ACM vs IBP vs JLHL Stock Comparison

Aecom, Installed Building Products and Julong Holding 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
JLHL Julong Holding Ltd
$5.41 +34.2% 1M +42.4% 1Y
Market cap
$109.05M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Installed Building Products leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Installed Building Products 7, Aecom 3, Julong Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACMIBPJLHLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.12B $5.58B $109.05M ACM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.2x 22.3x — 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% +0.3% — IBP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.9% 8.5% — IBP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.9% 16.0% — IBP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 1.4x — IBP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -52.4% -19.3% +42.4% JLHL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.5%/yr +10.8%/yr — IBP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.4% 55.3% 261.8% ACM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 66/100 — IBP

Percentile Scorecard

ACMIBPJLHL

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

AxisACMIBPJLHL
Valuation 61 #21 of 52 59 #22 of 52 –
Growth 11 #33 of 37 19 #30 of 37 –
Profitability 44 #21 of 37 97 #2 of 37 –
Financial Health 30 #40 of 57 71 #17 of 57 50 #29 of 57
Shareholder Returns 92 #3 of 27 81 #6 of 27 –
Overall 48 66 –
  • ACM ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • IBP ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • JLHL ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACMIBPJLHLSPY
1 month +7.9%+9.3%+34.2% +0.7%
3 months -11.5%-5.7%-22.7% +3.7%
6 months -24.5%-26.5%-53.8% +7.1%
Year to date -33.4%-18.2%+34.2% +12.8%
1 year -52.4%-19.3%+42.4% +11.9%
3 years -15.9%+93.5%— +85.2%
3 years, per year -5.6%+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

MeasureACMIBPJLHLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.4%55.3%261.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.2%61.0%229.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.861.370.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.37-0.350.16 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.8%-49.2%-93.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.7%-38.4%-87.9% -1.2%
52-week high $134.35$344.19$44.80 $779.14
52-week low $58.00$180.32$3.05 $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.

MultipleACMIBPJLHL
P/E now vs peer median 28.4xmedian 28.1x 22.5xmedian 28.1x —median 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.8x 1.9xmedian 0.8x —median 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 12.7x 13.1xmedian 12.7x —median 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.2xmedian 25.0x 19.3xmedian 25.0x —median 25.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.5x 8.8xmedian 2.5x 10.0xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.89median 0.60 6.78median 0.60 —median 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 monthsACMIBPJLHL
Revenue $15.39B $2.96B –
Gross profit $874.05M $996.90M –
Operating income $631.20M $367.80M –
Net income $334.79M $250.70M –
Free cash flow $203.45M $291.70M –
EPS (diluted) $2.24 $9.39 –
Cash & equivalents $1.01B $394.50M $6.27M
Total debt $2.75B $1.06B –
Shares (diluted) 128.60M 26.71M 20.39M
Enterprise value $3.24B $4.06B $88.17M

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
MetricACMIBPJLHL
P/E 28.4x 22.5x –
P/FCF 40.2x 19.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 22.4x 15.7x –
P/S 0.5x 1.9x –
P/B 3.4x 8.8x 10.0x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 15.2x 10.0x
EV/EBITDA 13.9x 13.1x –
EV/EBIT 15.7x 17.1x –
EV/Revenue 0.6x 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
MetricACMIBPJLHL
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.2% 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% -0.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 0.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) -50.9% 0.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.6% 1.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) -51.4% 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
MetricACMIBPJLHL
Gross margin 5.7% 33.6% –
EBITDA margin 4.6% 16.2% –
Operating margin 4.1% 12.4% –
Pretax margin 3.4% 11.3% –
Net margin 1.9% 8.5% –
FCF margin 1.3% 9.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 2.4% 12.1% –
Return on equity 13.9% 38.4% –
Return on assets 2.8% 11.2% –
Return on invested capital 9.9% 16.0% –
Return on capital employed 10.5% 19.8% –
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACMIBPJLHL
Debt / assets 22.8% 47.2% 2.5%
Debt / equity 1.1x 1.7x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 1.4x –
Debt / FCF 13.5x 3.6x –
Liabilities / assets 80.0% 71.6% 79.9%
Equity / assets 20.0% 28.4% 20.1%
Interest coverage 3.1x 10.2x –
Current ratio 1.1x 3.0x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x 2.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.81 5.03 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACMIBPJLHL
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.

ConsensusACMIBPJLHL
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
HoldersACMIBPJLHL
Held by institutions 92.6% 97.9% –
Institutions holding 573 424 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.5% +0.2% –
Institutions buying 270 229 –
Institutions selling 233 146 –
Buyers to sellers 1.16 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.

ACMIBPJLHL
ACM 1.00 0.29 -0.01
IBP 0.29 1.00 0.03
JLHL -0.01 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACM, IBP and JLHL?

Aecom (ACM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aecom (ACM) $8.12B, Installed Building Products (IBP) $5.58B, Julong Holding (JLHL) $109.05M.

Which stock is cheaper, ACM, IBP and JLHL?

Installed Building Products (IBP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aecom (ACM) 28.2x, Installed Building Products (IBP) 22.3x). 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?

Installed Building Products (IBP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aecom (ACM) -4.2%, Installed Building Products (IBP) +0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Installed Building Products (IBP) has the highest net margin (Aecom (ACM) 1.9%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 8.5%). On return on invested capital, Installed Building Products (IBP) leads (Aecom (ACM) 9.9%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 16.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Julong Holding (JLHL) returned the most: Aecom (ACM) -52.4%, Installed Building Products (IBP) -19.3%, Julong Holding (JLHL) +42.4%. 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%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 55.3%, Julong Holding (JLHL) 261.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.