FBYD vs GVA vs J Stock Comparison

Falcon's Beyond Global, Granite Construction and Jacobs Solutions Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GVA Granite Construction Inc
$110.49 -4.1% 1M +6.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.84B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.97B
Div. yield
0.47%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
4 wins
J Jacobs Solutions Inc.
$148.28 +7.2% 1M -7.9% 1Y
Market cap
$17.37B
P/E
51.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.22B
Div. yield
0.94%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Jacobs Solutions leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Jacobs Solutions 4, Granite Construction 4, Falcon's Beyond Global 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFBYDGVAJLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $739.27M $4.84B $17.37B J
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 60.2x -29.3x 51.6x J
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 21.9x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +144.6% +21.8% +20.1% FBYD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 33.5% -3.3% 2.4% FBYD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -17.1% 13.4% 5.8% GVA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.2x 1.3x 2.7x FBYD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.47% 0.94% J
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -25.4% +6.4% -7.9% GVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +23.9%/yr +5.2%/yr GVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 135.2% 33.1% 33.0% J
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 57/100 45/100 GVA

Percentile Scorecard

FBYDGVAJ

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

AxisFBYDGVAJ
Valuation 4 #50 of 52 84 #9 of 52 37 #33 of 52
Growth 42 #22 of 37 50 #19 of 37 31 #26 of 37
Profitability 39 #23 of 37 50 #19 of 37 53 #18 of 37
Financial Health 43 #33 of 57 36 #37 of 57 45 #32 of 57
Shareholder Returns – 65 #10 of 27 62 #11 of 27
Overall 32 57 45
  • FBYD ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • GVA ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • J ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFBYDGVAJSPY
1 month +3.4%-4.1%+7.2% -0.2%
3 months -26.9%-8.9%+5.4% +3.9%
6 months -56.7%-11.5%+17.3% +8.2%
Year to date -48.8%-4.2%+11.9% +12.9%
1 year -25.4%+6.4%-7.9% +12.3%
3 years -41.0%+222.4%+36.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -16.1%+47.8%+11.0% +23.3%
5 years —+192.0%+28.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+23.9%+5.2% +10.9%
10 years —+158.7%+253.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+10.0%+13.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFBYDGVAJSPY
Volatility, 1Y 135.2%33.1%33.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 131.6%33.6%36.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.970.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.190.19-0.24 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.3%-40.4%-34.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -63.1%-31.1%-7.9% -1.2%
52-week high $20.80$160.39$161.00 $779.14
52-week low $3.90$98.50$107.27 $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.

MultipleFBYDGVAJ
P/E now vs peer median 60.2xmedian 26.7x -29.3xmedian 26.7x 51.6xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 39.3xmedian 0.8x 1.0xmedian 0.8x 1.2xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -124.8xmedian 13.1x 10.8xmedian 13.1x 22.4xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 23.0x 10.2xmedian 23.0x 26.9xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 2.4x 6.0xmedian 2.4x 5.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.57 0.40median 0.57 -2.43median 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 monthsFBYDGVAJ
Revenue $18.81M $4.97B $14.22B
Gross profit – $776.94M $3.14B
Operating income -$7.33M $314.31M $649.64M
Net income $14.09M -$151.53M $301.35M
Free cash flow – $471.91M $644.54M
R&D $92.00K – –
EPS (diluted) $0.13 $-3.77 $2.85
Cash & equivalents $3.09M $877.12M $1.17B
Total debt $16.47M $1.56B $3.58B
Shares (diluted) 49.33M 43.75M 118.90M
Enterprise value $718.76M $2.51B $12.02B

