CTRI vs STRL vs ECG Stock Comparison

Centuri Holdings, Sterling Infrastructure and Everus Construction Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CTRI Centuri Holdings, Inc.
$20.98 +5.3% 1M +3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.17B
P/E
75.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.39B
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Everus Construction leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Everus Construction 6, Sterling Infrastructure 3, Centuri Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCTRISTRLECGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.17B $11.45B $5.51B STRL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 75.3x 20.7x 21.7x STRL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.8x 20.8x 20.5x ECG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.2% +93.1% +30.5% STRL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.9% — 6.0% ECG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.8% — 23.9% ECG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x — 0.3x ECG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.3% +2.4% +16.3% ECG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +74.6%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.7% 85.8% 62.3% CTRI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 67/100 80/100 ECG

Percentile Scorecard

CTRISTRLECG

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

AxisCTRISTRLECG
Valuation 47 #28 of 52 37 #33 of 52 71 #16 of 52
Growth 61 #15 of 37 92 #4 of 37 81 #8 of 37
Profitability 36 #24 of 37 81 #8 of 37 86 #6 of 37
Financial Health 48 #30 of 57 57 #25 of 57 82 #11 of 57
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 48 67 80
  • CTRI ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • STRL ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • ECG ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCTRISTRLECGSPY
1 month +5.3%-22.0%-9.3% +0.9%
3 months -13.7%-21.3%-3.1% +5.9%
6 months -40.4%-17.2%-21.1% +8.5%
Year to date -16.9%+27.0%+23.7% +13.3%
1 year +3.3%+2.4%+16.3% +12.4%
3 years —+448.6%— +88.1%
3 years, per year —+76.4%— +23.5%
5 years —+1,517.6%— +68.2%
5 years, per year —+74.6%— +11.0%
10 years —+4,989.9%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —+48.1%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCTRISTRLECGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.7%85.8%62.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.1%81.7%62.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.593.402.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.060.030.26 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.2%-64.2%-56.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.8%-60.9%-37.4% -0.9%
52-week high $41.80$993.74$169.16 $779.14
52-week low $19.13$283.57$80.42 $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.

MultipleCTRISTRLECG
P/E now vs peer median 73.4xmedian 27.7x 21.5xmedian 27.7x 21.2xmedian 27.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.8x 2.8xmedian 0.8x 1.3xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 12.4x —median 12.4x 15.0xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -139.2xmedian 23.7x 32.2xmedian 23.7x 21.6xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.5x 7.9xmedian 2.5x 7.0xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.57 0.16median 0.57 —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 monthsCTRISTRLECG
Revenue $3.39B $4.31B $4.27B
Gross profit $263.34M $1.03B $555.38M
Operating income $92.78M $783.88M $330.71M
Net income $29.17M $593.79M $254.46M
Free cash flow -$15.22M – $250.37M
EPS (diluted) $0.28 $17.80 $4.97
Cash & equivalents $40.46M $216.94M $176.70M
Total debt $3.11B – $274.50M
Shares (diluted) 101.48M 31.14M 51.22M
Enterprise value $1.93B $11.45B $4.72B

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
MetricCTRISTRLECG
P/E 73.4x 21.5x 21.2x
P/FCF -139.2x 32.2x 21.6x
P/Operating cash flow 28.6x 19.5x 16.8x
P/S 0.6x 2.8x 1.3x
P/B 2.4x 7.9x 7.0x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 14.1x 7.7x
EV/EBITDA 11.9x – 15.0x
EV/EBIT 30.1x – 16.6x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 2.8x 1.3x
EV/FCF -183.7x – 22.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 37.7x 19.5x 17.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.16 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCTRISTRLECG
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.2% 93.1% 30.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 30.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.0% 99.2% 42.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 48.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.4% 125.1% 48.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 61.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 1,018% 77.1% 53.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 64.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 880.2% 74.5% 53.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 137.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -67.8% 43.2% 67.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -111.5% – 94.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCTRISTRLECG
Gross margin 7.8% – 13.0%
EBITDA margin 6.9% – 8.6%
Operating margin 2.7% – 7.8%
Pretax margin 0.8% – 7.7%
Net margin 0.9% – 6.0%
FCF margin -0.4% – 5.9%
Operating cash flow margin 2.2% 14.2% 7.5%
Return on equity 3.4% 41.0% 32.6%
Return on assets 1.2% 17.8% 12.2%
Return on invested capital 5.8% – 23.9%
Return on capital employed 5.0% – 32.3%
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.3x 2.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 1.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.8% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCTRISTRLECG
Debt / assets 29.9% – 13.3%
Debt / equity 0.8x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x – 0.3x
Debt / FCF -47.2x – 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 63.8% 55.3% 62.4%
Equity / assets 36.2% 43.3% 37.6%
Interest coverage – – 16.8x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.0x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.7x – 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.49 – 5.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCTRISTRLECG
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – –
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.

ConsensusCTRISTRLECG
Forward P/E 31.8xFY2026 20.8xFY2026 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.66FY2026 $18.73FY2026 $5.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +53.5%FY2026 +72.2%FY2026 +30.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +54.5% +43.6% +8.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.62BFY2026 $4.20BFY2026 $4.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.3%FY2026 +68.8%FY2026 +21.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.8% +12.4% +16.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCTRISTRLECG
Held by institutions 100.0% 85.7% 84.9%
Institutions holding 254 888 537
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% -6.1% +2.3%
Institutions buying 166 456 262
Institutions selling 68 366 162
Buyers to sellers 2.44 1.25 1.62

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.

CTRISTRLECG
CTRI 1.00 0.59 0.52
STRL 0.59 1.00 0.72
ECG 0.52 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CTRI, STRL and ECG?

Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Centuri Holdings (CTRI) $2.17B, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) $11.45B, Everus Construction (ECG) $5.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, CTRI, STRL and ECG?

Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Centuri Holdings (CTRI) 75.3x, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 20.7x, Everus Construction (ECG) 21.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Everus Construction (ECG) is cheapest (Centuri Holdings (CTRI) 31.8x, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 20.8x, Everus Construction (ECG) 20.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Centuri Holdings (CTRI) +25.2%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) +93.1%, Everus Construction (ECG) +30.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Everus Construction (ECG) has the highest net margin (Centuri Holdings (CTRI) 0.9%, Everus Construction (ECG) 6.0%). On return on invested capital, Everus Construction (ECG) leads (Centuri Holdings (CTRI) 5.8%, Everus Construction (ECG) 23.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Everus Construction (ECG) returned the most: Centuri Holdings (CTRI) +3.3%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) +2.4%, Everus Construction (ECG) +16.3%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Centuri Holdings (CTRI) has been the steadiest (Centuri Holdings (CTRI) 53.7%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 85.8%, Everus Construction (ECG) 62.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CTRI, STRL and ECG?

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