FLUOR CORPORATION vs IES Holdings, Inc., two Engineering & Construction stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where FLR and IESC diverge most: on revenue growth, FLR reads -8.4% and IESC reads +16.1%; on fcf yield, FLR reads -0.5% and IESC reads 1.9%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What FLR's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (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 | FLR | IESC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $52.19 | $626.17 |
| Market cap | $7.7B | $12.6B |
| Sector | Engineering & Construction | Engineering & Construction |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +30.8% |
| P/E | 23.8 | 33.4 |
| P/B | 2.62 | 11.78 |
| P/S | 0.51 | 3.48 |
| EV/EBITDA | 31.2 | 26.4 |
| Revenue growth | -8.4% | +16.1% |
| Gross margin | 0.3% | 26.1% |
| Operating margin | 2.5% | 11.5% |
| Net margin | 2.3% | 10.4% |
| Return on equity | 11.9% | 35.2% |
| Return on assets | 4.4% | 18.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 3.2% | 30.4% |
| FCF yield | -0.5% | 1.9% |
| Dividend yield | 31.1% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.36 | 0.03 |
| Current ratio | 1.78 | 1.55 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 8.92 | 8.99 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 4 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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