IESC vs PRIM vs RUN Stock Comparison

IES Holdings, Primoris Services and Sunrun Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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IESC IES Holdings, Inc.
$227.40 -29.8% 1M -44.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.06B
P/E
19.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
4 wins
PRIM Primoris Services Corp
$69.05 -4.9% 1M -51.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.72B
P/E
26.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.28B
Div. yield
0.46%
Utility Construction Industrials
2 wins
RUN Sunrun Inc.
$7.53 -7.2% 1M -63.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.81B
P/E
4.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.48B
Div. yield
–
Solar Installers Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sunrun leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sunrun 5, IES Holdings 4, Primoris Services 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIESCPRIMRUNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.06B $3.72B $1.81B IESC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.9x 26.7x 4.5x RUN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.0x 30.6x 5.4x RUN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.7% +5.1% +63.2% RUN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% 1.9% 11.6% RUN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.0% 0.5% PRIM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x 17.3x PRIM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.46% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.9% -51.3% -63.3% IESC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +35.4%/yr +20.9%/yr -33.1%/yr IESC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 105.3% 94.4% 82.1% RUN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 37/100 44/100 IESC

Percentile Scorecard

IESCPRIMRUN

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

AxisIESCPRIMRUN
Valuation 41 #31 of 52 57 #23 of 52 78 #12 of 52
Growth 83 #7 of 37 17 #31 of 37 92 #4 of 37
Profitability 92 #4 of 37 42 #22 of 37 31 #26 of 37
Financial Health 88 #8 of 57 48 #30 of 57 5 #54 of 57
Shareholder Returns 27 #20 of 27 23 #21 of 27 15 #23 of 27
Overall 66 37 44
  • IESC ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • PRIM ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • RUN ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIESCPRIMRUNSPY
1 month -29.8%-4.9%-7.2% -0.2%
3 months -58.2%-12.5%-21.8% +3.9%
6 months -62.2%-59.1%-41.9% +8.2%
Year to date -41.5%-44.4%-59.1% +12.9%
1 year -44.9%-51.3%-63.3% +12.3%
3 years +271.9%+136.8%-14.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +55.0%+33.3%-5.2% +23.3%
5 years +355.3%+158.4%-86.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +35.4%+20.9%-33.1% +10.9%
10 years +1,457.5%+250.9%+40.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +31.6%+13.4%+3.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIESCPRIMRUNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 105.3%94.4%82.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 130.3%120.4%91.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.981.872.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.43-0.54-0.77 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.1%-68.0%-90.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -71.4%-66.0%-64.8% -1.2%
52-week high $793.96$202.92$21.41 $779.14
52-week low $213.54$64.99$6.89 $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.

MultipleIESCPRIMRUN
P/E now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 26.7x 26.7xmedian 26.7x 4.5xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 0.8x 0.5xmedian 0.8x 0.5xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 13.1x 13.7xmedian 13.1x 19.4xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.7xmedian 23.0x 42.2xmedian 23.0x 6.3xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 2.4x 2.3xmedian 2.4x 0.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 0.57 6.69median 0.57 0.08median 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 monthsIESCPRIMRUN
Revenue $3.99B $7.28B $3.48B
Gross profit $1.05B $627.80M $1.23B
Operating income $492.85M $212.09M $92.29M
Net income $457.91M $139.54M -$958.46M
Free cash flow $228.40M $88.00M $287.45M
R&D – – $38.46M
EPS (diluted) $11.29 $2.59 $1.47
Cash & equivalents $77.28M $218.20M –
Total debt – $797.00M $14.53B
Shares (diluted) 40.40M 54.00M 274.00M
Enterprise value $7.93B $2.17B $2.71B

