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EME · Q3 2025 Earnings

Emcor

Reported October 30, 2025

30-second summary

30-second take: EMCOR delivered $4.3B in Q3 revenue (+16.4% YoY, 8.1% organic) with GAAP EPS of $6.57 (+13.3% YoY) and operating margin of 9.4%, while RPOs climbed to a fresh record $12.61B (+28.8% YoY). Management raised FY2025 guidance on all three axes — revenue range narrowed to $16.7–16.8B (midpoint +$100M to $16.75B, with the narrowing reflecting the anticipated Q4 sale of the UK Building Services segment), EPS low-end up $0.50 to $25.00–$25.75, and operating margin floor lifted 20bps to 9.2–9.4%. The story this quarter is durability: operating margin at 9.4%, RPO growth extending the record, and Electrical+Mechanical YTD combined operating margin of 12.4% on 23.3% combined revenue growth.

Headline numbers

EPS

Q3 FY2025

$6.57

Revenue

Q3 FY2025

$4.30B

+16.4% YoY

Gross margin

Q3 FY2025

19.4%

Operating margin

Q3 FY2025

9.4%

Key financials

Q3 FY2025

Metric	Q3 FY2025	YoY	Q2 FY2025	QoQ
Revenue	$4.30B	+16.4%	$4.30B	+0.0%
EPS	$6.57	—	$6.72	-2.2%
Gross margin	19.4%	—	19.4%	+0bps
Operating margin	9.4%	—	9.6%	-20bps

Guidance

EMCOR raised full-year 2025 revenue midpoint and tightened the range; EPS and operating margin guidance both raised, signaling confidence in Q4 execution and margin expansion.

Guidance is issued for the full year only, refreshed each quarter. Prior and new below are the same FY updated this quarter.

Changes to prior guidance

Metric	Period	Prior guide	New guide	Δ	Result
Revenue	FY 2025	$16.4 billion - $16.9 billion	$16.7 billion - $16.8 billion	Midpoint raised from $16.65B to $16.75B (+$100M); range narrowed by $200M	Raised
Non-GAAP Diluted EPS	FY 2025	$24.50 - $25.75	$25.00 - $25.75	Low end raised by $0.50 (from $24.50 to $25.00); midpoint raised from $25.125 to $25.375 (+$0.25)	Raised
Non-GAAP Operating Margin	FY 2025	9.0% - 9.4%	9.2% - 9.4%	Low end raised 20 basis points (from 9.0% to 9.2%); range narrowed	Raised

Segment KPIs

Q3 FY2025

Segment	Q3 FY2025	YoY
US Electrical Construction and Facilities Services	$1.285B	+52.1%
US Mechanical Construction and Facilities Services	$1.779B	+7.0%
US Building Services	$0.814B	+2.1%
US Industrial Services	$0.287B	+0.2%
United Kingdom Building Services	$0.136B	+28.0%
US Electrical & Mechanical Combined Revenue Growth	23.3% YTD	—

Other KPIs

Q3 FY2025

Segment	Q3 FY2025
Remaining Performance Obligations (RPOs)	$12.61 billion
RPO Year-over-Year Growth	+28.8%
Organic Revenue Growth	8.1%
US Electrical & Mechanical Combined Operating Margin	12.4% YTD
Operating Margin	9.4%
SG&A Expenses as % of Revenue	10.0%

Management tone

No tone-shift analysis available for this quarter.

Recurring themes management leaned on this quarter:

Data center expansion as multi-year visibility with geographic diversificationOperating margin stability in 8.5%-10% range with dollar growth priorityLabor attraction and retention as core competitive advantage tied to five specific differentiatorsMiller Electric acquisition as platform for Southeast electrical buildout and future M&APrefabrication, VDC/BIM, and means-and-methods innovation as margin driversTariff management through contractual terms, material pass-through, and labor efficiency

Risks management surfaced:

Macroeconomic uncertainty and potential new administration funding delays for customer projectsShort-term tariff headwinds and supply chain volatilityProject timing and customer release delays affecting quarter-to-quarter revenue and margin volatilityHigh-tech manufacturing cyclicality and episodic project naturePotential labor availability constraints in secondary/remote data center markets

Answers to last quarter's watch list

RPOs extending the record — RPOs reached $12.61B, +28.8% YoY, a new all-time high. Status: Resolved positively

US Industrial Services trajectory — Revenue was essentially flat at +0.2% YoY ($286.9M), with segment operating margin improving to 2.2% from 1.1% a year ago — the cyclical reload is showing early margin recovery. Status: Resolved positively

2H operating margin tracking to upper end of FY guide — Q3 operating margin came in at 9.4%, at the top of the (now-raised) 9.2–9.4% FY band, and the FY guide floor was lifted 20bps. Status: Resolved positively

High-tech manufacturing RPO trajectory — Press release flags a reduction in High-Tech Manufacturing RPOs tied to completion of certain semiconductor manufacturing construction projects; no specific dollar figure or reload timing was disclosed in the press release. Status: Continue monitoring

What to watch into next quarter

Q4 operating margin landing point within the raised 9.2–9.4% FY band, and whether the UK divestiture closes on schedule

High-tech manufacturing RPO trajectory — whether semiconductor project rolloffs are followed by visible reloads

Q4 organic growth ex-Miller — Miller fully laps in early FY2026, so isolating the underlying Electrical book matters before the comp resets

Capital deployment cadence post-Miller, given the $432M of YTD share repurchases and pending UK sale proceeds

Initial directional commentary on FY2026 revenue and margin shape given the elevated comparison base

Sources

EMCOR Q3 FY2025 Earnings Press Release (SEC 8-K Exhibit 99.1) — https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105634/000010563425000082/eme-ex991_2025930xq3.htm

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