ACA vs AZZ vs PKOH Stock Comparison

Arcosa, Azz and Park Ohio Holdings Prices as of Oct 22, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ACA Arcosa, Inc.
$149.18 +1.7% 1M +61.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.33B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.74B
Div. yield
0.13%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
6 wins
AZZ Azz Inc
$132.45 -3.9% 1M +31.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.00B
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.75B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
3 wins
PKOH Park Ohio Holdings Corp
$42.86 -8.4% 1M +105.4% 1Y
Market cap
$603.82M
P/E
22.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.65B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Arcosa leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Arcosa 6, Azz 3, Park Ohio Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACAAZZPKOHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.33B $4.00B $603.82M ACA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.9x 23.9x 22.8x ACA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.6x 18.0x 12.6x PKOH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.7% +9.5% +2.7% ACA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.9% 9.6% 1.6% ACA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% 11.4% 6.1% AZZ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.2x 5.8x AZZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.13% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +61.6% +31.0% +105.4% PKOH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.0%/yr +20.4%/yr +12.8%/yr ACA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.7% 32.1% 44.4% ACA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 58/100 52/100 AZZ

Percentile Scorecard

ACAAZZPKOH

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisACAAZZPKOH
Valuation 48 #106 of 203 76 #50 of 203 86 #29 of 203
Growth 82 #34 of 188 65 #67 of 188 75 #47 of 188
Profitability 53 #89 of 187 72 #53 of 187 42 #109 of 187
Financial Health 58 #94 of 222 54 #103 of 222 12 #196 of 222
Shareholder Returns 41 #91 of 153 23 #118 of 153 43 #88 of 153
Overall 56 58 52
  • ACA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • AZZ ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PKOH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodACAAZZPKOHSPY
1 month +1.7%-3.9%-8.4% -1.0%
3 months +2.9%-11.8%+11.4% +2.9%
6 months +24.1%-7.6%+50.5% +6.4%
Year to date +40.3%+23.6%+104.7% +11.4%
1 year +61.6%+31.0%+105.4% +13.1%
3 years +117.4%+192.3%+92.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +29.6%+43.0%+24.3% +21.5%
5 years +181.9%+152.7%+82.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +23.0%+20.4%+12.8% +10.9%
10 years —+143.7%+25.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+9.3%+2.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureACAAZZPKOHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.7%32.1%44.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.9%30.3%43.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.951.151.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.940.962.37 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.7%-46.8%-62.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-17.3%-18.4% -2.5%
52-week high $149.18$160.17$52.51 $779.14
52-week low $92.25$97.64$18.74 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleACAAZZPKOH
P/E now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 25.9x 23.7xmedian 25.9x 22.5xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.9x 2.3xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 13.7x 11.6xmedian 13.7x 11.7xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 54.9xmedian 21.1x 18.5xmedian 21.1x 30.3xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.3x 2.8xmedian 2.3x 1.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.75median 1.19 0.27median 1.19 0.36median 1.19

