IESC
HoldFallen FavouriteAI pickIES Holdings, Inc. · Industrials · United States · $9.1B cap · $69.3M/day traded
$213.54 -3.3% · close 23 Oct · scored 24 Oct
StockRank down 1.4 since 23 Oct.
Fallen Favourite: A good business, still expensive, and the price is falling.
As of 24 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for IES Holdings, Inc. (IESC) is 57/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 86, Value 28, Momentum 37, each scored against its sector).
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IES Holdings is a US electrical and technology infrastructure contractor whose largest growth engine is data-centre electrical work, with high returns on capital for a contractor and a shareholder-focused, owner-controlled capital allocation approach. Its recent quarter drove a roughly 30% share-price jump and a two-for-one stock split, and it is buying back shares. With power and electrical capacity becoming the bottleneck for AI data centres, it sits squarely where spending is moving. The planned acquisition of DBM Global adds structural steel capability for large projects. The valuation is full, but earnings growth and backlog visibility are strong.
ABOUT IES HOLDINGS, INC.
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IES Holdings, Inc. designs and installs integrated electrical and technology systems, serving residential, commercial, industrial, and infrastructure markets in the United States. The company operates a decentralized model, providing specialized services such as data center electrical infrastructure and residential electrical wiring. Its competitive position is supported by long-term customer relationships and a diversified service portfolio across high-growth end markets.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM | 2026E | 2027E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2.2B | 2.4B | 2.9B | 3.4B | 15.9% | 4.0B | 4.2B | 6.3B | 36.4% |
| EPS | 1.45 | 4.58 | 10.02 | 15.22 | 119.0% | 11.26 | 23.45 | 27.38 | 34.1% |
| Shares | 20.3M | 20.2M | 20.0M | 19.9M | -2.4% | — | — | — | — |
| Debt | 137.1M | 61.6M | 62.4M | 88.1M | -13.7% | 76.9M | — | — | — |
| Equity | 361.3M | 450.0M | 611.1M | 884.0M | 34.7% | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | 16.3M | 153.9M | 234.4M | 286.1M | 160.1% | 371.4M | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | -29.5M | 2.8M | -108.8M | -163.7M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | 15.0M | -105.8M | -100.5M | -96.1M | — | — | — | — | — |
No clear trend: not near its 52-week low, and not in a steady uptrend.
Swung more than 87% of stocks we rank over the past year (76% a year).
How this is worked out
StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
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SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Industrials, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of IESC are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IESC | IES Holdings, Inc.(you) | $9.1B | 57 | Hold |
| STRL | Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. | $10.9B | 55 | Hold |
| ACA | Arcosa, Inc. | $7.3B | 63 | Hold |
| TTEK | Tetra Tech, Inc. | $9.5B | 69 | Buy |
| J | Jacobs Solutions Inc. | $17.0B | 52 | Hold |
| ECG | Everus Construction Group, Inc. | $4.8B | 62 | Hold |
| APG | APi Group Corporation | $17.0B | 51 | Hold |
| DY | Dycom Industries, Inc. | $6.8B | 42 | Hold |
| MYRG | MYR Group Inc. | $4.0B | 60 | Hold |
| EXPO | Exponent, Inc. | $3.7B | 63 | Hold |
Peer medians: ROE 8.9% · P/E 25.9x · Gross margin 29.2%
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