IES vs Construction Partners
IES reported revenue of $3.4 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.2 times Construction Partners' $2.8 billion in fiscal 2025. IES's revenue grew 16.9% in its latest year, and Construction Partners' grew 54.2%. IES had an operating margin of 11.4%, against 8.0% at Construction Partners. Free cash flow was $219 million at IES and $153 million at Construction Partners.
Side by side
| IES | Construction Partners | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Sep 30, 2025 | FY2025, Sep 30, 2025 |
| Revenue | $3.4B | $2.8B |
| Revenue growth | 16.9% | 54.2% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 23.1% | 29.1% |
| Gross margin | 25.5% | 15.6% |
| Operating margin | 11.4% | 8.0% |
| Net margin | 9.1% | 3.6% |
| Free cash flow | $219M | $153M |
| Free cash flow margin | 6.5% | 5.5% |
| Return on capital | 50.5% | 10.0% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | −0.5x | 4.0x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $42M | $24M |
| Change in diluted share count | −1.1% | 5.3% |
| Last close | $158.45 | $77.18 |
| P/E at the last close | 7.0× | 30.3× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $255.8 million | bought $7,970, sold $0 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 of 9 | 7 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Operating margin
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the IES and Construction Partners pages.