PHOE vs EME vs IBP Stock Comparison

Phoenix Asia Holdings, Emcor and Installed Building Products Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EME EMCOR Group, Inc.
$665.73 -12.7% 1M -11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$29.67B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.60B
Div. yield
0.00%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Emcor leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Emcor 8, Installed Building Products 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPHOEEMEIBPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $330.37M $29.67B $5.46B EME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -268.5x 20.6x 21.8x EME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.2x 20.1x EME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +18.9% +0.3% EME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 7.7% 8.5% IBP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 16.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.3% -11.0% -24.6% EME
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +41.7%/yr +10.2%/yr EME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 378.1% 45.5% 55.0% EME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 64/100 62/100 EME

Percentile Scorecard

PHOEEMEIBP

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

AxisPHOEEMEIBP
Valuation 6 #49 of 52 57 #23 of 52 51 #26 of 52
Growth – 56 #17 of 37 19 #30 of 37
Profitability – 86 #6 of 37 94 #3 of 37
Financial Health 100 #1 of 57 70 #18 of 57 68 #19 of 57
Shareholder Returns – 54 #13 of 27 77 #7 of 27
Overall – 64 62
  • PHOE 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

PeriodPHOEEMEIBPSPY
1 month -24.1%-12.7%+1.1% -0.8%
3 months -25.2%-10.4%-11.3% +3.5%
6 months -2.6%-24.8%-32.2% +7.0%
Year to date -6.3%+8.8%-22.0% +12.2%
1 year -14.3%-11.0%-24.6% +13.0%
3 years —+224.2%+85.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+48.0%+22.9% +23.1%
5 years —+471.3%+62.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+41.7%+10.2% +11.0%
10 years —+1,083.3%+528.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+28.0%+20.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePHOEEMEIBPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 378.1%45.5%55.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 338.8%48.2%60.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.211.931.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.04-0.24-0.45 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.5%-36.2%-49.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -88.7%-29.5%-41.2% -1.8%
52-week high $133.12$943.75$344.19 $779.14
52-week low $10.03$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.

MultiplePHOEEMEIBP
P/E now vs peer median -268.5xmedian 25.7x 20.5xmedian 25.7x 21.5xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 45.0xmedian 0.8x 1.6xmedian 0.8x 1.8xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.9x 13.4xmedian 12.9x 12.6xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -56.6xmedian 22.5x 25.1xmedian 22.5x 18.4xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 52.6xmedian 2.3x 7.2xmedian 2.3x 8.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.56 0.44median 0.56 6.47median 0.56

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 monthsPHOEEMEIBP
Revenue – $18.60B $2.96B
Gross profit – $3.61B $996.90M
Operating income – $1.93B $367.80M
Net income – $1.44B $250.70M
Free cash flow – $1.17B $291.70M
EPS (diluted) – $32.30 $9.39
Cash & equivalents $892.53K $924.41M $394.50M
Total debt – – $1.06B
Shares (diluted) 21.49M 44.55M 26.71M
Enterprise value $324.69M $26.06B $3.94B

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
MetricPHOEEMEIBP
P/E -268.5x 20.5x 21.5x
P/FCF -56.6x 25.1x 18.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 22.8x 14.9x
P/S 45.0x 1.6x 1.8x
P/B 52.6x 7.2x 8.4x
P/Tangible book 52.6x 9.8x 14.5x
EV/EBITDA – 13.4x 12.6x
EV/EBIT – 14.8x 16.4x
EV/Revenue – 1.5x 2.0x
EV/FCF – 24.4x 20.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 22.1x 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.44 6.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPHOEEMEIBP
Revenue growth (1Y) – 18.9% 0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 16.7% 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 18.5% 0.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 26.3% 4.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 29.9% -0.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 41.7% 0.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – 30.2% 0.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 43.8% 1.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 31.5% 2.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 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) – -3.1% 5.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 20.3% 3.0%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPHOEEMEIBP
Debt / assets – – 47.2%
Debt / equity – – 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.4x
Debt / FCF – – 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 15.9% 59.8% 71.6%
Equity / assets 84.1% 40.2% 28.4%
Interest coverage – – 10.2x
Current ratio 5.5x 1.3x 3.0x
Quick ratio 5.1x 1.2x 2.2x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.2x 1.0x
Altman Z-score – 6.46 4.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPHOEEMEIBP
Dividend yield – 0.2% 1.5%
Net buyback yield – 1.4% 3.5%
Shareholder yield – 1.7% 5.0%
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.

ConsensusPHOEEMEIBP
Forward P/E – 19.2xFY2026 20.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $34.73FY2026 $10.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +34.2%FY2026 -12.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +10.7% +2.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $19.07BFY2026 $3.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +12.2%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +13.1% -7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPHOEEMEIBP
Held by institutions – 93.1% 97.9%
Institutions holding – 1,235 423
Change in shares held, QoQ – -0.1% +0.2%
Institutions buying – 659 229
Institutions selling – 419 146
Buyers to sellers – 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.

PHOEEMEIBP
PHOE 1.00 -0.03 0.03
EME -0.03 1.00 0.16
IBP 0.03 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PHOE, EME and IBP?

Emcor (EME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Phoenix Asia Holdings (PHOE) $330.37M, Emcor (EME) $29.67B, Installed Building Products (IBP) $5.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, PHOE, EME and IBP?

Emcor (EME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Phoenix Asia Holdings (PHOE) -268.5x, Emcor (EME) 20.6x, Installed Building Products (IBP) 21.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Emcor (EME) is cheapest (Emcor (EME) 19.2x, Installed Building Products (IBP) 20.1x). 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: Emcor (EME) +18.9%, Installed Building Products (IBP) +0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Installed Building Products (IBP) has the highest net margin (Emcor (EME) 7.7%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 8.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Emcor (EME) returned the most: Phoenix Asia Holdings (PHOE) -14.3%, Emcor (EME) -11.0%, Installed Building Products (IBP) -24.6%. Over five years, Emcor (EME) compounded fastest (Emcor (EME) +41.7%/yr, Installed Building Products (IBP) +10.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Phoenix Asia Holdings (PHOE) 0.00%, Emcor (EME) 0.00%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 0.00%. Phoenix Asia Holdings (PHOE) and Installed Building Products (IBP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Emcor (EME) has been the steadiest (Phoenix Asia Holdings (PHOE) 378.1%, Emcor (EME) 45.5%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 55.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PHOE, 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 8. 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.