ASR vs FER vs NVGS Stock Comparison

Southeast Airport, Ferrovial and Navigator Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ASR Southeast Airport Group
$248.93 +3.8% 1M -18.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.57B
P/E
20.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.72K
Div. yield
–
Transportation Infrastructure Industrials
1 win
FER Ferrovial N.V.
$49.65 -10.2% 1M -21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$36.19B
P/E
35.6x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
2 wins
NVGS Navigator Holdings Ltd.
$21.89 -5.0% 1M +39.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.46B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$579.12M
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Navigator Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Navigator Holdings 6, Ferrovial 2, Southeast Airport 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASRFERNVGSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.57B $36.19B $1.46B FER
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.3x 35.6x 10.1x NVGS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.9x 45.6x 9.5x NVGS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -100.0% — +9.6% NVGS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1,252,383.6% — 24.9% ASR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 14.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.3% -21.9% +39.7% NVGS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.4%/yr +11.1%/yr +20.9%/yr NVGS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.6% 25.3% 31.4% FER
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 53/100 75/100 NVGS

Percentile Scorecard

ASRFERNVGS

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

AxisASRFERNVGS
Valuation 14 #117 of 136 37 #33 of 52 73 #37 of 136
Growth 4 #117 of 122 – 84 #20 of 122
Profitability 44 #67 of 119 – 86 #18 of 119
Financial Health 47 #78 of 147 34 #38 of 57 59 #61 of 147
Shareholder Returns 76 #21 of 84 89 #4 of 27 71 #25 of 84
Overall 37 53 75
  • ASR ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • FER ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • NVGS ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASRFERNVGSSPY
1 month +3.8%-10.2%-5.0% -1.0%
3 months -7.1%-21.5%+0.9% +2.9%
6 months -21.7%-28.1%+6.1% +6.4%
Year to date -23.0%-23.2%+26.4% +11.4%
1 year -18.3%-21.9%+39.7% +13.1%
3 years +21.2%+52.8%+52.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +6.6%+15.2%+15.1% +21.5%
5 years +24.3%+68.9%+158.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +4.4%+11.1%+20.9% +10.9%
10 years +53.7%+134.4%+188.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +4.4%+8.9%+11.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureASRFERNVGSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.6%25.3%31.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.1%24.6%34.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.941.010.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.66-0.861.26 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.6%-34.3%-39.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.7%-33.2%-12.8% -2.5%
52-week high $381.16$74.38$25.09 $779.14
52-week low $230.08$48.86$15.67 $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.

MultipleASRFERNVGS
P/E now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 16.0x 35.6xmedian 25.6x 10.2xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 232,056xmedian 1.0x 3.3xmedian 0.8x 2.5xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.7x —median 12.7x 4.6xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -13.9xmedian 11.5x 18.2xmedian 22.4x 11.6xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.2x 5.2xmedian 2.3x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.82 —median 0.57 0.25median 0.82

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 monthsASRFERNVGS
Revenue $29.72K – $579.12M
Gross profit – – $389.30M
Operating income $770.53M – $300.01M
Net income $6.98M – $148.27M
Free cash flow -$496.88M – $122.80M
EPS (diluted) – – $2.12
Cash & equivalents $666.29M $5.02B $225.89M
Total debt $3.35B $12.25B $781.93M
Shares (diluted) – 718.72M 68.04M
Enterprise value $3.95B $14.44B $761.23M

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
MetricASRFERNVGS
P/E 20.1x 35.6x 10.2x
P/FCF -13.9x 18.2x 11.6x
P/Operating cash flow – – 7.4x
P/S 232,056x 3.3x 2.5x
P/B 2.5x 5.2x 1.1x
P/Tangible book -11.7x 5.3x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – – 4.6x
EV/EBIT 9.8x – 6.6x
EV/Revenue 254,946x – 3.4x
EV/FCF -15.2x – 16.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 10.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASRFERNVGS
Revenue growth (1Y) -100.0% – 9.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -97.2% – 8.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 12.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 11.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.3% – 24.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.9% – 32.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -99.2% – 58.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -78.9% – 35.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – – 64.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 41.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 11.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -220.2% – 136.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.9% – 64.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASRFERNVGS
Gross margin – – 67.2%
EBITDA margin – – 74.6%
Operating margin 2,592,677% – 51.8%
Pretax margin 23,486% – 46.2%
Net margin 1,252,384% – 24.9%
FCF margin -1,671,892% – 21.2%
Operating cash flow margin – – 33.4%
Return on equity 0.3% – 22.8%
Return on assets 0.1% – 12.4%
Return on invested capital – – 14.9%
Return on capital employed 20.1% – 14.5%
Asset turnover 0.0x – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASRFERNVGS
Debt / assets 27.1% 38.0% 33.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.8x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.3x
Debt / FCF -2.8x – 6.4x
Liabilities / assets 46.1% 78.5% 45.2%
Equity / assets 53.9% 21.5% 54.8%
Interest coverage 0.6x – 11.2x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.1x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.1x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.7x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 2.70 – 1.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASRFERNVGS
Dividend yield 5.6% 3.7% 1.3%
Net buyback yield – – 6.8%
Shareholder yield 5.6% 3.7% 8.0%
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.

ConsensusASRFERNVGS
Forward P/E 11.9xFY2026 45.6xFY2026 9.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.92FY2026 $1.09FY2026 $2.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.0%FY2026 -19.3%FY2026 +94.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.9% +11.0% -27.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.31BFY2026 $11.80BFY2026 $566.07MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.2% -5.3% -13.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASRFERNVGS
Held by institutions 10.8% 33.2% 37.4%
Institutions holding 151 337 174
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.3% +17.5% +0.6%
Institutions buying 75 208 107
Institutions selling 52 103 41
Buyers to sellers 1.44 2.02 2.61

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.

ASRFERNVGS
ASR 1.00 0.47 0.11
FER 0.47 1.00 0.14
NVGS 0.11 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASR, FER and NVGS?

Ferrovial (FER) is the largest by market capitalisation: Southeast Airport (ASR) $7.57B, Ferrovial (FER) $36.19B, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) $1.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASR, FER and NVGS?

Navigator Holdings (NVGS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Southeast Airport (ASR) 20.3x, Ferrovial (FER) 35.6x, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 10.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) is cheapest (Southeast Airport (ASR) 11.9x, Ferrovial (FER) 45.6x, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 9.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Navigator Holdings (NVGS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Southeast Airport (ASR) -100.0%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +9.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southeast Airport (ASR) has the highest net margin (Southeast Airport (ASR) 1,252,383.6%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 24.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Navigator Holdings (NVGS) returned the most: Southeast Airport (ASR) -18.3%, Ferrovial (FER) -21.9%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +39.7%. Over five years, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) compounded fastest (Southeast Airport (ASR) +4.4%/yr, Ferrovial (FER) +11.1%/yr, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +20.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ferrovial (FER) has been the steadiest (Southeast Airport (ASR) 27.6%, Ferrovial (FER) 25.3%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 31.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASR, FER and NVGS?

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