PWR vs RSG vs EME Stock Comparison

Quanta Services, Republic Services and Emcor Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$546.35 -13.9% 1M +27.8% 1Y
Market cap
$84.69B
P/E
63.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$32.91B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials
4 wins
RSG Republic Services, Inc.
$240.36 +12.7% 1M +7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$74.26B
P/E
34.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.89B
Div. yield
0.01%
Solid Waste Industrials
5 wins
EME EMCOR Group, Inc.
$647.48 -13.9% 1M -7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$29.51B
P/E
20.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.60B
Div. yield
0.00%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionPWRRSGEMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $84.69B $74.26B $29.51B PWR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 63.8x 34.0x 20.5x EME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.4x 32.3x 18.6x EME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.3% +3.2% +18.9% PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.0% 12.9% 7.7% RSG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.1% 11.0% — RSG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.6x — PWR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% RSG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.8% +7.7% -7.0% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +35.9%/yr +12.5%/yr +39.9%/yr EME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.7% 20.2% 46.0% RSG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 65/100 64/100 RSG

Percentile Scorecard

PWRRSGEME

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

AxisPWRRSGEME
Valuation 26 #39 of 52 53 #8 of 16 57 #23 of 52
Growth 72 #11 of 37 62 #6 of 14 56 #17 of 37
Profitability 72 #11 of 37 100 #1 of 14 86 #6 of 37
Financial Health 50 #29 of 57 40 #10 of 16 70 #18 of 57
Shareholder Returns 42 #16 of 27 71 #3 of 8 54 #13 of 27
Overall 52 65 64
  • PWR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • RSG ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • 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

PeriodPWRRSGEMESPY
1 month -13.9%+12.7%-13.9% -1.0%
3 months -12.7%+10.8%-13.0% +2.9%
6 months -12.6%+14.6%-25.6% +6.4%
Year to date +29.4%+13.4%+5.8% +11.4%
1 year +27.8%+7.7%-7.0% +13.1%
3 years +226.7%+67.7%+235.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +48.4%+18.8%+49.8% +21.5%
5 years +362.8%+80.4%+434.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +35.9%+12.5%+39.9% +10.9%
10 years +1,832.6%+381.4%+1,053.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +34.5%+17.0%+27.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasurePWRRSGEMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.7%20.2%46.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.7%18.8%48.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.71-0.421.94 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.620.38-0.15 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.9%-23.4%-36.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.4%-0.6%-31.4% -2.5%
52-week high $785.24$241.83$943.75 $779.14
52-week low $413.17$197.73$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.

MultiplePWRRSGEME
P/E now vs peer median 61.8xmedian 25.6x 33.8xmedian 33.8x 20.0xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 0.8x 4.4xmedian 3.4x 1.5xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.6xmedian 12.7x 16.4xmedian 15.8x 13.0xmedian 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.9xmedian 22.4x 27.7xmedian 18.4x 24.5xmedian 22.4x
P/B now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 2.3x 6.1xmedian 3.1x 7.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.01median 0.57 2.67median 4.14 0.43median 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 monthsPWRRSGEME
Revenue $32.91B $16.89B $18.60B
Gross profit $5.09B $7.09B $3.61B
Operating income $2.04B $3.37B $1.93B
Net income $1.35B $2.19B $1.44B
Free cash flow $2.29B $2.65B $1.17B
EPS (diluted) $8.70 $7.10 $32.30
Cash & equivalents $506.43M $107.00M $924.41M
Total debt $6.10B $14.07B –
Shares (diluted) 152.44M 307.63M 44.55M
Enterprise value $82.77B $73.88B $25.90B

