IESC vs MTZ vs PWR Stock Comparison

IES Holdings, Mastec and Quanta Services Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
3 wins
MTZ Mastec Inc
$171.09 -21.4% 1M -16.5% 1Y
Market cap
$13.48B
P/E
27.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.11B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
3 wins
PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$546.35 -13.9% 1M +27.8% 1Y
Market cap
$84.69B
P/E
63.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$32.91B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Quanta Services leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Quanta Services 5, IES Holdings 3, Mastec 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIESCMTZPWRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.65B $13.48B $84.69B PWR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.0x 27.3x 63.8x IESC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.7x 18.1x 34.4x MTZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.7% +23.5% +26.3% PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% 3.1% 4.0% IESC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.6% 10.1% MTZ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x 1.8x MTZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.9% -16.5% +27.8% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +34.3%/yr +14.1%/yr +35.9%/yr PWR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 106.2% 53.5% 44.7% PWR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 61/100 52/100 IESC

Percentile Scorecard

IESCMTZPWR

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

AxisIESCMTZPWR
Valuation 47 #28 of 52 59 #22 of 52 26 #39 of 52
Growth 83 #7 of 37 78 #9 of 37 72 #11 of 37
Profitability 92 #4 of 37 64 #14 of 37 72 #11 of 37
Financial Health 89 #7 of 57 43 #33 of 57 50 #29 of 57
Shareholder Returns 23 #21 of 27 – 42 #16 of 27
Overall 67 61 52
  • IESC ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • MTZ ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • 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

PeriodIESCMTZPWRSPY
1 month -33.2%-21.4%-13.9% -1.0%
3 months -65.9%-49.3%-12.7% +2.9%
6 months -64.4%-54.5%-12.6% +6.4%
Year to date -45.1%-21.3%+29.4% +11.4%
1 year -43.9%-16.5%+27.8% +13.1%
3 years +244.7%+181.2%+226.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +51.1%+41.2%+48.4% +21.5%
5 years +336.2%+93.2%+362.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +34.3%+14.1%+35.9% +10.9%
10 years +1,255.8%+486.9%+1,832.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +29.8%+19.4%+34.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureIESCMTZPWRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 106.2%53.5%44.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 130.1%60.7%42.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.971.761.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.41-0.310.62 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.1%-61.0%-33.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -73.1%-60.9%-30.4% -2.5%
52-week high $793.96$437.51$785.24 $779.14
52-week low $213.54$171.09$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.

MultipleIESCMTZPWR
P/E now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 25.6x 27.0xmedian 25.6x 61.8xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 0.8x 0.9xmedian 0.8x 2.5xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 12.7x 11.9xmedian 12.7x 28.6xmedian 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.3xmedian 22.4x 56.1xmedian 22.4x 35.9xmedian 22.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 2.3x 3.8xmedian 2.3x 8.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 0.57 0.11median 0.57 2.01median 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 monthsIESCMTZPWR
Revenue $3.99B $16.11B $32.91B
Gross profit $1.05B $2.08B $5.09B
Operating income $492.85M $895.00M $2.04B
Net income $457.91M $534.95M $1.35B
Free cash flow $228.40M $244.81M $2.29B
EPS (diluted) $11.29 $6.27 $8.70
Cash & equivalents $77.28M $315.64M $506.43M
Total debt – $9.89B $6.10B
Shares (diluted) 40.40M 78.87M 152.44M
Enterprise value $7.50B $12.26B $82.77B

