BBCP vs FER vs EME Stock Comparison

Concrete Pumping Holdings, Ferrovial and Emcor Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
EME EMCOR Group, Inc.
$647.48 -13.9% 1M -7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$29.51B
P/E
20.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.60B
Div. yield
0.00%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionBBCPFEREMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $475.52M $36.19B $29.51B FER
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.2x 35.6x 20.5x EME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 49.4x 45.6x 18.6x EME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% — +18.9% EME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% — 7.7% EME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.3% -21.9% -7.0% BBCP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.1%/yr +11.1%/yr +39.9%/yr EME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.2% 25.3% 46.0% FER
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 53/100 64/100 EME

Percentile Scorecard

BBCPFEREME

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

AxisBBCPFEREME
Valuation 86 #8 of 52 37 #33 of 52 57 #23 of 52
Growth 28 #27 of 37 – 56 #17 of 37
Profitability 75 #10 of 37 – 86 #6 of 37
Financial Health 36 #37 of 57 34 #38 of 57 70 #18 of 57
Shareholder Returns 73 #8 of 27 89 #4 of 27 54 #13 of 27
Overall 60 53 64
  • BBCP ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • FER ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • EME ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBBCPFEREMESPY
1 month -3.2%-10.2%-13.9% -1.0%
3 months -10.9%-21.5%-13.0% +2.9%
6 months +21.2%-28.1%-25.6% +6.4%
Year to date +39.8%-23.2%+5.8% +11.4%
1 year +44.3%-21.9%-7.0% +13.1%
3 years +27.1%+52.8%+235.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +8.3%+15.2%+49.8% +21.5%
5 years +5.6%+68.9%+434.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +1.1%+11.1%+39.9% +10.9%
10 years —+134.4%+1,053.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+8.9%+27.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBBCPFEREMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.2%25.3%46.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.9%24.6%48.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.561.011.94 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.94-0.86-0.15 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.7%-34.3%-36.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.2%-33.2%-31.4% -2.5%
52-week high $12.05$74.38$943.75 $779.14
52-week low $5.73$48.86$581.58 $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.

MultipleBBCPFEREME
P/E now vs peer median 32.1xmedian 25.6x 35.6xmedian 25.6x 20.0xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 0.8x 3.3xmedian 0.8x 1.5xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 12.7x —median 12.7x 13.0xmedian 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 22.4x 18.2xmedian 22.4x 24.5xmedian 22.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.3x 5.2xmedian 2.3x 7.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.70median 0.57 —median 0.57 0.43median 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 monthsBBCPFEREME
Revenue $436.03M – $18.60B
Gross profit $170.20M – $3.61B
Operating income $56.93M – $1.93B
Net income $16.50M – $1.44B
Free cash flow $21.12M – $1.17B
EPS (diluted) $0.29 – $32.30
Cash & equivalents $42.98M $5.02B $924.41M
Total debt $418.74M $12.25B –
Shares (diluted) 51.10M 718.72M 44.55M
Enterprise value $308.45M $14.44B $25.90B

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
MetricBBCPFEREME
P/E 32.1x 35.6x 20.0x
P/FCF 22.4x 18.2x 24.5x
P/Operating cash flow 5.7x – 22.2x
P/S 1.1x 3.3x 1.5x
P/B 1.8x 5.2x 7.0x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 5.3x 9.5x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x – 13.0x
EV/EBIT 14.9x – 14.4x
EV/Revenue 1.9x – 1.5x
EV/FCF 40.2x – 23.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.3x – 21.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.70 – 0.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBBCPFEREME
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% – 18.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% – 16.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.5% – 18.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.5% – 26.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 29.7% – 29.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.0% – 41.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.3% – 30.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.9% – 43.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 63.2% – 31.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -18.8% – 47.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.0% – -0.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.6% – 20.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -33.4% – -3.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 78.7% – 20.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBBCPFEREME
Gross margin 39.0% – 19.4%
EBITDA margin 27.9% – 11.5%
Operating margin 13.1% – 10.4%
Pretax margin 5.6% – 10.5%
Net margin 3.4% – 7.7%
FCF margin 4.8% – 6.3%
Operating cash flow margin 18.9% – 6.9%
Return on equity 6.2% – 36.2%
Return on assets 1.8% – 14.6%
Return on invested capital 5.6% – –
Return on capital employed 6.9% – 41.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.0x – 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBBCPFEREME
Debt / assets 46.1% 38.0% –
Debt / equity 1.6x 1.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x – –
Debt / FCF 19.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 70.5% 78.5% 59.8%
Equity / assets 29.5% 21.5% 40.2%
Interest coverage 1.7x – –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.1x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.1x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.7x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.08 – 6.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBBCPFEREME
Dividend yield 1.4% 3.7% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 2.5% – 1.5%
Shareholder yield 3.9% 3.7% 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 4.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 4.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 26.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 25.6%

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.

ConsensusBBCPFEREME
Forward P/E 49.4xFY2026 45.6xFY2026 18.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.19FY2026 $1.09FY2026 $34.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +111.1%FY2026 -19.3%FY2026 +34.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +63.2% +11.0% +10.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $411.25MFY2026 $11.80BFY2026 $19.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.7%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% -5.3% +13.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBBCPFEREME
Held by institutions 33.9% 33.2% 93.1%
Institutions holding 127 337 1,235
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +17.5% -0.1%
Institutions buying 76 208 659
Institutions selling 31 103 419
Buyers to sellers 2.45 2.02 1.57

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.

BBCPFEREME
BBCP 1.00 0.25 0.24
FER 0.25 1.00 0.38
EME 0.24 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BBCP, FER and EME?

Ferrovial (FER) is the largest by market capitalisation: Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) $475.52M, Ferrovial (FER) $36.19B, Emcor (EME) $29.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, BBCP, FER and EME?

Emcor (EME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 32.2x, Ferrovial (FER) 35.6x, Emcor (EME) 20.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Emcor (EME) is cheapest (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 49.4x, Ferrovial (FER) 45.6x, Emcor (EME) 18.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Emcor (EME) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +10.2%, Emcor (EME) +18.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Emcor (EME) has the highest net margin (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 3.4%, Emcor (EME) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) returned the most: Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +44.3%, Ferrovial (FER) -21.9%, Emcor (EME) -7.0%. Over five years, Emcor (EME) compounded fastest (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +1.1%/yr, Ferrovial (FER) +11.1%/yr, Emcor (EME) +39.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 0.00%, Ferrovial (FER) 0.00%, Emcor (EME) 0.00%. Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) and Ferrovial (FER) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ferrovial (FER) has been the steadiest (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 47.2%, Ferrovial (FER) 25.3%, Emcor (EME) 46.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BBCP, FER and EME?

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