IES Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ:IESC) Extends Momentum As Indicators Signal Near-Term Upside

IES Holdings shows sustained operational strength and a bullish technical setup that supports continued near-term upside pressure on price, while select momentum measures warn of a possible pullback from elevated levels.

Recent News

On March 23, 2026 a company director disclosed open-market sales totaling 7,500 shares, with an aggregate transaction value of roughly $3.8 million across filings between Feb. 24 and Mar. 4, 2026; filings reduced the director’s direct holdings to 78,089 shares.

Technical Analysis

ADX and Directional Indicators: ADX at 35.99 indicates a strong trend environment; directional lines show DI+ at 24.52 (decreasing) and DI- at 8.82 (decreasing). The decreasing DI+ argues against fresh directional conviction from buyers, while the falling DI- reduces downward pressure; overall the strong ADX favors continuation of the existing trend rather than its immediate collapse.

MACD: MACD sits at 42.48 with the signal line at 38.59 and the MACD trend increasing; MACD currently trades above its signal line, which constitutes a bullish momentum signal and supports the near-term upward bias in price.

MRO (Momentum/Regression Oscillator): MRO reads 29.61 with a dip-and-reversal pattern. The positive reading indicates price sits above the modeled target and therefore carries vulnerability to mean-reversion; the dip-and-reversal pattern, however, signals the recent re-acceleration that underpins current momentum.

RSI and Momentum Breadth: RSI at 61.52 and increasing shows rising buying pressure while remaining below the traditional overbought threshold; this favors additional upside before momentum-driven exhaustion becomes likely.

Price Positioning & Moving Averages: The close at $697.21 trades well above the 20-day average ($651.38), 50-day average ($536.18) and 200-day average ($437.84). The 12-day EMA ($658.19) trends higher, reinforcing a short-to-intermediate bullish bias; price near the 52-week high ($700.20) highlights momentum strength but increases sensitivity to reversal risk.

Volatility, Volume & Risk: 42-day beta ~2.70 and elevated volatility metrics indicate above-average share price swings. Current volume (~198,651) sits below the 10-day average (~236,245), suggesting the latest price extension lacks incremental participation and could amplify short-term pullbacks if selling accelerates.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Profitability: EBIT reached $150,010,000, producing an EBIT margin of 15.40%, which sits above the industry peer mean (9.45%) and median (8.73%) and approaches the industry peer high (18.19%). Operating margin at 11.53% and return on equity at 10.25% confirm disciplined margin conversion and capital returns relative to typical peer medians.

Earnings and Guidance Signals: Reported diluted EPS was $5.44 versus an estimate of $3.95, an EPS surprise of +37.72%. Year-over-year comparisons show EBIT margin improved ~29.90% YoY and earnings growth of 20.62% YoY, supporting the elevated EPS outcome and reinforcing the operational improvement narrative.

Revenue and Growth Dynamics: Total revenue totaled $974,284,000 with revenue growth year-over-year of 5.34%. Asset growth at ~20.24% contrasts with a modest decline in asset turnover year-over-year (-15.89%), indicating revenue expansion alongside heavier invested asset levels.

Cash, Liquidity, and Capital Structure: Cash and short-term investments total $262,638,000 while operating cash flow ran $103,286,000 and free cash flow $71,453,000 (free cash flow yield ~0.71%). Cash conversion cycle 82.31 days exceeds the industry peer mean (39.30 days) and median (57.07 days) but remains within the industry peer range; this longer cycle stresses receivables and working capital management even as the company maintains a healthy cash balance. Debt metrics show total debt of $107,376,000 and debt-to-EBITDA ~0.65, reflecting a conservative leverage profile with interest coverage well above typical peer medians.

