FBYD vs STRL vs EME Stock Comparison

Falcon's Beyond Global, Sterling Infrastructure and Emcor Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EME EMCOR Group, Inc.
$665.73 -12.7% 1M -11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$29.67B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.60B
Div. yield
0.00%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Emcor leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Emcor 4, Sterling Infrastructure 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.

QuestionFBYDSTRLEMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $379.33M $11.30B $29.67B EME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 60.3x 26.2x 20.6x EME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.3x 19.2x EME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +144.6% +60.8% +18.9% FBYD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 33.5% 12.5% 7.7% FBYD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -17.1% 29.2% — STRL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.2x -0.3x — FBYD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.3% -4.8% -11.0% STRL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +73.7%/yr +41.7%/yr STRL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 135.4% 85.8% 45.5% EME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 71/100 64/100 STRL

Percentile Scorecard

FBYDSTRLEME

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

AxisFBYDSTRLEME
Valuation 4 #50 of 52 49 #27 of 52 57 #23 of 52
Growth 42 #22 of 37 86 #6 of 37 56 #17 of 37
Profitability 39 #23 of 37 97 #2 of 37 86 #6 of 37
Financial Health 41 #34 of 57 75 #15 of 57 70 #18 of 57
Shareholder Returns – 50 #14 of 27 54 #13 of 27
Overall 31 71 64
  • FBYD ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • STRL ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • EME ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFBYDSTRLEMESPY
1 month +5.1%-29.6%-12.7% -0.8%
3 months -25.3%-43.2%-10.4% +3.5%
6 months -54.2%-28.6%-24.8% +7.0%
Year to date -48.0%+17.8%+8.8% +12.2%
1 year -26.3%-4.8%-11.0% +13.0%
3 years -40.0%+408.9%+224.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year -15.7%+72.1%+48.0% +23.1%
5 years —+1,477.3%+471.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+73.7%+41.7% +11.0%
10 years —+4,609.1%+1,083.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+47.0%+28.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFBYDSTRLEMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 135.4%85.8%45.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 132.1%81.7%48.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.633.391.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.19-0.06-0.24 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.3%-64.2%-36.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -62.5%-63.7%-29.5% -1.8%
52-week high $20.80$993.74$943.75 $779.14
52-week low $3.90$283.57$581.58 $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.

MultipleFBYDSTRLEME
P/E now vs peer median 61.2xmedian 25.7x 25.7xmedian 25.7x 20.5xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 40.0xmedian 0.8x 3.2xmedian 0.8x 1.6xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -126.9xmedian 12.9x 15.7xmedian 12.9x 13.4xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 22.5x 23.0xmedian 22.5x 25.1xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 2.3x 8.0xmedian 2.3x 7.2xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.56 0.14median 0.56 0.44median 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 monthsFBYDSTRLEME
Revenue $18.81M $3.44B $18.60B
Gross profit – $818.59M $3.61B
Operating income -$7.33M $602.35M $1.93B
Net income $14.09M $460.44M $1.44B
Free cash flow – $482.00M $1.17B
R&D $92.00K – –
EPS (diluted) $0.13 $13.85 $32.30
Cash & equivalents $3.09M $464.45M $924.41M
Total debt $16.47M $283.88M –
Shares (diluted) 49.33M 31.14M 44.55M
Enterprise value $343.97M $9.63B $26.06B

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
MetricFBYDSTRLEME
P/E 61.2x 25.7x 20.5x
P/FCF – 23.0x 25.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 18.5x 22.8x
P/S 40.0x 3.2x 1.6x
P/B 25.1x 8.0x 7.2x
P/Tangible book 26.0x 15.2x 9.8x
EV/EBITDA -126.9x 15.7x 13.4x
EV/EBIT -104.4x 18.1x 14.8x
EV/Revenue 40.7x 3.2x 1.5x
EV/FCF – 22.6x 24.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.2x 22.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.14 0.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFBYDSTRLEME
Revenue growth (1Y) 144.6% 60.8% 18.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 22.6% 16.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 72.5% 18.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 39.4% 26.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 50.2% 94.1% 29.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 49.7% 41.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -68.3% 51.3% 30.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 55.4% 43.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -57.5% 49.5% 31.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 183.9% 47.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 20.3% -0.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 18.6% 20.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 10.6% -3.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 18.8% 20.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFBYDSTRLEME
Gross margin – 23.8% 19.4%
EBITDA margin -32.1% 20.2% 11.5%
Operating margin -39.0% 17.5% 10.4%
Pretax margin 74.9% 17.5% 10.5%
Net margin 33.5% 12.5% 7.7%
FCF margin – 14.0% 6.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 17.4% 6.9%
Return on equity 52.4% 35.6% 36.2%
Return on assets 21.6% 15.4% 14.6%
Return on invested capital -17.1% 29.2% –
Return on capital employed -18.0% 35.5% 41.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.2x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 9.5% 0.8% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFBYDSTRLEME
Debt / assets 25.9% 8.9% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA -2.2x -0.3x –
Debt / FCF – 0.6x –
Liabilities / assets 53.0% 56.5% 59.8%
Equity / assets 47.0% 43.5% 40.2%
Interest coverage -3.2x 36.1x –
Current ratio 0.7x 1.1x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.4x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 12.20 5.93 6.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFBYDSTRLEME
Dividend yield – – 0.2%
Net buyback yield – 0.6% 1.4%
Shareholder yield – 0.6% 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 4.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 4.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 26.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 25.6%

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.

ConsensusFBYDSTRLEME
Forward P/E – 19.3xFY2026 19.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $18.73FY2026 $34.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +72.2%FY2026 +34.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +43.6% +10.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $4.20BFY2026 $19.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +68.8%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +12.4% +13.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFBYDSTRLEME
Held by institutions 4.0% 85.7% 93.1%
Institutions holding 59 888 1,235
Change in shares held, QoQ +47.6% -6.1% -0.1%
Institutions buying 40 456 659
Institutions selling 12 366 419
Buyers to sellers 3.33 1.25 1.57

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.

FBYDSTRLEME
FBYD 1.00 -0.06 -0.07
STRL -0.06 1.00 0.68
EME -0.07 0.68 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FBYD, STRL and EME?

Emcor (EME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) $379.33M, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) $11.30B, Emcor (EME) $29.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, FBYD, STRL and EME?

Emcor (EME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) 60.3x, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 26.2x, Emcor (EME) 20.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Emcor (EME) is cheapest (Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 19.3x, Emcor (EME) 19.2x). 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%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) +60.8%, Emcor (EME) +18.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) has the highest net margin (Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) 33.5%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 12.5%, Emcor (EME) 7.7%). On return on invested capital, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) leads (Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) -17.1%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 29.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) returned the most: Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) -26.3%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) -4.8%, Emcor (EME) -11.0%. Over five years, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) compounded fastest (Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) +73.7%/yr, Emcor (EME) +41.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) 0.00%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 0.00%, Emcor (EME) 0.00%. Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) and Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Emcor (EME) has been the steadiest (Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) 135.4%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 85.8%, Emcor (EME) 45.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FBYD, STRL and EME?

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