# Comfort Systems USA Inc. (FIX) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Construction & Engineering. Price $1610.34, market value $56.7 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 39.7×** (5-yr avg 25.0×, 3-yr avg 28.0×). Comfort Systems USA Inc. trades at 39.7× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 25.0×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 26.8×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.27**. A PEG of 0.27 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 5.0×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 5.0×.
- **Price / book: 87.7×**. The shares trade at 87.7× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.8%** (5-yr avg 5.2%). Free cash flow equals 3.8% of the market value, below its five-year average of 5.2%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 2.5%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.5% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 25.7%**. Comfort Systems USA Inc. keeps 25.7% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 16.5%**. 16.5% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 11.2%**. 11.2% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 41.8%**. 41.8% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 90.6%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 90.6%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 22.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces 22.3% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 29.5%** (3-yr 30.0%/yr, 5-yr 26.1%/yr). Revenue grew 29.5% over the last year, against 26.1% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 97.8%** (3-yr 61.8%/yr, 5-yr 47.8%/yr). Earnings per share rose 97.8%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 59.7%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 59.7% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.06**. Debt is 0.06 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Altman Z-score: 11.14**. A Z-score of 11.14 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.22%** ($2.60 per share, trailing). Comfort Systems USA Inc. yields 0.22%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 7%** (4% of free cash flow). 7% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 21**. 21 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 35.6%/yr** (1-yr 62.5%). The dividend has compounded at 35.6% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 2 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (8 analysts). 8 analysts cover Comfort Systems USA Inc.; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $2197.00 (+36% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 122.8%** (YTD 72.7%, 3-mo -12.7%). The shares are up 122.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -22.4%** (130.7% above the low). Trading 22% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 46**. An RSI of 46 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 2.42** (volatility 56%). Beta of 2.42 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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