COMFORT SYSTEMS USA, INC. vs IES Holdings, Inc., two Engineering & Construction stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where FIX and IESC diverge most: on revenue growth, FIX reads +45.9% and IESC reads +16.1%; on fcf yield, FIX reads 3.5% and IESC reads 1.9%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What FIX's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). What IESC's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | FIX | IESC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1732.36 | $626.17 |
| Market cap | $61.1B | $12.6B |
| Sector | Engineering & Construction | Engineering & Construction |
| Stage | Growth | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +30.8% |
| P/E | 42.6 | 33.4 |
| P/B | 18.98 | 11.78 |
| P/S | 5.44 | 3.48 |
| EV/EBITDA | 30.9 | 26.4 |
| Revenue growth | +45.9% | +16.1% |
| Gross margin | 25.9% | 26.1% |
| Operating margin | 17.1% | 11.5% |
| Net margin | 12.8% | 10.4% |
| Return on equity | 44.6% | 35.2% |
| Return on assets | 16.9% | 18.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 44.1% | 30.4% |
| FCF yield | 3.5% | 1.9% |
| Dividend yield | 0.1% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Current ratio | 1.21 | 1.55 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 8.23 | 8.99 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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