PWR vs CRH vs IESC Stock Comparison

Quanta Services, Crh Public and IES Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$635.18 -2.6% 1M +41.6% 1Y
Market cap
$92.93B
P/E
55.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.29B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
4 wins
CRH Crh Public Ltd Co
$90.63 +7.2% 1M -23.5% 1Y
Market cap
$60.22B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.96B
Div. yield
–
Cement Basic Materials
3 wins
IESC IES Holdings, Inc.
$223.79 -31.0% 1M -46.5% 1Y
Market cap
$8.15B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Quanta Services leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Quanta Services 4, Crh Public 3, IES Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPWRCRHIESCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $92.93B $60.22B $8.15B PWR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 55.2x 16.8x 17.9x CRH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 40.0x 15.8x 20.6x CRH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.1% +5.6% +22.7% PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 11.4% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +41.6% -23.5% -46.5% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +39.3%/yr +13.6%/yr +35.1%/yr PWR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.2% 32.8% 105.3% CRH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 67/100 72/100 IESC

Percentile Scorecard

PWRCRHIESC

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

AxisPWRCRHIESC
Valuation 20 #42 of 52 78 #3 of 10 49 #27 of 52
Growth 78 #9 of 37 – 86 #6 of 37
Profitability 72 #11 of 37 – 94 #3 of 37
Financial Health 41 #34 of 57 38 #6 of 9 88 #8 of 57
Shareholder Returns 19 #22 of 27 86 #2 of 8 42 #16 of 27
Overall 46 67 72
  • PWR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • CRH ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • 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

PeriodPWRCRHIESCSPY
1 month -2.6%+7.2%-31.0% +0.7%
3 months -3.5%-5.7%-60.8% +3.7%
6 months -12.7%-23.5%-65.3% +7.1%
Year to date +50.5%-27.4%-42.5% +12.8%
1 year +41.6%-23.5%-46.5% +11.9%
3 years +285.5%+69.4%+265.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +56.8%+19.2%+54.1% +22.8%
5 years +423.7%+88.7%+348.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +39.3%+13.6%+35.1% +10.9%
10 years +2,124.0%+173.8%+1,432.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +36.4%+10.6%+31.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePWRCRHIESCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.2%32.8%105.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.8%33.0%129.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.721.292.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.92-0.72-0.44 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.9%-42.1%-73.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.1%-31.0%-71.8% -1.2%
52-week high $785.24$131.38$793.96 $779.14
52-week low $413.17$79.20$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.

MultiplePWRCRHIESC
P/E now vs peer median 56.7xmedian 28.1x 16.9xmedian 20.7x 19.6xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 0.8x 1.5xmedian 1.8x 2.2xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.7x —median 9.7x 15.5xmedian 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.8xmedian 25.0x 20.4xmedian 32.9x 39.0xmedian 25.0x
P/B now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 2.5x 2.3xmedian 2.4x 7.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.71median 0.60 —median 3.42 0.26median 0.60

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 monthsPWRCRHIESC
Revenue $37.29B $38.96B $3.99B
Gross profit $5.88B $14.12B $1.05B
Operating income $2.55B $5.34B $492.85M
Net income – $3.55B $457.91M
Free cash flow – – $228.40M
EPS (diluted) $11.04 $5.35 $11.29
Cash & equivalents $2.32B $5.11B $77.28M
Shares (diluted) 152.44M 668.80M 40.40M
Enterprise value $92.93B $60.22B $7.00B

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
MetricPWRCRHIESC
P/E 56.7x 16.9x 19.6x
P/FCF 42.8x 20.4x 39.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 11.6x 24.0x
P/S 2.6x 1.5x 2.2x
P/B 9.0x 2.3x 7.3x
P/Tangible book 12.8x 2.5x 7.6x
EV/EBITDA – – 15.5x
EV/EBIT – – 17.3x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 1.5x 2.1x
EV/FCF – – 37.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.6x 23.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.71 – 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPWRCRHIESC
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.1% 5.6% 22.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.1% – 19.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 42.6% 5.9% 29.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.9% – 37.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 61.2% 4.0% 39.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.7% – 55.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – 2.6% 66.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 67.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 64.2% 5.4% 69.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.1% – 74.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -4.7% 50.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 41.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 23.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 25.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPWRCRHIESC
Gross margin – – 26.3%
EBITDA margin – – 13.8%
Operating margin – – 12.4%
Pretax margin – – 14.5%
Net margin – – 11.4%
FCF margin – – 5.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 13.3% 9.3%
Return on equity 16.8% 13.9% 39.8%
Return on assets 5.6% 5.9% 21.4%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – 41.3%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.6x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.5x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPWRCRHIESC
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 67.6% 56.9% 46.0%
Equity / assets 32.4% 42.4% 54.0%
Interest coverage – – 140.8x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.5x 1.6x
Quick ratio – – 1.2x
Cash ratio – – 0.4x
Altman Z-score – – 8.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPWRCRHIESC
Dividend yield 0.1% 1.7% –
Net buyback yield – – 0.2%
Shareholder yield 0.1% 1.7% 0.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusPWRCRHIESC
Forward P/E 40.0xFY2026 15.8xFY2026 20.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $15.88FY2026 $5.74FY2026 $10.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +47.7%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026 +58.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.0% +13.9% +18.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $40.73BFY2026 $41.93BFY2026 $4.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +43.0%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026 +21.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.6% -3.2% +60.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPWRCRHIESC
Held by institutions 88.9% 84.4% 96.8%
Institutions holding 1,921 1,030 413
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.5% +1.7% +0.6%
Institutions buying 972 555 224
Institutions selling 705 355 144
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.56 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.

PWRCRHIESC
PWR 1.00 0.20 0.54
CRH 0.20 1.00 0.18
IESC 0.54 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PWR, CRH and IESC?

Quanta Services (PWR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Quanta Services (PWR) $92.93B, Crh Public (CRH) $60.22B, IES Holdings (IESC) $8.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, PWR, CRH and IESC?

Crh Public (CRH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Quanta Services (PWR) 55.2x, Crh Public (CRH) 16.8x, IES Holdings (IESC) 17.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crh Public (CRH) is cheapest (Quanta Services (PWR) 40.0x, Crh Public (CRH) 15.8x, IES Holdings (IESC) 20.6x). 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) +37.1%, Crh Public (CRH) +5.6%, IES Holdings (IESC) +22.7%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quanta Services (PWR) returned the most: Quanta Services (PWR) +41.6%, Crh Public (CRH) -23.5%, IES Holdings (IESC) -46.5%. Over five years, Quanta Services (PWR) compounded fastest (Quanta Services (PWR) +39.3%/yr, Crh Public (CRH) +13.6%/yr, IES Holdings (IESC) +35.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crh Public (CRH) has been the steadiest (Quanta Services (PWR) 45.2%, Crh Public (CRH) 32.8%, IES Holdings (IESC) 105.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PWR, CRH 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 4. 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.