GVA vs ACM vs FLR Stock Comparison

Granite Construction, Aecom and Fluor Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GVA Granite Construction Inc
$110.49 -4.1% 1M +6.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.90B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.97B
Div. yield
0.00%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
7 wins
ACM Aecom
$61.52 +1.0% 1M -53.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.00B
P/E
27.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.39B
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
3 wins
FLR Fluor Corp
$46.18 -8.3% 1M -4.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.50B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$15.54B
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Granite Construction leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Granite Construction 7, Aecom 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGVAACMFLRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.90B $8.00B $6.50B ACM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -29.7x 27.8x -3.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.7x 18.3x ACM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.8% -4.2% -4.8% GVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.3% 1.9% -12.8% ACM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.4% 9.9% 0.0% GVA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 2.4x 13.1x GVA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.4% -53.6% -4.8% GVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.9%/yr -2.3%/yr +18.5%/yr GVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.1% 38.3% 48.4% GVA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 49/100 46/100 GVA

Percentile Scorecard

GVAACMFLR

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

AxisGVAACMFLR
Valuation 84 #9 of 52 67 #18 of 52 31 #36 of 52
Growth 50 #19 of 37 11 #33 of 37 3 #36 of 37
Profitability 50 #19 of 37 44 #21 of 37 22 #29 of 37
Financial Health 36 #37 of 57 29 #41 of 57 71 #17 of 57
Shareholder Returns 65 #10 of 27 92 #3 of 27 100 #1 of 27
Overall 57 49 46
  • GVA ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • ACM ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • FLR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGVAACMFLRSPY
1 month -4.1%+1.0%-8.3% -0.2%
3 months -8.9%-17.4%-6.4% +3.9%
6 months -11.5%-24.1%-8.6% +8.2%
Year to date -4.2%-35.5%+16.5% +12.9%
1 year +6.4%-53.6%-4.8% +12.3%
3 years +222.4%-17.8%+38.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +47.8%-6.3%+11.5% +23.3%
5 years +192.0%-10.8%+133.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +23.9%-2.3%+18.5% +10.9%
10 years +158.7%+124.8%-8.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.0%+8.4%-0.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGVAACMFLRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.1%38.3%48.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.6%47.1%49.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.970.871.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.19-1.40-0.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.4%-56.8%-47.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.1%-54.2%-19.7% -1.2%
52-week high $160.39$134.35$57.49 $779.14
52-week low $98.50$58.00$39.63 $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.

MultipleGVAACMFLR
P/E now vs peer median -29.3xmedian 26.7x 27.5xmedian 26.7x -3.2xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.8x 0.5xmedian 0.8x 0.4xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 13.1x 13.5xmedian 13.1x -28.4xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 23.0x 38.9xmedian 23.0x -19.0xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.4x 3.3xmedian 2.4x 2.2xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.40median 0.57 0.86median 0.57 0.01median 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 monthsGVAACMFLR
Revenue $4.97B $15.39B $15.54B
Gross profit $776.94M $874.05M -$124.00M
Operating income $314.31M $631.20M -$216.00M
Net income -$151.53M $334.79M -$2.00B
Free cash flow $471.91M $203.45M -$330.00M
EPS (diluted) $-3.77 $2.24 $-14.16
Cash & equivalents $877.12M $1.01B $2.92B
Total debt $1.56B $2.75B $1.07B
Shares (diluted) 43.75M 128.60M 141.00M
Enterprise value $2.53B $3.12B -$6.70B

