IES Holdings, Inc. (IESC) Financial Ratios
29 years of historical data (1997–2025) · Industrials · Engineering & Construction
EV/EBITDA
↑
33.05
↑+197% vs avg
5yr avg: 11.13
30Y Low6.0·High84.8
P/FCF
↑
64.87
↑+160% vs avg
5yr avg: 24.92
30Y Low6.9·High153.3
P/B Ratio
↑
16.19
↑+267% vs avg
5yr avg: 4.41
30Y Low0.5·High118.1
ROE
↑
39.7%
↓+51% vs avg
5yr avg: 26.3%
30Y Low-161%·High74%
Debt/EBITDA
↓
0.37
↓-45% vs avg
5yr avg: 0.67
30Y Low0.0·High11.4
Percentile shows where the current value sits in 30-year historical distribution. Sparklines show 5-year trend.
IESC Valuation Multiples
Price-based multiples — how expensive the stock is relative to earnings, sales, book value, and cash flow
IES Holdings, Inc. trades at 47.4x earnings, 150% above its 5-year average of 19.0x, sitting at the 85th percentile of its historical range. Compared to the Industrials sector median P/E of 25.6x, the stock trades at a premium of 85%. On a free-cash-flow basis, the stock trades at 64.9x P/FCF, 160% above the 5-year average of 24.9x.
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $14.2B | $8.0B | $4.1B | $1.3B | $577M | $963M | $670M | $439M | $413M | $373M | $382M |
| Enterprise Value | $14.2B | $8.1B | $4.0B | $1.3B | $689M | $1.0B | $648M | $420M | $417M | $374M | $379M |
| P/E Ratio → | 47.43 | 26.47 | 20.18 | 14.51 | 19.18 | 14.46 | 16.13 | 13.20 | — | 27.90 | 3.17 |
| P/S Ratio | 4.21 | 2.38 | 1.41 | 0.57 | 0.27 | 0.63 | 0.56 | 0.41 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.55 |
| P/B Ratio | 16.19 | 9.04 | 6.25 | 2.69 | 1.48 | 2.60 | 2.35 | 1.76 | 1.85 | 1.55 | 1.70 |
| P/FCF | 64.87 | 36.67 | 21.53 | 9.87 | — | 31.59 | 9.31 | 13.55 | 54.39 | 21.05 | 17.70 |
| P/OCF | 49.62 | 28.05 | 17.39 | 8.74 | 35.41 | 25.42 | 8.74 | 11.34 | 33.88 | 16.70 | 15.29 |
P/E links to full P/E history page with 30-year chart
IESC EV Ratios
Enterprise-value multiples — capital-structure-neutral measures of total business value
IES Holdings, Inc.'s enterprise value stands at 33.0x EBITDA, 197% above its 5-year average of 11.1x. The Industrials sector median is 13.9x, placing the stock at a 138% premium on an enterprise-value basis.
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / Revenue | — | 2.39 | 1.40 | 0.56 | 0.32 | 0.67 | 0.54 | 0.39 | 0.48 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
| EV / EBITDA | 33.05 | 18.71 | 11.94 | 7.03 | 8.46 | 9.51 | 10.36 | 8.17 | 11.95 | 12.49 | 12.35 |
| EV / EBIT | 37.09 | 20.38 | 13.20 | 8.23 | 12.36 | 11.91 | 12.99 | 10.08 | 16.02 | 18.22 | 15.33 |
| EV / FCF | — | 36.81 | 21.33 | 9.77 | — | 33.53 | 9.00 | 12.97 | 54.82 | 21.11 | 17.53 |
IESC Profitability
Margins and return-on-capital ratios measuring operating efficiency
IES Holdings, Inc. earns an operating margin of 11.4%, above the Industrials sector average of 4.3%. Operating margins have expanded from 6.7% to 11.4% over the past 3 years, signaling improving operational efficiency. Return on equity of 39.7% is exceptionally high — well above the sector median of 8.2%. ROIC of 37.5% represents excellent returns on invested capital versus a sector median of 6.1%.
