NOA vs EME vs IBP Stock Comparison

North American Construction, Emcor and Installed Building Products Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EME EMCOR Group, Inc.
$666.57 -12.6% 1M -11.7% 1Y
Market cap
$29.49B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.60B
Div. yield
0.24%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Emcor leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Emcor 6, North American Construction 3, Installed Building Products 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNOAEMEIBPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $354.50M $29.49B $5.46B EME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.0x 20.6x 21.8x NOA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.3x 19.2x 20.5x NOA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.5% +18.9% +0.3% EME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.2% 7.7% 8.5% IBP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.8% — 16.0% IBP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x — 1.4x IBP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.90% 0.24% 1.44% NOA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.5% -11.7% -24.4% EME
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.0%/yr +39.9%/yr +10.6%/yr EME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.1% 45.4% 54.9% EME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 65/100 63/100 EME

Percentile Scorecard

NOAEMEIBP

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

AxisNOAEMEIBP
Valuation 88 #7 of 52 59 #22 of 52 51 #26 of 52
Growth 14 #32 of 37 56 #17 of 37 19 #30 of 37
Profitability 61 #15 of 37 86 #6 of 37 94 #3 of 37
Financial Health 16 #48 of 57 70 #18 of 57 68 #19 of 57
Shareholder Returns 96 #2 of 27 54 #13 of 27 81 #6 of 27
Overall 55 65 63
  • NOA ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • EME ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • IBP ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNOAEMEIBPSPY
1 month -0.1%-12.6%+2.6% -0.2%
3 months -10.3%-5.6%-14.4% +3.9%
6 months -15.3%-22.8%-30.1% +8.2%
Year to date -14.4%+9.0%-20.8% +12.9%
1 year -19.5%-11.7%-24.4% +12.3%
3 years -40.8%+224.6%+88.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -16.1%+48.1%+23.6% +23.3%
5 years -30.4%+435.6%+65.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -7.0%+39.9%+10.6% +10.9%
10 years +310.0%+1,015.6%+544.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +15.2%+27.3%+20.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNOAEMEIBPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.1%45.4%54.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.1%48.2%60.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.211.931.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.41-0.26-0.44 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.8%-36.2%-49.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.1%-29.4%-40.3% -1.2%
52-week high $16.88$943.75$344.19 $779.14
52-week low $11.22$581.58$180.32 $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.

MultipleNOAEMEIBP
P/E now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 26.7x 20.6xmedian 26.7x 21.8xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.8x 1.6xmedian 0.8x 1.8xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 13.1x 13.4xmedian 13.1x 12.8xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.6xmedian 23.0x 25.2xmedian 23.0x 18.7xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.4x 7.2xmedian 2.4x 8.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.59median 0.57 0.44median 0.57 6.57median 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 monthsNOAEMEIBP
Revenue $1.06B $18.60B $2.96B
Gross profit $137.57M $3.61B $996.90M
Operating income $76.84M $1.93B $367.80M
Net income $23.49M $1.44B $250.70M
Free cash flow -$218.42M $1.17B $291.70M
EPS (diluted) $0.73 $32.30 $9.39
Cash & equivalents $118.01M $924.41M $394.50M
Total debt $727.57M – $1.06B
Shares (diluted) 32.27M 44.55M 26.71M
Enterprise value $3.38M $25.88B $3.93B

