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FIX

S&P 500
Favorable · 67/100

Comfort Systems USA

Industrials
Construction & Engineering

$1,677.96

2.1%

Updated Today 11:30 AM ET

Report Card

FIX at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.

Value
0
Growth
0
Profitability
0
Health
0
Dividends
0

Overall: Favorable · 67/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.

Price — Past Year

▲ Up 294.3% over the last 12 months

Price 50-day average 200-day averageDCF fair value ±15%Source: Yahoo Finance · refreshed daily
Key Metrics

Market Cap

$61.30B

P/E

52.4x

Forward P/E (est.)

37.43x

ROE

51.7%

Revenue Growth

38.4%

EPS Growth

107.8%

Profit Margin

12.1%

FCF Yield

0.5%

Debt / Equity

0.06x

ROIC

36.0%

Interest Coverage

145.92x

Current Ratio

1.24x

Dividend Yield

0.2%

Implied Growth (rev. DCF)

7.2%

Rating Score

67/100

Business Overview
Research

Comfort Systems USA (FIX) is a large-cap company in the Construction & Engineering industry, part of the Industrials sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $61.30B.

In its latest reported year it generated about $9.10B in revenue and $1.02B in net profit.

Our model rates FIX Favorable (67/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.

Economic Moat

Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).

Wide moat signalsMoat evidence score: 72/100

The filed history looks like a business competitors struggle to attack: high and steady margins, revenue that grows through cycles, and strong returns on capital.

Gross margin level3/100

21.4% average over the last 3 years

Gross margin stability79/100

±1.7 pts around 20.1% across 10 years

Revenue durability100/100

grew in 9 of the last 9 year-over-year periods

Free-cash-flow consistency100/100

positive in 10 of 10 years

Return on invested capital100/100

36.0% latest fiscal year

A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.

Technical Analysis (Educational)
Research

Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what FIX's chart says today, with each tool explained.

Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. FIX trades near $1,677.96, around its 50-day average ($1,883.47) and 200-day average ($1,307.06). Price tangled in its moving averages means there is no clear trend — the stock is ranging.

Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 45 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.

MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently negative — short-term momentum is fading.

Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. FIX's is $110.42 (~6.6% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.

Support & resistance. Over the last month FIX found buyers near $1,705.00 (support) and sellers near $2,072.31 (resistance); its 52-week range is $513.99–$2,073.99. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.

Volume. The latest session traded 1.2× the 20-day average — about normal. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.

Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. It updates daily as the price and indicators change.

Revenue Growth
Research

4Y CAGR

31.2%

4/4 checks passedRevenue growingRevenue growth beats sector midpointEPS growingEPS growing faster than revenue

Revenue moved from $1.63B in 2016 to $9.10B in 2025, a 21.0% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year grew a strong 38.4% year over year. Consistent top-line growth is one sign of healthy demand.

Profitability
Research
4/4 checks passedProfitableNet margin above sector midpointROE above 12%ROIC above 10%

Gross Margin

24.1%

Operating Margin

14.4%

Net Margin

11.2%

ROE

51.7%

Comfort Systems USA keeps about 12.1% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 24.1% gross margin and 14.4% operating margin. Return on equity is 51.7% and return on invested capital about 36.0%. Margins are moderate — typical of a competitive but profitable business.

Debt Analysis
Research
4/4 checks passedDebt under 1× equityDebt under 2× equityInterest covered 3×+Short-term bills covered

Total Debt

$39.08M

Net Debt

-$1.01B

Net cash position

Net Debt / EBITDA

-0.77x

Debt / Equity

0.06x

Leverage: debt-to-equity is 0.1x, and operating profit covers interest about 145.9x, with a current ratio of 1.2x. That is a conservative balance sheet — a cushion in downturns. It carries roughly $39.08M of total debt against $1.05B of cash.

Cash Flow Analysis
Research
2/3 checks passedPositive free cash flowFCF yield above 2%Market expects achievable growth (<8%)

Operating CF

$1.19B

Free Cash Flow

$1.03B

FCF Margin

11.3%

In the latest year Comfort Systems USA produced about $1.19B of operating cash flow and $1.03B of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 0.5% on today's price. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.

Dividend Safety

Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.

SafeSafety score: 100/100

The payout is comfortably covered by cash the business actually generates, with a raise habit behind it.

Dividend yield

0.2%

Per share (latest FY)

$1.95

Total paid (latest FY)

$68.83M

History on record

10 years

Free-cash-flow coverage100/100

dividend uses 7% of free cash flow

Earnings payout ratio100/100

7% of net income paid out

Raise streak100/100

total dividends increased 9 years in a row

Cut history100/100

no cuts in the last 10 years on record

Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.

