IESC vs APG vs EME Stock Comparison

IES Holdings, APi and Emcor Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IESC IES Holdings, Inc.
$227.40 -29.8% 1M -44.9% 1Y
Market cap
$8.95B
P/E
19.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
4 wins
APG APi Group Corp
$40.80 +6.1% 1M +17.7% 1Y
Market cap
$17.87B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$8.44B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
2 wins
EME EMCOR Group, Inc.
$666.57 -12.6% 1M -11.7% 1Y
Market cap
$29.76B
P/E
20.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.60B
Div. yield
0.00%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

IES Holdings leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (IES Holdings 4, Emcor 3, APi 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIESCAPGEMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.95B $17.87B $29.76B EME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.6x -72.1x 20.7x IESC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.0x 24.1x 19.2x EME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.7% +14.1% +18.9% IESC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% -2.9% 7.7% IESC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.9% +17.7% -11.7% APG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +35.4%/yr +23.1%/yr +39.9%/yr EME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 105.3% 30.0% 45.4% APG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 44/100 65/100 IESC

Percentile Scorecard

IESCAPGEME

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

AxisIESCAPGEME
Valuation 41 #31 of 52 27 #82 of 112 59 #22 of 52
Growth 83 #7 of 37 76 #24 of 96 56 #17 of 37
Profitability 92 #4 of 37 54 #42 of 91 86 #6 of 37
Financial Health 88 #8 of 57 46 #68 of 125 70 #18 of 57
Shareholder Returns 27 #20 of 27 17 #56 of 67 54 #13 of 27
Overall 66 44 65
  • IESC ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • APG ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • EME ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIESCAPGEMESPY
1 month -29.8%+6.1%-12.6% -0.2%
3 months -58.2%+3.7%-5.6% +3.9%
6 months -62.2%-16.2%-22.8% +8.2%
Year to date -41.5%+6.6%+9.0% +12.9%
1 year -44.9%+17.7%-11.7% +12.3%
3 years +271.9%+140.4%+224.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +55.0%+34.0%+48.1% +23.3%
5 years +355.3%+182.4%+435.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +35.4%+23.1%+39.9% +10.9%
10 years +1,457.5%—+1,015.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +31.6%—+27.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIESCAPGEMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 105.3%30.0%45.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 130.3%31.0%48.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.981.281.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.430.59-0.26 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.1%-49.6%-36.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -71.4%-17.4%-29.4% -1.2%
52-week high $793.96$49.40$943.75 $779.14
52-week low $213.54$34.31$581.58 $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.

MultipleIESCAPGEME
P/E now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 26.7x -71.2xmedian 21.2x 20.6xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 0.8x 2.1xmedian 0.9x 1.6xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 13.1x 21.5xmedian 11.9x 13.4xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.7xmedian 23.0x 26.1xmedian 13.7x 25.2xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 2.4x 5.0xmedian 2.4x 7.2xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 0.57 1.02median 1.00 0.44median 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 monthsIESCAPGEME
Revenue $3.99B $8.44B $18.60B
Gross profit $1.05B $2.65B $3.61B
Operating income $492.85M $605.00M $1.93B
Net income $457.91M $346.00M $1.44B
Free cash flow $228.40M $676.00M $1.17B
EPS (diluted) $11.29 $-0.57 $32.30
Cash & equivalents $77.28M $851.00M $924.41M
Total debt – $3.52B –
Shares (diluted) 40.40M 437.00M 44.55M
Enterprise value $7.81B $14.91B $26.15B

