IESC vs EME vs PRIM Stock Comparison

IES Holdings, Emcor and Primoris Services Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IESC IES Holdings, Inc.
$213.54 -33.2% 1M -43.9% 1Y
Market cap
$8.65B
P/E
19.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
4 wins
EME EMCOR Group, Inc.
$647.48 -13.9% 1M -7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$29.51B
P/E
20.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.60B
Div. yield
0.00%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
5 wins
PRIM Primoris Services Corp
$64.99 -12.4% 1M -52.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.58B
P/E
25.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.28B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Emcor leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Emcor 5, IES Holdings 4, Primoris Services 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIESCEMEPRIMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.65B $29.51B $3.58B EME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.0x 20.5x 25.7x IESC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.7x 18.6x 28.8x EME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.7% +18.9% +5.1% IESC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% 7.7% 1.9% IESC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 7.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% PRIM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.9% -7.0% -52.3% EME
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +34.3%/yr +39.9%/yr +19.0%/yr EME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 106.2% 46.0% 94.4% EME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 64/100 38/100 IESC

Percentile Scorecard

IESCEMEPRIM

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

AxisIESCEMEPRIM
Valuation 47 #28 of 52 57 #23 of 52 61 #21 of 52
Growth 83 #7 of 37 56 #17 of 37 17 #31 of 37
Profitability 92 #4 of 37 86 #6 of 37 42 #22 of 37
Financial Health 89 #7 of 57 70 #18 of 57 45 #32 of 57
Shareholder Returns 23 #21 of 27 54 #13 of 27 27 #20 of 27
Overall 67 64 38
  • IESC ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • EME ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • PRIM ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIESCEMEPRIMSPY
1 month -33.2%-13.9%-12.4% -1.0%
3 months -65.9%-13.0%-24.9% +2.9%
6 months -64.4%-25.6%-62.1% +6.4%
Year to date -45.1%+5.8%-47.6% +11.4%
1 year -43.9%-7.0%-52.3% +13.1%
3 years +244.7%+235.8%+115.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +51.1%+49.8%+29.3% +21.5%
5 years +336.2%+434.5%+138.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +34.3%+39.9%+19.0% +10.9%
10 years +1,255.8%+1,053.7%+227.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +29.8%+27.7%+12.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureIESCEMEPRIMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 106.2%46.0%94.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 130.1%48.2%119.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.971.941.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.41-0.15-0.55 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.1%-36.2%-68.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -73.1%-31.4%-68.0% -2.5%
52-week high $793.96$943.75$202.92 $779.14
52-week low $213.54$581.58$64.99 $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.

MultipleIESCEMEPRIM
P/E now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 25.6x 20.0xmedian 25.6x 25.1xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 0.8x 1.5xmedian 0.8x 0.5xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 12.7x 13.0xmedian 12.7x 13.0xmedian 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.3xmedian 22.4x 24.5xmedian 22.4x 39.8xmedian 22.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 2.3x 7.0xmedian 2.3x 2.2xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 0.57 0.43median 0.57 6.30median 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 monthsIESCEMEPRIM
Revenue $3.99B $18.60B $7.28B
Gross profit $1.05B $3.61B $627.80M
Operating income $492.85M $1.93B $212.09M
Net income $457.91M $1.44B $139.54M
Free cash flow $228.40M $1.17B $88.00M
EPS (diluted) $11.29 $32.30 $2.59
Cash & equivalents $77.28M $924.41M $218.20M
Total debt – – $2.21B
Shares (diluted) 40.40M 44.55M 54.00M
Enterprise value $7.50B $25.90B $2.04B

