FIX vs PWR
Comfort Systems USA Inc. and Quanta Services, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | FIX | PWR |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $9.1B | $28.5B |
| Net income | $1.0B | $1.0B |
| Gross margin | 24.1% | 15.0% |
| Net margin | 11.2% | 3.7% |
| Return on equity | 49.2% | 12.7% |
| Diluted EPS | $28.88 | $6.80 |
| Dividend / share | $1.95 | $0.41 |
| Payout ratio | 6.7% | 5.9% |
| Free cash flow | $1.0B | $1.6B |
| Equity | $2.4B | $8.9B |
| Net debt / equity | −0.34× | 0.62× |
| Current ratio | 1.21× | 1.14× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 26.1% | 20.5% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 46.8% | 18.2% |
PWR bills 3.1× the revenue of FIX, and FIX keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (11.2% against 3.7%).
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 | PWR |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $9.1B | $28.5B |
| FY2024 | $7.0B | $23.7B |
| FY2023 | $5.2B | $20.9B |
| FY2022 | $4.1B | $17.1B |
| FY2021 | $3.1B | $13.0B |
| FY2020 | $2.9B | $11.2B |
| FY2019 | $2.6B | $12.1B |
| FY2018 | $2.2B | $11.2B |
| FY2017 | $1.8B | $9.5B |
| FY2016 | $1.6B | $7.7B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | FIX | PWR |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.0B | $1.0B |
| FY2024 | $522.4M | $904.8M |
| FY2023 | $323.4M | $744.7M |
| FY2022 | $245.9M | $491.2M |
| FY2021 | $143.3M | $486.0M |
| FY2020 | $150.1M | $445.6M |
| FY2019 | $114.3M | $402.0M |
| FY2018 | $112.9M | $293.3M |
| FY2017 | $55.3M | $315.0M |
| FY2016 | $64.9M | $200.1M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$19,378,056,000 | PWR |
| FY2024 | −$16,645,319,000 | PWR |
| FY2023 | −$15,675,446,000 | PWR |
| FY2022 | −$12,933,539,000 | PWR |
| FY2021 | −$9,906,577,000 | PWR |
| FY2020 | −$8,346,013,000 | PWR |
| FY2019 | −$9,496,876,000 | PWR |
| FY2018 | −$8,988,544,000 | PWR |
| FY2017 | −$7,678,556,000 | PWR |
| FY2016 | −$6,016,979,000 | PWR |
| FY2015 | −$5,991,917,000 | PWR |
| FY2014 | −$6,336,434,000 | PWR |
| FY2013 | −$5,054,305,000 | PWR |
| FY2012 | −$4,589,084,000 | PWR |
| FY2011 | −$2,977,110,000 | PWR |
| FY2010 | −$2,565,913,000 | PWR |
| FY2009 | −$2,189,219,000 | PWR |
PWR has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +7.6 pp | FIX |
| FY2024 | +3.5 pp | FIX |
| FY2023 | +2.6 pp | FIX |
| FY2022 | +2.9 pp | FIX |
| FY2021 | +0.9 pp | FIX |
| FY2020 | +1.2 pp | FIX |
| FY2019 | +1.0 pp | FIX |
| FY2018 | +2.5 pp | FIX |
| FY2017 | −0.3 pp | PWR |
| FY2016 | +1.4 pp | FIX |
| FY2015 | −0.6 pp | PWR |
| FY2014 | −2.0 pp | PWR |
| FY2013 | −4.5 pp | PWR |
| FY2012 | −4.6 pp | PWR |
| FY2011 | −6.4 pp | PWR |
| FY2010 | −2.9 pp | PWR |
| FY2009 | −1.9 pp | PWR |
The higher net margin has changed hands between FIX and PWR over this period.
17 of 19 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 PWR's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 3.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.0.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between FIX and PWR over these 17 fiscal years — FIX led in 9 and PWR in 8.
17 of 19 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 PWR's over the 13 comparable fiscal years — 10.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.1.
13 of 19 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 FIX and PWR over these 13 fiscal years — FIX led in 12 and PWR in 1.
13 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.