Emerson Electricvs.Quanta Services
EMR vs PWR · both in Grid & electrification, part of the Energy, grid & critical infrastructure value chain: Cables, grid connection and infrastructure tying new capacity to demand.
Quanta Services is about 1.2× larger than Emerson Electric by market cap; Emerson Electric trades at the lower P/E (34.2 vs 78.6); year to date, Quanta Services leads (+66.1% vs +21.6%).
Side by side
| EMR | PWR | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $88.1B | $104B |
| Price | $159.06 | $685.33 |
| Today | −0.1% | −2.2% |
| Return YTD | +21.6% | +66.1% |
| Return 1Y | +19.8% | +66.3% |
| Since June 26, 2026 | +10.9% | −0.4% |
| P/E | 34.2 | 78.6 |
| P/S | 4.7 | 3.2 |
| P/B | 4.3 | 10.8 |
Data as of 2026-10-08 · updates daily after U.S. close
Since June 26, 2026: the change in the closing price, from the daily closes Sectivia records itself since that date.
The two companies
Emerson ElectricEMR
Process automation for energy and heavy industry: measurement instruments, valves, control systems and the AspenTech software layer above them.
Full EMR profile →Quanta ServicesPWR
Quanta's crews build and upgrade the physical grid itself: transmission and distribution lines, plus the connections that tie new renewable plants into the system. A US specialty contractor whose workload tracks grid expansion directly.
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