IESC vs FIX vs PWR Stock Comparison

IES Holdings, Comfort Systems Usa and Quanta Services Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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IESC IES Holdings, Inc.
$223.79 -31.0% 1M -46.5% 1Y
Market cap
$8.30B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
3 wins
FIX Comfort Systems Usa Inc
$1,326.09 -20.3% 1M +31.2% 1Y
Market cap
$43.74B
P/E
26.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.27B
Div. yield
0.00%
HVAC Industrials
2 wins
PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$635.18 -2.6% 1M +41.6% 1Y
Market cap
$93.48B
P/E
55.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.29B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionIESCFIXPWRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.30B $43.74B $93.48B PWR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.2x 26.8x 55.6x IESC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.6x 29.0x 40.0x IESC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.7% -36.6% +37.1% PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% 30.9% — 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 -46.5% +31.2% +41.6% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +35.1%/yr +70.8%/yr +39.3%/yr FIX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 105.3% 57.0% 45.2% PWR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 70/100 46/100 IESC

Percentile Scorecard

IESCFIXPWR

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

AxisIESCFIXPWR
Valuation 49 #27 of 52 33 #37 of 55 20 #42 of 52
Growth 86 #6 of 37 88 #7 of 51 78 #9 of 37
Profitability 94 #3 of 37 79 #11 of 49 72 #11 of 37
Financial Health 88 #8 of 57 76 #14 of 55 41 #34 of 57
Shareholder Returns 42 #16 of 27 74 #11 of 40 19 #22 of 27
Overall 72 70 46
  • IESC ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • FIX ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • PWR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIESCFIXPWRSPY
1 month -31.0%-20.3%-2.6% +0.7%
3 months -60.8%-21.9%-3.5% +3.7%
6 months -65.3%-27.9%-12.7% +7.1%
Year to date -42.5%+42.1%+50.5% +12.8%
1 year -46.5%+31.2%+41.6% +11.9%
3 years +265.4%+638.8%+285.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +54.1%+94.9%+56.8% +22.8%
5 years +348.9%+1,349.8%+423.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +35.1%+70.8%+39.3% +10.9%
10 years +1,432.8%+4,512.5%+2,124.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +31.4%+46.7%+36.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIESCFIXPWRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 105.3%57.0%45.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 129.8%62.1%42.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.982.601.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.440.550.92 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.1%-46.1%-33.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -71.8%-35.8%-19.1% -1.2%
52-week high $793.96$2,066.51$785.24 $779.14
52-week low $213.54$876.19$413.17 $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.

MultipleIESCFIXPWR
P/E now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 28.1x 28.5xmedian 20.3x 56.7xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 0.8x 8.8xmedian 1.6x 2.6xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 12.7x 42.2xmedian 12.6x —median 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.0xmedian 25.0x 19.0xmedian 16.9x 42.8xmedian 25.0x
P/B now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 2.5x 13.9xmedian 3.0x 9.0xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.26median 0.60 0.36median 1.13 1.71median 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 monthsIESCFIXPWR
Revenue $3.99B $5.27B $37.29B
Gross profit $1.05B $1.42B $5.88B
Operating income $492.85M $989.51M $2.55B
Net income $457.91M $1.63B –
Free cash flow $228.40M $2.44B –
EPS (diluted) $11.29 $46.42 $11.04
Cash & equivalents $77.28M $2.16B $2.32B
Total debt – $49.56M –
Shares (diluted) 40.40M 35.15M 152.44M
Enterprise value $7.16B $37.69B $93.48B

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
MetricIESCFIXPWR
P/E 19.6x 28.5x 56.7x
P/FCF 39.0x 19.0x 42.8x
P/Operating cash flow 24.0x 15.4x –
P/S 2.2x 8.8x 2.6x
P/B 7.3x 13.9x 9.0x
P/Tangible book 7.6x 16.7x 12.8x
EV/EBITDA 15.5x 42.2x –
EV/EBIT 17.3x 44.8x –
EV/Revenue 2.1x 8.4x 2.6x
EV/FCF 37.3x 18.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 23.0x 14.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.26 0.36 1.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIESCFIXPWR
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.7% -36.6% 37.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.3% 2.0% 24.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.0% -27.6% 42.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 37.7% 15.4% 27.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 39.1% -11.2% 61.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 55.3% 37.8% 33.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 66.5% 94.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 67.8% 78.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 69.8% 96.0% 64.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 74.5% 79.7% 33.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 50.4% 223.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.6% 71.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.2% 205.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.1% 67.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIESCFIXPWR
Gross margin 26.3% 26.8% –
EBITDA margin 13.8% 19.9% –
Operating margin 12.4% 18.8% –
Pretax margin 14.5% 19.3% –
Net margin 11.4% 30.9% –
FCF margin 5.7% 46.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 9.3% 57.0% –
Return on equity 39.8% 16.7% 16.8%
Return on assets 21.4% 6.0% 5.6%
Return on invested capital – 16.0% –
Return on capital employed 41.3% 30.6% –
Asset turnover 1.9x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIESCFIXPWR
Debt / assets – 0.5% –
Debt / equity – 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.0x –
Debt / FCF – 0.0x –
Liabilities / assets 46.0% 66.0% 67.6%
Equity / assets 54.0% 34.0% 32.4%
Interest coverage 140.8x 125.1x –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.1x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.4x –
Altman Z-score 8.60 5.82 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIESCFIXPWR
Dividend yield – 0.2% 0.1%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 0.9% –
Shareholder yield 0.2% 1.2% 0.1%
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.

ConsensusIESCFIXPWR
Forward P/E 20.6xFY2026 29.0xFY2026 40.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.85FY2026 $45.66FY2026 $15.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +58.9%FY2026 +58.1%FY2026 +47.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% +25.2% +27.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.10BFY2026 $12.26BFY2026 $40.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.7%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +60.7% +33.8% +9.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIESCFIXPWR
Held by institutions 96.8% 93.1% 88.9%
Institutions holding 413 1,354 1,921
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +0.8% +13.5%
Institutions buying 224 742 972
Institutions selling 144 487 705
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.52 1.38

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.

IESCFIXPWR
IESC 1.00 0.54 0.54
FIX 0.54 1.00 0.84
PWR 0.54 0.84 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IESC, FIX and PWR?

Quanta Services (PWR) is the largest by market capitalisation: IES Holdings (IESC) $8.30B, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) $43.74B, Quanta Services (PWR) $93.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, IESC, FIX and PWR?

IES Holdings (IESC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (IES Holdings (IESC) 18.2x, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 26.8x, Quanta Services (PWR) 55.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, IES Holdings (IESC) is cheapest (IES Holdings (IESC) 20.6x, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 29.0x, Quanta Services (PWR) 40.0x). 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: IES Holdings (IESC) +22.7%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) -36.6%, Quanta Services (PWR) +37.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quanta Services (PWR) returned the most: IES Holdings (IESC) -46.5%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) +31.2%, Quanta Services (PWR) +41.6%. Over five years, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) compounded fastest (IES Holdings (IESC) +35.1%/yr, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) +70.8%/yr, Quanta Services (PWR) +39.3%/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%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 0.00%, Quanta Services (PWR) 0.00%. IES Holdings (IESC) and Quanta Services (PWR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Quanta Services (PWR) has been the steadiest (IES Holdings (IESC) 105.3%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 57.0%, Quanta Services (PWR) 45.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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