Comfort Systems USA vs Quanta Services
FIX and PWR side by side, both in industrials. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FIX and PWR compare
Quanta Services is the larger company, worth 2.2 times as much as Comfort Systems USA ($93.3B against $43.4B).
On earnings, Comfort Systems USA is cheaper: it trades at 30.3× trailing earnings, against 56.2× for Quanta Services.
Comfort Systems USA grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (46.1% versus 37.1% for Quanta Services).
Comfort Systems USA keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 12.8% compared with 4.5% at Quanta Services.
Both pay dividends: Comfort Systems USA yields 0.24% and Quanta Services 0.07%.
Quanta Services scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 18 for Comfort Systems USA), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | FIX | PWR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $43.4B | $93.3B |
| Share price | $1232.66 | $620.73 |
| Change, 1 year | 22.0% | 38.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 1145% | 429% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.41 | 1.12 |
| Employees | 23K | 70K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 18 | 19 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Performance score | 5 | 5 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 30.3× (better) | 56.2× |
| P/S | 3.9× | 2.5× (better) |
| P/B | 13.5× | 8.9× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 55.9× | 38.5× (better) |
| P/FCF | 20.1× (better) | 29.6× |
| PEG | 0.49 (better) | 2.08 |
| FCF yield | 5.0% (better) | 3.4% |
| Fair value | $678.66 | $392.63 |
| Margin of safety | −81.6% | −58.1% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 46.1% (better) | 37.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −8.5% | 20.5% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 107% (better) | 65.2% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 109% (better) | 63.6% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 47.8% (better) | 17.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 9.7% | 15.8% (better) |
| Operating margin | 6.6% | 6.8% (better) |
| Net margin | 12.8% (better) | 4.5% |
| FCF margin | 19.2% (better) | 8.5% |
| Return on equity | 55.3% (better) | 17.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 23.8% (better) | 13.6% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.02 (better) | 0.66 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −2.42 | 1.84 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 79.1× (better) | 8.3× |
| Current ratio | 1.21 (better) | 1.16 |
| Altman Z-score | 7.25 (better) | 4.35 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.24% (better) | 0.07% |
| Payout ratio | 6.4% | 3.9% |
| Years of dividend growth | 13 (better) | 8 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 35.6% (better) | 14.3% |
| Buyback yield | 0.26% (better) | 0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.50% (better) | 0.07% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 92.7% | 88.9% |
| Held by insiders | 1.1% | 0.65% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$172M | −$138M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.4% | 2.1% |
Go deeper
- FIX stock overview
- FIX income statement
- FIX valuation and score
- PWR stock overview
- PWR income statement
- PWR valuation and score
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