PWR vs APWC vs EME Stock Comparison

Quanta Services, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable and Emcor Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$607.53 -5.7% 1M +38.2% 1Y
Market cap
$96.61B
P/E
72.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$32.91B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials
5 wins
EME EMCOR Group, Inc.
$678.79 -11.3% 1M -9.7% 1Y
Market cap
$31.84B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.60B
Div. yield
0.00%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Quanta Services leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Quanta Services 5, Emcor 5, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPWRAPWCEMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $96.61B $25.25M $31.84B PWR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 72.8x 3.7x 22.1x APWC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.3x — 19.5x EME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.3% +9.0% +18.9% PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.0% 1.3% 7.7% EME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.1% 4.1% — PWR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% EME
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.2% -33.8% -9.7% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +38.1%/yr -17.4%/yr +41.1%/yr EME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.0% 59.1% 45.5% PWR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 60/100 65/100 EME

Percentile Scorecard

PWRAPWCEME

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

AxisPWRAPWCEME
Valuation 20 #42 of 52 71 #59 of 203 61 #21 of 52
Growth 75 #10 of 37 66 #65 of 188 56 #17 of 37
Profitability 75 #10 of 37 24 #140 of 184 89 #5 of 37
Financial Health 55 #26 of 57 81 #43 of 217 70 #18 of 57
Shareholder Returns 44 #15 of 26 – 52 #13 of 26
Overall 54 60 65
  • PWR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • APWC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • EME ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPWRAPWCEMESPY
1 month -5.7%-7.6%-11.3% +0.9%
3 months +8.5%-17.0%+1.0% +5.9%
6 months -3.4%-22.3%-18.5% +8.5%
Year to date +43.9%-34.6%+11.0% +13.3%
1 year +38.2%-33.8%-9.7% +12.4%
3 years +268.5%-2.4%+230.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +54.5%-0.8%+49.0% +23.5%
5 years +400.9%-61.5%+458.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +38.1%-17.4%+41.1% +11.0%
10 years +2,027.2%-44.5%+1,020.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +35.8%-5.7%+27.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePWRAPWCEMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.0%59.1%45.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.8%47.9%48.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.740.611.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.85-0.57-0.21 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.9%-65.9%-36.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.6%-41.6%-28.1% -0.9%
52-week high $785.24$2.09$943.75 $779.14
52-week low $413.17$1.21$581.58 $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.

MultiplePWRAPWCEME
P/E now vs peer median 68.8xmedian 27.7x 3.7xmedian 25.4x 21.0xmedian 27.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 0.8x 0.0xmedian 1.9x 1.6xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 31.6xmedian 12.4x —median 14.3x 13.6xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.9xmedian 23.7x -3.8xmedian 21.8x 25.6xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 2.5x 0.1xmedian 2.2x 7.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.24median 0.57 —median 1.41 0.45median 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 monthsPWRAPWCEME
Revenue $32.91B $529.68M $18.60B
Gross profit $5.09B $43.84M $3.61B
Operating income $2.04B $13.32M $1.93B
Net income $1.35B $11.40M $1.44B
Free cash flow $2.29B -$6.69M $1.17B
EPS (diluted) $8.70 $0.33 $32.30
Cash & equivalents $506.43M $64.58M $924.41M
Total debt $6.10B $194.37M –
Shares (diluted) 152.44M 20.62M 44.55M
Enterprise value $94.69B -$195.38M $28.23B

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
MetricPWRAPWCEME
P/E 68.8x 3.7x 21.0x
P/FCF 39.9x -3.8x 25.6x
P/Operating cash flow 28.7x -3.8x 23.3x
P/S 2.8x 0.0x 1.6x
P/B 9.4x 0.1x 7.4x
P/Tangible book 14.0x 0.1x 10.0x
EV/EBITDA 31.6x – 13.6x
EV/EBIT 47.6x 1.2x 15.1x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 0.0x 1.6x
EV/FCF 42.4x -2.4x 24.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.5x -2.4x 22.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.24 – 0.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPWRAPWCEME
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.3% 9.0% 18.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 21.5% – 16.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.8% 29.4% 18.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.2% – 26.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 36.3% 56.4% 29.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.9% – 41.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 36.2% 101.1% 30.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.5% – 43.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.2% 119.1% 31.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.7% – 47.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 59.6% -138.0% -0.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.8% – 20.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.4% -138.0% -3.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.7% – 20.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPWRAPWCEME
Gross margin 15.5% 8.3% 19.4%
EBITDA margin 9.3% – 11.5%
Operating margin 6.2% 2.5% 10.4%
Pretax margin 5.3% 2.8% 10.5%
Net margin 4.0% 1.3% 7.7%
FCF margin 7.0% -1.3% 6.3%
Operating cash flow margin 9.7% -1.3% 6.9%
Return on equity 14.3% 4.2% 36.2%
Return on assets 5.0% 2.6% 14.6%
Return on invested capital 10.1% 4.1% –
Return on capital employed 12.6% – 41.9%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.2x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x -0.6x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPWRAPWCEME
Debt / assets 21.6% 13.3% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x – –
Debt / FCF 2.7x -8.7x –
Liabilities / assets 65.6% 38.6% 59.8%
Equity / assets 34.4% 61.4% 40.2%
Interest coverage 6.9x 7.7x –
Current ratio 1.1x – 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x – 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.76 – 6.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPWRAPWCEME
Dividend yield 0.1% – 0.2%
Net buyback yield – – 1.4%
Shareholder yield 0.1% 0.0% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 4.7% – 4.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 2.8% – 4.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) 10.9% – 26.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 12.6% – 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.

ConsensusPWRAPWCEME
Forward P/E 38.3xFY2026 – 19.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $15.88FY2026 – $34.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +47.7%FY2026 – +34.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.0% – +10.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $40.73BFY2026 – $19.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +43.0%FY2026 – +12.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.6% – +13.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPWRAPWCEME
Held by institutions 88.9% – 93.1%
Institutions holding 1,920 – 1,235
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.5% – -0.1%
Institutions buying 972 – 659
Institutions selling 704 – 419
Buyers to sellers 1.38 – 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.

PWRAPWCEME
PWR 1.00 0.05 0.77
APWC 0.05 1.00 0.12
EME 0.77 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PWR, APWC and EME?

Quanta Services (PWR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Quanta Services (PWR) $96.61B, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) $25.25M, Emcor (EME) $31.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, PWR, APWC and EME?

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Quanta Services (PWR) 72.8x, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 3.7x, Emcor (EME) 22.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Emcor (EME) is cheapest (Quanta Services (PWR) 38.3x, Emcor (EME) 19.5x). 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: Quanta Services (PWR) +26.3%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) +9.0%, Emcor (EME) +18.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Emcor (EME) has the highest net margin (Quanta Services (PWR) 4.0%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 1.3%, Emcor (EME) 7.7%). On return on invested capital, Quanta Services (PWR) leads (Quanta Services (PWR) 10.1%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 4.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quanta Services (PWR) returned the most: Quanta Services (PWR) +38.2%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) -33.8%, Emcor (EME) -9.7%. Over five years, Emcor (EME) compounded fastest (Quanta Services (PWR) +38.1%/yr, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) -17.4%/yr, Emcor (EME) +41.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Emcor (EME) has the highest dividend yield: Quanta Services (PWR) 0.00%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 0.00%, Emcor (EME) 0.00%. Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Quanta Services (PWR) has been the steadiest (Quanta Services (PWR) 45.0%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 59.1%, Emcor (EME) 45.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PWR, APWC and EME?

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.