CAAP vs FER vs DAKT Stock Comparison

Corporacion America Airports, Ferrovial and Daktronics Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
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

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.

QuestionCAAPFERDAKTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.84B $38.80B $986.83M FER
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.1x 36.1x 20.4x CAAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.3x 47.1x 16.1x 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% -21.8% +2.6% CAAP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +33.1%/yr +11.4%/yr +30.1%/yr CAAP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.1% 25.4% 41.4% FER
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 51/100 71/100 DAKT

Percentile Scorecard

CAAPFERDAKT

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

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

Price Performance

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

Returns

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

Risk

MeasureCAAPFERDAKTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.1%25.4%41.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.7%24.6%40.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.431.021.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.84-0.860.06 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.6%-34.3%-70.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.4%-32.3%-24.4% -1.8%
52-week high $30.35$74.38$27.73 $779.14
52-week low $21.62$48.86$17.02 $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.

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

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 monthsCAAPFERDAKT
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 $5.02B $154.59M
Total debt $609.38B $12.25B $10.51M
Shares (diluted) 162.45M 718.72M 48.90M
Enterprise value $1.22B $17.05B $406.58M

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
MetricCAAPFERDAKT
P/E 13.4x 36.1x 20.9x
P/FCF 8.4x 18.5x 25.3x
P/Operating cash flow 8.3x – 18.5x
P/S 1.8x 3.3x 1.2x
P/B 2.0x 5.2x 3.2x
P/Tangible book -2.7x 5.3x 3.2x
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
MetricCAAPFERDAKT
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
MetricCAAPFERDAKT
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
MetricCAAPFERDAKT
Debt / assets 12,511% 38.0% 1.7%
Debt / equity 314.7x 1.8x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x – -1.8x
Debt / FCF 1,303x – 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 60.2% 78.5% 47.7%
Equity / assets 39.8% 21.5% 52.3%
Interest coverage 0.0x – –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.1x 2.2x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.1x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.7x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.01 – 4.81

Shareholder Returns

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

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

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAAPFERDAKT
Held by institutions 15.3% 33.2% 75.2%
Institutions holding 108 337 189
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +17.5% +0.9%
Institutions buying 59 208 84
Institutions selling 35 103 67
Buyers to sellers 1.69 2.02 1.25

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.

CAAPFERDAKT
CAAP 1.00 0.43 0.26
FER 0.43 1.00 0.28
DAKT 0.26 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAAP, FER and DAKT?

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

Which stock is cheaper, CAAP, FER and DAKT?

Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) 13.1x, Ferrovial (FER) 36.1x, Daktronics (DAKT) 20.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) is cheapest (Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) 12.3x, Ferrovial (FER) 47.1x, Daktronics (DAKT) 16.1x). 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%, Ferrovial (FER) -21.8%, Daktronics (DAKT) +2.6%. Over five years, Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) compounded fastest (Corporacion America Airports (CAAP) +33.1%/yr, Ferrovial (FER) +11.4%/yr, Daktronics (DAKT) +30.1%/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%, Ferrovial (FER) 25.4%, Daktronics (DAKT) 41.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAAP, FER and DAKT?

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.