AMRC vs SPXC vs FER Stock Comparison

Ameresco, SPX Technologies and Ferrovial Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMRC Ameresco, Inc.
$19.92 -7.3% 1M -52.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.05B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
1 win
FER Ferrovial N.V.
$54.02 -3.2% 1M -16.7% 1Y
Market cap
$38.93B
P/E
38.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
1.37%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

SPX Technologies leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (SPX Technologies 4, Ferrovial 2, Ameresco 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMRCSPXCFERLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.05B $8.26B $38.93B FER
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 29.6x 38.7x SPXC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.1x 19.3x 50.5x AMRC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +20.6% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 11.3% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 1.37% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -52.1% -15.7% -16.7% SPXC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -24.3%/yr +23.1%/yr +12.9%/yr SPXC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.3% 41.5% 26.3% FER
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 71/100 47/100 SPXC

Percentile Scorecard

AMRCSPXCFER

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

AxisAMRCSPXCFER
Valuation – 42 #33 of 56 35 #34 of 52
Growth – 100 #1 of 52 –
Profitability – 69 #16 of 49 –
Financial Health 27 #42 of 57 75 #15 of 56 34 #38 of 57
Shareholder Returns – – 73 #8 of 27
Overall – 71 47
  • AMRC ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • SPXC ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • FER ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMRCSPXCFERSPY
1 month -7.3%-4.5%-3.2% -0.2%
3 months +1.3%-19.2%-12.5% +3.9%
6 months -28.2%-23.7%-20.4% +8.2%
Year to date -32.0%-17.5%-16.4% +12.9%
1 year -52.1%-15.7%-16.7% +12.3%
3 years -26.9%+109.9%+66.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -9.9%+28.1%+18.5% +23.3%
5 years -75.1%+182.3%+83.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -24.3%+23.1%+12.9% +10.9%
10 years +286.8%+760.4%+155.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.5%+24.0%+9.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMRCSPXCFERSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.3%41.5%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.2%41.8%24.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.111.751.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.76-0.38-0.63 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.1%-38.3%-34.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.1%-33.0%-27.4% -1.2%
52-week high $41.55$246.41$74.38 $779.14
52-week low $18.32$160.01$48.86 $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.

MultipleAMRCSPXCFER
P/E now vs peer median —median 26.7x 29.6xmedian 20.1x 38.7xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.8x 3.3xmedian 1.5x 3.6xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x 16.4xmedian 11.8x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 23.0x 27.2xmedian 16.2x 19.8xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.4x 3.5xmedian 2.9x 5.6xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.57 0.44median 0.99 —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 monthsAMRCSPXCFER
Revenue – $2.48B –
Gross profit – $996.30M –
Operating income – $399.90M –
Net income – $278.90M –
Free cash flow – $304.30M –
EPS (diluted) – $5.50 –
Cash & equivalents $71.79M $166.40M $5.02B
Total debt $6.70B $2.29B $12.25B
Shares (diluted) 53.37M 50.68M 718.72M
Enterprise value $773.21M $7.35B $19.24B

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
MetricAMRCSPXCFER
P/E – 29.6x 38.7x
P/FCF – 27.2x 19.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 19.5x –
P/S – 3.3x 3.6x
P/B 0.9x 3.5x 5.6x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 6.2x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA – 16.4x –
EV/EBIT – 21.8x –
EV/Revenue – 3.5x –
EV/FCF – 28.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 20.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.44 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMRCSPXCFER
Revenue growth (1Y) – 20.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 15.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 18.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 17.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 24.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 52.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 32.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 72.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 23.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 67.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 52.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 131.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 23.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 168.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMRCSPXCFER
Gross margin – 40.2% –
EBITDA margin – 21.4% –
Operating margin – 16.2% –
Pretax margin – 14.8% –
Net margin – 11.3% –
FCF margin – 12.3% –
Operating cash flow margin – 17.1% –
Return on equity – 12.0% –
Return on assets – 7.1% –
Return on invested capital – 10.5% –
Return on capital employed – 12.1% –
Asset turnover – 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.5x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMRCSPXCFER
Debt / assets 41.5% 15.6% 38.0%
Debt / equity 1.7x 0.3x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x –
Debt / FCF – 2.0x –
Liabilities / assets 75.3% 40.4% 78.5%
Equity / assets 24.7% 59.6% 21.5%
Interest coverage – 10.7x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.8x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.1x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – 4.45 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMRCSPXCFER
Dividend yield – – 1.4%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 1.4%
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.

ConsensusAMRCSPXCFER
Forward P/E 15.1xFY2026 19.3xFY2026 50.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.32FY2026 $8.57FY2026 $1.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.7%FY2026 +26.8%FY2026 -20.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.2% +20.1% +12.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.04BFY2026 $2.64BFY2026 $11.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.7% +14.6% -5.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMRCSPXCFER
Held by institutions 65.5% 93.8% 33.2%
Institutions holding 184 510 337
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.3% +10.8% +17.5%
Institutions buying 103 275 208
Institutions selling 56 162 103
Buyers to sellers 1.84 1.70 2.02

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.

AMRCSPXCFER
AMRC 1.00 0.41 0.40
SPXC 0.41 1.00 0.45
FER 0.40 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMRC, SPXC and FER?

Ferrovial (FER) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ameresco (AMRC) $1.05B, SPX Technologies (SPXC) $8.26B, Ferrovial (FER) $38.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMRC, SPXC and FER?

SPX Technologies (SPXC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (SPX Technologies (SPXC) 29.6x, Ferrovial (FER) 38.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ameresco (AMRC) is cheapest (Ameresco (AMRC) 15.1x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 19.3x, Ferrovial (FER) 50.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year SPX Technologies (SPXC) returned the most: Ameresco (AMRC) -52.1%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) -15.7%, Ferrovial (FER) -16.7%. Over five years, SPX Technologies (SPXC) compounded fastest (Ameresco (AMRC) -24.3%/yr, SPX Technologies (SPXC) +23.1%/yr, Ferrovial (FER) +12.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: SPX Technologies (SPXC) 0.00%, Ferrovial (FER) 1.37%. Ameresco (AMRC) and SPX Technologies (SPXC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ferrovial (FER) has been the steadiest (Ameresco (AMRC) 68.3%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 41.5%, Ferrovial (FER) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMRC, SPXC and FER?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, SPX Technologies (SPXC) leads on 4. 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.