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
MetricIESCPRIMRUN
P/E 19.9x 26.7x 4.5x
P/FCF 39.7x 42.2x 6.3x
P/Operating cash flow 24.4x 19.1x -9.0x
P/S 2.3x 0.5x 0.5x
P/B 7.4x 2.3x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 7.7x 3.0x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA 15.7x 13.7x 19.4x
EV/EBIT 17.6x 20.3x 177.0x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 0.6x 4.7x
EV/FCF 38.0x 48.8x 56.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.4x 22.1x -81.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 6.69 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIESCPRIMRUN
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.7% 5.1% 63.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.3% 11.3% 12.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.0% -20.1% 192.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 37.7% 3.6% 70.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 39.1% -44.8% 102.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 55.3% -0.8% 28.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 66.5% -42.1% 74.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 67.8% 3.8% -6.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 69.8% -41.2% 115.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 74.5% 4.0% 54.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 50.4% -70.8% 75.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.6% 27.6% 42.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.2% -82.4% 128.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.1% 57.9% 27.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIESCPRIMRUN
Gross margin 26.3% 8.6% 35.3%
EBITDA margin 13.8% 4.3% 24.2%
Operating margin 12.4% 2.9% 2.7%
Pretax margin 14.5% 2.6% -26.4%
Net margin 11.4% 1.9% 11.6%
FCF margin 5.7% 1.2% 8.3%
Operating cash flow margin 9.3% 2.7% -5.8%
Return on equity 39.8% 8.5% -22.2%
Return on assets 21.4% 3.2% -4.2%
Return on invested capital – 7.0% 0.5%
Return on capital employed 41.3% 8.2% 0.4%
Asset turnover 1.9x 1.6x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.4x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.3% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIESCPRIMRUN
Debt / assets – 17.2% 62.2%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 3.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x 17.3x
Debt / FCF – 9.1x 50.5x
Liabilities / assets 46.0% 65.4% 81.2%
Equity / assets 54.0% 34.6% 18.8%
Interest coverage 140.8x – –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.2x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.1x –
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 8.68 2.96 0.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIESCPRIMRUN
Dividend yield – 0.5% –
Net buyback yield 0.2% – -0.7%
Shareholder yield 0.2% 0.5% -0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 12.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 19.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 15.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusIESCPRIMRUN
Forward P/E 21.0xFY2026 30.6xFY2026 5.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.85FY2026 $2.26FY2026 $1.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +58.9%FY2026 -59.8%FY2026 -18.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% +117.7% -54.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.10BFY2026 $6.78BFY2026 $3.22BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.7%FY2026 -10.4%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +60.7% +13.0% -2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIESCPRIMRUN
Held by institutions 96.8% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 412 445 396
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +1.5% +4.4%
Institutions buying 224 243 225
Institutions selling 144 159 107
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.53 2.10

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.

IESCPRIMRUN
IESC 1.00 0.28 0.22
PRIM 0.28 1.00 0.26
RUN 0.22 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IESC, PRIM and RUN?

IES Holdings (IESC) is the largest by market capitalisation: IES Holdings (IESC) $9.06B, Primoris Services (PRIM) $3.72B, Sunrun (RUN) $1.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, IESC, PRIM and RUN?

Sunrun (RUN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (IES Holdings (IESC) 19.9x, Primoris Services (PRIM) 26.7x, Sunrun (RUN) 4.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sunrun (RUN) is cheapest (IES Holdings (IESC) 21.0x, Primoris Services (PRIM) 30.6x, Sunrun (RUN) 5.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sunrun (RUN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: IES Holdings (IESC) +22.7%, Primoris Services (PRIM) +5.1%, Sunrun (RUN) +63.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sunrun (RUN) has the highest net margin (IES Holdings (IESC) 11.4%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 1.9%, Sunrun (RUN) 11.6%). On return on invested capital, Primoris Services (PRIM) leads (Primoris Services (PRIM) 7.0%, Sunrun (RUN) 0.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year IES Holdings (IESC) returned the most: IES Holdings (IESC) -44.9%, Primoris Services (PRIM) -51.3%, Sunrun (RUN) -63.3%. Over five years, IES Holdings (IESC) compounded fastest (IES Holdings (IESC) +35.4%/yr, Primoris Services (PRIM) +20.9%/yr, Sunrun (RUN) -33.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Primoris Services (PRIM) 0.46%. IES Holdings (IESC) and Sunrun (RUN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sunrun (RUN) has been the steadiest (IES Holdings (IESC) 105.3%, Primoris Services (PRIM) 94.4%, Sunrun (RUN) 82.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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