ACM vs BBCP vs EME Stock Comparison

Aecom, Concrete Pumping Holdings and Emcor Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACM Aecom
$60.73 -0.3% 1M -54.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.91B
P/E
27.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.39B
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
4 wins
EME EMCOR Group, Inc.
$665.73 -12.7% 1M -11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$29.67B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.60B
Div. yield
0.00%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Emcor leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Emcor 6, Aecom 4, Concrete Pumping Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACMBBCPEMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.91B $489.64M $29.67B EME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.5x 33.2x 20.6x EME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.5x 49.6x 19.2x ACM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.2% +10.2% +18.9% EME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.9% 3.4% 7.7% EME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.9% 5.6% — ACM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 3.1x — ACM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -54.3% +41.4% -11.0% BBCP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.9%/yr +1.6%/yr +41.7%/yr EME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.4% 47.1% 45.5% ACM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 60/100 64/100 EME

Percentile Scorecard

ACMBBCPEME

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

AxisACMBBCPEME
Valuation 63 #20 of 52 88 #7 of 52 57 #23 of 52
Growth 11 #33 of 37 28 #27 of 37 56 #17 of 37
Profitability 44 #21 of 37 75 #10 of 37 86 #6 of 37
Financial Health 25 #43 of 57 36 #37 of 57 70 #18 of 57
Shareholder Returns 92 #3 of 27 73 #8 of 27 54 #13 of 27
Overall 47 60 64
  • ACM ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • BBCP ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • EME ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACMBBCPEMESPY
1 month -0.3%-3.6%-12.7% -0.8%
3 months -14.4%-9.0%-10.4% +3.5%
6 months -25.9%+20.8%-24.8% +7.0%
Year to date -36.3%+40.4%+8.8% +12.2%
1 year -54.3%+41.4%-11.0% +13.0%
3 years -18.8%+41.0%+224.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year -6.7%+12.1%+48.0% +23.1%
5 years -9.3%+8.4%+471.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -1.9%+1.6%+41.7% +11.0%
10 years +120.8%—+1,083.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.2%—+28.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureACMBBCPEMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.4%47.1%45.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.1%37.6%48.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.860.591.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.420.88-0.24 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.8%-49.7%-36.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.8%-21.8%-29.5% -1.8%
52-week high $134.35$12.05$943.75 $779.14
52-week low $58.00$5.73$581.58 $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.

MultipleACMBBCPEME
P/E now vs peer median 27.1xmedian 25.7x 32.2xmedian 25.7x 20.5xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.8x 1.1xmedian 0.8x 1.6xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 12.9x 7.0xmedian 12.9x 13.4xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.4xmedian 22.5x 22.5xmedian 22.5x 25.1xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.3x 1.8xmedian 2.3x 7.2xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.85median 0.56 -1.71median 0.56 0.44median 0.56

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 monthsACMBBCPEME
Revenue $15.39B $436.03M $18.60B
Gross profit $874.05M $170.20M $3.61B
Operating income $631.20M $56.93M $1.93B
Net income $334.79M $16.50M $1.44B
Free cash flow $203.45M $21.12M $1.17B
EPS (diluted) $2.24 $0.29 $32.30
Cash & equivalents $1.01B $42.98M $924.41M
Total debt $2.75B $418.74M –
Shares (diluted) 128.60M 51.10M 44.55M
Enterprise value $3.03B $322.57M $26.06B

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
MetricACMBBCPEME
P/E 27.1x 32.2x 20.5x
P/FCF 38.4x 22.5x 25.1x
P/Operating cash flow 21.4x 5.8x 22.8x
P/S 0.5x 1.1x 1.6x
P/B 3.3x 1.8x 7.2x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 2.7x 9.8x
EV/EBITDA 13.4x 7.0x 13.4x
EV/EBIT 15.1x 14.9x 14.8x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 2.0x 1.5x
EV/FCF 46.9x 40.3x 24.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.1x 10.3x 22.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.85 -1.71 0.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACMBBCPEME
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.2% 10.2% 18.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% -0.1% 16.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -25.9% 10.5% 18.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.4% -1.5% 26.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -38.5% 29.7% 29.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.8% -2.0% 41.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -50.9% 57.3% 30.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.6% -18.9% 43.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -51.4% 63.2% 31.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.9% -18.8% 47.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -60.5% 14.0% -0.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -20.5% -2.6% 20.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -75.3% -33.4% -3.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.3% 78.7% 20.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACMBBCPEME
Gross margin 5.7% 39.0% 19.4%
EBITDA margin 4.6% 27.9% 11.5%
Operating margin 4.1% 13.1% 10.4%
Pretax margin 3.4% 5.6% 10.5%
Net margin 1.9% 3.4% 7.7%
FCF margin 1.3% 4.8% 6.3%
Operating cash flow margin 2.4% 18.9% 6.9%
Return on equity 13.9% 6.2% 36.2%
Return on assets 2.8% 1.8% 14.6%
Return on invested capital 9.9% 5.6% –
Return on capital employed 10.5% 6.9% 41.9%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.5x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 5.0x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.8% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACMBBCPEME
Debt / assets 22.8% 46.1% –
Debt / equity 1.1x 1.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 3.1x –
Debt / FCF 13.5x 19.8x –
Liabilities / assets 80.0% 70.5% 59.8%
Equity / assets 20.0% 29.5% 40.2%
Interest coverage 3.1x 1.7x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.7x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.4x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.79 1.08 6.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACMBBCPEME
Dividend yield 2.0% 1.4% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 8.2% 2.5% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 10.3% 3.8% 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 4.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 4.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 26.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 25.6%

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.

ConsensusACMBBCPEME
Forward P/E 14.5xFY2026 49.6xFY2026 19.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.19FY2026 $0.19FY2026 $34.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -20.3%FY2026 +111.1%FY2026 +34.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +54.7% +63.2% +10.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.04BFY2026 $411.25MFY2026 $19.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.0%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.8% +6.4% +13.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACMBBCPEME
Held by institutions 92.6% 33.9% 93.1%
Institutions holding 572 127 1,235
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.5% +5.2% -0.1%
Institutions buying 270 76 659
Institutions selling 232 31 419
Buyers to sellers 1.16 2.45 1.57

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.

ACMBBCPEME
ACM 1.00 0.13 0.09
BBCP 0.13 1.00 0.24
EME 0.09 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACM, BBCP and EME?

Emcor (EME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aecom (ACM) $7.91B, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) $489.64M, Emcor (EME) $29.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACM, BBCP and EME?

Emcor (EME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aecom (ACM) 27.5x, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 33.2x, Emcor (EME) 20.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aecom (ACM) is cheapest (Aecom (ACM) 14.5x, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 49.6x, Emcor (EME) 19.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Emcor (EME) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aecom (ACM) -4.2%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +10.2%, Emcor (EME) +18.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Emcor (EME) has the highest net margin (Aecom (ACM) 1.9%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 3.4%, Emcor (EME) 7.7%). On return on invested capital, Aecom (ACM) leads (Aecom (ACM) 9.9%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) returned the most: Aecom (ACM) -54.3%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +41.4%, Emcor (EME) -11.0%. Over five years, Emcor (EME) compounded fastest (Aecom (ACM) -1.9%/yr, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +1.6%/yr, Emcor (EME) +41.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Aecom (ACM) 0.00%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 0.00%, Emcor (EME) 0.00%. Aecom (ACM) and Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aecom (ACM) has been the steadiest (Aecom (ACM) 38.4%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 47.1%, Emcor (EME) 45.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACM, BBCP and EME?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Emcor (EME) 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.