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsACAAZZPKOH
Revenue $2.74B $1.75B $1.65B
Gross profit $632.30M $423.83M $286.50M
Operating income $322.70M $287.42M $71.50M
Net income $491.40M $167.46M $26.50M
Free cash flow $133.40M $214.45M $20.50M
EPS (diluted) $9.99 $5.56 $1.87
Cash & equivalents $432.10M $1.95M $48.30M
Total debt $1.44B $468.47M $652.60M
Shares (diluted) 49.20M 30.12M 14.20M
Enterprise value $6.31B $3.99B $413.22M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricACAAZZPKOH
P/E 14.9x 23.7x 22.5x
P/FCF 54.9x 18.5x 30.3x
P/Operating cash flow 21.5x 13.6x 9.2x
P/S 2.7x 2.3x 0.4x
P/B 2.5x 2.8x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 4.0x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 15.2x 11.6x 11.7x
EV/EBIT 25.8x 15.4x 17.1x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 2.5x 0.7x
EV/FCF 62.4x 20.7x 59.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.4x 15.2x 18.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.75 0.27 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACAAZZPKOH
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.7% 9.5% 2.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 5.2% 0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.7% 11.0% 4.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 8.9% 5.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 61.3% 21.3% -7.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.6% 11.4% 10.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 433.0% -46.7% -4.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.2% 99.0% 66.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 430.8% -46.5% -6.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 87.1% 62.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -23.1% -42.0% 476.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 20.3% 93.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -54.9% -47.3% 187.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 54.7% 35.3% 46.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACAAZZPKOH
Gross margin 23.0% 24.3% 17.3%
EBITDA margin 19.9% 21.8% 6.3%
Operating margin 11.8% 16.5% 4.3%
Pretax margin 8.4% 12.9% 1.6%
Net margin 17.9% 9.6% 1.6%
FCF margin 4.9% 12.3% 1.2%
Operating cash flow margin 12.4% 16.7% 4.1%
Return on equity 17.4% 12.0% 6.9%
Return on assets 9.5% 7.3% 1.8%
Return on invested capital 6.5% 11.4% 6.1%
Return on capital employed 6.9% 14.1% 6.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 1.7x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.8% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACAAZZPKOH
Debt / assets 27.1% 20.0% 44.4%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.3x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.2x 5.8x
Debt / FCF 10.8x 2.2x 31.8x
Liabilities / assets 43.7% 39.5% 73.3%
Equity / assets 56.3% 60.5% 26.7%
Interest coverage 3.3x 6.3x 1.4x
Current ratio 3.1x 1.8x 2.4x
Quick ratio 2.2x 0.8x 1.1x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.18 4.42 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACAAZZPKOH
Dividend yield 0.1% 0.7% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 0.2% – –
Shareholder yield 0.4% 0.7% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 2.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 7.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.0% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusACAAZZPKOH
Forward P/E 33.6xFY2026 18.0xFY2026 12.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.44FY2026 $7.35FY2026 $3.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -0.7%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026 +26.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.0% +12.2% +13.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.45BFY2026 $1.97BFY2026 $1.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -14.9%FY2026 +19.4%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.5% -8.1% +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACAAZZPKOH
Held by institutions 91.8% 94.6% 55.8%
Institutions holding 426 364 104
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +1.1% +6.4%
Institutions buying 230 196 58
Institutions selling 114 119 27
Buyers to sellers 2.02 1.65 2.15

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ACAAZZPKOH
ACA 1.00 0.39 0.33
AZZ 0.39 1.00 0.42
PKOH 0.33 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACA, AZZ and PKOH?

Arcosa (ACA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arcosa (ACA) $7.33B, Azz (AZZ) $4.00B, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) $603.82M.

Which stock is cheaper, ACA, AZZ and PKOH?

Arcosa (ACA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arcosa (ACA) 14.9x, Azz (AZZ) 23.9x, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 22.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) is cheapest (Arcosa (ACA) 33.6x, Azz (AZZ) 18.0x, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 12.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Arcosa (ACA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arcosa (ACA) +9.7%, Azz (AZZ) +9.5%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +2.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arcosa (ACA) has the highest net margin (Arcosa (ACA) 17.9%, Azz (AZZ) 9.6%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 1.6%). On return on invested capital, Azz (AZZ) leads (Arcosa (ACA) 6.5%, Azz (AZZ) 11.4%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 6.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) returned the most: Arcosa (ACA) +61.6%, Azz (AZZ) +31.0%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +105.4%. Over five years, Arcosa (ACA) compounded fastest (Arcosa (ACA) +23.0%/yr, Azz (AZZ) +20.4%/yr, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +12.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Arcosa (ACA) 0.13%, Azz (AZZ) 0.00%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 0.00%. Azz (AZZ) and Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Arcosa (ACA) has been the steadiest (Arcosa (ACA) 31.7%, Azz (AZZ) 32.1%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 44.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACA, AZZ and PKOH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Arcosa (ACA) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.