.3x). 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 Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) returned the most: Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) +26.7%, IES Holdings (IESC) -50.4%, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) -19.3%. Over five years, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) compounded fastest (Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) +72.0%/yr, IES Holdings (IESC) +34.4%/yr, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) +65.0%/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%, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) 0.00%. IES Holdings (IESC) and Modine Manufacturing (MOD) 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) 56.9%, IES Holdings (IESC) 105.4%, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) 71.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.