AMRC vs NOA vs J Stock Comparison

Ameresco, North American Construction and Jacobs Solutions Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMRC Ameresco, Inc.
$19.92 -7.3% 1M -52.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.07B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
J Jacobs Solutions Inc.
$148.28 +7.2% 1M -7.9% 1Y
Market cap
$17.70B
P/E
52.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.22B
Div. yield
0.01%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Jacobs Solutions leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Jacobs Solutions 6, North American Construction 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMRCNOAJLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.07B $361.94M $17.70B J
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 15.4x 52.3x NOA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.1x 10.3x 21.9x NOA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +7.5% +20.1% J
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 2.2% 2.4% J
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.8% 5.8% NOA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.6x 2.7x NOA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -52.1% -19.5% -7.9% J
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -24.3%/yr -7.0%/yr +5.2%/yr J
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.3% 48.1% 33.0% J
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 55/100 45/100 NOA

Percentile Scorecard

AMRCNOAJ

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

AxisAMRCNOAJ
Valuation – 88 #7 of 52 37 #33 of 52
Growth – 14 #32 of 37 31 #26 of 37
Profitability – 61 #15 of 37 53 #18 of 37
Financial Health 27 #42 of 57 16 #48 of 57 45 #32 of 57
Shareholder Returns – 96 #2 of 27 62 #11 of 27
Overall – 55 45
  • AMRC ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • NOA ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • J ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMRCNOAJSPY
1 month -7.3%-0.1%+7.2% -0.2%
3 months +1.3%-10.3%+5.4% +3.9%
6 months -28.2%-15.3%+17.3% +8.2%
Year to date -32.0%-14.4%+11.9% +12.9%
1 year -52.1%-19.5%-7.9% +12.3%
3 years -26.9%-40.8%+36.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -9.9%-16.1%+11.0% +23.3%
5 years -75.1%-30.4%+28.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -24.3%-7.0%+5.2% +10.9%
10 years +286.8%+310.0%+253.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.5%+15.2%+13.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMRCNOAJSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.3%48.1%33.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.2%56.1%36.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.111.210.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.76-0.41-0.24 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.1%-55.8%-34.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.1%-27.1%-7.9% -1.2%
52-week high $41.55$16.88$161.00 $779.14
52-week low $18.32$11.22$107.27 $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.

MultipleAMRCNOAJ
P/E now vs peer median —median 26.7x 15.0xmedian 26.7x 51.6xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.8x 0.3xmedian 0.8x 1.2xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x 4.1xmedian 13.1x 22.4xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 23.0x -1.6xmedian 23.0x 26.9xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.4x 1.0xmedian 2.4x 5.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.57 -0.59median 0.57 -2.43median 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 monthsAMRCNOAJ
Revenue – $1.06B $14.22B
Gross profit – $137.57M $3.14B
Operating income – $76.84M $649.64M
Net income – $23.49M $301.35M
Free cash flow – -$218.42M $644.54M
EPS (diluted) – $0.73 $2.85
Cash & equivalents $71.79M $118.01M $1.17B
Total debt $6.70B $727.57M $3.58B
Shares (diluted) 53.37M 32.27M 118.90M
Enterprise value $747.41M $10.82M $12.37B

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
MetricAMRCNOAJ
P/E – 15.0x 51.6x
P/FCF – -1.6x 26.9x
P/Operating cash flow – – 23.6x
P/S – 0.3x 1.2x
P/B 0.9x 1.0x 5.3x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 1.1x 6.5x
EV/EBITDA – 4.1x 22.4x
EV/EBIT – 12.5x 30.4x
EV/Revenue – 0.9x 1.4x
EV/FCF – -4.4x 30.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 26.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.59 -2.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMRCNOAJ
Revenue growth (1Y) – 7.5% 20.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 18.0% 28.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -2.3% 6.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 12.5% 5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -22.0% -23.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% 14.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – -7.1% -40.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -26.9% -26.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – -6.7% -30.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -25.5% -21.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 47.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -10.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -9.6% 56.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -50.4% -10.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMRCNOAJ
Gross margin – 13.0% 22.1%
EBITDA margin – 22.4% 6.2%
Operating margin – 7.3% 4.6%
Pretax margin – 19.2% 3.6%
Net margin – 2.2% 2.4%
FCF margin – -20.6% 4.5%
Operating cash flow margin – – 5.2%
Return on equity – 16.7% 9.2%
Return on assets – 3.9% 2.5%
Return on invested capital – 6.8% 5.8%
Return on capital employed – – 8.2%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMRCNOAJ
Debt / assets 41.5% 46.0% 30.5%
Debt / equity 1.7x 2.2x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.6x 2.7x
Debt / FCF – -3.3x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 75.3% 78.6% 72.2%
Equity / assets 24.7% 21.4% 27.8%
Interest coverage – – 3.9x
Current ratio 1.5x – 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x – 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 2.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMRCNOAJ
Dividend yield – 3.9% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – 7.8% 3.9%
Shareholder yield – 11.7% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 53.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 25.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 8.9%

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.

ConsensusAMRCNOAJ
Forward P/E 15.1xFY2026 10.3xFY2026 21.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.32FY2026 $1.19FY2026 $6.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.7%FY2026 +43.4%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.2% +22.7% +27.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.04BFY2026 $1.16BFY2026 $9.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 +23.6%FY2026 -18.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.7% +9.6% -0.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMRCNOAJ
Held by institutions 65.5% 57.1% 92.2%
Institutions holding 184 72 871
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.3% -3.6% +3.0%
Institutions buying 103 45 375
Institutions selling 56 18 360
Buyers to sellers 1.84 2.50 1.04

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.

AMRCNOAJ
AMRC 1.00 0.20 0.13
NOA 0.20 1.00 0.19
J 0.13 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMRC, NOA and J?

Jacobs Solutions (J) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ameresco (AMRC) $1.07B, North American Construction (NOA) $361.94M, Jacobs Solutions (J) $17.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMRC, NOA and J?

North American Construction (NOA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (North American Construction (NOA) 15.4x, Jacobs Solutions (J) 52.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, North American Construction (NOA) is cheapest (Ameresco (AMRC) 15.1x, North American Construction (NOA) 10.3x, Jacobs Solutions (J) 21.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Jacobs Solutions (J) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: North American Construction (NOA) +7.5%, Jacobs Solutions (J) +20.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Jacobs Solutions (J) has the highest net margin (North American Construction (NOA) 2.2%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 2.4%). On return on invested capital, North American Construction (NOA) leads (North American Construction (NOA) 6.8%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Jacobs Solutions (J) returned the most: Ameresco (AMRC) -52.1%, North American Construction (NOA) -19.5%, Jacobs Solutions (J) -7.9%. Over five years, Jacobs Solutions (J) compounded fastest (Ameresco (AMRC) -24.3%/yr, North American Construction (NOA) -7.0%/yr, Jacobs Solutions (J) +5.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ameresco (AMRC) 0.00%, North American Construction (NOA) 0.00%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 0.01%. Ameresco (AMRC) and North American Construction (NOA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jacobs Solutions (J) has been the steadiest (Ameresco (AMRC) 68.3%, North American Construction (NOA) 48.1%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 33.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMRC, NOA and J?

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