IESC vs PWR vs FIX Stock Comparison

IES Holdings, Quanta Services and Comfort Systems Usa Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IESC IES Holdings, Inc.
$216.94 -33.1% 1M -50.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.07B
P/E
19.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
2 wins
PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$564.03 -13.1% 1M +27.9% 1Y
Market cap
$86.91B
P/E
65.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$32.91B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials
4 wins
FIX Comfort Systems Usa Inc
$1,244.19 -25.0% 1M +26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$45.24B
P/E
27.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.27B
Div. yield
0.00%
HVAC Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Comfort Systems Usa leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Comfort Systems Usa 6, 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.

QuestionIESCPWRFIXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.07B $86.91B $45.24B PWR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.9x 65.5x 27.7x IESC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.0x 35.5x 27.2x IESC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.7% +26.3% -36.6% PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% 4.0% 30.9% FIX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.1% 16.0% FIX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x -2.0x FIX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FIX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -50.4% +27.9% +26.7% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +34.4%/yr +37.1%/yr +72.0%/yr FIX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 105.4% 44.8% 56.9% PWR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 52/100 71/100 FIX

Percentile Scorecard

IESCPWRFIX

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

AxisIESCPWRFIX
Valuation 47 #28 of 52 22 #41 of 52 29 #40 of 56
Growth 83 #7 of 37 72 #11 of 37 86 #8 of 52
Profitability 92 #4 of 37 72 #11 of 37 82 #10 of 51
Financial Health 89 #7 of 57 50 #29 of 57 77 #14 of 58
Shareholder Returns 23 #21 of 27 42 #16 of 27 80 #9 of 41
Overall 67 52 71
  • IESC ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • PWR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • FIX ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIESCPWRFIXSPY
1 month -33.1%-13.1%-25.0% -0.8%
3 months -64.0%-9.1%-28.1% +3.5%
6 months -64.3%-11.5%-30.6% +7.0%
Year to date -44.2%+33.6%+33.3% +12.2%
1 year -50.4%+27.9%+26.7% +13.0%
3 years +254.8%+242.1%+607.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +52.6%+50.7%+92.0% +23.1%
5 years +338.3%+384.3%+1,401.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +34.4%+37.1%+72.0% +11.0%
10 years +1,396.1%+1,884.6%+4,465.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +31.1%+34.8%+46.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIESCPWRFIXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 105.4%44.8%56.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 130.3%42.7%62.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.971.722.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.480.620.47 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.1%-33.9%-46.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -72.7%-28.2%-39.8% -1.8%
52-week high $793.96$785.24$2,066.51 $779.14
52-week low $213.54$413.17$876.19 $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.

MultipleIESCPWRFIX
P/E now vs peer median 19.0xmedian 25.7x 63.9xmedian 25.7x 26.8xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 0.8x 2.6xmedian 0.8x 8.3xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 12.9x 29.5xmedian 12.9x 39.5xmedian 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.8xmedian 22.5x 37.0xmedian 22.5x 17.8xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 2.3x 8.7xmedian 2.3x 13.1xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 0.56 2.08median 0.56 0.34median 0.93

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 monthsIESCPWRFIX
Revenue $3.99B $32.91B $5.27B
Gross profit $1.05B $5.09B $1.42B
Operating income $492.85M $2.04B $989.51M
Net income $457.91M $1.35B $1.63B
Free cash flow $228.40M $2.29B $2.44B
EPS (diluted) $11.29 $8.70 $46.42
Cash & equivalents $77.28M $506.43M $2.16B
Total debt – $6.10B $49.56M
Shares (diluted) 40.40M 152.44M 35.15M
Enterprise value $7.93B $84.98B $39.19B

