IES Holdings, Inc. vs Legence Corp., two Engineering & Construction stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where IESC and LGN diverge most: on net margin, IESC reads 10.4% and LGN reads -1.3%; on return on equity, IESC reads 35.2% and LGN reads -2.4%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. 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 | IESC | LGN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $624.93 | $73.58 |
| Market cap | $12.6B | $8.0B |
| Sector | Engineering & Construction | Engineering & Construction |
| Stage | Growth | Growth |
| P/E | 33.3 | — |
| P/B | 11.76 | 8.39 |
| P/S | 3.47 | 4.57 |
| EV/EBITDA | 26.3 | 72.5 |
| Revenue growth | +16.1% | +65.7% |
| Gross margin | 26.1% | 17.9% |
| Operating margin | 11.5% | 2.2% |
| Net margin | 10.4% | -1.3% |
| Return on equity | 35.2% | -2.4% |
| Return on assets | 18.9% | -0.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 30.4% | 2.4% |
| FCF yield | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Debt / equity | 0.03 | 1.06 |
| Current ratio | 1.55 | 1.30 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 8.99 | 2.41 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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