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FIX·Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

$1636.85
-14.52 (-0.88%)
High
$1,689.65
Open
$1,667.72
Market Cap
58.12B
52W High
$2,073.99
Low
$1,606.12
P. Close
$1,636.85
P/E
40.52
52W Low
$757.00
Fwd P/E
26.99
DailyIQ Est.
$2263.44
Inst. Ownership
4.0%
Short Interest
2.57%
Days to Cover
2.2
Technical Score (1D)
59
BUY
News Sentiment
61
BULLISH
Comfort Systems USA (FIX) was just upgraded to a Zacks Strong Buy, a move that follows an 11 % lift in its full‑year earnings estimate over the past 90 days. The upgrade signals that analysts now expect significantly higher profitability, which could lift investor confidence and support the stock’s recent outperformance relative to other construction peers. Because the earnings revision is based on updated revenue and margin projections, the company’s cash‑flow outlook has improved, potentially easing financing costs and enabling further capital deployment. Over the next 1–10 trading days, the market will likely react to the upgraded rating and the revised earnings guidance, which may reinforce the current upward trajectory. Traders should watch for the next earnings release, as any deviation from the new consensus could quickly reverse the positive sentiment. Additionally, keep an eye on any subsequent consensus revisions, as further upside could sustain the momentum, while a downgrade would likely trigger a pullback. Finally, monitor broader construction‑sector activity for any macro‑economic signals that could affect demand for FIX’s products, as this could moderate the impact of the earnings upgrade.
Earnings Summary
Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (FIX) is a leading provider of mechanical and electrical services across the United States, specializing in HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and fire protection systems for commercial, industrial, and institutional markets; it operates within the broader engineering and construction sector. In the most recent quarter, Q2 2026, the company reported EPS of $12.53 versus an estimate of $10.56, and revenue of $3.27 B against an estimate of $3.02 B, marking a 7.8% EPS beat and a 8.5% revenue beat; this performance follows a Q4 2025 EPS of $9.37 versus an estimate of $6.82 and revenue of $2.65 B versus an estimate of $2.36 B, indicating a consistent acceleration in both earnings and top line growth over the last two quarters. Historically, FIX has posted YoY revenue growth of roughly 15–20% in each of the past four quarters, with EPS growth exceeding 30% in the same period; the company has consistently beat analyst estimates in all four quarters, underscoring a pattern of strong earnings execution even as revenue growth moderates slightly. Recent analyst upgrades highlight a sharp rise in EPS expectations and a robust free‑cash‑flow profile, with a record Q2 that saw revenue jump 50.3% to $3.27 B and an EBITDA margin expand to 18.4%; the company’s $1.85 B cash reserve and low debt provide flexibility to expand capacity, particularly in high‑margin data‑center projects that drive its backlog. Investors should watch for the upcoming earnings release to confirm guidance, monitor any forward‑looking commentary on the health of the data‑center backlog, and keep an eye on macro‑economic indicators that could influence construction spending, as a slowdown would directly impact FIX’s core HVAC and modular solutions business.

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$2.30$5.27$8.24$11.21$14.18Q4'24Q4'25Q2'26Q3'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q3'26$12.81 - -
Q2'26$10.56$12.53+18.7%
Q4'25$6.82$9.37+37.3%
Q4'24$3.67$4.08+11.1%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$1.6B$2.1B$2.6B$3.2B$3.7BQ4'24Q4'25Q2'26Q3'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q3'26$3.4B - -
Q2'26$3.0B$3.3B+8.0%
Q4'25$2.4B$2.6B+12.1%
Q4'24 - $1.9B -

Market Data

FIX Stock Snapshot

HOLD59/100
$1636.85$14.52 (0.9%)
Market cap
58.12B
P/E ratio
40.5
Day range
$1606.12 – $1689.65
News sentiment
61/100 · Bullish
Analyst target
$2197.00 (+34.2%)
Consensus
Strong Buy · 18 analysts
52-week range+116.2% off low · -21.1% from high
$757.00$2073.99
Price $1636.85 DailyIQ Est. $2263.44

This is a pause rather than a turn for FIX - the signals are mixed by construction. Institutional coverage is thorough here, so shifts in analyst expectations show up in price quickly.

Reverse DCF

What growth is priced into FIX?

