IESC vs PWR vs RECT Stock Comparison

IES Holdings, Quanta Services and Rectitude Holdings 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
5 wins
RECT Rectitude Holdings Ltd.
$1.28 -1.5% 1M -63.2% 1Y
Market cap
$18.56M
P/E
6.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Industrial Distribution Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionIESCPWRRECTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.07B $86.91B $18.56M PWR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.9x 65.5x 6.7x RECT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.0x 35.5x — IESC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.7% +26.3% — PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% 4.0% — IESC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -50.4% +27.9% -63.2% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +34.4%/yr +37.1%/yr — PWR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 105.4% 44.8% 105.4% PWR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 52/100 88/100 RECT

Percentile Scorecard

IESCPWRRECT

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

AxisIESCPWRRECT
Valuation 47 #28 of 52 22 #41 of 52 84 #8 of 46
Growth 83 #7 of 37 72 #11 of 37 –
Profitability 92 #4 of 37 72 #11 of 37 –
Financial Health 89 #7 of 57 50 #29 of 57 79 #11 of 49
Shareholder Returns 23 #21 of 27 42 #16 of 27 100 #1 of 32
Overall 67 52 88
  • IESC ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • PWR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • RECT ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIESCPWRRECTSPY
1 month -33.1%-13.1%-1.5% -0.8%
3 months -64.0%-9.1%+13.3% +3.5%
6 months -64.3%-11.5%-12.3% +7.0%
Year to date -44.2%+33.6%-27.3% +12.2%
1 year -50.4%+27.9%-63.2% +13.0%
3 years +254.8%+242.1%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +52.6%+50.7%— +23.1%
5 years +338.3%+384.3%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +34.4%+37.1%— +11.0%
10 years +1,396.1%+1,884.6%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +31.1%+34.8%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIESCPWRRECTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 105.4%44.8%105.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 130.3%42.7%93.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.971.720.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.480.62-0.60 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.1%-33.9%-85.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -72.7%-28.2%-62.8% -1.8%
52-week high $793.96$785.24$3.44 $779.14
52-week low $213.54$413.17$1.08 $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.

MultipleIESCPWRRECT
P/E now vs peer median 19.0xmedian 25.7x 63.9xmedian 25.7x 6.7xmedian 25.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 0.8x 2.6xmedian 0.8x 0.5xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 12.9x 29.5xmedian 12.9x —median 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.8xmedian 22.5x 37.0xmedian 22.5x -10.2xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 2.3x 8.7xmedian 2.3x 0.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 0.56 2.08median 0.56 —median 2.38

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 monthsIESCPWRRECT
Revenue $3.99B $32.91B –
Gross profit $1.05B $5.09B –
Operating income $492.85M $2.04B –
Net income $457.91M $1.35B –
Free cash flow $228.40M $2.29B –
EPS (diluted) $11.29 $8.70 –
Cash & equivalents $77.28M $506.43M $4.69M
Total debt – $6.10B $19.48M
Shares (diluted) 40.40M 152.44M 14.50M
Enterprise value $7.93B $84.98B $1.23M

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
MetricIESCPWRRECT
P/E 19.0x 63.9x 6.7x
P/FCF 37.8x 37.0x -10.2x
P/Operating cash flow 23.3x 26.7x –
P/S 2.2x 2.6x 0.5x
P/B 7.0x 8.7x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 7.4x 13.0x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 15.0x 29.5x –
EV/EBIT 16.8x 44.4x –
EV/Revenue 2.1x 2.7x –
EV/FCF 36.2x 39.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 22.2x 28.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 2.08 –

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIESCPWRRECT
Debt / assets – 21.6% 12.0%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x –
Debt / FCF – 2.7x –
Liabilities / assets 46.0% 65.6% 42.3%
Equity / assets 54.0% 34.4% 57.7%
Interest coverage 140.8x 6.9x –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.1x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.0x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 8.45 4.55 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIESCPWRRECT
Dividend yield – 0.1% 7.8%
Net buyback yield 0.2% – –
Shareholder yield 0.2% 0.1% 7.8%
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.

ConsensusIESCPWRRECT
Forward P/E 20.0xFY2026 35.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $10.85FY2026 $15.88FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +58.9%FY2026 +47.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% +27.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.10BFY2026 $40.73BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +21.7%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +60.7% +9.6% –

Institutional Ownership

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

IESCPWRRECT
IESC 1.00 0.54 0.03
PWR 0.54 1.00 0.09
RECT 0.03 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IESC, PWR and RECT?

Quanta Services (PWR) is the largest by market capitalisation: IES Holdings (IESC) $9.07B, Quanta Services (PWR) $86.91B, Rectitude Holdings (RECT) $18.56M.

Which stock is cheaper, IESC, PWR and RECT?

Rectitude Holdings (RECT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (IES Holdings (IESC) 19.9x, Quanta Services (PWR) 65.5x, Rectitude Holdings (RECT) 6.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, IES Holdings (IESC) is cheapest (IES Holdings (IESC) 20.0x, Quanta Services (PWR) 35.5x). 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%.

Which company is more profitable?

IES Holdings (IESC) has the highest net margin (IES Holdings (IESC) 11.4%, Quanta Services (PWR) 4.0%).

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%, Rectitude Holdings (RECT) -63.2%. Over five years, Quanta Services (PWR) compounded fastest (IES Holdings (IESC) +34.4%/yr, Quanta Services (PWR) +37.1%/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%, Quanta Services (PWR) 0.00%, Rectitude Holdings (RECT) 0.00%. IES Holdings (IESC) and Rectitude Holdings (RECT) 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%, Rectitude Holdings (RECT) 105.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.