EME vs FIX
Emcor Group, Inc. and Comfort Systems USA Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | EME | FIX |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $17.0B | $9.1B |
| Net income | $1.3B | $1.0B |
| Gross margin | 19.3% | 24.1% |
| Net margin | 7.5% | 11.2% |
| Return on equity | 38.5% | 49.2% |
| Diluted EPS | $28.19 | $28.88 |
| Dividend / share | $1.00 | $1.95 |
| Payout ratio | 3.5% | 6.7% |
| Free cash flow | $1.2B | $1.0B |
| Equity | $3.7B | $2.4B |
| Net debt / equity | · | −0.34× |
| Current ratio | 1.22× | 1.21× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 14.1% | 26.1% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 57.1% | 46.8% |
EME bills 1.9× the revenue of FIX, and FIX keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (11.2% 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 | EME | FIX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $17.0B | $9.1B |
| FY2024 | $14.6B | $7.0B |
| FY2023 | $12.6B | $5.2B |
| FY2022 | $11.1B | $4.1B |
| FY2021 | $9.9B | $3.1B |
| FY2020 | $8.8B | $2.9B |
| FY2019 | $9.2B | $2.6B |
| FY2018 | $8.1B | $2.2B |
| FY2017 | $7.7B | $1.8B |
| FY2016 | $7.6B | $1.6B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | EME | FIX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.3B | $1.0B |
| FY2024 | $1.0B | $522.4M |
| FY2023 | $633.0M | $323.4M |
| FY2022 | $406.1M | $245.9M |
| FY2021 | $383.5M | $143.3M |
| FY2020 | $132.9M | $150.1M |
| FY2019 | $325.1M | $114.3M |
| FY2018 | $283.5M | $112.9M |
| FY2017 | $227.2M | $55.3M |
| FY2016 | $181.9M | $64.9M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$7,884,781,000 | EME |
| FY2024 | +$7,538,640,000 | EME |
| FY2023 | +$7,376,113,000 | EME |
| FY2022 | +$6,935,756,000 | EME |
| FY2021 | +$6,829,944,000 | EME |
| FY2020 | +$5,940,402,000 | EME |
| FY2019 | +$6,559,334,000 | EME |
| FY2018 | +$5,947,752,000 | EME |
| FY2017 | +$5,899,077,000 | EME |
| FY2016 | +$5,917,184,000 | EME |
| FY2015 | +$5,138,207,000 | EME |
| FY2014 | +$5,014,170,000 | EME |
| FY2013 | +$4,976,255,000 | EME |
| FY2012 | +$4,864,309,000 | EME |
| FY2011 | +$4,396,805,000 | EME |
| FY2010 | +$3,788,433,000 | EME |
| FY2009 | +$4,098,792,000 | EME |
EME has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −3.7 pp | FIX |
| FY2024 | −0.5 pp | FIX |
| FY2023 | −1.2 pp | FIX |
| FY2022 | −2.3 pp | FIX |
| FY2021 | −0.8 pp | FIX |
| FY2020 | −3.7 pp | FIX |
| FY2019 | −0.8 pp | FIX |
| FY2018 | −1.7 pp | FIX |
| FY2017 | −0.1 pp | FIX |
| FY2016 | −1.6 pp | FIX |
| FY2015 | −1.1 pp | FIX |
| FY2014 | +0.7 pp | EME |
| FY2013 | −0.1 pp | FIX |
| FY2012 | +1.5 pp | EME |
| FY2011 | +5.4 pp | EME |
| FY2010 | −3.1 pp | FIX |
| FY2009 | +0.1 pp | EME |
The higher net margin has changed hands between EME and FIX over this period.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
FIX's net margin has been more volatile than EME's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 3.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.0.
17 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 EME and FIX over these 17 fiscal years — EME led in 4 and FIX in 13.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
FIX's return on equity has been more volatile than EME's over the 13 comparable fiscal years — 10.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 9.8.
13 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 EME and FIX over these 13 fiscal years — EME led in 4 and FIX in 9.
13 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.