AGX vs EME
Argan Inc. and Emcor Group, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | AGX | EME |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $944.6M | $17.0B |
| Net income | $137.8M | $1.3B |
| Gross margin | 20.5% | 19.3% |
| Net margin | 14.6% | 7.5% |
| Return on equity | 33.8% | 38.5% |
| Diluted EPS | $9.74 | $28.19 |
| Dividend / share | $1.75 | $1.00 |
| Payout ratio | 17.6% | 3.5% |
| Free cash flow | $410.8M | $1.2B |
| Equity | $462.3M | $3.7B |
| Net debt / equity | · | · |
| Current ratio | 1.59× | 1.22× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 19.2% | 14.1% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 42.0% | 57.1% |
EME bills 18.0× the revenue of AGX, and AGX keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (14.6% against 7.5%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | AGX | EME |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $944.6M | $17.0B |
| FY2024 | $874.2M | $14.6B |
| FY2023 | $573.3M | $12.6B |
| FY2022 | $455.0M | $11.1B |
| FY2021 | $509.4M | $9.9B |
| FY2020 | $392.2M | $8.8B |
| FY2019 | $239.0M | $9.2B |
| FY2018 | $482.2M | $8.1B |
| FY2017 | $892.8M | $7.7B |
| FY2016 | $675.0M | $7.6B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | AGX | EME |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $137.8M | $1.3B |
| FY2024 | $85.5M | $1.0B |
| FY2023 | $32.4M | $633.0M |
| FY2022 | $33.1M | $406.1M |
| FY2021 | $38.2M | $383.5M |
| FY2020 | $23.9M | $132.9M |
| FY2019 | $-42.7M | $325.1M |
| FY2018 | $52.0M | $283.5M |
| FY2017 | $72.0M | $227.2M |
| FY2016 | $70.3M | $181.9M |
15 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$16,041,816,000 | EME |
| FY2024 | −$13,691,937,000 | EME |
| FY2023 | −$12,009,540,000 | EME |
| FY2022 | −$10,621,080,000 | EME |
| FY2021 | −$9,394,210,000 | EME |
| FY2020 | −$8,404,855,000 | EME |
| FY2019 | −$8,935,614,000 | EME |
| FY2018 | −$7,648,478,000 | EME |
| FY2017 | −$6,794,184,000 | EME |
| FY2016 | −$6,876,477,000 | EME |
| FY2014 | −$6,041,855,000 | EME |
| FY2013 | −$6,106,072,000 | EME |
| FY2012 | −$5,916,859,000 | EME |
| FY2011 | −$5,471,609,000 | EME |
| FY2010 | −$4,669,361,000 | EME |
EME has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 15 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
15 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
15 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +7.1 pp | AGX |
| FY2024 | +2.9 pp | AGX |
| FY2023 | +0.6 pp | AGX |
| FY2022 | +4.0 pp | AGX |
| FY2021 | +3.1 pp | AGX |
| FY2020 | +4.6 pp | AGX |
| FY2019 | −20.6 pp | EME |
| FY2018 | +7.3 pp | AGX |
| FY2017 | +5.1 pp | AGX |
| FY2016 | +9.1 pp | AGX |
| FY2014 | +8.6 pp | AGX |
| FY2013 | +17.0 pp | AGX |
| FY2012 | +5.4 pp | AGX |
| FY2011 | +3.9 pp | AGX |
| FY2010 | +6.0 pp | AGX |
The higher net margin has changed hands between AGX and EME over this period.
15 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
AGX's net margin has been more volatile than EME's over the 15 comparable fiscal years — 7.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.1.
15 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between AGX and EME over these 15 fiscal years — AGX led in 14 and EME in 1.
15 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
EME's return on equity has been more volatile than AGX's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 10.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 10.7.
16 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between AGX and EME over these 16 fiscal years — AGX led in 8 and EME in 8.
16 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.