Margins
Full margin charts and quarterly trend are on the Earnings History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 25.5% | 25.5% | 24.2% | 18.7% | 14.7% | 18.7% | 19.1% | 16.9% | 17.1% | 17.3% | 18.2% |
| Operating Margin | 11.4% | 11.4% | 10.4% | 6.7% | 2.6% | 5.6% | 4.2% | 3.9% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 3.6% |
| Net Profit Margin | 9.1% | 9.1% | 7.6% | 4.6% | 1.6% | 4.3% | 3.5% | 3.1% | -1.6% | 1.7% | 17.4% |
Return on Capital
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 39.7% | 39.7% | 38.0% | 24.3% | 9.1% | 20.3% | 15.6% | 14.0% | -6.1% | 5.8% | 74.0% |
| ROA | 21.5% | 21.5% | 19.7% | 11.3% | 4.1% | 10.0% | 8.3% | 7.7% | -3.4% | 3.3% | 39.0% |
| ROIC | 37.5% | 37.5% | 41.0% | 24.2% | 9.0% | 18.5% | 15.2% | 13.7% | 8.3% | 6.6% | 13.3% |
| ROCE | 45.6% | 45.6% | 46.2% | 28.7% | 11.3% | 22.1% | 17.6% | 16.5% | 9.8% | 7.6% | 13.2% |
IESC Leverage & Debt
Solvency and debt-coverage ratios — lower is generally safer
IES Holdings, Inc. carries a Debt/EBITDA ratio of 0.4x, which is very conservative (89% below the sector average of 3.2x). Net debt stands at $30M ($158M total debt minus $127M cash). Interest coverage of 217.9x signals virtually no risk of debt distress — earnings comfortably cover interest obligations.
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.35 | 0.22 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.13 |
| Debt / EBITDA | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.18 | 0.33 | 1.68 | 0.77 | 0.51 | 0.01 | 0.85 | 0.98 | 0.95 |
| Net Debt / Equity | — | 0.03 | -0.06 | -0.03 | 0.29 | 0.16 | -0.08 | -0.07 | 0.01 | 0.00 | -0.02 |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 0.07 | 0.07 | -0.11 | -0.07 | 1.38 | 0.55 | -0.35 | -0.36 | 0.10 | 0.04 | -0.12 |
| Debt / FCF | — | 0.14 | -0.20 | -0.10 | — | 1.94 | -0.30 | -0.58 | 0.44 | 0.06 | -0.17 |
| Interest Coverage | 217.87 | 217.87 | 228.49 | 53.46 | 18.78 | 89.26 | 64.25 | 22.44 | 13.36 | 12.05 | 19.27 |
IESC Liquidity & Efficiency
Short-term solvency ratios and asset-utilisation metrics
A current ratio of 1.71x means IES Holdings, Inc. can comfortably meet its short-term obligations, though there is limited excess liquidity.
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.71 | 1.71 | 1.67 | 1.68 | 1.55 | 1.55 | 1.53 | 1.53 | 1.60 | 1.54 | 1.58 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.54 | 1.54 | 1.47 | 1.44 | 1.31 | 1.33 | 1.43 | 1.42 | 1.47 | 1.43 | 1.48 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.26 | 0.19 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.22 | 0.10 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.25 |
| Asset Turnover | — | 2.11 | 2.32 | 2.42 | 2.32 | 2.00 | 2.12 | 2.42 | 2.08 | 1.91 | 1.76 |
| Inventory Turnover | 22.52 | 22.52 | 21.51 | 20.20 | 19.18 | 18.21 | 38.69 | 41.54 | 34.67 | 39.60 | 42.99 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | — | 78.09 | 78.43 | 75.14 | 82.18 | 88.24 | 86.99 | 83.15 | 86.31 | 80.03 | 83.94 |
IESC Shareholder Yields
Earnings, FCF, buyback, and dividend yields — total returns to shareholders
IES Holdings, Inc. returns 0.3% to shareholders annually primarily through share buybacks. The earnings yield of 2.1% (inverse of P/E) provides a useful comparison to bond yields when assessing the stock's relative attractiveness to fixed income.