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
MetricIESCMTZPWR
P/E 18.7x 27.0x 61.8x
P/FCF 37.3x 56.1x 35.9x
P/Operating cash flow 22.9x 23.6x 25.8x
P/S 2.1x 0.9x 2.5x
P/B 6.9x 3.8x 8.4x
P/Tangible book 7.2x 4.8x 12.6x
EV/EBITDA 14.7x 11.9x 28.6x
EV/EBIT 16.5x 18.1x 43.1x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 1.0x 2.7x
EV/FCF 35.6x 66.0x 38.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.9x 27.8x 27.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 0.11 2.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIESCMTZPWR
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.7% 23.5% 26.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.3% 13.6% 21.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.0% 26.4% 29.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 37.7% 16.0% 24.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 39.1% 53.0% 36.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 55.3% 43.4% 28.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 66.5% 82.8% 36.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 67.8% 267.8% 31.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 69.8% 85.3% 35.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 74.5% 242.4% 30.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 50.4% -30.2% 59.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.6% 32.0% 42.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.2% -61.2% 68.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.1% 59.6% 47.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIESCMTZPWR
Gross margin 26.3% 12.9% 15.5%
EBITDA margin 13.8% 8.4% 9.3%
Operating margin 12.4% 5.6% 6.2%
Pretax margin 14.5% 4.2% 5.3%
Net margin 11.4% 3.1% 4.0%
FCF margin 5.7% 1.5% 7.0%
Operating cash flow margin 9.3% 3.6% 9.7%
Return on equity 39.8% 15.2% 14.3%
Return on assets 21.4% 5.0% 5.0%
Return on invested capital – 11.6% 10.1%
Return on capital employed 41.3% 12.5% 12.6%
Asset turnover 1.9x 1.5x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.1x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.2% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIESCMTZPWR
Debt / assets – 25.1% 21.6%
Debt / equity – 0.8x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x 1.8x
Debt / FCF – 11.2x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 46.0% 67.0% 65.6%
Equity / assets 54.0% 33.0% 34.4%
Interest coverage 140.8x 5.0x 6.9x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.4x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.3x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 8.37 3.40 4.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIESCMTZPWR
Dividend yield – – 0.1%
Net buyback yield 0.2% – –
Shareholder yield 0.2% – 0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 4.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 2.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 10.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 12.6%

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.

ConsensusIESCMTZPWR
Forward P/E 19.7xFY2026 18.1xFY2026 34.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.85FY2026 $9.47FY2026 $15.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +58.9%FY2026 +44.6%FY2026 +47.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% +23.9% +27.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.10BFY2026 $19.13BFY2026 $40.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.7%FY2026 +33.7%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +60.7% +18.7% +9.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIESCMTZPWR
Held by institutions 96.8% 74.0% 88.9%
Institutions holding 412 908 1,919
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +2.8% +13.5%
Institutions buying 224 513 972
Institutions selling 144 290 703
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.77 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.

IESCMTZPWR
IESC 1.00 0.36 0.54
MTZ 0.36 1.00 0.73
PWR 0.54 0.73 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IESC, MTZ and PWR?

Quanta Services (PWR) is the largest by market capitalisation: IES Holdings (IESC) $8.65B, Mastec (MTZ) $13.48B, Quanta Services (PWR) $84.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, IESC, MTZ and PWR?

IES Holdings (IESC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (IES Holdings (IESC) 19.0x, Mastec (MTZ) 27.3x, Quanta Services (PWR) 63.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mastec (MTZ) is cheapest (IES Holdings (IESC) 19.7x, Mastec (MTZ) 18.1x, Quanta Services (PWR) 34.4x). 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%, Mastec (MTZ) +23.5%, Quanta Services (PWR) +26.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

IES Holdings (IESC) has the highest net margin (IES Holdings (IESC) 11.4%, Mastec (MTZ) 3.1%, Quanta Services (PWR) 4.0%). On return on invested capital, Mastec (MTZ) leads (Mastec (MTZ) 11.6%, Quanta Services (PWR) 10.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quanta Services (PWR) returned the most: IES Holdings (IESC) -43.9%, Mastec (MTZ) -16.5%, Quanta Services (PWR) +27.8%. Over five years, Quanta Services (PWR) compounded fastest (IES Holdings (IESC) +34.3%/yr, Mastec (MTZ) +14.1%/yr, Quanta Services (PWR) +35.9%/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%, Mastec (MTZ) 0.00%, Quanta Services (PWR) 0.00%. IES Holdings (IESC) and Mastec (MTZ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Quanta Services (PWR) has been the steadiest (IES Holdings (IESC) 106.2%, Mastec (MTZ) 53.5%, Quanta Services (PWR) 44.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IESC, MTZ 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 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.