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
MetricFBYDGVAJ
P/E 60.2x -29.3x 51.6x
P/FCF – 10.2x 26.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 8.0x 23.6x
P/S 39.3x 1.0x 1.2x
P/B 24.7x 6.0x 5.3x
P/Tangible book 25.5x 8.1x 6.5x
EV/EBITDA -124.8x 10.8x 22.4x
EV/EBIT -102.7x 17.4x 30.4x
EV/Revenue 40.0x 1.1x 1.4x
EV/FCF – 11.6x 30.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 9.1x 26.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.40 -2.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFBYDGVAJ
Revenue growth (1Y) 144.6% 21.8% 20.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 15.1% 28.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 22.0% 6.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 30.8% 5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 50.2% 37.5% -23.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 76.7% 14.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -68.3% -185.3% -40.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -85.3% -26.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -57.5% -225.5% -30.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -73.5% -21.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 37.6% 47.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 147.4% -10.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 52.7% 56.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 94.5% -10.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFBYDGVAJ
Gross margin – 15.6% 22.1%
EBITDA margin -32.1% 10.2% 6.2%
Operating margin -39.0% 6.3% 4.6%
Pretax margin 74.9% -1.3% 3.6%
Net margin 33.5% -3.3% 2.4%
FCF margin – 9.5% 4.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 12.2% 5.2%
Return on equity 52.4% -14.8% 9.2%
Return on assets 21.6% -3.3% 2.5%
Return on invested capital -17.1% 13.4% 5.8%
Return on capital employed -18.0% 16.9% 8.2%
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.2x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -4.0x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 9.5% 1.0% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFBYDGVAJ
Debt / assets 25.9% 32.6% 30.5%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.9x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.2x 1.3x 2.7x
Debt / FCF – 3.3x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 53.0% 83.1% 72.2%
Equity / assets 47.0% 16.9% 27.8%
Interest coverage -3.2x 4.5x 3.9x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.0x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.9x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 11.97 2.12 2.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFBYDGVAJ
Dividend yield – 0.5% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – 1.1% 3.9%
Shareholder yield – 1.5% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -15.0% 53.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.8% 25.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.1% 6.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -0.1% 8.9%

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.

ConsensusFBYDGVAJ
Forward P/E – – 21.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $-3.74FY2026 $6.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -196.9%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +27.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $5.09BFY2026 $9.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +15.2%FY2026 -18.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +12.2% -0.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFBYDGVAJ
Held by institutions 4.0% 100.0% 92.2%
Institutions holding 59 445 871
Change in shares held, QoQ +47.6% -3.0% +3.0%
Institutions buying 40 239 375
Institutions selling 12 151 360
Buyers to sellers 3.33 1.58 1.04

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.

FBYDGVAJ
FBYD 1.00 -0.02 0.12
GVA -0.02 1.00 0.26
J 0.12 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FBYD, GVA and J?

Jacobs Solutions (J) is the largest by market capitalisation: Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) $739.27M, Granite Construction (GVA) $4.84B, Jacobs Solutions (J) $17.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, FBYD, GVA and J?

Jacobs Solutions (J) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) 60.2x, Granite Construction (GVA) -29.3x, Jacobs Solutions (J) 51.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) +144.6%, Granite Construction (GVA) +21.8%, Jacobs Solutions (J) +20.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) has the highest net margin (Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) 33.5%, Granite Construction (GVA) -3.3%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 2.4%). On return on invested capital, Granite Construction (GVA) leads (Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) -17.1%, Granite Construction (GVA) 13.4%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Granite Construction (GVA) returned the most: Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) -25.4%, Granite Construction (GVA) +6.4%, Jacobs Solutions (J) -7.9%. Over five years, Granite Construction (GVA) compounded fastest (Granite Construction (GVA) +23.9%/yr, Jacobs Solutions (J) +5.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Jacobs Solutions (J) has the highest dividend yield: Granite Construction (GVA) 0.47%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 0.94%. Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jacobs Solutions (J) has been the steadiest (Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) 135.2%, Granite Construction (GVA) 33.1%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 33.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FBYD, GVA and J?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Jacobs Solutions (J) leads on 4. 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.