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
MetricNOAEMEIBP
P/E 15.0x 20.6x 21.8x
P/FCF -1.6x 25.2x 18.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 22.9x 15.2x
P/S 0.3x 1.6x 1.8x
P/B 1.0x 7.2x 8.5x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 9.8x 14.7x
EV/EBITDA 4.1x 13.4x 12.8x
EV/EBIT 12.5x 14.8x 16.7x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.5x 2.1x
EV/FCF -4.4x 24.4x 21.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 22.1x 17.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.59 0.44 6.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNOAEMEIBP
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.5% 18.9% 0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.0% 16.7% 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -2.3% 18.5% 0.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 26.3% 4.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -22.0% 29.9% -0.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 41.7% 0.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -7.1% 30.2% 0.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.9% 43.8% 1.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -6.7% 31.5% 2.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -25.5% 47.0% 3.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -0.6% 0.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 20.8% 4.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -9.6% -3.1% 5.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -50.4% 20.3% 3.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNOAEMEIBP
Gross margin 13.0% 19.4% 33.6%
EBITDA margin 22.4% 11.5% 16.2%
Operating margin 7.3% 10.4% 12.4%
Pretax margin 19.2% 10.5% 11.3%
Net margin 2.2% 7.7% 8.5%
FCF margin -20.6% 6.3% 9.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 6.9% 12.1%
Return on equity 16.7% 36.2% 38.4%
Return on assets 3.9% 14.6% 11.2%
Return on invested capital 6.8% – 16.0%
Return on capital employed – 41.9% 19.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.9x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.9x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.1% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNOAEMEIBP
Debt / assets 46.0% – 47.2%
Debt / equity 2.2x – 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x – 1.4x
Debt / FCF -3.3x – 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 78.6% 59.8% 71.6%
Equity / assets 21.4% 40.2% 28.4%
Interest coverage – – 10.2x
Current ratio – 1.3x 3.0x
Quick ratio – 1.2x 2.2x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 1.0x
Altman Z-score – 6.46 4.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNOAEMEIBP
Dividend yield 3.9% 0.2% 1.4%
Net buyback yield 7.8% 1.4% 3.5%
Shareholder yield 11.7% 1.7% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 4.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 26.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 25.6% –

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.

ConsensusNOAEMEIBP
Forward P/E 10.3xFY2026 19.2xFY2026 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.19FY2026 $34.73FY2026 $10.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +43.4%FY2026 +34.2%FY2026 -12.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.7% +10.7% +2.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.16BFY2026 $19.07BFY2026 $3.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.6%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.6% +13.1% -7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNOAEMEIBP
Held by institutions 57.1% 93.1% 97.9%
Institutions holding 72 1,235 423
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.6% -0.1% +0.2%
Institutions buying 45 659 229
Institutions selling 18 419 146
Buyers to sellers 2.50 1.57 1.57

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.

NOAEMEIBP
NOA 1.00 0.25 0.20
EME 0.25 1.00 0.16
IBP 0.20 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NOA, EME and IBP?

Emcor (EME) is the largest by market capitalisation: North American Construction (NOA) $354.50M, Emcor (EME) $29.49B, Installed Building Products (IBP) $5.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, NOA, EME and IBP?

North American Construction (NOA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (North American Construction (NOA) 15.0x, Emcor (EME) 20.6x, Installed Building Products (IBP) 21.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, North American Construction (NOA) is cheapest (North American Construction (NOA) 10.3x, Emcor (EME) 19.2x, Installed Building Products (IBP) 20.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Emcor (EME) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: North American Construction (NOA) +7.5%, Emcor (EME) +18.9%, Installed Building Products (IBP) +0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Installed Building Products (IBP) has the highest net margin (North American Construction (NOA) 2.2%, Emcor (EME) 7.7%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 8.5%). On return on invested capital, Installed Building Products (IBP) leads (North American Construction (NOA) 6.8%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 16.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Emcor (EME) returned the most: North American Construction (NOA) -19.5%, Emcor (EME) -11.7%, Installed Building Products (IBP) -24.4%. Over five years, Emcor (EME) compounded fastest (North American Construction (NOA) -7.0%/yr, Emcor (EME) +39.9%/yr, Installed Building Products (IBP) +10.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

North American Construction (NOA) has the highest dividend yield: North American Construction (NOA) 3.90%, Emcor (EME) 0.24%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 1.44%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Emcor (EME) has been the steadiest (North American Construction (NOA) 48.1%, Emcor (EME) 45.4%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 54.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NOA, EME and IBP?

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.