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
MetricGVAACMFLR
P/E -29.3x 27.5x -3.2x
P/FCF 10.2x 38.9x -19.0x
P/Operating cash flow 8.0x 21.7x -21.8x
P/S 1.0x 0.5x 0.4x
P/B 6.0x 3.3x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 8.1x 3.6x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 10.8x 13.5x -28.4x
EV/EBIT 17.4x 15.3x -19.9x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 0.6x 0.3x
EV/FCF 11.6x 47.4x -13.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.1x 26.4x -14.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.40 0.86 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGVAACMFLR
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.8% -4.2% -4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 3.3% 1.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.0% -25.9% -125.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 30.8% -1.4% -34.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 37.5% -38.5% -172.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 76.7% 13.8% -76.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -185.3% -50.9% -148.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -85.3% 24.6% -196.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -225.5% -51.4% -156.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -73.5% 31.9% -253.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 37.6% -60.5% -182.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 147.4% -20.5% -85.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.7% -75.3% -235.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 94.5% -29.3% -124.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGVAACMFLR
Gross margin 15.6% 5.7% -0.8%
EBITDA margin 10.2% 4.6% -1.0%
Operating margin 6.3% 4.1% -1.4%
Pretax margin -1.3% 3.4% -1.0%
Net margin -3.3% 1.9% -12.8%
FCF margin 9.5% 1.3% -2.1%
Operating cash flow margin 12.2% 2.4% -1.8%
Return on equity -14.8% 13.9% -69.0%
Return on assets -3.3% 2.8% -25.6%
Return on invested capital 13.4% 9.9% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 16.9% 10.5% -4.7%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.3x 2.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.0x 1.1x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.3% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGVAACMFLR
Debt / assets 32.6% 22.8% 14.2%
Debt / equity 1.9x 1.1x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 2.4x 13.1x
Debt / FCF 3.3x 13.5x -3.2x
Liabilities / assets 83.1% 80.0% 63.0%
Equity / assets 16.9% 20.0% 37.0%
Interest coverage 4.5x 3.1x -5.0x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.1x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.9x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 2.12 1.79 3.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGVAACMFLR
Dividend yield 0.5% 2.0% –
Net buyback yield 1.1% 8.1% 20.4%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 10.1% 20.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) -15.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 4.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -0.1% – –

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.

ConsensusGVAACMFLR
Forward P/E – 14.7xFY2026 18.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.74FY2026 $4.19FY2026 $2.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -196.9%FY2026 -20.3%FY2026 +15.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +54.7% +24.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.09BFY2026 $7.04BFY2026 $15.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.2%FY2026 -7.0%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.2% +8.8% +22.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGVAACMFLR
Held by institutions 100.0% 92.6% 93.4%
Institutions holding 445 572 549
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.0% +5.5% +1.1%
Institutions buying 239 270 249
Institutions selling 151 232 222
Buyers to sellers 1.58 1.16 1.12

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.

GVAACMFLR
GVA 1.00 0.26 0.42
ACM 0.26 1.00 0.26
FLR 0.42 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GVA, ACM and FLR?

Aecom (ACM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Granite Construction (GVA) $4.90B, Aecom (ACM) $8.00B, Fluor (FLR) $6.50B.

Which company is growing faster?

Granite Construction (GVA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Granite Construction (GVA) +21.8%, Aecom (ACM) -4.2%, Fluor (FLR) -4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aecom (ACM) has the highest net margin (Granite Construction (GVA) -3.3%, Aecom (ACM) 1.9%, Fluor (FLR) -12.8%). On return on invested capital, Granite Construction (GVA) leads (Granite Construction (GVA) 13.4%, Aecom (ACM) 9.9%, Fluor (FLR) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Granite Construction (GVA) returned the most: Granite Construction (GVA) +6.4%, Aecom (ACM) -53.6%, Fluor (FLR) -4.8%. Over five years, Granite Construction (GVA) compounded fastest (Granite Construction (GVA) +23.9%/yr, Aecom (ACM) -2.3%/yr, Fluor (FLR) +18.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Granite Construction (GVA) 0.00%, Aecom (ACM) 0.00%, Fluor (FLR) 0.00%. Aecom (ACM) and Fluor (FLR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Granite Construction (GVA) has been the steadiest (Granite Construction (GVA) 33.1%, Aecom (ACM) 38.3%, Fluor (FLR) 48.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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