BIPH vs NVGS vs FER Stock Comparison

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, Navigator Holdings and Ferrovial Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
8 wins
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
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Navigator Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Navigator Holdings 8, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners 2, Ferrovial 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBIPHNVGSFERLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.62B $1.46B $36.19B FER
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -25.7x 10.1x 35.6x NVGS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.7x 9.5x 45.6x NVGS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.4% +9.6% — BIPH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.5% 24.9% — NVGS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% 14.9% — NVGS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.1x 1.3x — NVGS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.18% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.3% +39.7% -21.9% NVGS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.1%/yr +20.9%/yr +11.1%/yr NVGS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 13.9% 31.4% 25.3% BIPH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 75/100 53/100 NVGS

Percentile Scorecard

BIPHNVGSFER

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

AxisBIPHNVGSFER
Valuation 65 #48 of 136 73 #37 of 136 37 #33 of 52
Growth 87 #17 of 122 84 #20 of 122 –
Profitability 39 #73 of 119 86 #18 of 119 –
Financial Health 13 #128 of 147 59 #61 of 147 34 #38 of 57
Shareholder Returns 35 #55 of 84 71 #25 of 84 89 #4 of 27
Overall 48 75 53
  • BIPH ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • NVGS ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • 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

PeriodBIPHNVGSFERSPY
1 month -2.0%-5.0%-10.2% -1.0%
3 months -6.4%+0.9%-21.5% +2.9%
6 months -8.2%+6.1%-28.1% +6.4%
Year to date -6.8%+26.4%-23.2% +11.4%
1 year -11.3%+39.7%-21.9% +13.1%
3 years -1.2%+52.4%+52.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year -0.4%+15.1%+15.2% +21.5%
5 years -41.1%+158.1%+68.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year -10.1%+20.9%+11.1% +10.9%
10 years —+188.0%+134.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+11.2%+8.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBIPHNVGSFERSPY
Volatility, 1Y 13.9%31.4%25.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 15.7%34.4%24.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.100.411.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.811.26-0.86 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.5%-39.5%-34.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.8%-12.8%-33.2% -2.5%
52-week high $17.40$25.09$74.38 $779.14
52-week low $15.08$15.67$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.

MultipleBIPHNVGSFER
P/E now vs peer median -25.6xmedian 16.0x 10.2xmedian 16.0x 35.6xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.0x 2.5xmedian 1.0x 3.3xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 8.7x 4.6xmedian 8.7x —median 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.1xmedian 11.5x 11.6xmedian 11.5x 18.2xmedian 22.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 5.2xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.82 0.25median 0.82 —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 monthsBIPHNVGSFER
Revenue $25.06B $579.12M –
Gross profit $6.65B $389.30M –
Operating income $6.20B $300.01M –
Net income $2.39B $148.27M –
Free cash flow -$792.00M $122.80M –
EPS (diluted) – $2.12 –
Cash & equivalents $3.09B $225.89M $5.02B
Total debt $67.76B $781.93M $12.25B
Shares (diluted) – 68.04M 718.72M
Enterprise value -$3.95B $761.23M $14.44B

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
MetricBIPHNVGSFER
P/E -25.6x 10.2x 35.6x
P/FCF -12.1x 11.6x 18.2x
P/Operating cash flow 1.5x 7.4x –
P/S 0.4x 2.5x 3.3x
P/B 0.3x 1.1x 5.2x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 1.1x 5.3x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x 4.6x –
EV/EBIT 11.9x 6.6x –
EV/Revenue 2.9x 3.4x –
EV/FCF -93.2x 16.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.7x 10.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.25 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBIPHNVGSFER
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.4% 9.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 8.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.9% 12.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 48.1% 11.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.8% 24.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.4% 32.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 63.4% 58.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.0% 35.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 64.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 41.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.9% -2.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.0% 11.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 72.5% 136.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 64.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBIPHNVGSFER
Gross margin 26.5% 67.2% –
EBITDA margin 41.9% 74.6% –
Operating margin 24.8% 51.8% –
Pretax margin 11.8% 46.2% –
Net margin -1.5% 24.9% –
FCF margin -3.2% 21.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 25.1% 33.4% –
Return on equity 7.2% 22.8% –
Return on assets 1.9% 12.4% –
Return on invested capital 6.6% 14.9% –
Return on capital employed 5.6% 14.5% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBIPHNVGSFER
Debt / assets 55.6% 33.7% 38.0%
Debt / equity 2.1x 0.6x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.1x 1.3x –
Debt / FCF -85.6x 6.4x –
Liabilities / assets 73.3% 45.2% 78.5%
Equity / assets 26.7% 54.8% 21.5%
Interest coverage 1.1x 11.2x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.7x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 1.0x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – 1.84 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBIPHNVGSFER
Dividend yield 0.0% 1.3% 3.7%
Net buyback yield – 6.8% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 8.0% 3.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 71.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -215.5% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 10.5% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 40.3% – –

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.

ConsensusBIPHNVGSFER
Forward P/E 25.7xFY2026 9.5xFY2026 45.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.59FY2026 $2.30FY2026 $1.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -34.4%FY2026 +94.9%FY2026 -19.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +88.1% -27.8% +11.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.63BFY2026 $566.07MFY2026 $11.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -23.7%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -44.6% -13.6% -5.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBIPHNVGSFER
Held by institutions – 37.4% 33.2%
Institutions holding – 174 337
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.6% +17.5%
Institutions buying – 107 208
Institutions selling – 41 103
Buyers to sellers – 2.61 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.

BIPHNVGSFER
BIPH 1.00 0.05 -0.08
NVGS 0.05 1.00 0.14
FER -0.08 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BIPH, NVGS and FER?

Ferrovial (FER) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) $9.62B, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) $1.46B, Ferrovial (FER) $36.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, BIPH, NVGS and FER?

Navigator Holdings (NVGS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) -25.7x, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 10.1x, Ferrovial (FER) 35.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) is cheapest (Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) 25.7x, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 9.5x, Ferrovial (FER) 45.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) +16.4%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +9.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Navigator Holdings (NVGS) has the highest net margin (Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) -1.5%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 24.9%). On return on invested capital, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) leads (Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) 6.6%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 14.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Navigator Holdings (NVGS) returned the most: Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) -11.3%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +39.7%, Ferrovial (FER) -21.9%. Over five years, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) compounded fastest (Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) -10.1%/yr, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +20.9%/yr, Ferrovial (FER) +11.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) 0.18%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 0.00%, Ferrovial (FER) 0.00%. Navigator Holdings (NVGS) and Ferrovial (FER) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) has been the steadiest (Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) 13.9%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 31.4%, Ferrovial (FER) 25.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BIPH, NVGS 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, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) leads on 8. 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.