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
MetricPWRRSGEME
P/E 61.8x 33.8x 20.0x
P/FCF 35.9x 27.7x 24.5x
P/Operating cash flow 25.8x 16.2x 22.2x
P/S 2.5x 4.4x 1.5x
P/B 8.4x 6.1x 7.0x
P/Tangible book 12.6x 6.5x 9.5x
EV/EBITDA 28.6x 16.4x 13.0x
EV/EBIT 43.1x 26.0x 14.4x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 5.2x 1.5x
EV/FCF 38.3x 33.0x 23.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.6x 19.3x 21.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.01 2.67 0.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPWRRSGEME
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.3% 3.2% 18.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 21.5% 5.4% 16.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.8% 2.5% 18.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 7.8% 26.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 36.3% 1.6% 29.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.9% 9.1% 41.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 36.2% 2.9% 30.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.5% 11.5% 43.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.2% 4.9% 31.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.7% 12.7% 47.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 59.6% 9.2% -0.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.8% 10.2% 20.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.4% 12.6% -3.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.7% 12.3% 20.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPWRRSGEME
Gross margin 15.5% 42.0% 19.4%
EBITDA margin 9.3% 31.7% 11.5%
Operating margin 6.2% 19.9% 10.4%
Pretax margin 5.3% 15.2% 10.5%
Net margin 4.0% 12.9% 7.7%
FCF margin 7.0% 15.7% 6.3%
Operating cash flow margin 9.7% 26.9% 6.9%
Return on equity 14.3% 18.2% 36.2%
Return on assets 5.0% 6.3% 14.6%
Return on invested capital 10.1% 11.0% –
Return on capital employed 12.6% 10.9% 41.9%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.5x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 2.1x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPWRRSGEME
Debt / assets 21.6% 40.0% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.6x –
Debt / FCF 2.7x 5.3x –
Liabilities / assets 65.6% 65.8% 59.8%
Equity / assets 34.4% 34.2% 40.2%
Interest coverage 6.9x 5.7x –
Current ratio 1.1x 0.6x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.46 3.13 6.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPWRRSGEME
Dividend yield 0.1% 1.1% 0.2%
Net buyback yield – 2.0% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 0.1% 3.1% 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 4.7% 34.8% 4.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 2.8% 28.7% 4.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) 10.9% 6.9% 26.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 12.6% 7.4% 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.

ConsensusPWRRSGEME
Forward P/E 34.4xFY2026 32.3xFY2026 18.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $15.87FY2026 $7.45FY2026 $34.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +47.6%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026 +34.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.0% +5.8% +10.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $40.74BFY2026 $16.59BFY2026 $19.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +43.0%FY2026 +0.0%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.5% +15.6% +13.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPWRRSGEME
Held by institutions 88.9% 58.9% 93.1%
Institutions holding 1,919 1,302 1,235
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.5% +0.5% -0.1%
Institutions buying 972 622 659
Institutions selling 703 484 419
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.29 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.

PWRRSGEME
PWR 1.00 -0.30 0.77
RSG -0.30 1.00 -0.31
EME 0.77 -0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PWR, RSG and EME?

Quanta Services (PWR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Quanta Services (PWR) $84.69B, Republic Services (RSG) $74.26B, Emcor (EME) $29.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, PWR, RSG and EME?

Emcor (EME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Quanta Services (PWR) 63.8x, Republic Services (RSG) 34.0x, Emcor (EME) 20.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Emcor (EME) is cheapest (Quanta Services (PWR) 34.4x, Republic Services (RSG) 32.3x, Emcor (EME) 18.6x). 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) +26.3%, Republic Services (RSG) +3.2%, Emcor (EME) +18.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Republic Services (RSG) has the highest net margin (Quanta Services (PWR) 4.0%, Republic Services (RSG) 12.9%, Emcor (EME) 7.7%). On return on invested capital, Republic Services (RSG) leads (Quanta Services (PWR) 10.1%, Republic Services (RSG) 11.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quanta Services (PWR) returned the most: Quanta Services (PWR) +27.8%, Republic Services (RSG) +7.7%, Emcor (EME) -7.0%. Over five years, Emcor (EME) compounded fastest (Quanta Services (PWR) +35.9%/yr, Republic Services (RSG) +12.5%/yr, Emcor (EME) +39.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Republic Services (RSG) has the highest dividend yield: Quanta Services (PWR) 0.00%, Republic Services (RSG) 0.01%, Emcor (EME) 0.00%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Republic Services (RSG) has been the steadiest (Quanta Services (PWR) 44.7%, Republic Services (RSG) 20.2%, Emcor (EME) 46.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PWR, RSG 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, Republic Services (RSG) 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.