JLHL vs EME vs J Stock Comparison

Julong Holding, Emcor and Jacobs Solutions Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
JLHL Julong Holding Ltd
$5.54 -4.2% 1M +34.8% 1Y
Market cap
$114.58M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
1 win
EME EMCOR Group, Inc.
$666.57 -12.6% 1M -11.7% 1Y
Market cap
$30.08B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.60B
Div. yield
0.00%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
6 wins
J Jacobs Solutions Inc.
$148.28 +7.2% 1M -7.9% 1Y
Market cap
$17.73B
P/E
52.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.22B
Div. yield
0.01%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Emcor leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Emcor 6, Jacobs Solutions 3, Julong Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJLHLEMEJLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $114.58M $30.08B $17.73B EME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 20.9x 52.4x EME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.2x 21.9x EME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +18.9% +20.1% J
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 7.7% 2.4% EME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 5.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.7x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% J
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.8% -11.7% -7.9% JLHL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +39.9%/yr +5.2%/yr EME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 261.9% 45.4% 33.0% J
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 65/100 45/100 EME

Percentile Scorecard

JLHLEMEJ

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

AxisJLHLEMEJ
Valuation – 59 #22 of 52 37 #33 of 52
Growth – 56 #17 of 37 31 #26 of 37
Profitability – 86 #6 of 37 53 #18 of 37
Financial Health 52 #28 of 57 70 #18 of 57 45 #32 of 57
Shareholder Returns – 54 #13 of 27 62 #11 of 27
Overall – 65 45
  • JLHL ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • EME ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • J ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJLHLEMEJSPY
1 month -4.2%-12.6%+7.2% -0.2%
3 months -6.4%-5.6%+5.4% +3.9%
6 months -48.4%-22.8%+17.3% +8.2%
Year to date +37.5%+9.0%+11.9% +12.9%
1 year +34.8%-11.7%-7.9% +12.3%
3 years —+224.6%+36.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+48.1%+11.0% +23.3%
5 years —+435.6%+28.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+39.9%+5.2% +10.9%
10 years —+1,015.6%+253.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+27.3%+13.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureJLHLEMEJSPY
Volatility, 1Y 261.9%45.4%33.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 229.6%48.2%36.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.751.930.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.13-0.26-0.24 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.2%-36.2%-34.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -87.6%-29.4%-7.9% -1.2%
52-week high $44.80$943.75$161.00 $779.14
52-week low $3.05$581.58$107.27 $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.

MultipleJLHLEMEJ
P/E now vs peer median —median 26.7x 20.6xmedian 26.7x 51.6xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.8x 1.6xmedian 0.8x 1.2xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x 13.4xmedian 13.1x 22.4xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 23.0x 25.2xmedian 23.0x 26.9xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 2.4x 7.2xmedian 2.4x 5.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.57 0.44median 0.57 -2.43median 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 monthsJLHLEMEJ
Revenue – $18.60B $14.22B
Gross profit – $3.61B $3.14B
Operating income – $1.93B $649.64M
Net income – $1.44B $301.35M
Free cash flow – $1.17B $644.54M
EPS (diluted) – $32.30 $2.85
Cash & equivalents $6.27M $924.41M $1.17B
Total debt – – $3.58B
Shares (diluted) 20.39M 44.55M 118.90M
Enterprise value $93.69M $26.47B $12.39B

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
MetricJLHLEMEJ
P/E – 20.6x 51.6x
P/FCF – 25.2x 26.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 22.9x 23.6x
P/S – 1.6x 1.2x
P/B 10.2x 7.2x 5.3x
P/Tangible book 10.2x 9.8x 6.5x
EV/EBITDA – 13.4x 22.4x
EV/EBIT – 14.8x 30.4x
EV/Revenue – 1.5x 1.4x
EV/FCF – 24.4x 30.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 22.1x 26.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.44 -2.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJLHLEMEJ
Revenue growth (1Y) – 18.9% 20.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 16.7% 28.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 18.5% 6.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 26.3% 5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 29.9% -23.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 41.7% 14.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 30.2% -40.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 43.8% -26.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – 31.5% -30.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 47.0% -21.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -0.6% 47.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 20.8% -10.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -3.1% 56.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 20.3% -10.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJLHLEMEJ
Gross margin – 19.4% 22.1%
EBITDA margin – 11.5% 6.2%
Operating margin – 10.4% 4.6%
Pretax margin – 10.5% 3.6%
Net margin – 7.7% 2.4%
FCF margin – 6.3% 4.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 6.9% 5.2%
Return on equity – 36.2% 9.2%
Return on assets – 14.6% 2.5%
Return on invested capital – – 5.8%
Return on capital employed – 41.9% 8.2%
Asset turnover – 1.9x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.9x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJLHLEMEJ
Debt / assets 2.5% – 30.5%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.7x
Debt / FCF – – 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 79.9% 59.8% 72.2%
Equity / assets 20.1% 40.2% 27.8%
Interest coverage – – 3.9x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.3x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.2x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 6.46 2.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJLHLEMEJ
Dividend yield – 0.2% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – 1.4% 3.9%
Shareholder yield – 1.7% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 4.0% 53.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.9% 25.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 26.6% 6.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 25.6% 8.9%

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.

ConsensusJLHLEMEJ
Forward P/E – 19.2xFY2026 21.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $34.73FY2026 $6.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +34.2%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +10.7% +27.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $19.07BFY2026 $9.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +12.2%FY2026 -18.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +13.1% -0.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJLHLEMEJ
Held by institutions – 93.1% 92.2%
Institutions holding – 1,235 871
Change in shares held, QoQ – -0.1% +3.0%
Institutions buying – 659 375
Institutions selling – 419 360
Buyers to sellers – 1.57 1.04

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.

JLHLEMEJ
JLHL 1.00 0.08 -0.09
EME 0.08 1.00 0.06
J -0.09 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JLHL, EME and J?

Emcor (EME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Julong Holding (JLHL) $114.58M, Emcor (EME) $30.08B, Jacobs Solutions (J) $17.73B.

Which stock is cheaper, JLHL, EME and J?

Emcor (EME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Emcor (EME) 20.9x, Jacobs Solutions (J) 52.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Emcor (EME) is cheapest (Emcor (EME) 19.2x, Jacobs Solutions (J) 21.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Jacobs Solutions (J) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Emcor (EME) +18.9%, Jacobs Solutions (J) +20.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Emcor (EME) has the highest net margin (Emcor (EME) 7.7%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 2.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Julong Holding (JLHL) returned the most: Julong Holding (JLHL) +34.8%, Emcor (EME) -11.7%, Jacobs Solutions (J) -7.9%. Over five years, Emcor (EME) compounded fastest (Emcor (EME) +39.9%/yr, Jacobs Solutions (J) +5.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Jacobs Solutions (J) has the highest dividend yield: Julong Holding (JLHL) 0.00%, Emcor (EME) 0.00%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 0.01%. Julong Holding (JLHL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jacobs Solutions (J) has been the steadiest (Julong Holding (JLHL) 261.9%, Emcor (EME) 45.4%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 33.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JLHL, EME and J?

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