FLR vs FER vs IBP Stock Comparison

Fluor, Ferrovial and Installed Building Products Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FLR Fluor Corp
$44.88 -10.8% 1M -8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.43B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$15.54B
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
3 wins
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
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Installed Building Products leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Installed Building Products 6, Fluor 3, Ferrovial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFLRFERIBPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.43B $38.80B $5.46B FER
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.2x 36.1x 21.8x IBP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.8x 47.1x 20.1x FLR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.8% — +0.3% IBP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.8% — 8.5% IBP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — 16.0% IBP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 13.1x — 1.4x IBP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.3% -21.8% -24.6% FLR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.9%/yr +11.4%/yr +10.2%/yr FLR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.4% 25.4% 55.0% FER
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 51/100 62/100 IBP

Percentile Scorecard

FLRFERIBP

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

AxisFLRFERIBP
Valuation 31 #36 of 52 37 #33 of 52 51 #26 of 52
Growth 3 #36 of 37 – 19 #30 of 37
Profitability 22 #29 of 37 – 94 #3 of 37
Financial Health 71 #17 of 57 34 #38 of 57 68 #19 of 57
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 27 81 #6 of 27 77 #7 of 27
Overall 46 51 62
  • FLR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • FER ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • IBP ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFLRFERIBPSPY
1 month -10.8%-9.8%+1.1% -0.8%
3 months -13.2%-19.9%-11.3% +3.5%
6 months -13.2%-25.6%-32.2% +7.0%
Year to date +13.2%-22.1%-22.0% +12.2%
1 year -8.3%-21.8%-24.6% +13.0%
3 years +34.8%+54.9%+85.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +10.5%+15.7%+22.9% +23.1%
5 years +147.1%+71.3%+62.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +19.9%+11.4%+10.2% +11.0%
10 years -11.4%+137.7%+528.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year -1.2%+9.0%+20.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFLRFERIBPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.4%25.4%55.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.3%24.6%60.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.851.021.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.17-0.86-0.45 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.6%-34.3%-49.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.9%-32.3%-41.2% -1.8%
52-week high $57.49$74.38$344.19 $779.14
52-week low $39.63$48.86$180.32 $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.

MultipleFLRFERIBP
P/E now vs peer median -3.1xmedian 25.7x 36.1xmedian 25.7x 21.5xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.8x 3.3xmedian 0.8x 1.8xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -27.2xmedian 12.9x —median 12.9x 12.6xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -18.4xmedian 22.5x 18.5xmedian 22.5x 18.4xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.3x 5.2xmedian 2.3x 8.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 0.56 —median 0.56 6.47median 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 monthsFLRFERIBP
Revenue $15.54B – $2.96B
Gross profit -$124.00M – $996.90M
Operating income -$216.00M – $367.80M
Net income -$2.00B – $250.70M
Free cash flow -$330.00M – $291.70M
EPS (diluted) $-14.16 – $9.39
Cash & equivalents $2.92B $5.02B $394.50M
Total debt $1.07B $12.25B $1.06B
Shares (diluted) 141.00M 718.72M 26.71M
Enterprise value -$6.78B $17.05B $3.94B

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
MetricFLRFERIBP
P/E -3.1x 36.1x 21.5x
P/FCF -18.4x 18.5x 18.4x
P/Operating cash flow -21.2x – 14.9x
P/S 0.4x 3.3x 1.8x
P/B 2.2x 5.2x 8.4x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 5.3x 14.5x
EV/EBITDA -27.2x – 12.6x
EV/EBIT -19.0x – 16.4x
EV/Revenue 0.3x – 2.0x
EV/FCF -12.5x – 20.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -14.3x – 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 – 6.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFLRFERIBP
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.8% – 0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.1% – 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -125.2% – 0.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -34.7% – 4.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -172.0% – -0.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -76.9% – 0.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -148.3% – 0.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -196.3% – 1.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -156.8% – 2.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -253.8% – 3.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -182.0% – 0.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -85.8% – 4.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -235.8% – 5.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -124.9% – 3.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFLRFERIBP
Gross margin -0.8% – 33.6%
EBITDA margin -1.0% – 16.2%
Operating margin -1.4% – 12.4%
Pretax margin -1.0% – 11.3%
Net margin -12.8% – 8.5%
FCF margin -2.1% – 9.8%
Operating cash flow margin -1.8% – 12.1%
Return on equity -69.0% – 38.4%
Return on assets -25.6% – 11.2%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – 16.0%
Return on capital employed -4.7% – 19.8%
Asset turnover 2.0x – 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFLRFERIBP
Debt / assets 14.2% 38.0% 47.2%
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.8x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 13.1x – 1.4x
Debt / FCF -3.2x – 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 63.0% 78.5% 71.6%
Equity / assets 37.0% 21.5% 28.4%
Interest coverage -5.0x – 10.2x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.1x 3.0x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.1x 2.2x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.7x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 3.69 – 4.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFLRFERIBP
Dividend yield – 2.6% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 21.0% – 3.5%
Shareholder yield 21.0% 2.6% 5.0%
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.

ConsensusFLRFERIBP
Forward P/E 17.8xFY2026 47.1xFY2026 20.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.52FY2026 $1.07FY2026 $10.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.1%FY2026 -20.7%FY2026 -12.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.6% +12.1% +2.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.93BFY2026 $11.77BFY2026 $3.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.1% -5.3% -7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFLRFERIBP
Held by institutions 93.4% 33.2% 97.9%
Institutions holding 549 337 423
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +17.5% +0.2%
Institutions buying 249 208 229
Institutions selling 222 103 146
Buyers to sellers 1.12 2.02 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.

FLRFERIBP
FLR 1.00 0.38 0.23
FER 0.38 1.00 0.37
IBP 0.23 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FLR, FER and IBP?

Ferrovial (FER) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fluor (FLR) $6.43B, Ferrovial (FER) $38.80B, Installed Building Products (IBP) $5.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, FLR, FER and IBP?

Installed Building Products (IBP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fluor (FLR) -3.2x, Ferrovial (FER) 36.1x, Installed Building Products (IBP) 21.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fluor (FLR) is cheapest (Fluor (FLR) 17.8x, Ferrovial (FER) 47.1x, Installed Building Products (IBP) 20.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Installed Building Products (IBP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fluor (FLR) -4.8%, Installed Building Products (IBP) +0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Installed Building Products (IBP) has the highest net margin (Fluor (FLR) -12.8%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 8.5%). On return on invested capital, Installed Building Products (IBP) leads (Fluor (FLR) 0.0%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 16.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fluor (FLR) returned the most: Fluor (FLR) -8.3%, Ferrovial (FER) -21.8%, Installed Building Products (IBP) -24.6%. Over five years, Fluor (FLR) compounded fastest (Fluor (FLR) +19.9%/yr, Ferrovial (FER) +11.4%/yr, Installed Building Products (IBP) +10.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ferrovial (FER) has been the steadiest (Fluor (FLR) 48.4%, Ferrovial (FER) 25.4%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 55.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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