Valuation Analysis
Research
2/4 checks passedPositive earnings (P/E meaningful)P/E below sector's upper bandForward P/E below trailing (earnings growing)Trading below DCF fair value

P/E

52.4x

P/S

7.58x

P/B

12.49x

EV / EBITDA

FIX trades at 52.4x trailing earnings (about 37.4x on estimated forward earnings), 7.6x sales, and 12.5x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 7.2% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is a rich multiple that prices in a lot of future growth.

DCF Fair Value (Educational)

A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.

DCF fair value / share

$1,213.36

Current price

$1,677.96

-28% · Above fair-value estimate

Starting FCF (latest 10-K)

$1.03B

Growth, years 1–5

20.0%

Fade to terminal, years 6–10

2.5%

Discount rate

9.0%

PV of 10-yr free cash flow$15.94B
PV of terminal value$26.78B
Estimated equity value$42.71B
Shares outstanding35M

Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.

Metrics vs. Sector Range

Where FIX sits versus its Industrials sector peers in the S&P 500.

TTM P/E
52.4xExpensive
Forward P/E
37.4xFair
P/S ratio
7.6xExpensive
Revenue growth
38.4%Strong
EPS growth
107.8%Strong
Gross margin
24.1%Weak
Net margin
12.1%Average
ROE
51.7%Strong

Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 144 Industrials companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.

Sector Peer Comparison

How FIX stacks up against its Industrials peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.

In the Industrials sector (273 S&P 500 companies), FIX ranks #7 of 273 by our overall rating. It trades at a premium versus the sector on earnings (52.4x P/E vs. 31.9x median) with a higher return on equity (51.7% vs. 18.1%) and faster revenue growth (38.4% vs. 6.0%).

P/E vs sector

52.4x

median 31.9x

ROE vs sector

51.7%

median 18.1%

Growth vs sector

38.4%

median 6.0%

Sector rank

#7

of 273 by rating

CompanyP/ERev Gr.Rating
FIXThis stock52.4x38.4%Favorable· 67
PWR94.8x21.1%Neutral· 44
EME27.4x18.3%Favorable· 66
J44.6x30.8%Favorable· 58
DAL13.9x5.2%Favorable· 62
PCAR28.6x-14.2%Weak· 34
GWW34.3x6.6%Neutral· 48
CARR41.5x-5.1%Weak· 23
Industrials median31.9x6.0%22/100

Valuation vs. quality map

sector medianPWREMEJDALPCARGWWCARRFIXP/E — cheaper ←→ pricierROE — more profitable ↑

The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.

Compare side by side

Peers are the closest Industrials companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 273 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.

5-Year Projection Model

Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.

2030 price target (Base Case)

$0.00 $0.00

vs. $1,677.96 today · expected CAGR 20%34%

Metric20262027202820292030
Revenue$12.56B$17.33B$23.92B$33.01B$45.55B
Net income$1.38B$1.91B$2.63B$3.63B$5.01B
EPS$37.82$52.19$72.03$99.39$137.16
Share price (low)$1,172.43$1,617.96$2,232.78$3,081.24$4,252.11
Share price (high)$1,966.66$2,714.00$3,745.32$5,168.54$7,132.58
CAGR (low–high)-30% / 17%-2% / 27%10% / 31%16% / 32%20% / 34%

Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.

Bull Case

The case for FIX:

  • Revenue is growing 38.4% a year, a sign of real demand.
  • Strong return on equity (51.7%) shows capital is put to work well.
  • A conservative balance sheet (debt/equity 0.1x) lowers risk.
  • Our model's overall read is Favorable (67/100).
Bear Case

The case against FIX:

  • A rich 52.4x earnings multiple prices in a lot of growth.
  • Limited free cash flow at today's price.
Key Risks
Research

Valuation risk — at 52.4x earnings, disappointing results could compress the multiple.

Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.

Investment Thesis
Research

On balance, the fundamentals screen favourably: Comfort Systems USA is a large-cap industrials business still growing nicely, with solid profitability, and a sound balance sheet. It trades at 52.4x earnings, which our model scores Favorable (67/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.

Analyst Ratings

What 15 Wall Street analysts covering FIX recommend (August 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.

Buy
consensus · score 4.3 / 5 across 15 analysts
Strong Buy 7Buy 6Hold 2Sell 0Strong Sell 0

Latest SEC Filings

FIX's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.

In the Idea Lab

FIX — frequently asked questions

Is FIX a good stock to buy?

We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates Comfort Systems USA Favorable (67/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.

What is FIX's rating on The Stocks School?

Comfort Systems USA currently scores 67/100 (Favorable) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.

How our ratings work
Where does FIX's data come from?

Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Comfort Systems USA's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.

How is the 5-year projection for FIX calculated?

It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.

Is this FIX analysis financial advice?

No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell FIX. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.

Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.

Not advice. Nothing on this page is investment advice or a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell any security. Do your own research and consult a licensed financial professional before investing.