PWR vs FIX vs EME Stock Comparison

Quanta Services, Comfort Systems Usa and Emcor Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$656.98 -2.9% 1M +45.7% 1Y
Market cap
$86.88B
P/E
51.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.29B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials
3 wins
FIX Comfort Systems Usa Inc
$1,285.79 -25.7% 1M +31.5% 1Y
Market cap
$37.94B
P/E
23.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.27B
Div. yield
0.00%
HVAC Industrials
5 wins
EME EMCOR Group, Inc.
$707.51 -10.1% 1M +5.0% 1Y
Market cap
$28.18B
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.84B
Div. yield
0.00%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Comfort Systems Usa leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Comfort Systems Usa 5, Emcor 4, Quanta Services 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPWRFIXEMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $86.88B $37.94B $28.18B PWR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 51.6x 23.2x 18.3x EME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.4x 28.2x 20.4x EME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.1% -36.6% +22.1% PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.5% 30.9% 7.8% FIX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.7% 16.0% — FIX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -2.0x — FIX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% FIX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +45.7% +31.5% +5.0% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +42.2%/yr +68.8%/yr +41.1%/yr FIX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.6% 57.8% 41.5% EME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 69/100 69/100 EME

Percentile Scorecard

PWRFIXEME

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

AxisPWRFIXEME
Valuation 29 #37 of 52 30 #40 of 57 71 #16 of 52
Growth 87 #6 of 38 87 #8 of 54 68 #13 of 38
Profitability 81 #8 of 38 79 #12 of 53 92 #4 of 38
Financial Health 57 #25 of 57 76 #15 of 59 59 #24 of 57
Shareholder Returns 43 #17 of 29 73 #12 of 42 57 #13 of 29
Overall 59 69 69
  • PWR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • FIX ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • 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

PeriodPWRFIXEMESPY
1 month -2.9%-25.7%-10.1% -2.0%
3 months -5.2%-27.5%-13.7% -2.2%
6 months -14.9%-34.6%-24.2% +4.2%
Year to date +55.7%+37.8%+15.6% +10.6%
1 year +45.7%+31.5%+5.0% +10.4%
3 years +288.3%+584.6%+236.6% +73.6%
3 years, per year +57.2%+90.0%+49.9% +20.2%
5 years +480.0%+1,266.6%+457.8% +61.6%
5 years, per year +42.2%+68.8%+41.1% +10.1%
10 years +2,220.7%+4,403.6%+1,073.7% +261.3%
10 years, per year +37.0%+46.3%+27.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePWRFIXEMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.6%57.8%41.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.8%62.5%40.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.742.641.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.000.550.12 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.9%-46.1%-36.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.3%-37.8%-25.0% -3.2%
52-week high $785.24$2,066.51$943.75 $779.14
52-week low $413.17$876.19$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.

MultiplePWRFIXEME
P/E now vs peer median 58.7xmedian 27.2x 27.7xmedian 21.3x 20.4xmedian 27.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 0.8x 8.5xmedian 1.7x 1.6xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.4xmedian 13.2x 40.8xmedian 13.6x 13.3xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.4xmedian 23.4x 18.4xmedian 17.5x 21.0xmedian 23.4x
P/B now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 2.7x 13.5xmedian 2.9x 7.3xmedian 2.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.77median 0.63 0.35median 1.14 0.46median 0.63

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 monthsPWRFIXEME
Revenue $37.29B $5.27B $19.84B
Gross profit $5.88B $1.42B $3.89B
Operating income $2.55B $989.51M $2.07B
Net income $1.71B $1.63B $1.54B
Free cash flow $3.05B $2.44B $1.48B
EPS (diluted) $11.04 $46.42 $34.65
Cash & equivalents $2.32B $2.16B $774.75M
Total debt $6.99B $49.56M –
Shares (diluted) 152.44M 35.15M 44.55M
Enterprise value $83.25B $31.89B $24.45B

