FLR vs STN vs STRL Stock Comparison

Fluor, Stantec and Sterling Infrastructure 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
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
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sterling Infrastructure leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sterling Infrastructure 6, Stantec 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFLRSTNSTRLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.43B $8.06B $11.30B STRL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.2x 12.4x 26.2x STN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.8x 15.4x 19.3x STN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.8% +9.4% +60.8% STRL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.8% 6.2% 12.5% STRL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 37.8% 29.2% STN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 13.1x 0.0x -0.3x STRL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.3% -36.7% -4.8% STRL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.9%/yr +5.4%/yr +73.7%/yr STRL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.4% 30.4% 85.8% STN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 72/100 71/100 STN

Percentile Scorecard

FLRSTNSTRL

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

AxisFLRSTNSTRL
Valuation 31 #36 of 52 92 #5 of 52 49 #27 of 52
Growth 3 #36 of 37 36 #24 of 37 86 #6 of 37
Profitability 22 #29 of 37 89 #5 of 37 97 #2 of 37
Financial Health 71 #17 of 57 79 #13 of 57 75 #15 of 57
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 27 65 #10 of 27 50 #14 of 27
Overall 46 72 71
  • FLR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • STN ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • STRL ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFLRSTNSTRLSPY
1 month -10.8%+2.9%-29.6% -0.8%
3 months -13.2%+0.5%-43.2% +3.5%
6 months -13.2%-21.9%-28.6% +7.0%
Year to date +13.2%-24.8%+17.8% +12.2%
1 year -8.3%-36.7%-4.8% +13.0%
3 years +34.8%+18.4%+408.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +10.5%+5.8%+72.1% +23.1%
5 years +147.1%+29.8%+1,477.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +19.9%+5.4%+73.7% +11.0%
10 years -11.4%+216.8%+4,609.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year -1.2%+12.2%+47.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFLRSTNSTRLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.4%30.4%85.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.3%34.6%81.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.850.763.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.17-1.21-0.06 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.6%-41.3%-64.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.9%-37.6%-63.7% -1.8%
52-week high $57.49$113.70$993.74 $779.14
52-week low $39.63$66.69$283.57 $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.

MultipleFLRSTNSTRL
P/E now vs peer median -3.1xmedian 25.7x 12.4xmedian 25.7x 25.7xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.8x 0.8xmedian 0.8x 3.2xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -27.2xmedian 12.9x 5.1xmedian 12.9x 15.7xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -18.4xmedian 22.5x 15.3xmedian 22.5x 23.0xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.3x 3.4xmedian 2.3x 8.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 0.56 0.60median 0.56 0.14median 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 monthsFLRSTNSTRL
Revenue $15.54B $10.51B $3.44B
Gross profit -$124.00M $4.58B $818.59M
Operating income -$216.00M $1.23B $602.35M
Net income -$2.00B $536.90M $460.44M
Free cash flow -$330.00M $528.58M $482.00M
EPS (diluted) $-14.16 $5.72 $13.85
Cash & equivalents $2.92B $265.54M $464.45M
Total debt $1.07B $2.38B $283.88M
Shares (diluted) 141.00M 114.07M 31.14M
Enterprise value -$6.78B $6.99B $9.63B

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
MetricFLRSTNSTRL
P/E -3.1x 12.4x 25.7x
P/FCF -18.4x 15.3x 23.0x
P/Operating cash flow -21.2x 17.3x 18.5x
P/S 0.4x 0.8x 3.2x
P/B 2.2x 3.4x 8.0x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 4.0x 15.2x
EV/EBITDA -27.2x 5.1x 15.7x
EV/EBIT -19.0x 6.5x 18.1x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 0.8x 3.2x
EV/FCF -12.5x 15.2x 22.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -14.3x 17.2x 18.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 0.60 0.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFLRSTNSTRL
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.8% 9.4% 60.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 10.4% 22.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -125.2% 10.5% 72.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -34.7% 11.2% 39.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -172.0% 20.5% 94.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -76.9% 16.5% 49.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -148.3% 24.6% 51.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -196.3% 15.4% 55.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -156.8% 24.6% 49.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -253.8% 20.6% 183.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -182.0% -13.0% 20.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -85.8% 15.5% 18.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -235.8% -10.2% 10.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -124.9% 24.6% 18.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFLRSTNSTRL
Gross margin -0.8% 43.6% 23.8%
EBITDA margin -1.0% 14.9% 20.2%
Operating margin -1.4% 11.7% 17.5%
Pretax margin -1.0% 11.3% 17.5%
Net margin -12.8% 6.2% 12.5%
FCF margin -2.1% 5.0% 14.0%
Operating cash flow margin -1.8% 4.4% 17.4%
Return on equity -69.0% 36.3% 35.6%
Return on assets -25.6% 15.1% 15.4%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 37.8% 29.2%
Return on capital employed -4.7% 28.3% 35.5%
Asset turnover 2.0x 1.8x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 0.9x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.3% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFLRSTNSTRL
Debt / assets 14.2% 3.9% 8.9%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.1x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 13.1x 0.0x -0.3x
Debt / FCF -3.2x 0.4x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 63.0% 58.6% 56.5%
Equity / assets 37.0% 41.4% 43.5%
Interest coverage -5.0x 9.6x 36.1x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.5x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.69 – 5.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFLRSTNSTRL
Dividend yield – 1.3% –
Net buyback yield 21.0% – 0.6%
Shareholder yield 21.0% 1.3% 0.6%
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.

ConsensusFLRSTNSTRL
Forward P/E 17.8xFY2026 15.4xFY2026 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.52FY2026 $4.62FY2026 $18.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.1%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026 +72.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.6% +2.6% +43.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.93BFY2026 $4.75BFY2026 $4.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 +0.4%FY2026 +68.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.1% +7.6% +12.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFLRSTNSTRL
Held by institutions 93.4% 62.0% 85.7%
Institutions holding 549 293 888
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +2.8% -6.1%
Institutions buying 249 162 456
Institutions selling 222 87 366
Buyers to sellers 1.12 1.86 1.25

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.

FLRSTNSTRL
FLR 1.00 0.24 0.46
STN 0.24 1.00 0.07
STRL 0.46 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FLR, STN and STRL?

Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fluor (FLR) $6.43B, Stantec (STN) $8.06B, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) $11.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, FLR, STN and STRL?

Stantec (STN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fluor (FLR) -3.2x, Stantec (STN) 12.4x, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 26.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Stantec (STN) is cheapest (Fluor (FLR) 17.8x, Stantec (STN) 15.4x, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 19.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fluor (FLR) -4.8%, Stantec (STN) +9.4%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) +60.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) has the highest net margin (Fluor (FLR) -12.8%, Stantec (STN) 6.2%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 12.5%). On return on invested capital, Stantec (STN) leads (Fluor (FLR) 0.0%, Stantec (STN) 37.8%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 29.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) returned the most: Fluor (FLR) -8.3%, Stantec (STN) -36.7%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) -4.8%. Over five years, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) compounded fastest (Fluor (FLR) +19.9%/yr, Stantec (STN) +5.4%/yr, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) +73.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Stantec (STN) has been the steadiest (Fluor (FLR) 48.4%, Stantec (STN) 30.4%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 85.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FLR, STN and STRL?

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