Valuation: WMDST values the stock as fair-valued. Price/book at ~9.35 sits essentially in line with the industry peer mean (~9.39). Price/sales (~10.29) registers slightly above the industry peer mean (~9.79), while the price/earnings multiple (~92.50) stays below the industry peer mean reported for the peer set. Enterprise multiple (~59.44) sits below the peer mean. Taken together, valuation metrics reflect a premium on revenue and book value but a more moderate stance when measured on enterprise multiples.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2026-03-31
REPORT DATE: 2026-05-01
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-07-31
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 88.8 M
 Operating Cash Flow 103.3 M
 Capital Expenditures -31.83 M
 Change In Working Capital -12.56 M
 Dividends Paid
 Cash Flow Delta -39.30 M
 End Period Cash Flow 49.5 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 974.3 M
 Forward Revenue
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 719.5 M
 Depreciation 16.1 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 16.1 M
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses 861.9 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 254.8 M
 EBITDA 166.1 M
 EBIT 150.0 M
 Operating Income 112.3 M
 Interest Income 437.0 K
 Interest Expense 1.4 M
 Net Interest Income -1.09 M
 Income Before Tax 148.6 M
 Tax Provision 38.3 M
 Tax Rate 25.781 %
 Net Income 109.9 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 110.3 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 3.95
 EPS Actual 5.44
 EPS Difference 1.49
 EPS Surprise 37.722 %
 Forward EPS
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 2.0 B
 Intangible Assets 187.6 M
 Net Tangible Assets 885.0 M
 Total Current Assets 1.3 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 262.6 M
 Cash 48.7 M
 Net Receivables 774.0 M
 Inventory 126.7 M
 Long-Term Investments 12.0 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable
 Short-Term Debt 35.0 M
 Total Current Liabilities 833.0 M
 Net Debt
 Total Debt 107.4 M
 Total Liabilities 916.8 M
EQUITY
 Total Equity 1.1 B
 Retained Earnings 1.0 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 53.83
 Shares Outstanding 19.924 M
 Revenue Per-Share 48.89
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 10.0 B
 Enterprise Value 9.9 B
 Enterprise Multiple 59.437
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -6.034 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY 5.994 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 186.018
median: 92.248
mean: 87.548
IESC: 59.437
low: 6.201
 EV/R 10.133
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 1.859
 Asset To Liability 2.175
 Debt To Capital 0.091
 Debt To Assets 0.054
Debt To Assets QoQ 35.745 %
Debt To Assets YoY 42.272 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.5
mean: 0.198
median: 0.123
IESC: 0.054
low: 0.002
 Debt To Equity 0.1
Debt To Equity QoQ 46.217 %
Debt To Equity YoY 36.786 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 1.775
mean: 0.595
median: 0.288
IESC: 0.1
low: 0.005
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 9.348
Price To Book QoQ 7.617 %
Price To Book YoY 5.575 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 17.4
mean: 9.389
IESC: 9.348
median: 7.579
low: 0.389
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 92.503
Price To Earnings QoQ -0.42 %
Price To Earnings YoY
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 473.69
mean: 168.002
median: 132.452
IESC: 92.503
low: -132.076
 PE/G Ratio 4.486
 Price To Sales (P/S) 10.293
Price To Sales QoQ 7.375 %
Price To Sales YoY 37.347 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 17.095
IESC: 10.293
mean: 9.794
median: 7.72
low: 2.181
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E
Forward PE/G
Forward P/S
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 2.447
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.533
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ -0.338 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY -15.89 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.603
IESC: 0.533
median: 0.376
mean: 0.369
low: 0.103
 Receivables Turnover 1.389
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 2.146 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY -3.434 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 2.443
median: 1.585
mean: 1.573
IESC: 1.389
low: 0.899
 Inventory Turnover 6.069
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ 3.472 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY 2.864 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 29.356
median: 23.716
mean: 20.202
IESC: 6.069
low: 0.793
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 65.693
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 82.31
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -0.029 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 153.136
IESC: 82.31
median: 57.066
mean: 39.296
low: -10.557
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 2.11
 CapEx To Revenue -0.033
 CapEx To Depreciation -1.978
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 1.1 B
 Net Invested Capital 1.1 B
 Invested Capital 1.1 B
 Net Tangible Assets 885.0 M
 Net Working Capital 461.8 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.315
 Current Ratio 1.554
Current Ratio QoQ -13.777 %
Current Ratio YoY -8.526 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 3.02
IESC: 1.554
mean: 1.483
median: 1.26
low: 1.085
 Quick Ratio 1.402
Quick Ratio QoQ -13.619 %
Quick Ratio YoY -6.474 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 2.611
IESC: 1.402
mean: 1.394
median: 1.233
low: 0.971
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 0.646
 Cost Of Debt 1.182 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 108.782
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ -70.714 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY -81.952 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA IESC: 108.782
high: 98.155
mean: 21.678
median: 4.865
low: -2.18
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio -0.042
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO)
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio
 Dividend Payout Ratio
 Dividend Rate
 Dividend Yield
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 20.24 %
 Revenue Growth 11.863 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -496.756 %
Revenue Growth YoY 5.337 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 12.195 %
IESC: 11.863 %
median: 2.551 %
mean: 1.854 %
low: -21.702 %
 Earnings Growth 20.621 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -314.378 %
Earnings Growth YoY
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 59.908 %
IESC: 20.621 %
median: -4.868 %
mean: -9.146 %
low: -155.556 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 26.151 %
Gross Margin QoQ 3.523 %
Gross Margin YoY 4.416 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 35.296 %
IESC: 26.151 %
median: 21.513 %
mean: 20.741 %
low: 8.635 %
 EBIT Margin 15.397 %
EBIT Margin QoQ 15.342 %
EBIT Margin YoY 29.9 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 18.192 %
IESC: 15.397 %
mean: 9.447 %
median: 8.726 %
low: -3.526 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 11.531 %
Return On Sales QoQ 2.271 %
Return On Sales YoY 3.594 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 18.192 %
IESC: 11.531 %
mean: 9.458 %
median: 8.726 %
low: -3.735 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 71.5 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 0.713 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -415.487 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY 465.873 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 3.534 %
IESC: 0.713 %
median: 0.493 %
mean: 0.349 %
low: -3.534 %
 Free Cash Growth -478.599 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ 309.591 %
Free Cash Growth YoY 611.724 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 196.97 %
median: -40.029 %
mean: -63.324 %
low: -238.351 %
IESC: -478.599 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 0.65
 Cash Flow Margin -3.63 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings -0.322
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) 6.018 %
Return On Assets QoQ 7.082 %
Return On Assets YoY 11.984 %
Return On Assets IPRWA IESC: 6.018 %
high: 5.536 %
median: 3.175 %
mean: 2.612 %
low: -5.813 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 12.921 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.102
Return On Equity QoQ 7.694 %
Return On Equity YoY 2.358 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.132
IESC: 0.102
median: 0.067
mean: 0.062
low: -0.083
 DuPont ROE 10.808 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 10.051 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ 10.051 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -2.436 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 13.036 %
IESC: 10.051 %
median: 6.639 %
mean: 5.93 %
low: -8.315 %

