FER vs IBP vs STN Stock Comparison

Ferrovial, Installed Building Products and Stantec 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
4 wins
STN Stantec Inc
$71.00 +2.9% 1M -36.7% 1Y
Market cap
$8.06B
P/E
12.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.51B
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Stantec leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Stantec 6, Ferrovial 4, Installed Building Products 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFERIBPSTNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $38.80B $5.46B $8.06B FER
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.1x 21.8x 12.4x STN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 47.1x 20.1x 15.4x STN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +0.3% +9.4% STN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 8.5% 6.2% IBP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 16.0% 37.8% STN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.4x 0.0x STN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.8% -24.6% -36.7% FER
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.4%/yr +10.2%/yr +5.4%/yr FER
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.4% 55.0% 30.4% FER
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 62/100 72/100 STN

Percentile Scorecard

FERIBPSTN

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

AxisFERIBPSTN
Valuation 37 #33 of 52 51 #26 of 52 92 #5 of 52
Growth – 19 #30 of 37 36 #24 of 37
Profitability – 94 #3 of 37 89 #5 of 37
Financial Health 34 #38 of 57 68 #19 of 57 79 #13 of 57
Shareholder Returns 81 #6 of 27 77 #7 of 27 65 #10 of 27
Overall 51 62 72
  • FER ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • IBP ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • STN ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFERIBPSTNSPY
1 month -9.8%+1.1%+2.9% -0.8%
3 months -19.9%-11.3%+0.5% +3.5%
6 months -25.6%-32.2%-21.9% +7.0%
Year to date -22.1%-22.0%-24.8% +12.2%
1 year -21.8%-24.6%-36.7% +13.0%
3 years +54.9%+85.7%+18.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +15.7%+22.9%+5.8% +23.1%
5 years +71.3%+62.8%+29.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +11.4%+10.2%+5.4% +11.0%
10 years +137.7%+528.1%+216.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.0%+20.2%+12.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFERIBPSTNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.4%55.0%30.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.6%60.7%34.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.021.390.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.86-0.45-1.21 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.3%-49.2%-41.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.3%-41.2%-37.6% -1.8%
52-week high $74.38$344.19$113.70 $779.14
52-week low $48.86$180.32$66.69 $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.

MultipleFERIBPSTN
P/E now vs peer median 36.1xmedian 25.7x 21.5xmedian 25.7x 12.4xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 0.8x 1.8xmedian 0.8x 0.8xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.9x 12.6xmedian 12.9x 5.1xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 22.5x 18.4xmedian 22.5x 15.3xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 2.3x 8.4xmedian 2.3x 3.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.56 6.47median 0.56 0.60median 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 monthsFERIBPSTN
Revenue – $2.96B $10.51B
Gross profit – $996.90M $4.58B
Operating income – $367.80M $1.23B
Net income – $250.70M $536.90M
Free cash flow – $291.70M $528.58M
EPS (diluted) – $9.39 $5.72
Cash & equivalents $5.02B $394.50M $265.54M
Total debt $12.25B $1.06B $2.38B
Shares (diluted) 718.72M 26.71M 114.07M
Enterprise value $17.05B $3.94B $6.99B

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
MetricFERIBPSTN
P/E 36.1x 21.5x 12.4x
P/FCF 18.5x 18.4x 15.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 14.9x 17.3x
P/S 3.3x 1.8x 0.8x
P/B 5.2x 8.4x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 5.3x 14.5x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA – 12.6x 5.1x
EV/EBIT – 16.4x 6.5x
EV/Revenue – 2.0x 0.8x
EV/FCF – 20.7x 15.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 16.8x 17.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 6.47 0.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFERIBPSTN
Revenue growth (1Y) – 0.3% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.4% 10.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 0.5% 10.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.2% 11.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -0.8% 20.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 0.2% 16.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 0.3% 24.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 1.4% 15.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 2.9% 24.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 3.3% 20.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 0.4% -13.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.4% 15.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 5.3% -10.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 3.0% 24.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFERIBPSTN
Gross margin – 33.6% 43.6%
EBITDA margin – 16.2% 14.9%
Operating margin – 12.4% 11.7%
Pretax margin – 11.3% 11.3%
Net margin – 8.5% 6.2%
FCF margin – 9.8% 5.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 12.1% 4.4%
Return on equity – 38.4% 36.3%
Return on assets – 11.2% 15.1%
Return on invested capital – 16.0% 37.8%
Return on capital employed – 19.8% 28.3%
Asset turnover – 1.3x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFERIBPSTN
Debt / assets 38.0% 47.2% 3.9%
Debt / equity 1.8x 1.7x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.4x 0.0x
Debt / FCF – 3.6x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 78.5% 71.6% 58.6%
Equity / assets 21.5% 28.4% 41.4%
Interest coverage – 10.2x 9.6x
Current ratio 1.1x 3.0x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.1x 2.2x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.7x 1.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 4.93 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFERIBPSTN
Dividend yield 2.6% 1.5% 1.3%
Net buyback yield – 3.5% –
Shareholder yield 2.6% 5.0% 1.3%
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.

ConsensusFERIBPSTN
Forward P/E 47.1xFY2026 20.1xFY2026 15.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.07FY2026 $10.04FY2026 $4.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -20.7%FY2026 -12.2%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% +2.6% +2.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.77BFY2026 $3.10BFY2026 $4.75BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026 +0.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.3% -7.8% +7.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFERIBPSTN
Held by institutions 33.2% 97.9% 62.0%
Institutions holding 337 423 293
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.5% +0.2% +2.8%
Institutions buying 208 229 162
Institutions selling 103 146 87
Buyers to sellers 2.02 1.57 1.86

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.

FERIBPSTN
FER 1.00 0.37 0.21
IBP 0.37 1.00 0.24
STN 0.21 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FER, IBP and STN?

Ferrovial (FER) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ferrovial (FER) $38.80B, Installed Building Products (IBP) $5.46B, Stantec (STN) $8.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, FER, IBP and STN?

Stantec (STN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ferrovial (FER) 36.1x, Installed Building Products (IBP) 21.8x, Stantec (STN) 12.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Stantec (STN) is cheapest (Ferrovial (FER) 47.1x, Installed Building Products (IBP) 20.1x, Stantec (STN) 15.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Stantec (STN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Installed Building Products (IBP) +0.3%, Stantec (STN) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Installed Building Products (IBP) has the highest net margin (Installed Building Products (IBP) 8.5%, Stantec (STN) 6.2%). On return on invested capital, Stantec (STN) leads (Installed Building Products (IBP) 16.0%, Stantec (STN) 37.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ferrovial (FER) returned the most: Ferrovial (FER) -21.8%, Installed Building Products (IBP) -24.6%, Stantec (STN) -36.7%. Over five years, Ferrovial (FER) compounded fastest (Ferrovial (FER) +11.4%/yr, Installed Building Products (IBP) +10.2%/yr, Stantec (STN) +5.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ferrovial (FER) has been the steadiest (Ferrovial (FER) 25.4%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 55.0%, Stantec (STN) 30.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FER, IBP and STN?

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