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Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

Rank #271Op. Leverage

FIX · NYSE · Industrials

Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (FIX) — Rank #271 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.26) · ROE 31.8% · Piotroski F-Score 7 / 9.

As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0001035983 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.

About

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.

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The company operates through two segments: Mechanical and Electrical. It offers heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, as well as plumbing, electrical, piping and controls, off-site construction, monitoring, and fire protection. The company is 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 systems in existing buildings. In addition, it provides remote monitoring of power usage, temperature, pressure, humidity and air flow for MEP and other building systems. The company serves building owners and developers, general contractors, architects, consulting engineers, and property managers in the commercial, industrial, and institutional markets. Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Industry
Engineering & Construction
Sector
Industrials
Filer Category
Large accelerated filer
Fiscal Year End
December 31

Price History

FIX+2156.9% · +86.5% CAGRSPY+80.5% · +12.5% CAGR

Company Snapshot

P/E and reverse DCF are the primary valuation lenses at this stage.

Market Cap

$55.58B

P/E (annual)

54.7

P/S (annual)

6.1

P/B

17.3

P/OCF (annual)

46.8

Shareholder Yield

1.1%

Employees

22,700

Industry

Engineering & Construction

Exchange

NYSE

Signal Flags

3 green
Operating leverage expandingOperating income growing faster than revenue
Deferred revenue growingRevenue and deferred revenue both growing — retention signal
Sequential beat (rev + EPS)Both revenue and EPS exceeded prior quarter — 2-quarter streak

Quality Profile

Profitability

1/1 pass
GP / assets
0.26
Return on equity
31.8%
Gross margin trend
PASS

Safety

1/1 pass
Balance-sheet safety
PASS
Debt / equity
1.64
Current ratio
1.21×
Net cash
$1.80B

Cash Flow

3/3 pass
Positive FCF
PASS
Cash-backed earnings
PASS
Accruals healthy
PASS
SBC / revenue
0.2%

Growth

2/2 pass
Revenue growth
29.5%
Piotroski F-Score
7 / 9
Share dilution
-1.0%

Terry Smith quality gate

Passes 3/5 Terry Smith thresholds

What Growth Is Priced In

Implied revenue growth (10Y)

21.3%

fairly valued

The annual FCF growth rate today's price requires over a 10-year horizon (discount rate 10%, terminal growth 2.5%).

Buyback tailwind: -1.0% — per-share value needs a total required return of 20.3% once share-count change is priced in.

vs. own 6-year median revenue growth: 27.6%

within its own history

Cost-of-equity sensitivity (implied growth at different discount rates)

r = 8%

16.2%

r = 10% (base)

21.3%

r = 12%

25.7%

Net debt / market cap: -3.2%

Base FCF: $1B3Y mean FCF: $771.4M

Valuation History

Current multiple vs historical range at each filing date. Band spans 25th-75th percentile.

P / E

Price / diluted EPS

47.6xExpensive
14.8xmed 23.8x47.6x

P / S

Price / revenue per share

5.3xExpensive
0.6xmed 1.1x5.3x

P / B

Price / book value per share

19.9xExpensive
2.9xmed 4.6x19.9x

P / GP

Price / gross profit per share

22.2xExpensive
3.4xmed 5.6x22.2x

P / FCF

Price / free cash flow per share

47.2xExpensive
8.8xmed 18.1x47.2x

Operating margin expansion and free cash flow are the primary reads at this stage.

Profitability

Gross profitability (GP / assets)

0.26

Primary signal (Novy-Marx).

Return on equity

31.8%

Gross margin

24.1%

Revenue growth (YoY)

29.5%

Gross margin improving

Margin trend vs prior year.

PASS

Operating Leverage

2022202320242025
Revenue vs COGS
Revenue vs OpEx
Op. Income vs Revenue

Growth

Revenue CAGR (3Y)

30.0%

Revenue CAGR (5Y)

26.1%

Earnings CAGR (3Y)

60.8%

FCF CAGR (3Y)

59.7%

Anti-fragile safety

Balance-sheet safety

Composite anti-fragile check.

PASS

Debt / equity

1.64

Current ratio

1.21×

Quick ratio

1.08×

Net cash

$1.80B

Cash & equivalents minus total debt.

Cash-flow health

Free cash flow

$1.03B

Operating cash flow minus capex.

Positive free cash flow

PASS

FCF / net income

0.01

Cash-backing of earnings.

FCF/NI divergence

Unfavorable divergence (yellow flag).

PASS

Accruals healthy

Cash-backed earnings.

PASS

SBC / revenue

0.2%

Stock-based comp intensity.

Dividend safety

Composite score

4.8 / 5

Strong
Payout ratio
6.7%5/5 Strong
FCF coverage
14.98×5/5 Strong
Dividend growth streak
10 yr5/5 Strong
Balance-sheet health
D/E 1.64 · IC 145.92×4/5 Strong

Piotroski F-Score

F-Score

7 / 9

Fundamental-strength score (0-9).

Lifecycle Phase History

20202025
Capital Return
Hypergrowth
Op. Leverage