Six-Week Outlook

Near-term bias favors additional upside driven by positive MACD momentum, rising RSI, price trading above key moving averages, and a strong ADX that supports trend persistence. Elevated MRO and the stock’s proximity to its 52-week high increase susceptibility to a pullback or consolidation, especially given current volume below the recent average and a high beta that magnifies moves. Fundamental strength—improving margins, above-estimate EPS, healthy cash balances, and conservative leverage—supports any sustained rally, but the stretched technicals call for attention to momentum shifts rather than fresh leverage into positions.

About IES Holdings, Inc.

IES Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:IESC) delivers comprehensive electrical and technology services from its headquarters in Houston, Texas. The company structures its operations into key segments to effectively address diverse market demands. Within the Communications segment, IES Holdings provides design, installation, and maintenance services for network infrastructure, including data centers and commercial environments. The company also offers solutions for audio/visual systems and security installations. In the Residential sector, IES Holdings conducts electrical installations for single-family homes and multi-family apartments. The company extends its capabilities to include solar power systems for both new constructions and existing residences. The Infrastructure Solutions segment focuses on the maintenance and repair of electric motors and generators. Additionally, it manufactures custom power distribution solutions and generator enclosures. The Commercial & Industrial segment offers electrical and mechanical services for various facilities, including data centers and renewable energy sites such as wind and solar farms. Since its inception in 1997, IES Holdings has grown its presence across the United States, leveraging its expertise to provide innovative solutions and support to a wide range of industries.



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