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
MetricIESCEMEPRIM
P/E 18.7x 20.0x 25.1x
P/FCF 37.3x 24.5x 39.8x
P/Operating cash flow 22.9x 22.2x 18.0x
P/S 2.1x 1.5x 0.5x
P/B 6.9x 7.0x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 7.2x 9.5x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 14.7x 13.0x 13.0x
EV/EBIT 16.5x 14.4x 19.2x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 1.5x 0.6x
EV/FCF 35.6x 23.7x 46.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.9x 21.5x 21.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 0.43 6.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIESCEMEPRIM
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.7% 18.9% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.3% 16.7% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.0% 18.5% -20.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 37.7% 26.3% 3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 39.1% 29.9% -44.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 55.3% 41.7% -0.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 66.5% 30.2% -42.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 67.8% 43.8% 3.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 69.8% 31.5% -41.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 74.5% 47.0% 4.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 50.4% -0.6% -70.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.6% 20.8% 27.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.2% -3.1% -82.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.1% 20.3% 57.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIESCEMEPRIM
Gross margin 26.3% 19.4% 8.6%
EBITDA margin 13.8% 11.5% 4.3%
Operating margin 12.4% 10.4% 2.9%
Pretax margin 14.5% 10.5% 2.6%
Net margin 11.4% 7.7% 1.9%
FCF margin 5.7% 6.3% 1.2%
Operating cash flow margin 9.3% 6.9% 2.7%
Return on equity 39.8% 36.2% 8.5%
Return on assets 21.4% 14.6% 3.2%
Return on invested capital – – 7.0%
Return on capital employed 41.3% 41.9% 8.2%
Asset turnover 1.9x 1.9x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 0.9x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.1% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIESCEMEPRIM
Debt / assets – – 17.2%
Debt / equity – – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.8x
Debt / FCF – – 9.1x
Liabilities / assets 46.0% 59.8% 65.4%
Equity / assets 54.0% 40.2% 34.6%
Interest coverage 140.8x – –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.3x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 8.37 6.38 2.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIESCEMEPRIM
Dividend yield – 0.2% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 1.5% –
Shareholder yield 0.2% 1.7% 0.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 4.0% 12.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.9% 19.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 26.6% 15.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 25.6% 10.9%

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.

ConsensusIESCEMEPRIM
Forward P/E 19.7xFY2026 18.6xFY2026 28.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.85FY2026 $34.73FY2026 $2.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +58.9%FY2026 +34.2%FY2026 -59.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% +10.7% +117.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.10BFY2026 $19.07BFY2026 $6.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.7%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026 -10.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +60.7% +13.1% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIESCEMEPRIM
Held by institutions 96.8% 93.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 412 1,235 445
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% -0.1% +1.5%
Institutions buying 224 659 243
Institutions selling 144 419 159
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.57 1.53

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.

IESCEMEPRIM
IESC 1.00 0.49 0.28
EME 0.49 1.00 0.39
PRIM 0.28 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IESC, EME and PRIM?

Emcor (EME) is the largest by market capitalisation: IES Holdings (IESC) $8.65B, Emcor (EME) $29.51B, Primoris Services (PRIM) $3.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, IESC, EME and PRIM?

IES Holdings (IESC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (IES Holdings (IESC) 19.0x, Emcor (EME) 20.5x, Primoris Services (PRIM) 25.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Emcor (EME) is cheapest (IES Holdings (IESC) 19.7x, Emcor (EME) 18.6x, Primoris Services (PRIM) 28.8x). 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: IES Holdings (IESC) +22.7%, Emcor (EME) +18.9%, Primoris Services (PRIM) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

IES Holdings (IESC) has the highest net margin (IES Holdings (IESC) 11.4%, Emcor (EME) 7.7%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 1.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Emcor (EME) returned the most: IES Holdings (IESC) -43.9%, Emcor (EME) -7.0%, Primoris Services (PRIM) -52.3%. Over five years, Emcor (EME) compounded fastest (IES Holdings (IESC) +34.3%/yr, Emcor (EME) +39.9%/yr, Primoris Services (PRIM) +19.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Primoris Services (PRIM) has the highest dividend yield: IES Holdings (IESC) 0.00%, Emcor (EME) 0.00%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 0.00%. IES Holdings (IESC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Emcor (EME) has been the steadiest (IES Holdings (IESC) 106.2%, Emcor (EME) 46.0%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 94.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.