FLR vs ACM vs FER Stock Comparison

Fluor, Aecom and Ferrovial Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FLR Fluor Corp
$47.58 -4.6% 1M -3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.47B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$15.54B
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
2 wins
ACM Aecom
$63.51 +7.9% 1M -52.4% 1Y
Market cap
$8.12B
P/E
28.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.39B
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
7 wins
FER Ferrovial N.V.
$56.92 +4.3% 1M -9.7% 1Y
Market cap
$39.80B
P/E
40.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Aecom leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Aecom 7, Ferrovial 2, Fluor 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFLRACMFERLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.47B $8.12B $39.80B FER
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.2x 28.2x 40.8x ACM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.9x 15.2x 53.2x ACM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.8% -4.2% — ACM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.8% 1.9% — ACM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 9.9% — ACM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 13.1x 2.4x — ACM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.5% -52.4% -9.7% FLR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.6%/yr -1.5%/yr +12.8%/yr FLR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.3% 38.4% 26.6% FER
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 48/100 44/100 ACM

Percentile Scorecard

FLRACMFER

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

AxisFLRACMFER
Valuation 31 #36 of 52 61 #21 of 52 35 #34 of 52
Growth 3 #36 of 37 11 #33 of 37 –
Profitability 22 #29 of 37 44 #21 of 37 –
Financial Health 73 #16 of 57 30 #40 of 57 34 #38 of 57
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 27 92 #3 of 27 62 #11 of 27
Overall 46 48 44
  • FLR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • ACM ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • FER ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFLRACMFERSPY
1 month -4.6%+7.9%+4.3% +0.7%
3 months -5.0%-11.5%-12.6% +3.7%
6 months -10.8%-24.5%-17.4% +7.1%
Year to date +20.1%-33.4%-11.9% +12.8%
1 year -3.5%-52.4%-9.7% +11.9%
3 years +43.2%-15.9%+75.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +12.7%-5.6%+20.6% +22.8%
5 years +144.8%-7.1%+82.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +19.6%-1.5%+12.8% +10.9%
10 years -8.7%+127.8%+168.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year -0.9%+8.6%+10.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFLRACMFERSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.3%38.4%26.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.4%47.2%24.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.850.861.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.07-1.37-0.37 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.6%-56.8%-34.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.2%-52.7%-23.5% -1.2%
52-week high $57.49$134.35$74.38 $779.14
52-week low $39.63$58.00$48.86 $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.

MultipleFLRACMFER
P/E now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 28.1x 28.4xmedian 28.1x 40.8xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.8x 0.5xmedian 0.8x 3.8xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -29.7xmedian 12.7x 13.9xmedian 12.7x —median 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -19.5xmedian 25.0x 40.2xmedian 25.0x 20.9xmedian 25.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.5x 3.4xmedian 2.5x 5.9xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 0.60 0.89median 0.60 —median 0.60

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 monthsFLRACMFER
Revenue $15.54B $15.39B –
Gross profit -$124.00M $874.05M –
Operating income -$216.00M $631.20M –
Net income -$2.00B $334.79M –
Free cash flow -$330.00M $203.45M –
EPS (diluted) $-14.16 $2.24 –
Cash & equivalents $2.92B $1.01B $5.02B
Total debt $1.07B $2.75B $12.25B
Shares (diluted) 141.00M 128.60M 718.72M
Enterprise value -$6.73B $3.24B $18.04B

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
MetricFLRACMFER
P/E -3.3x 28.4x 40.8x
P/FCF -19.5x 40.2x 20.9x
P/Operating cash flow -22.5x 22.4x –
P/S 0.4x 0.5x 3.8x
P/B 2.3x 3.4x 5.9x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 3.7x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA -29.7x 13.9x –
EV/EBIT -20.7x 15.7x –
EV/Revenue 0.3x 0.6x –
EV/FCF -13.6x 48.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow -15.6x 27.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 0.89 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFLRACMFER
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.8% -4.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 3.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -125.2% -25.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -34.7% -1.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -172.0% -38.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -76.9% 13.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) -148.3% -50.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -196.3% 24.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) -156.8% -51.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -253.8% 31.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -182.0% -60.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -85.8% -20.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -235.8% -75.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -124.9% -29.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFLRACMFER
Gross margin -0.8% 5.7% –
EBITDA margin -1.0% 4.6% –
Operating margin -1.4% 4.1% –
Pretax margin -1.0% 3.4% –
Net margin -12.8% 1.9% –
FCF margin -2.1% 1.3% –
Operating cash flow margin -1.8% 2.4% –
Return on equity -69.0% 13.9% –
Return on assets -25.6% 2.8% –
Return on invested capital 0.0% 9.9% –
Return on capital employed -4.7% 10.5% –
Asset turnover 2.0x 1.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFLRACMFER
Debt / assets 14.2% 22.8% 38.0%
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.1x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 13.1x 2.4x –
Debt / FCF -3.2x 13.5x –
Liabilities / assets 63.0% 80.0% 78.5%
Equity / assets 37.0% 20.0% 21.5%
Interest coverage -5.0x 3.1x –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.1x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.7x 0.9x 1.1x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.2x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 3.74 1.81 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFLRACMFER
Dividend yield – 2.0% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 19.8% 7.9% –
Shareholder yield 19.8% 9.8% 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.

ConsensusFLRACMFER
Forward P/E 18.9xFY2026 15.2xFY2026 53.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.52FY2026 $4.19FY2026 $1.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.1%FY2026 -20.3%FY2026 -20.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.6% +54.7% +12.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.93BFY2026 $7.04BFY2026 $11.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 -7.0%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.1% +8.8% -5.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFLRACMFER
Held by institutions 93.4% 92.6% 33.2%
Institutions holding 550 573 337
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +5.5% +17.5%
Institutions buying 249 270 208
Institutions selling 222 233 103
Buyers to sellers 1.12 1.16 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.

FLRACMFER
FLR 1.00 0.26 0.38
ACM 0.26 1.00 0.18
FER 0.38 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FLR, ACM and FER?

Ferrovial (FER) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fluor (FLR) $6.47B, Aecom (ACM) $8.12B, Ferrovial (FER) $39.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, FLR, ACM and FER?

Aecom (ACM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fluor (FLR) -3.2x, Aecom (ACM) 28.2x, Ferrovial (FER) 40.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aecom (ACM) is cheapest (Fluor (FLR) 18.9x, Aecom (ACM) 15.2x, Ferrovial (FER) 53.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Aecom (ACM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fluor (FLR) -4.8%, Aecom (ACM) -4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aecom (ACM) has the highest net margin (Fluor (FLR) -12.8%, Aecom (ACM) 1.9%). On return on invested capital, Aecom (ACM) leads (Fluor (FLR) 0.0%, Aecom (ACM) 9.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fluor (FLR) returned the most: Fluor (FLR) -3.5%, Aecom (ACM) -52.4%, Ferrovial (FER) -9.7%. Over five years, Fluor (FLR) compounded fastest (Fluor (FLR) +19.6%/yr, Aecom (ACM) -1.5%/yr, Ferrovial (FER) +12.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ferrovial (FER) has been the steadiest (Fluor (FLR) 48.3%, Aecom (ACM) 38.4%, Ferrovial (FER) 26.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FLR, ACM and FER?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Aecom (ACM) leads on 7. 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.