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
MetricIESCPWRFIX
P/E 19.0x 63.9x 26.8x
P/FCF 37.8x 37.0x 17.8x
P/Operating cash flow 23.3x 26.7x 14.5x
P/S 2.2x 2.6x 8.3x
P/B 7.0x 8.7x 13.1x
P/Tangible book 7.4x 13.0x 15.6x
EV/EBITDA 15.0x 29.5x 39.5x
EV/EBIT 16.8x 44.4x 41.9x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 2.7x 7.9x
EV/FCF 36.2x 39.5x 17.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.2x 28.4x 13.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 2.08 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIESCPWRFIX
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.7% 26.3% -36.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.3% 21.5% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.0% 29.8% -27.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 37.7% 24.2% 15.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 39.1% 36.3% -11.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 55.3% 28.9% 37.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 66.5% 36.2% 94.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 67.8% 31.5% 78.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 69.8% 35.2% 96.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 74.5% 30.7% 79.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 50.4% 59.6% 223.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.6% 42.8% 71.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.2% 68.4% 205.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.1% 47.7% 67.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIESCPWRFIX
Gross margin 26.3% 15.5% 26.8%
EBITDA margin 13.8% 9.3% 19.9%
Operating margin 12.4% 6.2% 18.8%
Pretax margin 14.5% 5.3% 19.3%
Net margin 11.4% 4.0% 30.9%
FCF margin 5.7% 7.0% 46.3%
Operating cash flow margin 9.3% 9.7% 57.0%
Return on equity 39.8% 14.3% 16.7%
Return on assets 21.4% 5.0% 6.0%
Return on invested capital – 10.1% 16.0%
Return on capital employed 41.3% 12.6% 30.6%
Asset turnover 1.9x 1.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 2.4x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.7% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIESCPWRFIX
Debt / assets – 21.6% 0.5%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x -2.0x
Debt / FCF – 2.7x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 46.0% 65.6% 66.0%
Equity / assets 54.0% 34.4% 34.0%
Interest coverage 140.8x 6.9x 125.1x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.1x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 8.45 4.55 5.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIESCPWRFIX
Dividend yield – 0.1% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 0.2% – 1.0%
Shareholder yield 0.2% 0.1% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 4.7% 6.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 2.8% 4.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 10.9% 75.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 12.6% 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.

ConsensusIESCPWRFIX
Forward P/E 20.0xFY2026 35.5xFY2026 27.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.85FY2026 $15.88FY2026 $45.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +58.9%FY2026 +47.7%FY2026 +58.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% +27.0% +25.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.10BFY2026 $40.73BFY2026 $12.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.7%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +60.7% +9.6% +33.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIESCPWRFIX
Held by institutions 96.8% 88.9% 93.1%
Institutions holding 412 1,919 1,352
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +13.5% +0.8%
Institutions buying 224 972 741
Institutions selling 144 703 486
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.38 1.52

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.

IESCPWRFIX
IESC 1.00 0.54 0.55
PWR 0.54 1.00 0.84
FIX 0.55 0.84 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IESC, PWR and FIX?

Quanta Services (PWR) is the largest by market capitalisation: IES Holdings (IESC) $9.07B, Quanta Services (PWR) $86.91B, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) $45.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, IESC, PWR and FIX?

IES Holdings (IESC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (IES Holdings (IESC) 19.9x, Quanta Services (PWR) 65.5x, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 27.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, IES Holdings (IESC) is cheapest (IES Holdings (IESC) 20.0x, Quanta Services (PWR) 35.5x, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 27.2x). 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%, Quanta Services (PWR) +26.3%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) -36.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) has the highest net margin (IES Holdings (IESC) 11.4%, Quanta Services (PWR) 4.0%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 30.9%). On return on invested capital, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) leads (Quanta Services (PWR) 10.1%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 16.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quanta Services (PWR) returned the most: IES Holdings (IESC) -50.4%, Quanta Services (PWR) +27.9%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) +26.7%. Over five years, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) compounded fastest (IES Holdings (IESC) +34.4%/yr, Quanta Services (PWR) +37.1%/yr, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) +72.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) has the highest dividend yield: IES Holdings (IESC) 0.00%, Quanta Services (PWR) 0.00%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 0.00%. IES Holdings (IESC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Quanta Services (PWR) has been the steadiest (IES Holdings (IESC) 105.4%, Quanta Services (PWR) 44.8%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 56.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) leads on 6. 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.