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
MetricIESCAPGEME
P/E 19.9x -71.2x 20.6x
P/FCF 39.7x 26.1x 25.2x
P/Operating cash flow 24.4x 22.5x 22.9x
P/S 2.3x 2.1x 1.6x
P/B 7.4x 5.0x 7.2x
P/Tangible book 7.7x 9.9x 9.8x
EV/EBITDA 15.7x 21.5x 13.4x
EV/EBIT 17.6x 33.6x 14.8x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 2.4x 1.5x
EV/FCF 38.0x 30.0x 24.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.4x 26.0x 22.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 1.02 0.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIESCAPGEME
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.7% 14.1% 18.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.3% 7.3% 16.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.0% 15.4% 18.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 37.7% 13.3% 26.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 39.1% 24.7% 29.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 55.3% 27.8% 41.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 66.5% 39.5% 30.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 67.8% 40.8% 43.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 69.8% -272.3% 31.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 74.5% -69.5% 47.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 50.4% 20.7% -0.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.6% 24.3% 20.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.2% 18.8% -3.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.1% 28.9% 20.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIESCAPGEME
Gross margin 26.3% 31.4% 19.4%
EBITDA margin 13.8% 11.2% 11.5%
Operating margin 12.4% 7.2% 10.4%
Pretax margin 14.5% 5.5% 10.5%
Net margin 11.4% -2.9% 7.7%
FCF margin 5.7% 8.0% 6.3%
Operating cash flow margin 9.3% 9.3% 6.9%
Return on equity 39.8% 9.9% 36.2%
Return on assets 21.4% 3.7% 14.6%
Return on invested capital – 6.7% –
Return on capital employed 41.3% 8.7% 41.9%
Asset turnover 1.9x 0.9x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 2.3x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.5% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIESCAPGEME
Debt / assets – 35.4% –
Debt / equity – 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.8x –
Debt / FCF – 5.2x –
Liabilities / assets 46.0% 64.7% 59.8%
Equity / assets 54.0% 35.3% 40.2%
Interest coverage 140.8x 4.3x –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.3x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 8.68 2.91 6.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIESCAPGEME
Dividend yield – – 0.2%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 0.4% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 0.2% 0.4% 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 4.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 4.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 26.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 25.6%

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.

ConsensusIESCAPGEME
Forward P/E 21.0xFY2026 24.1xFY2026 19.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.85FY2026 $1.69FY2026 $34.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +58.9%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026 +34.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% +16.0% +10.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.10BFY2026 $9.25BFY2026 $19.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.7%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +60.7% +8.4% +13.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIESCAPGEME
Held by institutions 96.8% 84.5% 93.1%
Institutions holding 412 581 1,235
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +5.1% -0.1%
Institutions buying 224 306 659
Institutions selling 144 205 419
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.49 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.

IESCAPGEME
IESC 1.00 0.40 0.49
APG 0.40 1.00 0.48
EME 0.49 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IESC, APG and EME?

Emcor (EME) is the largest by market capitalisation: IES Holdings (IESC) $8.95B, APi (APG) $17.87B, Emcor (EME) $29.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, IESC, APG and EME?

IES Holdings (IESC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (IES Holdings (IESC) 19.6x, APi (APG) -72.1x, Emcor (EME) 20.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Emcor (EME) is cheapest (IES Holdings (IESC) 21.0x, APi (APG) 24.1x, Emcor (EME) 19.2x). 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: IES Holdings (IESC) +22.7%, APi (APG) +14.1%, Emcor (EME) +18.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

IES Holdings (IESC) has the highest net margin (IES Holdings (IESC) 11.4%, APi (APG) -2.9%, Emcor (EME) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year APi (APG) returned the most: IES Holdings (IESC) -44.9%, APi (APG) +17.7%, Emcor (EME) -11.7%. Over five years, Emcor (EME) compounded fastest (IES Holdings (IESC) +35.4%/yr, APi (APG) +23.1%/yr, Emcor (EME) +39.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: IES Holdings (IESC) 0.00%, APi (APG) 0.00%, Emcor (EME) 0.00%. IES Holdings (IESC) and APi (APG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, APi (APG) has been the steadiest (IES Holdings (IESC) 105.3%, APi (APG) 30.0%, Emcor (EME) 45.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IESC, APG and EME?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, IES Holdings (IESC) 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.