Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (FIX) Stock

Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (FIX) is a Industrials stock trading at $1560.83 (as of 2026-09-02), with a market capitalization of $54.93B and a trailing P/E of 49.8. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Comfort Systems USA, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides mechanical and electrical installation, renovation, maintenance, repair, and replacement services for the mechanical and electrical services industry in the United States. It operates through two segments: Mechanical and Electrical. The company offers heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, as well as plumbing, electrical, piping and controls, off-site construction, monitoring, and fire protection. It also involved in the design, engineering, integration, installation, and start-up of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) and related systems in new buildings; and renovation, expansion, maintenance, monitoring, repair, and replacement of MEP systems in existing buildings. In addition, the company provides remote monitoring of power usage, temperature, pressure, humidity and air flow for MEP and other building systems. It serves building owners and developers, general contractors, architects, consulting engineers, and property managers in the commercial, industrial, and institutional MEP markets. Comfort Systems USA, Inc. was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Understand Comfort Systems USA, Inc.: how it makes money

Comfort Systems installs, repairs, and maintains HVAC, plumbing, and electrical systems in commercial and industrial buildings, earning project and service fees across the US. The business blends lumpy new-construction revenue with a growing recurring service-and-maintenance base, and is now adding modular manufacturing to reinforce its cost position.

Operating margin of 17% is earned by bidding and delivering complex mechanical and electrical projects with skilled crews, while the service-and-maintenance base adds a recurring, higher-visibility revenue layer that steadies earnings between construction peaks.

Business quality (Mixed): Solid 17% operating margin and a visible service-and-maintenance annuity give the business more predictability than a pure contractor, but the 48x P/E prices in sustained outperformance that the lumpy construction cycle does not guarantee.

Valuation: At 48× earnings, FIX trades 104% above the Construction average (23×).

Bull case

  • Backlog locks in 2027 revenue: Management cited strong backlog and bookings providing substantial demand visibility into 2027, giving the company contracted revenue that reduces exposure to new-order volatility.
  • Modular payback capped at 24 months: Management described modular expansion achieving full payback within one or two years, supported by customer volume commitments rather than speculative investment, which limits downside on the capex program.

Bear case

  • H2 comparisons get brutal: Management flagged that second-half growth faces materially tougher comparisons, especially in the fourth quarter, which could pressure sequential revenue growth and test the stock's multiple.
  • Data-center demand can stall: Data-center moratoriums and public opposition could delay or relocate projects, and Comfort Systems is a key mechanical and electrical partner for those builds, making it exposed to policy shifts in a major end market.
  • Premium not yet earned: The stock trades at 47.9x earnings versus a 23.5x construction-industry average (104% above peers), a gap that demands sustained above-peer growth to close.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$1560.83
Market Cap$54.93B
P/E Ratio49.8
EV / EBITDA31.4
Price / Book17.07
Price / Sales5.28
FCF Yield1.9%
DCF Value (model)$937.88
DCF Upside vs Price-39.9%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$9.10B
Net Margin11.2%
Revenue Growth (YoY)50.3%
EPS Growth (YoY)91.7%
FCF Growth (YoY)1015.9%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score10.97 (safe)
Piotroski F-Score7/9 (strong)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E49.8
Sector P/E (Industrials)25.7
Industry P/E (Construction)22.8
vs Sector93.5%
vs Industry118.1%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderBlackRock, Inc. ($4.84B)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Congressional Trades (recent)5
Company
SectorIndustrials
IndustryConstruction
CEOBrian E. Lane
Employees18,300
CountryUS
IPO Date1997-06-27

Comfort Systems USA, Inc. earnings call transcripts

  • FIX Q2 FY26 earnings call transcript (reported 2026-07-23) · analysis
  • FIX Q1 FY26 earnings call transcript (reported 2026-04-23) · analysis
  • FIX Q4 FY25 earnings call transcript (reported 2026-02-19) · analysis
  • FIX Q2 FY25 earnings call transcript (reported 2025-07-24) · analysis

All FIX earnings calls

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Data as of 2026-09-02.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.