EMCOR Group, Inc. (EME) vs Jacobs Solutions Inc. (J)

EMCOR Group, Inc. and Jacobs Solutions Inc. are both Engineering & Construction companies. EMCOR Group, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $32.3B against $16.6B — 1.9× the size. EMCOR Group, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 22.3× against 49.7×. Jacobs Solutions Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 20.1% against 18.9%. EMCOR Group, Inc. has the higher net margin (7.74% vs 2.38%) and the higher return on invested capital (38.2% vs 7.19%). Both pay a dividend; Jacobs Solutions Inc. yields more (0.99% vs 0.22%). Across the 23 metrics below, EMCOR Group, Inc. leads on 14 and Jacobs Solutions Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric EME J Engineering & Construction median
P/E 22.35 49.68 29.24
P/S 1.72 1.17 1.09
P/B 7.85 5.11 3.39
Price to free cash flow 27.23 25.59 24.81
EV/EBITDA 14.68 22.48 14.38
EV/Sales 1.69 1.39 1.37
Earnings yield 4.48% 2.01% 2.83%
Free cash flow yield 3.67% 3.91% 2.28%

Profitability

Metric EME J Engineering & Construction median
Gross margin 19.43% 22.07% 18.76%
Operating margin 10.38% 4.57% 6.26%
Net margin 7.74% 2.38% 2.23%
Free cash flow margin 6.32% 4.56% 1.83%
Return on equity 40.35% 9.56% 7.90%
Return on assets 15.51% 2.92% 0.87%
Return on invested capital 38.24% 7.19% 2.52%

Growth

Metric EME J Engineering & Construction median
Revenue growth (TTM) 18.92% 20.14% 16.67%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 30.99% (62.34%) 13.42%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 14.07% (2.38%) 11.76%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 57.12% (10.07%) 0.00%

Health

Metric EME J Engineering & Construction median
Debt to equity 0.00 1.10 0.40
Current ratio 1.28 1.29 1.39
Net debt to EBITDA (0.59) 0.91 0.38

Dividend

Metric EME J Engineering & Construction median
Dividend yield 0.22% 0.99% 0.63%
Payout ratio 0.05 0.50 0.17

Size

Metric EME J Engineering & Construction median
Market cap 32.31b 16.62b 1.09b

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