# IES Holdings Inc. (IESC) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Industrials / Engineering & Construction. Price $322.57, market value $12.9 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 28.6×** (5-yr avg 19.0×, 3-yr avg 20.4×). IES Holdings Inc. trades at 28.6× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 19.0×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×.
- **Price / sales: 3.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 3.2×.
- **Price / book: 10.5×**. The shares trade at 10.5× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 23.1×**. Enterprise value is 23.1× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 1.8%** (5-yr avg 3.7%). Free cash flow equals 1.8% of the market value, below its five-year average of 3.7%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 3.5%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.5% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 26.3%**. IES Holdings Inc. keeps 26.3% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 12.4%**. 12.4% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 9.1%**. 9.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 34.6%**. 34.6% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 51.4%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 51.4%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 28.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces 28.3% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 16.9%** (3-yr 15.9%/yr, 5-yr 23.1%/yr). Revenue grew 16.9% over the last year, against 23.1% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 51.9%** (3-yr 118.5%/yr, 5-yr 50.6%/yr). Earnings per share rose 51.9%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.00**. Debt is 0.00 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. IES Holdings Inc. holds more cash than debt.
- **Altman Z-score: 14.58**. A Z-score of 14.58 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. IES Holdings Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -10.2%** (YTD -17.1%, 3-mo -55.2%). The shares are down 10.2% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -21.0%** (89.7% above the low). Trading 21% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 28**. An RSI of 28 is oversold; bounces are common, but oversold can stay oversold in a real decline.
- **Beta (1 yr): 2.99** (volatility 92%). Beta of 2.99 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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