IES Holdings, Inc. vs Sterling Infrastructure, Inc., two Engineering & Construction stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where IESC and STRL diverge most: on debt / equity, IESC reads 0.03 and STRL reads 0.24; on revenue growth, IESC reads +16.1% and STRL reads +41.1%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What IESC's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). What STRL's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (segment-resolved basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | IESC | STRL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $624.93 | $682.13 |
| Market cap | $12.6B | $21.2B |
| Sector | Engineering & Construction | Engineering & Construction |
| Stage | Growth | Growth |
| P/E | 33.3 | 61.0 |
| P/B | 11.76 | 17.71 |
| P/S | 3.47 | 7.34 |
| EV/EBITDA | 26.3 | 36.7 |
| Revenue growth | +16.1% | +41.1% |
| Gross margin | 26.1% | 23.5% |
| Operating margin | 11.5% | 16.7% |
| Net margin | 10.4% | 12.0% |
| Return on equity | 35.2% | 29.0% |
| Return on assets | 18.9% | 12.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 30.4% | 26.0% |
| FCF yield | 1.9% | 2.1% |
| Debt / equity | 0.03 | 0.24 |
| Current ratio | 1.55 | 1.10 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 8.99 | 7.73 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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