ACM vs FBYD vs IBP Stock Comparison

Aecom, Falcon's Beyond Global and Installed Building Products Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACM Aecom
$63.51 +7.9% 1M -52.4% 1Y
Market cap
$8.12B
P/E
28.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.39B
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Installed Building Products leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Installed Building Products 5, Aecom 3, Falcon's Beyond Global 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACMFBYDIBPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.12B $344.55M $5.67B ACM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.2x 54.7x 22.6x IBP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x — 21.1x ACM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.2% +144.6% +0.3% FBYD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.9% 33.5% 8.5% FBYD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.9% -17.1% 16.0% IBP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -2.2x 1.4x FBYD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -52.4% -28.5% -19.3% IBP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.5%/yr — +10.8%/yr IBP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.4% 135.1% 55.3% ACM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 32/100 66/100 IBP

Percentile Scorecard

ACMFBYDIBP

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

AxisACMFBYDIBP
Valuation 61 #21 of 52 4 #50 of 52 59 #22 of 52
Growth 11 #33 of 37 39 #23 of 37 19 #30 of 37
Profitability 44 #21 of 37 39 #23 of 37 97 #2 of 37
Financial Health 30 #40 of 57 46 #31 of 57 71 #17 of 57
Shareholder Returns 92 #3 of 27 – 81 #6 of 27
Overall 48 32 66
  • ACM ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • FBYD ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • IBP ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACMFBYDIBPSPY
1 month +7.9%-8.6%+9.3% +0.7%
3 months -11.5%-22.6%-5.7% +3.7%
6 months -24.5%-54.7%-26.5% +7.1%
Year to date -33.4%-48.9%-18.2% +12.8%
1 year -52.4%-28.5%-19.3% +11.9%
3 years -15.9%-42.1%+93.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year -5.6%-16.6%+24.6% +22.8%
5 years -7.1%—+67.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year -1.5%—+10.8% +10.9%
10 years +127.8%—+561.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +8.6%—+20.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureACMFBYDIBPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.4%135.1%55.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.2%131.1%61.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.860.621.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.37-0.21-0.35 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.8%-81.3%-49.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.7%-63.1%-38.4% -1.2%
52-week high $134.35$20.80$344.19 $779.14
52-week low $58.00$3.90$180.32 $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.

MultipleACMFBYDIBP
P/E now vs peer median 28.4xmedian 28.1x 60.1xmedian 28.1x 22.5xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.8x 39.3xmedian 0.8x 1.9xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 12.7x -124.6xmedian 12.7x 13.1xmedian 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.2xmedian 25.0x —median 25.0x 19.3xmedian 25.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.5x 24.7xmedian 2.5x 8.8xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.89median 0.60 —median 0.60 6.78median 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 monthsACMFBYDIBP
Revenue $15.39B $18.81M $2.96B
Gross profit $874.05M – $996.90M
Operating income $631.20M -$7.33M $367.80M
Net income $334.79M $14.09M $250.70M
Free cash flow $203.45M – $291.70M
R&D – $92.00K –
EPS (diluted) $2.24 $0.13 $9.39
Cash & equivalents $1.01B $3.09M $394.50M
Total debt $2.75B $16.47M $1.06B
Shares (diluted) 128.60M 49.33M 26.71M
Enterprise value $3.24B $309.19M $4.14B

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
MetricACMFBYDIBP
P/E 28.4x 60.1x 22.5x
P/FCF 40.2x – 19.3x
P/Operating cash flow 22.4x – 15.7x
P/S 0.5x 39.3x 1.9x
P/B 3.4x 24.7x 8.8x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 25.5x 15.2x
EV/EBITDA 13.9x -124.6x 13.1x
EV/EBIT 15.7x -102.5x 17.1x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 40.0x 2.1x
EV/FCF 48.7x – 21.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.1x – 17.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.89 – 6.78

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACMFBYDIBP
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.2% 144.6% 0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% – 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -25.9% – 0.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.4% – 4.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -38.5% 50.2% -0.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.8% – 0.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -50.9% -68.3% 0.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.6% – 1.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -51.4% -57.5% 2.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.9% – 3.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -60.5% – 0.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -20.5% – 4.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -75.3% – 5.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.3% – 3.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACMFBYDIBP
Gross margin 5.7% – 33.6%
EBITDA margin 4.6% -32.1% 16.2%
Operating margin 4.1% -39.0% 12.4%
Pretax margin 3.4% 74.9% 11.3%
Net margin 1.9% 33.5% 8.5%
FCF margin 1.3% – 9.8%
Operating cash flow margin 2.4% – 12.1%
Return on equity 13.9% 52.4% 38.4%
Return on assets 2.8% 21.6% 11.2%
Return on invested capital 9.9% -17.1% 16.0%
Return on capital employed 10.5% -18.0% 19.8%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.3x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 9.5% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACMFBYDIBP
Debt / assets 22.8% 25.9% 47.2%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.6x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -2.2x 1.4x
Debt / FCF 13.5x – 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 80.0% 53.0% 71.6%
Equity / assets 20.0% 47.0% 28.4%
Interest coverage 3.1x -3.2x 10.2x
Current ratio 1.1x 0.7x 3.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.4x 2.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 1.81 11.96 5.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACMFBYDIBP
Dividend yield 2.0% – 1.4%
Net buyback yield 7.9% – 3.4%
Shareholder yield 9.8% – 4.8%
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.

ConsensusACMFBYDIBP
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 – 21.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.19FY2026 – $10.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -20.3%FY2026 – -12.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +54.7% – +2.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.04BFY2026 – $3.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.0%FY2026 – +4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.8% – -7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACMFBYDIBP
Held by institutions 92.6% 4.0% 97.9%
Institutions holding 573 59 424
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.5% +47.6% +0.2%
Institutions buying 270 40 229
Institutions selling 233 12 146
Buyers to sellers 1.16 3.33 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.

ACMFBYDIBP
ACM 1.00 -0.07 0.29
FBYD -0.07 1.00 0.01
IBP 0.29 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACM, FBYD and IBP?

Aecom (ACM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aecom (ACM) $8.12B, Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) $344.55M, Installed Building Products (IBP) $5.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACM, FBYD and IBP?

Installed Building Products (IBP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aecom (ACM) 28.2x, Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) 54.7x, Installed Building Products (IBP) 22.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aecom (ACM) is cheapest (Aecom (ACM) 15.2x, Installed Building Products (IBP) 21.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aecom (ACM) -4.2%, Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) +144.6%, Installed Building Products (IBP) +0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) has the highest net margin (Aecom (ACM) 1.9%, Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) 33.5%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 8.5%). On return on invested capital, Installed Building Products (IBP) leads (Aecom (ACM) 9.9%, Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) -17.1%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 16.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Installed Building Products (IBP) returned the most: Aecom (ACM) -52.4%, Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) -28.5%, Installed Building Products (IBP) -19.3%. Over five years, Installed Building Products (IBP) compounded fastest (Aecom (ACM) -1.5%/yr, Installed Building Products (IBP) +10.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aecom (ACM) has been the steadiest (Aecom (ACM) 38.4%, Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) 135.1%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 55.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACM, FBYD and IBP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Installed Building Products (IBP) leads on 5. 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.