ACM vs JLHL Stock Comparison

Aecom and Julong Holding 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
JLHL Julong Holding Ltd
$5.54 -4.2% 1M +34.8% 1Y
Market cap
$114.58M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

3 decided of 12

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

QuestionACMJLHLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.00B $114.58M ACM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.8x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.2% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.9% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -53.6% +34.8% JLHL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.3%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.3% 261.9% ACM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

ACMJLHL

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

AxisACMJLHL
Valuation 67 #18 of 52 –
Growth 11 #33 of 37 –
Profitability 44 #21 of 37 –
Financial Health 29 #41 of 57 52 #28 of 57
Shareholder Returns 92 #3 of 27 –
Overall 49 –
  • ACM 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

PeriodACMJLHLSPY
1 month +1.0%-4.2% -0.2%
3 months -17.4%-6.4% +3.9%
6 months -24.1%-48.4% +8.2%
Year to date -35.5%+37.5% +12.9%
1 year -53.6%+34.8% +12.3%
3 years -17.8%— +87.4%
3 years, per year -6.3%— +23.3%
5 years -10.8%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.3%— +10.9%
10 years +124.8%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureACMJLHLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.3%261.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.1%229.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.870.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.400.13 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.8%-93.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.2%-87.6% -1.2%
52-week high $134.35$44.80 $779.14
52-week low $58.00$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.

MultipleACMJLHL
P/E now vs peer median 27.5xmedian 26.7x —median 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.8x —median 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.9xmedian 23.0x —median 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.4x 10.2xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.86median 0.57 —median 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 monthsACMJLHL
Revenue $15.39B –
Gross profit $874.05M –
Operating income $631.20M –
Net income $334.79M –
Free cash flow $203.45M –
EPS (diluted) $2.24 –
Cash & equivalents $1.01B $6.27M
Total debt $2.75B –
Shares (diluted) 128.60M 20.39M
Enterprise value $3.12B $93.69M

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
MetricACMJLHL
P/E 27.5x –
P/FCF 38.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 21.7x –
P/S 0.5x –
P/B 3.3x 10.2x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 10.2x
EV/EBITDA 13.5x –
EV/EBIT 15.3x –
EV/Revenue 0.6x –
EV/FCF 47.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 26.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.86 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACMJLHL
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -25.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -38.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) -50.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) -51.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -60.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -20.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -75.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACMJLHL
Gross margin 5.7% –
EBITDA margin 4.6% –
Operating margin 4.1% –
Pretax margin 3.4% –
Net margin 1.9% –
FCF margin 1.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 2.4% –
Return on equity 13.9% –
Return on assets 2.8% –
Return on invested capital 9.9% –
Return on capital employed 10.5% –
Asset turnover 1.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACMJLHL
Debt / assets 22.8% 2.5%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x –
Debt / FCF 13.5x –
Liabilities / assets 80.0% 79.9%
Equity / assets 20.0% 20.1%
Interest coverage 3.1x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.79 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACMJLHL
Dividend yield 2.0% –
Net buyback yield 8.1% –
Shareholder yield 10.1% –
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.

ConsensusACMJLHL
Forward P/E 14.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.19FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -20.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +54.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.04BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -7.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +8.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACMJLHL
Held by institutions 92.6% –
Institutions holding 572 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.5% –
Institutions buying 270 –
Institutions selling 232 –
Buyers to sellers 1.16 –

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.

ACMJLHL
ACM 1.00 -0.01
JLHL -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACM and JLHL?

Aecom (ACM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aecom (ACM) $8.00B, Julong Holding (JLHL) $114.58M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Julong Holding (JLHL) returned the most: Aecom (ACM) -53.6%, Julong Holding (JLHL) +34.8%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aecom (ACM) has been the steadiest (Aecom (ACM) 38.3%, Julong Holding (JLHL) 261.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do ACM and JLHL move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of -0.01, a negative relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, ACM 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, Aecom (ACM) leads on 2. 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.