CAAP vs DAKT vs FER Stock Comparison

Corporacion America Airports, Daktronics and Ferrovial Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DAKT Daktronics Inc /Sd/
$20.96 +23.1% 1M +2.6% 1Y
Market cap
$986.83M
P/E
20.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$854.30M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 wins
FER Ferrovial N.V.
$50.35 -9.8% 1M -21.8% 1Y
Market cap
$38.80B
P/E
36.1x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Corporacion America Airports leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Corporacion America Airports 6, Daktronics 3, Ferrovial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAAPDAKTFERLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.84B $986.83M $38.80B FER
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.1x 20.4x 36.1x CAAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.3x 16.1x 47.1x CAAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.2% +14.0% — CAAP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.5% 5.7% — CAAP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.1% 15.3% — DAKT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x -1.8x — DAKT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.4% +2.6% -21.8% CAAP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +33.1%/yr +30.1%/yr +11.4%/yr CAAP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.1% 41.4% 25.4% FER
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 71/100 51/100 DAKT

Percentile Scorecard

CAAPDAKTFER

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

AxisCAAPDAKTFER
Valuation 38 #85 of 136 72 #57 of 203 37 #33 of 52
Growth 88 #16 of 122 64 #68 of 187 –
Profitability 61 #46 of 116 63 #70 of 185 –
Financial Health 23 #111 of 144 82 #41 of 219 34 #38 of 57
Shareholder Returns 57 #36 of 82 74 #40 of 153 81 #6 of 27
Overall 53 71 51
  • CAAP ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • DAKT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • 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

PeriodCAAPDAKTFERSPY
1 month -0.1%+23.1%-9.8% -0.8%
3 months -9.3%+5.9%-19.9% +3.5%
6 months -3.8%+6.5%-25.6% +7.0%
Year to date -8.2%+6.0%-22.1% +12.2%
1 year +29.4%+2.6%-21.8% +13.0%
3 years +116.9%+116.3%+54.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +29.5%+29.3%+15.7% +23.1%
5 years +317.9%+273.0%+71.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +33.1%+30.1%+11.4% +11.0%
10 years —+143.7%+137.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+9.3%+9.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCAAPDAKTFERSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.1%41.4%25.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.7%40.5%24.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.431.281.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.840.06-0.86 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.6%-70.7%-34.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.4%-24.4%-32.3% -1.8%
52-week high $30.35$27.73$74.38 $779.14
52-week low $21.62$17.02$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.

MultipleCAAPDAKTFER
P/E now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 16.1x 20.9xmedian 26.0x 36.1xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.0x 1.2xmedian 1.9x 3.3xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 8.7x 10.6xmedian 14.0x —median 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 11.5x 25.3xmedian 21.4x 18.5xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.2x 3.2xmedian 2.2x 5.2xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.70median 0.81 1.56median 1.26 —median 0.56

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 monthsCAAPDAKTFER
Revenue $2.16B $854.30M –
Gross profit $745.77M $235.53M –
Operating income $523.99M $62.51M –
Net income $305.55M $48.34M –
Free cash flow $467.72M $39.80M –
R&D – $44.90M –
EPS (diluted) $1.80 $0.99 –
Cash & equivalents $692.48M $154.59M $5.02B
Total debt $609.38B $10.51M $12.25B
Shares (diluted) 162.45M 48.90M 718.72M
Enterprise value $1.22B $406.58M $17.05B

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
MetricCAAPDAKTFER
P/E 13.4x 20.9x 36.1x
P/FCF 8.4x 25.3x 18.5x
P/Operating cash flow 8.3x 18.5x –
P/S 1.8x 1.2x 3.3x
P/B 2.0x 3.2x 5.2x
P/Tangible book -2.7x 3.2x 5.3x
EV/EBITDA 1.9x 10.6x –
EV/EBIT 1,169x 13.8x –
EV/Revenue 283.4x 1.0x –
EV/FCF 1,310x 21.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 1,291x 15.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.70 1.56 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAAPDAKTFER
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.2% 14.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 1.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.1% 17.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 6.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 20.9% 85.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.2% -2.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 109.3% 327.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 15.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 159.7% 335.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.2% 13.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.8% -47.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -1.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 38.3% -53.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 82.6% 1.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAAPDAKTFER
Gross margin 34.5% 27.6% –
EBITDA margin 15,011% 9.6% –
Operating margin 24.2% 7.3% –
Pretax margin 18.6% 7.2% –
Net margin 13.5% 5.7% –
FCF margin 21.6% 4.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 22.0% 6.4% –
Return on equity 16.2% 15.6% –
Return on assets 6.4% 8.3% –
Return on invested capital 0.1% 15.3% –
Return on capital employed 12.9% 17.9% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAAPDAKTFER
Debt / assets 12,511% 1.7% 38.0%
Debt / equity 314.7x 0.0x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x -1.8x –
Debt / FCF 1,303x 0.3x –
Liabilities / assets 60.2% 47.7% 78.5%
Equity / assets 39.8% 52.3% 21.5%
Interest coverage 0.0x – –
Current ratio 1.5x 2.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.6x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.7x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.01 4.81 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAAPDAKTFER
Dividend yield 3.8% – 2.6%
Net buyback yield – 1.7% –
Shareholder yield 3.8% 1.7% 2.6%
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.

ConsensusCAAPDAKTFER
Forward P/E 12.3xFY2026 16.1xFY2026 47.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.94FY2026 $1.30FY2026 $1.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.8%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026 -20.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.9% +30.8% +12.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.18BFY2026 $862.28MFY2026 $11.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.7% +19.1% -5.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAAPDAKTFER
Held by institutions 15.3% 75.2% 33.2%
Institutions holding 108 189 337
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +0.9% +17.5%
Institutions buying 59 84 208
Institutions selling 35 67 103
Buyers to sellers 1.69 1.25 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.

CAAPDAKTFER
CAAP 1.00 0.26 0.43
DAKT 0.26 1.00 0.28
FER 0.43 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAAP, DAKT and FER?

Ferrovial (FER) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) $3.84B, Daktronics (DAKT) $986.83M, Ferrovial (FER) $38.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAAP, DAKT and FER?

Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) 13.1x, Daktronics (DAKT) 20.4x, Ferrovial (FER) 36.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) is cheapest (Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) 12.3x, Daktronics (DAKT) 16.1x, Ferrovial (FER) 47.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) +16.2%, Daktronics (DAKT) +14.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) has the highest net margin (Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) 13.5%, Daktronics (DAKT) 5.7%). On return on invested capital, Daktronics (DAKT) leads (Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) 0.1%, Daktronics (DAKT) 15.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) returned the most: Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) +29.4%, Daktronics (DAKT) +2.6%, Ferrovial (FER) -21.8%. Over five years, Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) compounded fastest (Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) +33.1%/yr, Daktronics (DAKT) +30.1%/yr, Ferrovial (FER) +11.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ferrovial (FER) has been the steadiest (Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) 35.1%, Daktronics (DAKT) 41.4%, Ferrovial (FER) 25.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAAP, DAKT 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, Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) 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.