EME vs LMB
Emcor Group, Inc. and Limbach Holdings, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | EME | LMB |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $17.0B | $646.8M |
| Net income | $1.3B | $39.1M |
| Gross margin | 19.3% | 26.2% |
| Net margin | 7.5% | 6.0% |
| Return on equity | 38.5% | 22.4% |
| Diluted EPS | $28.19 | $3.23 |
| Dividend / share | $1.00 | · |
| Payout ratio | 3.5% | · |
| Free cash flow | $1.2B | $41.9M |
| Equity | $3.7B | $195.7M |
| Net debt / equity | · | 0.12× |
| Current ratio | 1.22× | 1.44× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 14.1% | 2.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 57.1% | 46.4% |
EME bills 26.3× the revenue of LMB, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (7.5% against 6.0%).
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 | LMB |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $17.0B | $646.8M |
| FY2024 | $14.6B | $518.8M |
| FY2023 | $12.6B | $516.4M |
| FY2022 | $11.1B | $496.8M |
| FY2021 | $9.9B | $490.4M |
| FY2020 | $8.8B | $568.2M |
| FY2019 | $9.2B | $553.3M |
| FY2018 | $8.1B | $546.5M |
| FY2017 | $7.7B | $485.7M |
| FY2015 | $6.7B | $0 |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | EME | LMB |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.3B | $39.1M |
| FY2024 | $1.0B | $30.9M |
| FY2023 | $633.0M | $20.8M |
| FY2022 | $406.1M | $6.8M |
| FY2021 | $383.5M | $6.7M |
| FY2020 | $132.9M | $5.8M |
| FY2019 | $325.1M | $-1.8M |
| FY2018 | $283.5M | $-1.8M |
| FY2017 | $227.2M | $712,000 |
| FY2015 | $172.3M | $-339,604 |
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$16,339,618,000 | EME |
| FY2024 | +$14,047,335,000 | EME |
| FY2023 | +$12,066,523,000 | EME |
| FY2022 | +$10,579,338,000 | EME |
| FY2021 | +$9,413,229,000 | EME |
| FY2020 | +$8,228,852,000 | EME |
| FY2019 | +$8,621,277,000 | EME |
| FY2018 | +$7,584,105,000 | EME |
| FY2017 | +$7,201,260,000 | EME |
| FY2015 | +$6,718,726,000 | EME |
EME has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 10 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
10 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
9 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +1.5 pp | EME |
| FY2024 | +1.0 pp | EME |
| FY2023 | +1.0 pp | EME |
| FY2022 | +2.3 pp | EME |
| FY2021 | +2.5 pp | EME |
| FY2020 | +0.5 pp | EME |
| FY2019 | +3.9 pp | EME |
| FY2018 | +3.8 pp | EME |
| FY2017 | +2.8 pp | EME |
EME has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 9 fiscal years.
9 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
LMB's net margin has been more volatile than EME's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 2.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.8.
9 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
EME led in net margin in every one of the 9 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
9 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
LMB's return on equity has been more volatile than EME's over the 10 comparable fiscal years — 10.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 10.1.
10 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 LMB over these 10 fiscal years — EME led in 9 and LMB in 1.
10 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.