FER vs J vs PHOE Stock Comparison

Ferrovial, Jacobs Solutions and Phoenix Asia Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FER Ferrovial N.V.
$54.02 -3.2% 1M -16.7% 1Y
Market cap
$38.93B
P/E
38.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
1.37%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
6 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
1 win
PHOE Phoenix Asia Holdings Ltd
$16.90 -14.5% 1M +2.4% 1Y
Market cap
$365.04M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Ferrovial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ferrovial 6, Jacobs Solutions 1, Phoenix Asia Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFERJPHOELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $38.93B $17.37B $365.04M FER
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.7x 51.6x -302.5x FER
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 50.5x 21.9x — J
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +20.1% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 2.4% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.7x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.37% 0.94% — FER
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.7% -7.9% +2.4% PHOE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.9%/yr +5.2%/yr — FER
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.3% 33.0% 377.4% FER
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 45/100 — FER

Percentile Scorecard

FERJPHOE

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

AxisFERJPHOE
Valuation 35 #34 of 52 37 #33 of 52 6 #49 of 52
Growth – 31 #26 of 37 –
Profitability – 53 #18 of 37 –
Financial Health 34 #38 of 57 45 #32 of 57 100 #1 of 57
Shareholder Returns 73 #8 of 27 62 #11 of 27 –
Overall 47 45 –
  • FER ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • J ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • PHOE ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFERJPHOESPY
1 month -3.2%+7.2%-14.5% -0.2%
3 months -12.5%+5.4%-2.5% +3.9%
6 months -20.4%+17.3%+8.7% +8.2%
Year to date -16.4%+11.9%+5.6% +12.9%
1 year -16.7%-7.9%+2.4% +12.3%
3 years +66.2%+36.7%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +18.5%+11.0%— +23.3%
5 years +83.7%+28.7%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +12.9%+5.2%— +10.9%
10 years +155.1%+253.7%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.8%+13.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFERJPHOESPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.3%33.0%377.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.6%36.0%338.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.040.77-1.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.63-0.240.01 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.3%-34.8%-92.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.4%-7.9%-87.3% -1.2%
52-week high $74.38$161.00$133.12 $779.14
52-week low $48.86$107.27$10.03 $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.

MultipleFERJPHOE
P/E now vs peer median 38.7xmedian 26.7x 51.6xmedian 26.7x -302.5xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 0.8x 1.2xmedian 0.8x 50.7xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x 22.4xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 23.0x 26.9xmedian 23.0x -63.7xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.4x 5.3xmedian 2.4x 59.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.57 -2.43median 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 monthsFERJPHOE
Revenue – $14.22B –
Gross profit – $3.14B –
Operating income – $649.64M –
Net income – $301.35M –
Free cash flow – $644.54M –
EPS (diluted) – $2.85 –
Cash & equivalents $5.02B $1.17B $892.53K
Total debt $12.25B $3.58B –
Shares (diluted) 718.72M 118.90M 21.49M
Enterprise value $19.24B $12.02B $359.36M

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
MetricFERJPHOE
P/E 38.7x 51.6x -302.5x
P/FCF 19.8x 26.9x -63.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 23.6x –
P/S 3.6x 1.2x 50.7x
P/B 5.6x 5.3x 59.3x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 6.5x 59.3x
EV/EBITDA – 22.4x –
EV/EBIT – 30.4x –
EV/Revenue – 1.4x –
EV/FCF – 30.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 26.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -2.43 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFERJPHOE
Revenue growth (1Y) – 20.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 28.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -23.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 14.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) – -40.0% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -26.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) – -30.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -21.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 47.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -10.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 56.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -10.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFERJPHOE
Gross margin – 22.1% –
EBITDA margin – 6.2% –
Operating margin – 4.6% –
Pretax margin – 3.6% –
Net margin – 2.4% –
FCF margin – 4.5% –
Operating cash flow margin – 5.2% –
Return on equity – 9.2% –
Return on assets – 2.5% –
Return on invested capital – 5.8% –
Return on capital employed – 8.2% –
Asset turnover – 1.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.4x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFERJPHOE
Debt / assets 38.0% 30.5% –
Debt / equity 1.8x 1.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.7x –
Debt / FCF – 5.6x –
Liabilities / assets 78.5% 72.2% 15.9%
Equity / assets 21.5% 27.8% 84.1%
Interest coverage – 3.9x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.3x 5.5x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.6x 5.1x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.3x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 2.85 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFERJPHOE
Dividend yield 1.4% 0.9% –
Net buyback yield – 3.9% –
Shareholder yield 1.4% 4.9% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 53.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 25.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusFERJPHOE
Forward P/E 50.5xFY2026 21.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.07FY2026 $6.78FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -20.7%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% +27.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.77BFY2026 $9.78BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 -18.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -5.3% -0.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFERJPHOE
Held by institutions 33.2% 92.2% –
Institutions holding 337 871 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.5% +3.0% –
Institutions buying 208 375 –
Institutions selling 103 360 –
Buyers to sellers 2.02 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.

FERJPHOE
FER 1.00 0.20 0.02
J 0.20 1.00 0.05
PHOE 0.02 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FER, J and PHOE?

Ferrovial (FER) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ferrovial (FER) $38.93B, Jacobs Solutions (J) $17.37B, Phoenix Asia Holdings (PHOE) $365.04M.

Which stock is cheaper, FER, J and PHOE?

Ferrovial (FER) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ferrovial (FER) 38.7x, Jacobs Solutions (J) 51.6x, Phoenix Asia Holdings (PHOE) -302.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jacobs Solutions (J) is cheapest (Ferrovial (FER) 50.5x, Jacobs Solutions (J) 21.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Phoenix Asia Holdings (PHOE) returned the most: Ferrovial (FER) -16.7%, Jacobs Solutions (J) -7.9%, Phoenix Asia Holdings (PHOE) +2.4%. Over five years, Ferrovial (FER) compounded fastest (Ferrovial (FER) +12.9%/yr, Jacobs Solutions (J) +5.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ferrovial (FER) has the highest dividend yield: Ferrovial (FER) 1.37%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 0.94%. Phoenix Asia Holdings (PHOE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ferrovial (FER) has been the steadiest (Ferrovial (FER) 26.3%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 33.0%, Phoenix Asia Holdings (PHOE) 377.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FER, J and PHOE?

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