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
MetricPWRFIXEME
P/E 58.7x 27.7x 20.4x
P/FCF 32.4x 18.4x 21.0x
P/Operating cash flow 24.3x 15.0x 19.3x
P/S 2.7x 8.5x 1.6x
P/B 9.3x 13.5x 7.3x
P/Tangible book 13.3x 16.1x 11.0x
EV/EBITDA 28.4x 40.8x 13.3x
EV/EBIT 40.7x 43.3x 14.7x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 8.1x 1.5x
EV/FCF 34.0x 17.6x 20.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.5x 14.3x 18.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.77 0.35 0.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPWRFIXEME
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.1% -36.6% 22.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.1% 2.0% 17.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 42.6% -27.6% 23.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 15.4% 26.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 61.2% -11.2% 35.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 37.8% 39.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 65.6% 94.8% 36.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.1% 78.4% 41.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 64.2% 96.0% 37.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.1% 79.7% 44.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 124.2% 223.9% 29.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 52.1% 71.3% 29.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 143.8% 205.6% 29.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.4% 67.9% 30.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPWRFIXEME
Gross margin 15.8% 26.8% 19.6%
EBITDA margin 9.8% 19.9% 11.5%
Operating margin 6.8% 18.8% 10.4%
Pretax margin 6.0% 19.3% 10.5%
Net margin 4.5% 30.9% 7.8%
FCF margin 8.2% 46.3% 7.5%
Operating cash flow margin 10.9% 57.0% 8.1%
Return on equity 16.8% 16.7% 36.9%
Return on assets 5.6% 6.0% 14.4%
Return on invested capital 11.7% 16.0% –
Return on capital employed 14.9% 30.6% 44.5%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.6x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.8x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.7% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPWRFIXEME
Debt / assets 21.3% 0.5% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -2.0x –
Debt / FCF 2.3x 0.0x –
Liabilities / assets 67.6% 66.0% 61.9%
Equity / assets 32.4% 34.0% 38.1%
Interest coverage 8.3x 125.1x –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.1x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.4x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.50 5.69 6.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPWRFIXEME
Dividend yield 0.1% 0.2% 0.2%
Net buyback yield – 1.0% 2.0%
Shareholder yield 0.1% 1.2% 2.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 3.8% 6.5% 4.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 2.2% 4.3% 4.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 12.1% 75.6% 42.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 57.9% 27.2%

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.

ConsensusPWRFIXEME
Forward P/E 41.4xFY2026 28.2xFY2026 20.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $15.88FY2026 $45.66FY2026 $34.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +47.7%FY2026 +58.1%FY2026 +34.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.0% +25.2% +10.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $40.73BFY2026 $12.26BFY2026 $19.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +43.0%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.6% +33.8% +13.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPWRFIXEME
Held by institutions 88.9% 93.1% 93.1%
Institutions holding 1,923 1,356 1,238
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.5% +0.8% -0.1%
Institutions buying 974 743 662
Institutions selling 705 488 419
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.52 1.58

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.

PWRFIXEME
PWR 1.00 0.84 0.86
FIX 0.84 1.00 0.84
EME 0.86 0.84 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PWR, FIX and EME?

Quanta Services (PWR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Quanta Services (PWR) $86.88B, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) $37.94B, Emcor (EME) $28.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, PWR, FIX and EME?

Emcor (EME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Quanta Services (PWR) 51.6x, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 23.2x, Emcor (EME) 18.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Emcor (EME) is cheapest (Quanta Services (PWR) 41.4x, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 28.2x, Emcor (EME) 20.4x). 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%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) -36.6%, Emcor (EME) +22.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) has the highest net margin (Quanta Services (PWR) 4.5%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 30.9%, Emcor (EME) 7.8%). On return on invested capital, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) leads (Quanta Services (PWR) 11.7%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 16.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quanta Services (PWR) returned the most: Quanta Services (PWR) +45.7%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) +31.5%, Emcor (EME) +5.0%. Over five years, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) compounded fastest (Quanta Services (PWR) +42.2%/yr, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) +68.8%/yr, Emcor (EME) +41.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) has the highest dividend yield: Quanta Services (PWR) 0.00%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 0.00%, Emcor (EME) 0.00%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Emcor (EME) has been the steadiest (Quanta Services (PWR) 45.6%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 57.8%, Emcor (EME) 41.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PWR, FIX 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, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 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.