Dividends
Full dividend history and growth charts are on the Dividend History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Payout Ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Shareholder Return Metrics
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings Yield | 2.1% | 3.8% | 5.0% | 6.9% | 5.2% | 6.9% | 6.2% | 7.6% | — | 3.6% | 31.6% |
| FCF Yield | 1.5% | 2.7% | 4.6% | 10.1% | — | 3.2% | 10.7% | 7.4% | 1.8% | 4.8% | 5.6% |
| Buyback Yield | 0.3% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 0.6% | 3.2% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.2% |
| Total Shareholder Yield | 0.3% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 0.6% | 3.2% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.2% |
| Shares Outstanding | — | $20M | $20M | $20M | $21M | $21M | $21M | $21M | $21M | $22M | $21M |
Peer Comparison
Compare IESC with 10 similar companies in its peer group
| Company | Market Cap | P/E | EV/EBITDA | P/FCF | Gross Margin | Op Margin | ROE | ROIC | Debt/EBITDA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 IESCYou | $14B | 47.4 | 33.0 | 64.9 | 25.5% | 11.4% | 39.7% | 37.5% | 0.4 |
 MYRG | $7B | 61.2 | 31.1 | 30.9 | 11.5% | 4.4% | 18.8% | 18.3% | 0.5 |
 POWL | $11B | 60.0 | 46.1 | 69.9 | 29.4% | 19.7% | 32.2% | 90.6% | 0.0 |
 WLDN | $1B | 25.5 | 21.5 | 19.0 | 37.5% | 6.5% | 19.5% | 11.5% | 1.1 |
 PRIM | $5B | 20.2 | 12.3 | 16.1 | 10.7% | 5.5% | 17.8% | 13.6% | 2.5 |
 PWR | $105B | 103.3 | 42.8 | 65.0 | 13.0% | 5.8% | 12.6% | 11.8% | 0.5 |
 MTZ | $30B | 74.9 | 29.9 | 104.7 | 9.6% | 4.6% | 12.6% | 8.9% | 2.6 |
 TTEK | $7B | 29.4 | 12.0 | 16.3 | 17.7% | 11.1% | 13.7% | 17.4% | 1.5 |
 STRL | $26B | 91.9 | 53.7 | 72.9 | 22.1% | 16.6% | 30.0% | 38.9% | 0.7 |
 DY | $14B | 47.8 | 16.6 | 34.1 | 20.6% | 12.5% | 18.2% | 16.4% | 3.1 |
 ROAD | $7B | 66.7 | 21.8 | 45.2 | 15.6% | 8.5% | 13.7% | 10.3% | 4.4 |
| Industrials Median | — | 25.6 | 13.9 | 20.0 | 32.0% | 4.3% | 8.2% | 6.1% | 3.2 |
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IESC — Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying IESC stock.
What is IES Holdings, Inc.'s P/E ratio?
IES Holdings, Inc.'s current P/E ratio is 47.4x. The historical average is 40.0x. This places it at the 85th percentile of its historical range.
What is IES Holdings, Inc.'s EV/EBITDA?
IES Holdings, Inc.'s current EV/EBITDA is 33.0x. This enterprise value multiple compares the company's total value (equity + debt - cash) to its EBITDA. The historical average is 23.5x.
What is IES Holdings, Inc.'s ROE?
IES Holdings, Inc.'s return on equity (ROE) is 39.7%. This is above the typical threshold of 15-20% considered good for most companies. The historical average is -3.2%.
Is IESC stock overvalued?
Based on historical data, IES Holdings, Inc. is trading at a P/E of 47.4x. This is at the 85th percentile of its historical P/E range. Compare with industry peers and growth rates for a complete picture.
What are IES Holdings, Inc.'s profit margins?
IES Holdings, Inc. has 25.5% gross margin and 11.4% operating margin. Operating margin between 10-20% is typical for established companies.
How much debt does IES Holdings, Inc. have?
IES Holdings, Inc.'s Debt/EBITDA ratio is 0.4x, indicating low leverage. A ratio below 2x is generally considered financially healthy.