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 $26.1B against $17.3B — 1.5× the size. EMCOR Group, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 17.2× against 51.3×. EMCOR Group, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 22.1% against 20.1%. EMCOR Group, Inc. has the higher net margin (7.78% vs 2.38%) and the higher return on invested capital (37.0% vs 7.19%). Both pay a dividend; Jacobs Solutions Inc. yields more (0.95% vs 0.27%). Across the 23 metrics below, EMCOR Group, Inc. leads on 18 and Jacobs Solutions Inc. on 5.

Valuation

Metric EME J Engineering & Construction median
P/E 17.23 51.28 27.65
P/S 1.33 1.22 0.85
P/B 6.17 5.33 3.04
Price to free cash flow 17.77 26.70 19.05
EV/EBITDA 11.33 23.29 11.89
EV/Sales 1.30 1.45 1.20
Earnings yield 5.80% 1.95% 2.77%
Free cash flow yield 5.63% 3.75% 2.00%

Profitability

Metric EME J Engineering & Construction median
Gross margin 19.59% 22.07% 18.76%
Operating margin 10.44% 4.57% 6.43%
Net margin 7.78% 2.38% 2.14%
Free cash flow margin 7.49% 4.56% 1.12%
Return on equity 40.55% 9.56% 6.05%
Return on assets 15.53% 2.92% 1.19%
Return on invested capital 36.95% 7.19% 2.52%

Growth

Metric EME J Engineering & Construction median
Revenue growth (TTM) 22.13% 20.14% 18.09%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 30.99% (62.34%) 13.42%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 14.07% (2.38%) 12.23%
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 0.41
Current ratio 1.17 1.29 1.37
Net debt to EBITDA (0.59) 0.91 0.38

Dividend

Metric EME J Engineering & Construction median
Dividend yield 0.27% 0.95% 0.68%
Payout ratio 0.05 0.49 0.18

Size

Metric EME J Engineering & Construction median
Market cap 26.06b 17.27b 1.13b

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