RICH

At today's price, Comfort Systems USA, Inc. needs to grow free cash flow about 49.5% a year for the next 10 years to justify its valuation at a 12.63% cost of capital. Over its actual history it has compounded free cash flow at 27.1% a year, so the market is asking for 22.4 percentage points above its own delivered rate. On that basis FIX looks priced above what its own growth record supports.

Implied FCF growth
49.5%
Historical FCF CAGR
27.1%
Growth gap
+22.4 pts
Verdict
RICH
Discount rate (WACC)
12.63%
Beta
1.54

Behaviour On Record

What FIX's own history says about today's numbers

Realized volatility (21d)
48.8% 80th pct
Below its peak
-20.4%
vs 200-day average
+7.9%
Up days (1y)
54%

Comfort Systems USA, Inc. is currently running 48.8% annualised volatility over the last 21 sessions. Measured against FIX's own 13 years of daily returns rather than a market-wide average, that is the 80th percentile elevated for this stock, against a typical reading of 31.6%. The distinction matters because a number that looks calm for one stock is turbulent for another, and the absolute figure on its own tells you neither.

FIX is trading -20.4% below its running peak. Across 12 full years on file, its median worst-drawdown-in-a-year was -22.9%, and the deepest was -46.0% in 2025. The current pullback is therefore shallower than what this stock gives back in a typical year, which is context worth having before treating it as a dislocation.

Price sits +7.9% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 36th percentile close to the gap it normally carries. Over the past year FIX closed higher on 54% of sessions, and it is currently 1 session into a falling streak.

On September specifically: over 13 years of records, FIX finished the month higher 7 of 13 times, with a median return of +0.4% and an average of +3.1%. Its strongest month historically has been October at +9.8% on average, its weakest December at -1.3%. Seasonality is a weak signal on its own — a decade is a small sample and regimes change — but it is a real distribution rather than a rule of thumb.

Overnight risk is measurable too: FIX has opened more than 2% away from the prior close in 208 of 3,267 sessions (6.4% of the time), with the largest gaps running +17.2% and -12.8%. For anyone holding through an event, that rate is a better guide to overnight exposure than the intraday range.

All figures computed from 3,268 daily closes between 2013-09-23 and 2026-09-21, split-adjusted, recomputed daily. Percentiles are against FIX's own 13-year history, not a peer group or index.

Sector Rotation

Is money rotating into or out of FIX's sector?

Comfort Systems USA, Inc. sits in the Industrials sector, currently ranked 9th of 11 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (lagging).

Sector rank
#9 of 11
Sector state
Lagging
Sector rotation score
50

Options Market

What is the options market pricing for FIX?

CallsPuts

For Comfort Systems USA, Inc.'s nearest expiry (2026-10-16, 25 days out), open interest is put-heavy, a defensive/bearish tilt (put/call ratio of 1.82), with at-the-money implied volatility around 55.0%. The options market is pricing roughly a ±14.0% move by that expiry — a range of about $1408.24–$1865.78.

Put/call ratio (2026-10-16)
1.82
ATM implied volatility
55.0%
Total open interest
4,529
Expected move by 2026-10-16
±14.0% ($1408.24–$1865.78)

Analyst Rating Changes

Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on FIX?

DA Davidson most recently initiated coverage on Comfort Systems USA, Inc. to Buy on Aug 21, 2026 with a price target of $2100. Over the last 90 days, coverage has run 0 upgrades against 0 downgrades, a net mixed lean.

Latest action
DA DavidsonBuy
90-day upgrades
0
90-day downgrades
0
Net rating momentum
0
DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
Aug 21, 2026DA DavidsonInitiatedBuy$2100
Jul 27, 2026UBSMaintainedBuy$2125 → $2225
Jul 27, 2026KeybancMaintainedOverweight$2004 → $2110
Jul 9, 2026Goldman SachsInitiatedBuy$2159
Jun 8, 2026UBSMaintainedBuy$1992 → $2125
May 28, 2026OppenheimerInitiatedOutperform$2200
Apr 27, 2026UBSMaintainedBuy$1680 → $1992
Apr 24, 2026KeybancUpgradeSector Weight → Overweight$2004
Apr 21, 2026GLJ ResearchInitiatedBuy$2001
Feb 23, 2026DA DavidsonMaintainedBuy$1200 → $1800
Jan 26, 2026StifelMaintainedBuy$1155 → $1196
Dec 19, 2025DA DavidsonMaintainedBuy$1200

FIX Competitive Positioning

Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (FIX) is tracked alongside these names in Engineering & Construction on DailyIQ — ranked by market cap, with today's move alongside.