ACM vs AMRC vs NOA Stock Comparison

Aecom, Ameresco and North American Construction Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ACM Aecom
$63.51 +7.9% 1M -52.4% 1Y
Market cap
$8.17B
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.39B
Div. yield
1.95%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
5 wins
AMRC Ameresco, Inc.
$21.03 0.0% 1M -46.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.11B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

North American Construction leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (North American Construction 7, Aecom 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACMAMRCNOALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.17B $1.11B $361.13M ACM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.4x — 15.3x NOA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x 15.9x 10.5x NOA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.2% — +7.5% NOA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.9% — 2.2% NOA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.9% — 6.8% ACM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x — 2.6x ACM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.95% — 3.83% NOA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -52.4% -46.8% -20.3% NOA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.5%/yr -23.9%/yr -6.2%/yr ACM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.4% 68.4% 48.1% ACM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 — 55/100 NOA

Percentile Scorecard

ACMAMRCNOA

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

AxisACMAMRCNOA
Valuation 61 #21 of 52 – 88 #7 of 52
Growth 11 #33 of 37 – 14 #32 of 37
Profitability 44 #21 of 37 – 56 #17 of 37
Financial Health 30 #40 of 57 25 #43 of 57 20 #46 of 57
Shareholder Returns 92 #3 of 27 – 96 #2 of 27
Overall 48 – 55
  • ACM ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • AMRC ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • NOA ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACMAMRCNOASPY
1 month +7.9%0.0%+4.9% +0.7%
3 months -11.5%+1.8%-7.0% +3.7%
6 months -24.5%-28.9%-14.6% +7.1%
Year to date -33.4%-28.2%-12.8% +12.8%
1 year -52.4%-46.8%-20.3% +11.9%
3 years -15.9%-23.9%-39.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year -5.6%-8.7%-15.2% +22.8%
5 years -7.1%-74.4%-27.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year -1.5%-23.9%-6.2% +10.9%
10 years +127.8%+324.8%+317.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +8.6%+15.6%+15.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureACMAMRCNOASPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.4%68.4%48.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.2%69.6%56.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.863.111.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.37-0.68-0.42 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.8%-91.1%-55.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.7%-47.4%-25.8% -1.2%
52-week high $134.35$40.00$16.88 $779.14
52-week low $58.00$18.32$11.22 $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.

MultipleACMAMRCNOA
P/E now vs peer median 28.4xmedian 28.1x —median 28.1x 15.3xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.8x —median 0.8x 0.3xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 12.7x —median 12.7x 4.1xmedian 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.2xmedian 25.0x —median 25.0x -1.7xmedian 25.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.5x 1.0xmedian 2.5x 1.1xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.89median 0.60 —median 0.60 -0.60median 0.60

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 monthsACMAMRCNOA
Revenue $15.39B – $1.06B
Gross profit $874.05M – $137.57M
Operating income $631.20M – $76.84M
Net income $334.79M – $23.49M
Free cash flow $203.45M – -$218.42M
EPS (diluted) $2.24 – $0.73
Cash & equivalents $1.01B $71.79M $118.01M
Total debt $2.75B $6.70B $727.57M
Shares (diluted) 128.60M 53.37M 32.27M
Enterprise value $3.50B $831.72M $10.01M

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
MetricACMAMRCNOA
P/E 28.4x – 15.3x
P/FCF 40.2x – -1.7x
P/Operating cash flow 22.4x – –
P/S 0.5x – 0.3x
P/B 3.4x 1.0x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 1.0x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 13.9x – 4.1x
EV/EBIT 15.7x – 12.6x
EV/Revenue 0.6x – 0.9x
EV/FCF 48.7x – -4.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.1x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.89 – -0.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACMAMRCNOA
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.2% – 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% – 18.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -25.9% – -2.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.4% – 12.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -38.5% – -22.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.8% – 6.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -50.9% – -7.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.6% – -26.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -51.4% – -6.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.9% – -25.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -60.5% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -20.5% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -75.3% – -9.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.3% – -50.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACMAMRCNOA
Gross margin 5.7% – 13.0%
EBITDA margin 4.6% – 22.4%
Operating margin 4.1% – 7.3%
Pretax margin 3.4% – 19.2%
Net margin 1.9% – 2.2%
FCF margin 1.3% – -20.6%
Operating cash flow margin 2.4% – –
Return on equity 13.9% – 16.7%
Return on assets 2.8% – 3.9%
Return on invested capital 9.9% – 6.8%
Return on capital employed 10.5% – –
Asset turnover 1.3x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACMAMRCNOA
Debt / assets 22.8% 41.5% 46.0%
Debt / equity 1.1x 1.7x 2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x – 2.6x
Debt / FCF 13.5x – -3.3x
Liabilities / assets 80.0% 75.3% 78.6%
Equity / assets 20.0% 24.7% 21.4%
Interest coverage 3.1x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.5x –
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.1x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 1.81 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACMAMRCNOA
Dividend yield 2.0% – 3.8%
Net buyback yield 7.9% – 7.6%
Shareholder yield 9.8% – 11.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusACMAMRCNOA
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 15.9xFY2026 10.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.19FY2026 $1.32FY2026 $1.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -20.3%FY2026 +46.7%FY2026 +43.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +54.7% +24.2% +22.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.04BFY2026 $2.04BFY2026 $1.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.0%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026 +23.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.8% +7.7% +9.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACMAMRCNOA
Held by institutions 92.6% 65.5% 57.1%
Institutions holding 573 184 72
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.5% +13.3% -3.6%
Institutions buying 270 103 45
Institutions selling 233 56 18
Buyers to sellers 1.16 1.84 2.50

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.

ACMAMRCNOA
ACM 1.00 0.08 0.06
AMRC 0.08 1.00 0.21
NOA 0.06 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACM, AMRC and NOA?

Aecom (ACM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aecom (ACM) $8.17B, Ameresco (AMRC) $1.11B, North American Construction (NOA) $361.13M.

Which stock is cheaper, ACM, AMRC and NOA?

North American Construction (NOA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aecom (ACM) 28.4x, North American Construction (NOA) 15.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, North American Construction (NOA) is cheapest (Aecom (ACM) 15.2x, Ameresco (AMRC) 15.9x, North American Construction (NOA) 10.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

North American Construction (NOA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aecom (ACM) -4.2%, North American Construction (NOA) +7.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

North American Construction (NOA) has the highest net margin (Aecom (ACM) 1.9%, North American Construction (NOA) 2.2%). On return on invested capital, Aecom (ACM) leads (Aecom (ACM) 9.9%, North American Construction (NOA) 6.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year North American Construction (NOA) returned the most: Aecom (ACM) -52.4%, Ameresco (AMRC) -46.8%, North American Construction (NOA) -20.3%. Over five years, Aecom (ACM) compounded fastest (Aecom (ACM) -1.5%/yr, Ameresco (AMRC) -23.9%/yr, North American Construction (NOA) -6.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

North American Construction (NOA) has the highest dividend yield: Aecom (ACM) 1.95%, North American Construction (NOA) 3.83%. Ameresco (AMRC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aecom (ACM) has been the steadiest (Aecom (ACM) 38.4%, Ameresco (AMRC) 68.4%, North American Construction (NOA) 48.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACM, AMRC and NOA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, North American Construction (NOA) leads on 7. 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.