IESC vs PWR vs ECG Stock Comparison

IES Holdings, Quanta Services and Everus Construction Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IESC IES Holdings, Inc.
$225.53 -30.0% 1M -45.1% 1Y
Market cap
$8.99B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
2 wins
PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$607.53 -5.7% 1M +38.2% 1Y
Market cap
$91.30B
P/E
68.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$32.91B
Div. yield
0.07%
Utility Construction Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionIESCPWRECGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.99B $91.30B $5.40B PWR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.7x 68.8x 21.2x IESC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.8x 38.3x 20.5x ECG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.7% +26.3% +30.5% ECG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% 4.0% 6.0% IESC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.1% 23.9% ECG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x 0.3x ECG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.07% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -45.1% +38.2% +16.3% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +35.3%/yr +38.1%/yr — PWR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 105.3% 45.0% 62.3% PWR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 54/100 80/100 ECG

Percentile Scorecard

IESCPWRECG

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

AxisIESCPWRECG
Valuation 49 #27 of 52 20 #42 of 52 71 #16 of 52
Growth 83 #7 of 37 75 #10 of 37 81 #8 of 37
Profitability 94 #3 of 37 75 #10 of 37 86 #6 of 37
Financial Health 88 #8 of 57 55 #26 of 57 82 #11 of 57
Shareholder Returns 32 #18 of 26 44 #15 of 26 –
Overall 69 54 80
  • IESC ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • PWR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • ECG ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIESCPWRECGSPY
1 month -30.0%-5.7%-9.3% +0.9%
3 months -54.6%+8.5%-3.1% +5.9%
6 months -60.6%-3.4%-21.1% +8.5%
Year to date -42.0%+43.9%+23.7% +13.3%
1 year -45.1%+38.2%+16.3% +12.4%
3 years +268.9%+268.5%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +54.6%+54.5%— +23.5%
5 years +352.4%+400.9%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +35.3%+38.1%— +11.0%
10 years +1,444.7%+2,027.2%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +31.5%+35.8%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureIESCPWRECGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 105.3%45.0%62.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 130.3%42.8%62.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.981.742.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.430.850.26 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.1%-33.9%-56.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -71.6%-22.6%-37.4% -0.9%
52-week high $793.96$785.24$169.16 $779.14
52-week low $213.54$413.17$80.42 $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.

MultipleIESCPWRECG
P/E now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 27.7x 68.8xmedian 27.7x 21.2xmedian 27.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 0.8x 2.8xmedian 0.8x 1.3xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 12.4x 31.6xmedian 12.4x 15.0xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.3xmedian 23.7x 39.9xmedian 23.7x 21.6xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 2.5x 9.4xmedian 2.5x 7.0xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.26median 0.57 2.24median 0.57 —median 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 monthsIESCPWRECG
Revenue $3.99B $32.91B $4.27B
Gross profit $1.05B $5.09B $555.38M
Operating income $492.85M $2.04B $330.71M
Net income $457.91M $1.35B $254.46M
Free cash flow $228.40M $2.29B $250.37M
EPS (diluted) $11.29 $8.70 $4.97
Cash & equivalents $77.28M $506.43M $176.70M
Total debt – $6.10B $274.50M
Shares (diluted) 40.40M 152.44M 51.22M
Enterprise value $7.85B $89.48B $4.61B

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
MetricIESCPWRECG
P/E 19.7x 68.8x 21.2x
P/FCF 39.3x 39.9x 21.6x
P/Operating cash flow 24.2x 28.7x 16.8x
P/S 2.3x 2.8x 1.3x
P/B 7.3x 9.4x 7.0x
P/Tangible book 7.6x 14.0x 7.7x
EV/EBITDA 15.6x 31.6x 15.0x
EV/EBIT 17.4x 47.6x 16.6x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 2.9x 1.3x
EV/FCF 37.7x 42.4x 22.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.2x 30.5x 17.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.26 2.24 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIESCPWRECG
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.7% 26.3% 30.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.3% 21.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.0% 29.8% 42.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 37.7% 24.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 39.1% 36.3% 48.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 55.3% 28.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 66.5% 36.2% 53.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 67.8% 31.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 69.8% 35.2% 53.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 74.5% 30.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 50.4% 59.6% 67.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.6% 42.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.2% 68.4% 94.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.1% 47.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIESCPWRECG
Gross margin 26.3% 15.5% 13.0%
EBITDA margin 13.8% 9.3% 8.6%
Operating margin 12.4% 6.2% 7.8%
Pretax margin 14.5% 5.3% 7.7%
Net margin 11.4% 4.0% 6.0%
FCF margin 5.7% 7.0% 5.9%
Operating cash flow margin 9.3% 9.7% 7.5%
Return on equity 39.8% 14.3% 32.6%
Return on assets 21.4% 5.0% 12.2%
Return on invested capital – 10.1% 23.9%
Return on capital employed 41.3% 12.6% 32.3%
Asset turnover 1.9x 1.2x 2.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 2.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.7% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIESCPWRECG
Debt / assets – 21.6% 13.3%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x 0.3x
Debt / FCF – 2.7x 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 46.0% 65.6% 62.4%
Equity / assets 54.0% 34.4% 37.6%
Interest coverage 140.8x 6.9x 16.8x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.1x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.0x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 8.64 4.76 5.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIESCPWRECG
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.

ConsensusIESCPWRECG
Forward P/E 20.8xFY2026 38.3xFY2026 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.85FY2026 $15.88FY2026 $5.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +58.9%FY2026 +47.7%FY2026 +30.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% +27.0% +8.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.10BFY2026 $40.73BFY2026 $4.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.7%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026 +21.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +60.7% +9.6% +16.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIESCPWRECG
Held by institutions 96.8% 88.9% 84.9%
Institutions holding 412 1,920 537
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +13.5% +2.3%
Institutions buying 224 972 262
Institutions selling 144 704 162
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.38 1.62

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.

IESCPWRECG
IESC 1.00 0.54 0.50
PWR 0.54 1.00 0.72
ECG 0.50 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IESC, PWR and ECG?

Quanta Services (PWR) is the largest by market capitalisation: IES Holdings (IESC) $8.99B, Quanta Services (PWR) $91.30B, Everus Construction (ECG) $5.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, IESC, PWR and ECG?

IES Holdings (IESC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (IES Holdings (IESC) 19.7x, Quanta Services (PWR) 68.8x, Everus Construction (ECG) 21.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Everus Construction (ECG) is cheapest (IES Holdings (IESC) 20.8x, Quanta Services (PWR) 38.3x, Everus Construction (ECG) 20.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Everus Construction (ECG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: IES Holdings (IESC) +22.7%, Quanta Services (PWR) +26.3%, Everus Construction (ECG) +30.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

IES Holdings (IESC) has the highest net margin (IES Holdings (IESC) 11.4%, Quanta Services (PWR) 4.0%, Everus Construction (ECG) 6.0%). On return on invested capital, Everus Construction (ECG) leads (Quanta Services (PWR) 10.1%, Everus Construction (ECG) 23.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quanta Services (PWR) returned the most: IES Holdings (IESC) -45.1%, Quanta Services (PWR) +38.2%, Everus Construction (ECG) +16.3%. Over five years, Quanta Services (PWR) compounded fastest (IES Holdings (IESC) +35.3%/yr, Quanta Services (PWR) +38.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Quanta Services (PWR) 0.07%. IES Holdings (IESC) and Everus Construction (ECG) 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%, Quanta Services (PWR) 45.0%, Everus Construction (ECG) 62.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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