ACM vs GVA vs OMEX Stock Comparison

Aecom, Granite Construction and Odyssey Marine Exploration Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACM Aecom
$61.52 +1.0% 1M -53.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.00B
P/E
27.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.39B
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
2 wins
GVA Granite Construction Inc
$110.49 -4.1% 1M +6.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.90B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.97B
Div. yield
0.00%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Granite Construction leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Granite Construction 6, Aecom 2, Odyssey Marine Exploration 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACMGVAOMEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.00B $4.90B $31.61M ACM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.8x -29.7x -0.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.7x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.2% +21.8% -70.3% GVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.9% -3.3% -21,426.8% ACM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.9% 13.4% — GVA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 1.3x -0.4x OMEX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -53.6% +6.4% -77.7% GVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.3%/yr +23.9%/yr -39.4%/yr GVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.3% 33.1% 102.7% GVA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 57/100 1/100 GVA

Percentile Scorecard

ACMGVAOMEX

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

AxisACMGVAOMEX
Valuation 67 #18 of 52 84 #9 of 52 0 #52 of 52
Growth 11 #33 of 37 50 #19 of 37 6 #35 of 37
Profitability 44 #21 of 37 50 #19 of 37 0 #37 of 37
Financial Health 29 #41 of 57 36 #37 of 57 2 #56 of 57
Shareholder Returns 92 #3 of 27 65 #10 of 27 0 #27 of 27
Overall 49 57 1
  • ACM ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • GVA ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • OMEX ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACMGVAOMEXSPY
1 month +1.0%-4.1%-22.9% -0.2%
3 months -17.4%-8.9%-19.4% +3.9%
6 months -24.1%-11.5%-37.9% +8.2%
Year to date -35.5%-4.2%-72.4% +12.9%
1 year -53.6%+6.4%-77.7% +12.3%
3 years -17.8%+222.4%-84.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -6.3%+47.8%-46.5% +23.3%
5 years -10.8%+192.0%-91.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.3%+23.9%-39.4% +10.9%
10 years +124.8%+158.7%-87.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.4%+10.0%-18.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureACMGVAOMEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.3%33.1%102.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.1%33.6%98.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.870.973.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.400.19-0.76 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.8%-40.4%-95.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.2%-31.1%-77.7% -1.2%
52-week high $134.35$160.39$2.42 $779.14
52-week low $58.00$98.50$0.51 $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.

MultipleACMGVAOMEX
P/E now vs peer median 27.5xmedian 26.7x -29.3xmedian 26.7x -0.8xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.8x 1.0xmedian 0.8x 172.2xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 13.1x 10.8xmedian 13.1x -2.0xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.9xmedian 23.0x 10.2xmedian 23.0x -2.4xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.4x 6.0xmedian 2.4x -0.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.86median 0.57 0.40median 0.57 0.01median 0.57

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 monthsACMGVAOMEX
Revenue $15.39B $4.97B $184.07K
Gross profit $874.05M $776.94M –
Operating income $631.20M $314.31M -$20.93M
Net income $334.79M -$151.53M -$40.17M
Free cash flow $203.45M $471.91M -$13.44M
R&D – – $2.89M
EPS (diluted) $2.24 $-3.77 $-0.67
Cash & equivalents $1.01B $877.12M $2.35M
Total debt $2.75B $1.56B $30.18M
Shares (diluted) 128.60M 43.75M 58.59M
Enterprise value $3.12B $2.53B $17.82M

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
MetricACMGVAOMEX
P/E 27.5x -29.3x -0.8x
P/FCF 38.9x 10.2x -2.4x
P/Operating cash flow 21.7x 8.0x -2.4x
P/S 0.5x 1.0x 172.2x
P/B 3.3x 6.0x -0.4x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 8.1x -0.4x
EV/EBITDA 13.5x 10.8x -2.0x
EV/EBIT 15.3x 17.4x -1.9x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 1.1x 213.4x
EV/FCF 47.4x 11.6x -2.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.4x 9.1x -2.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.86 0.40 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACMGVAOMEX
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.2% 21.8% -70.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 15.1% -45.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -25.9% 22.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.4% 30.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -38.5% 37.5% -92.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 76.7% -15.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -50.9% -185.3% -372.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.6% -85.3% -186.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -51.4% -225.5% -2,016%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.9% -73.5% -124.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -60.5% 37.6% -84.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -20.5% 147.4% 3.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -75.3% 52.7% -85.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.3% 94.5% 7.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACMGVAOMEX
Gross margin 5.7% 15.6% –
EBITDA margin 4.6% 10.2% -10,771%
Operating margin 4.1% 6.3% -11,370%
Pretax margin 3.4% -1.3% -21,821%
Net margin 1.9% -3.3% -21,427%
FCF margin 1.3% 9.5% -7,299%
Operating cash flow margin 2.4% 12.2% -7,290%
Return on equity 13.9% -14.8% –
Return on assets 2.8% -3.3% -301.6%
Return on invested capital 9.9% 13.4% –
Return on capital employed 10.5% 16.9% –
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x -4.0x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 1.0% 228.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACMGVAOMEX
Debt / assets 22.8% 32.6% 75.0%
Debt / equity 1.1x 1.9x -0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 1.3x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 13.5x 3.3x -0.7x
Liabilities / assets 80.0% 83.1% 703.9%
Equity / assets 20.0% 16.9% -603.9%
Interest coverage 3.1x 4.5x -7.2x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.0x 0.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.9x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.79 2.12 -42.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACMGVAOMEX
Dividend yield 2.0% 0.5% –
Net buyback yield 8.1% 1.1% -27.1%
Shareholder yield 10.1% 1.5% -27.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -15.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -0.1% –

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.

ConsensusACMGVAOMEX
Forward P/E 14.7xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.19FY2026 $-3.74FY2026 $-0.91FY2023
EPS growth, next FY -20.3%FY2026 -196.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +54.7% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.04BFY2026 $5.09BFY2026 $979.70KFY2023
Revenue growth, next FY -7.0%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +8.8% +12.2% +1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACMGVAOMEX
Held by institutions 92.6% 100.0% 41.7%
Institutions holding 572 445 61
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.5% -3.0% +13.6%
Institutions buying 270 239 29
Institutions selling 232 151 11
Buyers to sellers 1.16 1.58 2.64

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.

ACMGVAOMEX
ACM 1.00 0.26 0.19
GVA 0.26 1.00 0.18
OMEX 0.19 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACM, GVA and OMEX?

Aecom (ACM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aecom (ACM) $8.00B, Granite Construction (GVA) $4.90B, Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) $31.61M.

Which company is growing faster?

Granite Construction (GVA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aecom (ACM) -4.2%, Granite Construction (GVA) +21.8%, Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) -70.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aecom (ACM) has the highest net margin (Aecom (ACM) 1.9%, Granite Construction (GVA) -3.3%, Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) -21,426.8%). On return on invested capital, Granite Construction (GVA) leads (Aecom (ACM) 9.9%, Granite Construction (GVA) 13.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Granite Construction (GVA) returned the most: Aecom (ACM) -53.6%, Granite Construction (GVA) +6.4%, Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) -77.7%. Over five years, Granite Construction (GVA) compounded fastest (Aecom (ACM) -2.3%/yr, Granite Construction (GVA) +23.9%/yr, Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) -39.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Aecom (ACM) 0.00%, Granite Construction (GVA) 0.00%, Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) 0.00%. Aecom (ACM) and Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Granite Construction (GVA) has been the steadiest (Aecom (ACM) 38.3%, Granite Construction (GVA) 33.1%, Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) 102.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACM, GVA and OMEX?

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