FIX vs LMB
Comfort Systems USA Inc. and Limbach Holdings, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | FIX | LMB |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $9.1B | $646.8M |
| Net income | $1.0B | $39.1M |
| Gross margin | 24.1% | 26.2% |
| Net margin | 11.2% | 6.0% |
| Return on equity | 49.2% | 22.4% |
| Diluted EPS | $28.88 | $3.23 |
| Dividend / share | $1.95 | · |
| Payout ratio | 6.7% | · |
| Free cash flow | $1.0B | $41.9M |
| Equity | $2.4B | $195.7M |
| Net debt / equity | −0.34× | 0.12× |
| Current ratio | 1.21× | 1.44× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 26.1% | 2.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 46.8% | 46.4% |
FIX bills 14.1× the revenue of LMB, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (11.2% 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 | FIX | LMB |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $9.1B | $646.8M |
| FY2024 | $7.0B | $518.8M |
| FY2023 | $5.2B | $516.4M |
| FY2022 | $4.1B | $496.8M |
| FY2021 | $3.1B | $490.4M |
| FY2020 | $2.9B | $568.2M |
| FY2019 | $2.6B | $553.3M |
| FY2018 | $2.2B | $546.5M |
| FY2017 | $1.8B | $485.7M |
| FY2015 | $1.6B | $0 |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | FIX | LMB |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.0B | $39.1M |
| FY2024 | $522.4M | $30.9M |
| FY2023 | $323.4M | $20.8M |
| FY2022 | $245.9M | $6.8M |
| FY2021 | $143.3M | $6.7M |
| FY2020 | $150.1M | $5.8M |
| FY2019 | $114.3M | $-1.8M |
| FY2018 | $112.9M | $-1.8M |
| FY2017 | $55.3M | $712,000 |
| FY2015 | $57.4M | $-339,604 |
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$8,454,837,000 | FIX |
| FY2024 | +$6,508,695,000 | FIX |
| FY2023 | +$4,690,410,000 | FIX |
| FY2022 | +$3,643,582,000 | FIX |
| FY2021 | +$2,583,285,000 | FIX |
| FY2020 | +$2,288,450,000 | FIX |
| FY2019 | +$2,061,943,000 | FIX |
| FY2018 | +$1,636,353,000 | FIX |
| FY2017 | +$1,302,183,000 | FIX |
| FY2015 | +$1,580,519,000 | FIX |
FIX has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 10 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
10 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
9 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +5.2 pp | FIX |
| FY2024 | +1.5 pp | FIX |
| FY2023 | +2.2 pp | FIX |
| FY2022 | +4.6 pp | FIX |
| FY2021 | +3.3 pp | FIX |
| FY2020 | +4.2 pp | FIX |
| FY2019 | +4.7 pp | FIX |
| FY2018 | +5.5 pp | FIX |
| FY2017 | +2.9 pp | FIX |
FIX has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 9 fiscal years.
9 of 17 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 FIX's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 2.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.2.
9 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
FIX led in net margin in every one of the 9 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
9 of 17 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 FIX's over the 10 comparable fiscal years — 10.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 9.9.
10 of 13 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
FIX led in return on equity in every one of the 10 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
10 of 13 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.