FER vs PHOE vs VRDR Stock Comparison

Ferrovial, Phoenix Asia Holdings and Verde Resources Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FER Ferrovial N.V.
$54.53 -2.2% 1M -14.6% 1Y
Market cap
$40.99B
P/E
39.1x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
4 wins
PHOE Phoenix Asia Holdings Ltd
$16.90 -6.8% 1M -5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$365.04M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
1 win
VRDR Verde Resources, Inc.
$0.03 0.0% 1M -66.7% 1Y
Market cap
$38.66M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$467.79K
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

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

QuestionFERPHOEVRDRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $40.99B $365.04M $38.66M FER
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.1x -302.5x -11.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 51.0x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +251.2% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — -723.0% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.6% -5.8% -66.7% PHOE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.8%/yr — -5.6%/yr FER
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.3% 377.3% 196.3% FER
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 — 35/100 FER

Percentile Scorecard

FERPHOEVRDR

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

AxisFERPHOEVRDR
Valuation 35 #34 of 52 6 #49 of 52 14 #45 of 52
Growth – – 44 #21 of 37
Profitability – – 8 #34 of 37
Financial Health 34 #38 of 57 100 #1 of 57 98 #2 of 57
Shareholder Returns 72 #8 of 26 – 8 #24 of 26
Overall 47 – 35
  • FER ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • PHOE ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • VRDR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFERPHOEVRDRSPY
1 month -2.2%-6.8%0.0% +0.9%
3 months -12.8%-19.5%-50.0% +5.9%
6 months -19.3%+8.7%-57.1% +8.5%
Year to date -15.6%+5.6%-40.0% +13.3%
1 year -14.6%-5.8%-66.7% +12.4%
3 years +67.8%—-66.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +18.8%—-30.7% +23.5%
5 years +74.8%—-25.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +11.8%—-5.6% +11.0%
10 years +157.5%—-40.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +9.9%—-5.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureFERPHOEVRDRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.3%377.3%196.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.6%338.8%345.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.04-1.181.94 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.56-0.02-0.34 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.3%-92.5%-96.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.7%-87.3%-70.0% -0.9%
52-week high $74.38$133.12$0.10 $779.14
52-week low $48.86$10.03$0.02 $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.

MultipleFERPHOEVRDR
P/E now vs peer median 39.1xmedian 27.7x -302.5xmedian 27.7x -11.4xmedian 27.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 0.8x 50.7xmedian 0.8x 83.6xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.4x —median 12.4x -10.4xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 23.7x -63.7xmedian 23.7x -13.2xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 2.5x 59.3xmedian 2.5x 1.1xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.57 —median 0.57 -0.91median 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 monthsFERPHOEVRDR
Revenue – – $467.79K
Gross profit – – $168.66K
Operating income – – -$3.80M
Net income – – -$3.38M
Free cash flow – – -$2.95M
R&D – – $484.59K
EPS (diluted) – – $0.00
Cash & equivalents $5.02B $892.53K $1.79M
Total debt $12.25B – –
Shares (diluted) 718.72M 21.49M 1.29B
Enterprise value $19.24B $359.36M $31.54M

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
MetricFERPHOEVRDR
P/E 39.1x -302.5x -11.4x
P/FCF 20.0x -63.7x -13.2x
P/Operating cash flow – – -13.2x
P/S 3.6x 50.7x 83.6x
P/B 5.7x 59.3x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 5.8x 59.3x 11.2x
EV/EBITDA – – -10.4x
EV/EBIT – – -9.8x
EV/Revenue – – 79.8x
EV/FCF – – -12.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – – -12.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – -0.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFERPHOEVRDR
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 251.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 55.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 107.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 51.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 36.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -3.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – – 29.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -38.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – – 32.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 12.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 13.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -21.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 13.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -11.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFERPHOEVRDR
Gross margin – – 36.1%
EBITDA margin – – -770.6%
Operating margin – – -812.2%
Pretax margin – – -723.0%
Net margin – – -723.0%
FCF margin – – -631.3%
Operating cash flow margin – – -631.3%
Return on equity – – -9.0%
Return on assets – – -8.8%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – -10.1%
Asset turnover – – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – 49.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFERPHOEVRDR
Debt / assets 38.0% – –
Debt / equity 1.8x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 78.5% 15.9% 2.5%
Equity / assets 21.5% 84.1% 97.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.1x 5.5x 2.6x
Quick ratio 1.1x 5.1x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.8x 2.0x
Altman Z-score – – 23.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFERPHOEVRDR
Dividend yield 1.4% – –
Net buyback yield – – -11.4%
Shareholder yield 1.4% – -11.4%
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.

ConsensusFERPHOEVRDR
Forward P/E 51.0xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.07FY2026 – –
EPS growth, next FY -20.7%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.77BFY2026 – –
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after -5.3% – –

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

FERPHOEVRDR
FER 1.00 0.02 0.08
PHOE 0.02 1.00 0.09
VRDR 0.08 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FER, PHOE and VRDR?

Ferrovial (FER) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ferrovial (FER) $40.99B, Phoenix Asia Holdings (PHOE) $365.04M, Verde Resources (VRDR) $38.66M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Phoenix Asia Holdings (PHOE) returned the most: Ferrovial (FER) -14.6%, Phoenix Asia Holdings (PHOE) -5.8%, Verde Resources (VRDR) -66.7%. Over five years, Ferrovial (FER) compounded fastest (Ferrovial (FER) +11.8%/yr, Verde Resources (VRDR) -5.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ferrovial (FER) has been the steadiest (Ferrovial (FER) 26.3%, Phoenix Asia Holdings (PHOE) 377.3%, Verde Resources (VRDR) 196.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.