PWR vs APWC vs IESC Stock Comparison

Quanta Services, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable and IES Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$607.53 -5.7% 1M +38.2% 1Y
Market cap
$96.37B
P/E
72.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$32.91B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials
6 wins
IESC IES Holdings, Inc.
$225.53 -30.0% 1M -45.1% 1Y
Market cap
$9.04B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Quanta Services leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Quanta Services 6, IES Holdings 3, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPWRAPWCIESCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $96.37B $25.15M $9.04B PWR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 72.6x 3.7x 19.8x APWC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.3x — 20.8x IESC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.3% +9.0% +22.7% PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.0% 1.3% 11.4% IESC
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% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.2% -33.8% -45.1% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +38.1%/yr -17.4%/yr +35.3%/yr PWR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.0% 59.1% 105.3% PWR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 60/100 69/100 IESC

Percentile Scorecard

PWRAPWCIESC

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

AxisPWRAPWCIESC
Valuation 20 #42 of 52 71 #59 of 203 49 #27 of 52
Growth 75 #10 of 37 66 #65 of 188 83 #7 of 37
Profitability 75 #10 of 37 24 #140 of 184 94 #3 of 37
Financial Health 55 #26 of 57 81 #43 of 217 88 #8 of 57
Shareholder Returns 44 #15 of 26 – 32 #18 of 26
Overall 54 60 69
  • PWR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • APWC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • IESC ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPWRAPWCIESCSPY
1 month -5.7%-7.6%-30.0% +0.9%
3 months +8.5%-17.0%-54.6% +5.9%
6 months -3.4%-22.3%-60.6% +8.5%
Year to date +43.9%-34.6%-42.0% +13.3%
1 year +38.2%-33.8%-45.1% +12.4%
3 years +268.5%-2.4%+268.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +54.5%-0.8%+54.6% +23.5%
5 years +400.9%-61.5%+352.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +38.1%-17.4%+35.3% +11.0%
10 years +2,027.2%-44.5%+1,444.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +35.8%-5.7%+31.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePWRAPWCIESCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.0%59.1%105.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.8%47.9%130.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.740.612.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.85-0.57-0.43 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.9%-65.9%-73.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.6%-41.6%-71.6% -0.9%
52-week high $785.24$2.09$793.96 $779.14
52-week low $413.17$1.21$213.54 $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.

MultiplePWRAPWCIESC
P/E now vs peer median 68.8xmedian 27.7x 3.7xmedian 25.4x 19.7xmedian 27.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 0.8x 0.0xmedian 1.9x 2.3xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 31.6xmedian 12.4x —median 14.3x 15.6xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.9xmedian 23.7x -3.8xmedian 21.8x 39.3xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 2.5x 0.1xmedian 2.2x 7.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.24median 0.57 —median 1.41 0.26median 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 monthsPWRAPWCIESC
Revenue $32.91B $529.68M $3.99B
Gross profit $5.09B $43.84M $1.05B
Operating income $2.04B $13.32M $492.85M
Net income $1.35B $11.40M $457.91M
Free cash flow $2.29B -$6.69M $228.40M
EPS (diluted) $8.70 $0.33 $11.29
Cash & equivalents $506.43M $64.58M $77.28M
Total debt $6.10B $194.37M –
Shares (diluted) 152.44M 20.62M 40.40M
Enterprise value $94.45B -$129.66M $7.90B

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
MetricPWRAPWCIESC
P/E 68.8x 3.7x 19.7x
P/FCF 39.9x -3.8x 39.3x
P/Operating cash flow 28.7x -3.8x 24.2x
P/S 2.8x 0.0x 2.3x
P/B 9.4x 0.1x 7.3x
P/Tangible book 14.0x 0.1x 7.6x
EV/EBITDA 31.6x – 15.6x
EV/EBIT 47.6x 1.2x 17.4x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 0.0x 2.2x
EV/FCF 42.4x -2.4x 37.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.5x -2.4x 23.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.24 – 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPWRAPWCIESC
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.3% 9.0% 22.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 21.5% – 19.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.8% 29.4% 29.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.2% – 37.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 36.3% 56.4% 39.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.9% – 55.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 36.2% 101.1% 66.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.5% – 67.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.2% 119.1% 69.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.7% – 74.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 59.6% -138.0% 50.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.8% – 41.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.4% -138.0% 23.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.7% – 25.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPWRAPWCIESC
Gross margin 15.5% 8.3% 26.3%
EBITDA margin 9.3% – 13.8%
Operating margin 6.2% 2.5% 12.4%
Pretax margin 5.3% 2.8% 14.5%
Net margin 4.0% 1.3% 11.4%
FCF margin 7.0% -1.3% 5.7%
Operating cash flow margin 9.7% -1.3% 9.3%
Return on equity 14.3% 4.2% 39.8%
Return on assets 5.0% 2.6% 21.4%
Return on invested capital 10.1% 4.1% –
Return on capital employed 12.6% – 41.3%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.2x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x -0.6x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPWRAPWCIESC
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% 46.0%
Equity / assets 34.4% 61.4% 54.0%
Interest coverage 6.9x 7.7x 140.8x
Current ratio 1.1x – 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.0x – 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.76 – 8.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPWRAPWCIESC
Dividend yield 0.1% – –
Net buyback yield – – 0.2%
Shareholder yield 0.1% 0.0% 0.2%
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.

ConsensusPWRAPWCIESC
Forward P/E 38.3xFY2026 – 20.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $15.88FY2026 – $10.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +47.7%FY2026 – +58.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.0% – +18.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $40.73BFY2026 – $4.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +43.0%FY2026 – +21.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.6% – +60.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPWRAPWCIESC
Held by institutions 88.9% – 96.8%
Institutions holding 1,920 – 412
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.5% – +0.6%
Institutions buying 972 – 224
Institutions selling 704 – 144
Buyers to sellers 1.38 – 1.56

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.

PWRAPWCIESC
PWR 1.00 0.05 0.54
APWC 0.05 1.00 0.11
IESC 0.54 0.11 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PWR, APWC and IESC?

Quanta Services (PWR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Quanta Services (PWR) $96.37B, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) $25.15M, IES Holdings (IESC) $9.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, PWR, APWC and IESC?

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Quanta Services (PWR) 72.6x, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 3.7x, IES Holdings (IESC) 19.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, IES Holdings (IESC) is cheapest (Quanta Services (PWR) 38.3x, IES Holdings (IESC) 20.8x). 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%, IES Holdings (IESC) +22.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

IES Holdings (IESC) has the highest net margin (Quanta Services (PWR) 4.0%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 1.3%, IES Holdings (IESC) 11.4%). 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%, IES Holdings (IESC) -45.1%. Over five years, Quanta Services (PWR) compounded fastest (Quanta Services (PWR) +38.1%/yr, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) -17.4%/yr, IES Holdings (IESC) +35.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Quanta Services (PWR) 0.00%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 0.00%, IES Holdings (IESC) 0.00%. Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) and IES Holdings (IESC) 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%, IES Holdings (IESC) 105.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.