AMRC vs NRGV vs STRL Stock Comparison

Ameresco, Energy Vault Holdings and Sterling Infrastructure Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMRC Ameresco, Inc.
$19.92 -7.3% 1M -52.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.08B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Sterling Infrastructure leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sterling Infrastructure 6, Ameresco 2, Energy Vault Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMRCNRGVSTRLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.08B $574.38M $11.90B STRL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -5.2x 27.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.1x — 19.6x AMRC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +336.8% +60.8% NRGV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -48.6% 12.5% STRL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -32.8% 29.2% STRL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.2x -0.3x NRGV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -52.1% -7.2% -2.5% STRL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -24.3%/yr -21.5%/yr +72.8%/yr STRL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.3% 103.1% 85.6% AMRC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 33/100 71/100 STRL

Percentile Scorecard

AMRCNRGVSTRL

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

AxisAMRCNRGVSTRL
Valuation – 27 #45 of 61 49 #27 of 52
Growth – 54 #27 of 58 86 #6 of 37
Profitability – 39 #34 of 55 97 #2 of 37
Financial Health 27 #42 of 57 16 #60 of 71 75 #15 of 57
Shareholder Returns – 31 #21 of 30 46 #15 of 27
Overall – 33 71
  • AMRC ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • NRGV ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • STRL ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMRCNRGVSTRLSPY
1 month -7.3%-32.4%-28.3% -0.2%
3 months +1.3%+7.6%-31.7% +3.9%
6 months -28.2%-29.0%-22.1% +8.2%
Year to date -32.0%-35.4%+20.0% +12.9%
1 year -52.1%-7.2%-2.5% +12.3%
3 years -26.9%+56.0%+418.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -9.9%+16.0%+73.1% +23.3%
5 years -75.1%-70.1%+1,435.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -24.3%-21.5%+72.8% +10.9%
10 years +286.8%—+4,685.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.5%—+47.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMRCNRGVSTRLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.3%103.1%85.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.2%107.6%81.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.113.293.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.76-0.07-0.03 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.1%-97.1%-64.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.1%-54.1%-63.0% -1.2%
52-week high $41.55$6.49$993.74 $779.14
52-week low $18.32$2.51$283.57 $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.

MultipleAMRCNRGVSTRL
P/E now vs peer median —median 26.7x -4.8xmedian 27.2x 26.1xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.8x 2.4xmedian 2.4x 3.3xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x -10.2xmedian 18.4x 16.0xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 23.0x -3.7xmedian 28.6x 23.4xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.4x 78.2xmedian 1.7x 8.1xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.57 -0.69median 0.79 0.14median 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 monthsAMRCNRGVSTRL
Revenue – $225.87M $3.44B
Gross profit – $50.76M $818.59M
Operating income – -$74.19M $602.35M
Net income – -$109.74M $460.44M
Free cash flow – -$144.74M $482.00M
R&D – $11.87M –
EPS (diluted) – $-0.62 $13.85
Cash & equivalents $71.79M $93.04M $464.45M
Total debt $6.70B $243.01M $283.88M
Shares (diluted) 53.37M 178.39M 31.14M
Enterprise value $759.01M $335.14M $10.23B

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
MetricAMRCNRGVSTRL
P/E – -4.8x 26.1x
P/FCF – -3.7x 23.4x
P/Operating cash flow – -5.2x 18.9x
P/S – 2.4x 3.3x
P/B 0.9x 78.2x 8.1x
P/Tangible book 0.9x -1,586x 15.4x
EV/EBITDA – -10.2x 16.0x
EV/EBIT – -9.2x 18.4x
EV/Revenue – 3.0x 3.2x
EV/FCF – -4.7x 23.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – -6.7x 18.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.69 0.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMRCNRGVSTRL
Revenue growth (1Y) – 336.8% 60.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 13.8% 22.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 385.2% 72.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 31.4% 39.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 41.4% 94.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 15.6% 49.7%
Net income growth (1Y) – 24.1% 51.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -0.1% 55.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 33.2% 49.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 7.1% 183.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -227.0% 20.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -5.1% 18.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -71.5% 10.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -9.9% 18.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMRCNRGVSTRL
Gross margin – 22.5% 23.8%
EBITDA margin – -29.8% 20.2%
Operating margin – -32.8% 17.5%
Pretax margin – -45.9% 17.5%
Net margin – -48.6% 12.5%
FCF margin – -64.1% 14.0%
Operating cash flow margin – -45.4% 17.4%
Return on equity – -588.1% 35.6%
Return on assets – -32.8% 15.4%
Return on invested capital – -32.8% 29.2%
Return on capital employed – -40.7% 35.5%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.9x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 13.2% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMRCNRGVSTRL
Debt / assets 41.5% 65.6% 8.9%
Debt / equity 1.7x 35.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.2x -0.3x
Debt / FCF – -1.7x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 75.3% 98.1% 56.5%
Equity / assets 24.7% 1.9% 43.5%
Interest coverage – -5.5x 36.1x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – -1.15 6.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMRCNRGVSTRL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -2.1% 0.6%
Shareholder yield – -2.1% 0.6%
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.

ConsensusAMRCNRGVSTRL
Forward P/E 15.1xFY2026 – 19.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.32FY2026 $-0.37FY2026 $18.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.7%FY2026 – +72.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.2% – +43.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.04BFY2026 $309.42MFY2026 $4.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 +51.9%FY2026 +68.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.7% +54.4% +12.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMRCNRGVSTRL
Held by institutions 65.5% 58.6% 85.7%
Institutions holding 184 174 888
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.3% +31.6% -6.1%
Institutions buying 103 120 456
Institutions selling 56 30 366
Buyers to sellers 1.84 4.00 1.25

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.

AMRCNRGVSTRL
AMRC 1.00 0.45 0.47
NRGV 0.45 1.00 0.44
STRL 0.47 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMRC, NRGV and STRL?

Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ameresco (AMRC) $1.08B, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) $574.38M, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) $11.90B.

Which company is growing faster?

Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) +336.8%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) +60.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) has the highest net margin (Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) -48.6%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 12.5%). On return on invested capital, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) leads (Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) -32.8%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 29.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) returned the most: Ameresco (AMRC) -52.1%, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) -7.2%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) -2.5%. Over five years, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) compounded fastest (Ameresco (AMRC) -24.3%/yr, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) -21.5%/yr, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) +72.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ameresco (AMRC) has been the steadiest (Ameresco (AMRC) 68.3%, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) 103.1%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 85.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMRC, NRGV and STRL?

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