Emcor vs Comfort Systems USA
EME and FIX side by side, both in construction special trade contractors. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How EME and FIX compare
Comfort Systems USA is the larger company, worth 1.4 times as much as Emcor ($40.6B against $29.2B).
On earnings, Emcor is cheaper: it trades at 19.3× trailing earnings, against 25.1× for Comfort Systems USA.
Comfort Systems USA grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (50.7% versus 22.1% for Emcor).
Comfort Systems USA keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 13.0% compared with 7.8% at Emcor.
Both pay dividends: Emcor yields 0.24% and Comfort Systems USA 0.26%.
Emcor scores higher on the StockData Score (24 against 19 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 | EME | FIX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $29.2B | $40.6B |
| Share price | $666.74 | $1161.63 |
| Change, 1 year | 1.6% | 19.2% |
| Change, 5 years | 415% | 1041% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.11 | 1.45 |
| Employees | 44K | 23K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 24 (better) | 19 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Health score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividend score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 19.3× (better) | 25.1× |
| P/S | 1.5× (better) | 3.2× |
| P/B | 6.8× (better) | 12.2× |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.7× (better) | 38.9× |
| P/FCF | 19.7× | 16.6× (better) |
| PEG | 0.37 (better) | 0.41 |
| FCF yield | 5.1% | 6.0% (better) |
| Fair value | $657.10 | $801.15 |
| Margin of safety | −1.5% (better) | −45.0% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 22.1% | 50.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 14.1% (better) | −8.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 36.6% | 94.8% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 39.2% | 96.1% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 63.7% (better) | 47.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 19.6% (better) | 11.3% |
| Operating margin | 10.4% (better) | 7.9% |
| Net margin | 7.8% | 13.0% (better) |
| FCF margin | 7.5% | 19.5% (better) |
| Return on equity | 40.6% | 58.6% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 49.5% (better) | 38.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.01 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | −2.13 |
| Interest coverage | – | 125× |
| Current ratio | 1.17 (better) | 1.15 |
| Altman Z-score | 5.88 | 6.03 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.24% | 0.26% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 4.2% | 6.5% |
| Years of dividend growth | 5 | 13 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 25.6% | 35.6% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 2.1% (better) | 1.1% |
| Shareholder yield | 2.3% (better) | 1.3% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 94.7% | 93.3% |
| Held by insiders | 0.74% | 1.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$39.9M (better) | −$165M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 2 |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.7% | 2.5% |
Go deeper
- EME stock overview
- EME income statement
- EME valuation and score
- FIX stock overview
- FIX income statement
- FIX valuation and score
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