ACA vs LCII vs LUD Stock Comparison

Arcosa, Lci Industries and Luda Technology Prices as of Oct 22, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
LCII Lci Industries
$98.88 +15.8% 1M +9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.40B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.03B
Div. yield
4.65%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionACALCIILUDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.33B $2.40B $88.49M ACA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.9x 11.4x 155.8x LCII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.6x 12.1x — LCII
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.7% +4.1% — ACA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.9% 5.2% — ACA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% 9.7% — LCII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.5x — LCII
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.13% 4.65% — LCII
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +61.6% +9.4% -55.4% ACA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.0%/yr -6.7%/yr — ACA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.7% 38.7% 144.1% ACA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 70/100 — LCII

Percentile Scorecard

ACALCIILUD

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

AxisACALCIILUD
Valuation 50 #103 of 203 97 #7 of 203 20 #163 of 203
Growth 83 #33 of 188 58 #79 of 188 –
Profitability 51 #91 of 183 62 #70 of 183 –
Financial Health 58 #92 of 216 45 #119 of 216 39 #133 of 216
Shareholder Returns 42 #89 of 152 88 #19 of 152 –
Overall 56 70 –
  • ACA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • LCII ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • LUD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACALCIILUDSPY
1 month +1.7%+15.8%-1.3% +0.7%
3 months +2.9%-3.8%-5.3% +3.7%
6 months +24.1%-17.1%-37.1% +7.1%
Year to date +40.3%-18.5%-39.3% +12.8%
1 year +61.6%+9.4%-55.4% +11.9%
3 years +117.4%-7.0%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +29.6%-2.4%— +22.8%
5 years +181.9%-29.2%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +23.0%-6.7%— +10.9%
10 years —+11.9%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+1.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureACALCIILUDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.7%38.7%144.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.9%36.3%142.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.950.861.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.940.24-0.38 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.7%-53.5%-83.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-37.1%-67.1% -1.2%
52-week high $149.18$157.13$11.85 $779.14
52-week low $92.25$78.16$3.20 $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.

MultipleACALCIILUD
P/E now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 25.8x 11.4xmedian 25.8x 155.8xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.9x 0.6xmedian 1.9x 2.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 14.6x 7.2xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 54.9xmedian 22.2x 8.4xmedian 22.2x -40.8xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.2x 1.7xmedian 2.2x 4.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.75median 1.45 0.30median 1.45 —median 1.45

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 monthsACALCIILUD
Revenue $2.74B $4.03B –
Gross profit $632.30M $1.03B –
Operating income $322.70M $301.92M –
Net income $491.40M $211.27M –
Free cash flow $133.40M $286.96M –
EPS (diluted) $9.99 $8.66 –
Cash & equivalents $432.10M $216.51M $4.77M
Total debt $1.44B $852.59M $49.69M
Shares (diluted) 49.20M 24.39M 22.24M
Enterprise value $6.31B $1.62B $42.84M

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
MetricACALCIILUD
P/E 14.9x 11.4x 155.8x
P/FCF 54.9x 8.4x -40.8x
P/Operating cash flow 21.5x 6.9x –
P/S 2.7x 0.6x 2.6x
P/B 2.5x 1.7x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 2.3x 4.1x
EV/EBITDA 15.2x 7.2x –
EV/EBIT 25.8x 10.1x –
EV/Revenue 3.0x 0.8x –
EV/FCF 62.4x 10.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 24.4x 8.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.75 0.30 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACALCIILUD
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.7% 4.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 0.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.7% 13.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 8.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 61.3% 26.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.6% 29.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 433.0% 38.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.2% 35.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 430.8% 43.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 37.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -23.1% 1.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.1% -13.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -54.9% -3.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 54.7% -12.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACALCIILUD
Gross margin 23.0% 25.7% –
EBITDA margin 19.9% 10.5% –
Operating margin 11.8% 7.5% –
Pretax margin 8.4% 7.1% –
Net margin 17.9% 5.2% –
FCF margin 4.9% 7.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 12.4% 8.6% –
Return on equity 17.4% 15.0% –
Return on assets 9.5% 6.5% –
Return on invested capital 6.5% 9.7% –
Return on capital employed 6.9% 11.4% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 1.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACALCIILUD
Debt / assets 27.1% 26.1% 25.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.6x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.5x –
Debt / FCF 10.8x 3.0x –
Liabilities / assets 43.7% 56.2% 54.8%
Equity / assets 56.3% 43.8% 45.2%
Interest coverage 3.3x – –
Current ratio 3.1x 2.5x 1.6x
Quick ratio 2.2x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.18 3.23 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACALCIILUD
Dividend yield 0.1% 4.7% –
Net buyback yield 0.2% 0.3% –
Shareholder yield 0.4% 4.9% –
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.

ConsensusACALCIILUD
Forward P/E 33.6xFY2026 12.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.44FY2026 $8.18FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -0.7%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +7.0% +18.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.45BFY2026 $4.16BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -14.9%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +12.5% +4.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACALCIILUD
Held by institutions 91.8% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 427 359 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% -3.1% –
Institutions buying 230 180 –
Institutions selling 114 123 –
Buyers to sellers 2.02 1.46 –

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.

ACALCIILUD
ACA 1.00 0.38 0.07
LCII 0.38 1.00 -0.01
LUD 0.07 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACA, LCII and LUD?

Arcosa (ACA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arcosa (ACA) $7.33B, Lci Industries (LCII) $2.40B, Luda Technology (LUD) $88.49M.

Which stock is cheaper, ACA, LCII and LUD?

Lci Industries (LCII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arcosa (ACA) 14.9x, Lci Industries (LCII) 11.4x, Luda Technology (LUD) 155.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lci Industries (LCII) is cheapest (Arcosa (ACA) 33.6x, Lci Industries (LCII) 12.1x). 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%, Lci Industries (LCII) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arcosa (ACA) has the highest net margin (Arcosa (ACA) 17.9%, Lci Industries (LCII) 5.2%). On return on invested capital, Lci Industries (LCII) leads (Arcosa (ACA) 6.5%, Lci Industries (LCII) 9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arcosa (ACA) returned the most: Arcosa (ACA) +61.6%, Lci Industries (LCII) +9.4%, Luda Technology (LUD) -55.4%. Over five years, Arcosa (ACA) compounded fastest (Arcosa (ACA) +23.0%/yr, Lci Industries (LCII) -6.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lci Industries (LCII) has the highest dividend yield: Arcosa (ACA) 0.13%, Lci Industries (LCII) 4.65%. Luda Technology (LUD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Arcosa (ACA) has been the steadiest (Arcosa (ACA) 31.7%, Lci Industries (LCII) 38.7%, Luda Technology (LUD) 144.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACA, LCII and LUD?

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.