GVA vs IBP vs J Stock Comparison

Granite Construction, Installed Building Products and Jacobs Solutions Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GVA Granite Construction Inc
$128.90 +7.5% 1M +25.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.69B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.30B
Div. yield
0.40%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
5 wins
J Jacobs Solutions Inc.
$160.25 +16.1% 1M +2.8% 1Y
Market cap
$18.77B
P/E
55.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.22B
Div. yield
0.87%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Installed Building Products leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Installed Building Products 5, Granite Construction 5, Jacobs Solutions 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGVAIBPJLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.69B $5.86B $18.77B J
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -21.4x 23.4x 55.8x IBP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 21.9x 23.6x IBP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.1% +0.3% +20.1% GVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -5.0% 8.5% 2.4% IBP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.1% 16.0% 5.8% GVA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 1.4x 2.7x GVA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.40% 1.34% 0.87% IBP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.3% -11.2% +2.8% GVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +27.3%/yr +10.8%/yr +6.5%/yr GVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.6% 55.3% 33.3% J
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 62/100 46/100 IBP

Percentile Scorecard

GVAIBPJ

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

AxisGVAIBPJ
Valuation 84 #9 of 52 43 #30 of 52 33 #35 of 52
Growth 53 #18 of 37 19 #30 of 37 33 #25 of 37
Profitability 50 #19 of 37 94 #3 of 37 53 #18 of 37
Financial Health 38 #36 of 57 70 #18 of 57 48 #30 of 57
Shareholder Returns 56 #13 of 28 82 #6 of 28 63 #11 of 28
Overall 56 62 46
  • GVA ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • IBP ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • J ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGVAIBPJSPY
1 month +7.5%+14.1%+16.1% -2.3%
3 months +3.9%-3.6%+15.5% -0.7%
6 months -6.3%-20.5%+22.6% +4.8%
Year to date +11.7%-15.1%+21.0% +10.3%
1 year +25.3%-11.2%+2.8% +10.3%
3 years +180.6%+76.1%+44.6% +73.0%
3 years, per year +41.1%+20.8%+13.1% +20.1%
5 years +234.5%+66.6%+37.3% +61.9%
5 years, per year +27.3%+10.8%+6.5% +10.1%
10 years +177.3%+565.6%+283.3% +258.6%
10 years, per year +10.7%+20.9%+14.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGVAIBPJSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.6%55.3%33.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.1%61.2%36.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.911.320.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.73-0.200.09 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.4%-49.2%-34.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.6%-36.0%0.0% -3.5%
52-week high $160.39$344.19$160.25 $779.14
52-week low $98.50$180.32$107.27 $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.

MultipleGVAIBPJ
P/E now vs peer median -21.4xmedian 27.3x 23.4xmedian 27.3x 55.8xmedian 27.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 0.8x 2.0xmedian 0.8x 1.3xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 13.1x 13.6xmedian 13.1x 24.0xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 22.4x 20.1xmedian 22.4x 29.1xmedian 22.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 2.5x 9.2xmedian 2.5x 5.7xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.19median 0.63 7.04median 0.63 -2.62median 0.63

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 monthsGVAIBPJ
Revenue $5.30B $2.96B $14.22B
Gross profit $852.16M $996.90M $3.14B
Operating income $394.99M $367.80M $649.64M
Net income -$250.53M $250.70M $301.35M
Free cash flow $443.16M $291.70M $644.54M
EPS (diluted) $-5.72 $9.39 $2.85
Cash & equivalents $480.29M $394.50M $1.17B
Total debt $1.56B $1.06B $3.58B
Shares (diluted) 46.26M 26.71M 118.90M
Enterprise value $3.40B $4.33B $13.42B

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
MetricGVAIBPJ
P/E -21.4x 23.4x 55.8x
P/FCF 12.8x 20.1x 29.1x
P/Operating cash flow 9.7x 16.3x 25.5x
P/S 1.1x 2.0x 1.3x
P/B 5.7x 9.2x 5.7x
P/Tangible book 7.2x 15.8x 7.1x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x 13.6x 24.0x
EV/EBIT 17.0x 17.7x 32.6x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 2.2x 1.5x
EV/FCF 15.2x 22.4x 32.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.5x 18.1x 28.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.19 7.04 -2.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGVAIBPJ
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.1% 0.3% 20.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.4% 2.4% 28.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.7% 0.5% 6.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 4.2% 5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.4% -0.8% -23.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 73.2% 0.2% 14.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -223.3% 0.3% -40.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -123.9% 1.4% -26.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -267.9% 2.9% -30.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -113.5% 3.3% -21.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 26.2% 0.4% 47.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 77.4% 4.4% -10.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 27.9% 5.3% 56.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 160.3% 3.0% -10.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGVAIBPJ
Gross margin 16.1% 33.6% 22.1%
EBITDA margin 16.2% 16.2% 6.2%
Operating margin 7.5% 12.4% 4.6%
Pretax margin -2.8% 11.3% 3.6%
Net margin -5.0% 8.5% 2.4%
FCF margin 8.4% 9.8% 4.5%
Operating cash flow margin 11.0% 12.1% 5.2%
Return on equity -26.5% 38.4% 9.2%
Return on assets -5.2% 11.2% 2.5%
Return on invested capital 16.1% 16.0% 5.8%
Return on capital employed 14.5% 19.8% 8.2%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.3x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.3x 1.4x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.7% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGVAIBPJ
Debt / assets 34.8% 47.2% 30.5%
Debt / equity 1.6x 1.7x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 1.4x 2.7x
Debt / FCF 3.5x 3.6x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 77.7% 71.6% 72.2%
Equity / assets 22.3% 28.4% 27.8%
Interest coverage 1.1x 10.2x 3.9x
Current ratio 1.1x 3.0x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x 2.2x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 1.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.66 5.11 2.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGVAIBPJ
Dividend yield 0.4% 1.3% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 1.4% 3.3% 3.6%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 4.6% 4.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) -9.1% – 53.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 5.1% – 25.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.0% – 6.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -0.1% – 8.9%

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.

ConsensusGVAIBPJ
Forward P/E – 21.9xFY2026 23.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.74FY2026 $10.04FY2026 $6.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -196.9%FY2026 -12.2%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +2.6% +27.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.09BFY2026 $3.10BFY2026 $9.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.2%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026 -18.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.2% -7.8% -0.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGVAIBPJ
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.9% 92.2%
Institutions holding 445 425 873
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.0% +0.2% +3.0%
Institutions buying 239 229 377
Institutions selling 151 146 360
Buyers to sellers 1.58 1.57 1.05

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.

GVAIBPJ
GVA 1.00 0.26 0.27
IBP 0.26 1.00 0.33
J 0.27 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GVA, IBP and J?

Jacobs Solutions (J) is the largest by market capitalisation: Granite Construction (GVA) $5.69B, Installed Building Products (IBP) $5.86B, Jacobs Solutions (J) $18.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, GVA, IBP and J?

Installed Building Products (IBP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Granite Construction (GVA) -21.4x, Installed Building Products (IBP) 23.4x, Jacobs Solutions (J) 55.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Installed Building Products (IBP) is cheapest (Installed Building Products (IBP) 21.9x, Jacobs Solutions (J) 23.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Granite Construction (GVA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Granite Construction (GVA) +25.1%, Installed Building Products (IBP) +0.3%, Jacobs Solutions (J) +20.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Installed Building Products (IBP) has the highest net margin (Granite Construction (GVA) -5.0%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 8.5%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 2.4%). On return on invested capital, Granite Construction (GVA) leads (Granite Construction (GVA) 16.1%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 16.0%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Granite Construction (GVA) returned the most: Granite Construction (GVA) +25.3%, Installed Building Products (IBP) -11.2%, Jacobs Solutions (J) +2.8%. Over five years, Granite Construction (GVA) compounded fastest (Granite Construction (GVA) +27.3%/yr, Installed Building Products (IBP) +10.8%/yr, Jacobs Solutions (J) +6.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Installed Building Products (IBP) has the highest dividend yield: Granite Construction (GVA) 0.40%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 1.34%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 0.87%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jacobs Solutions (J) has been the steadiest (Granite Construction (GVA) 34.6%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 55.3%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 33.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GVA, IBP and J?

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 5. 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.