GVA vs JLHL vs STN Stock Comparison

Granite Construction, Julong Holding and Stantec Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GVA Granite Construction Inc
$121.79 +4.7% 1M +18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.43B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.30B
Div. yield
0.00%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
2 wins
JLHL Julong Holding Ltd
$5.41 +34.2% 1M +42.4% 1Y
Market cap
$114.98M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
1 win
STN Stantec Inc
$72.26 +7.5% 1M -36.0% 1Y
Market cap
$8.24B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.51B
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Stantec leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Stantec 6, Granite Construction 2, Julong Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGVAJLHLSTNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.43B $114.98M $8.24B STN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -20.5x — 12.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 15.6x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.1% — +9.4% GVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -5.0% — 6.2% STN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.1% — 37.8% STN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x — 0.0x STN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.1% +42.4% -36.0% JLHL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.8%/yr — +5.5%/yr GVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.3% 261.8% 30.4% STN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 — 74/100 STN

Percentile Scorecard

GVAJLHLSTN

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

AxisGVAJLHLSTN
Valuation 84 #9 of 52 – 92 #5 of 52
Growth 53 #18 of 37 – 36 #24 of 37
Profitability 50 #19 of 37 – 92 #4 of 37
Financial Health 39 #35 of 57 50 #29 of 57 84 #10 of 57
Shareholder Returns 54 #13 of 27 – 65 #10 of 27
Overall 56 – 74
  • GVA ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • JLHL ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • STN ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGVAJLHLSTNSPY
1 month +4.7%+34.2%+7.5% +0.7%
3 months +5.7%-22.7%+4.1% +3.7%
6 months -11.1%-53.8%-20.9% +7.1%
Year to date +5.6%+34.2%-23.4% +12.8%
1 year +18.1%+42.4%-36.0% +11.9%
3 years +255.0%—+18.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +52.6%—+5.7% +22.8%
5 years +228.1%—+30.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +26.8%—+5.5% +10.9%
10 years +157.7%—+227.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.9%—+12.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGVAJLHLSTNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.3%261.8%30.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.9%229.2%34.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.950.760.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.530.16-1.19 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.4%-93.2%-41.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.1%-87.9%-36.0% -1.2%
52-week high $160.39$44.80$112.94 $779.14
52-week low $98.50$3.05$66.69 $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.

MultipleGVAJLHLSTN
P/E now vs peer median -20.3xmedian 28.1x —median 28.1x 12.6xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.8x —median 0.8x 0.8xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 12.7x —median 12.7x 5.2xmedian 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 25.0x —median 25.0x 15.6xmedian 25.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 2.5x 10.0xmedian 2.5x 3.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.18median 0.60 —median 0.60 0.61median 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 monthsGVAJLHLSTN
Revenue $5.30B – $10.51B
Gross profit $852.16M – $4.58B
Operating income $394.99M – $1.23B
Net income -$250.53M – $536.90M
Free cash flow $443.16M – $528.58M
EPS (diluted) $-5.72 – $5.72
Cash & equivalents $480.29M $6.27M $265.54M
Total debt $1.56B – $2.38B
Shares (diluted) 46.26M 20.39M 114.07M
Enterprise value $3.09B $94.10M $7.17B

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
MetricGVAJLHLSTN
P/E -20.3x – 12.6x
P/FCF 12.1x – 15.6x
P/Operating cash flow 9.2x – 17.6x
P/S 1.0x – 0.8x
P/B 5.4x 10.0x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 6.8x 10.0x 4.1x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x – 5.2x
EV/EBIT 16.2x – 6.7x
EV/Revenue 1.2x – 0.8x
EV/FCF 14.5x – 15.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.0x – 17.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.18 – 0.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGVAJLHLSTN
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.1% – 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.4% – 10.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.7% – 10.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.8% – 11.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.4% – 20.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 73.2% – 16.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -223.3% – 24.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -123.9% – 15.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -267.9% – 24.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -113.5% – 20.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 26.2% – -13.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 77.4% – 15.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 27.9% – -10.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 160.3% – 24.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGVAJLHLSTN
Gross margin 16.1% – 43.6%
EBITDA margin 16.2% – 14.9%
Operating margin 7.5% – 11.7%
Pretax margin -2.8% – 11.3%
Net margin -5.0% – 6.2%
FCF margin 8.4% – 5.0%
Operating cash flow margin 11.0% – 4.4%
Return on equity -26.5% – 36.3%
Return on assets -5.2% – 15.1%
Return on invested capital 16.1% – 37.8%
Return on capital employed 14.5% – 28.3%
Asset turnover 1.1x – 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.3x – 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGVAJLHLSTN
Debt / assets 34.8% 2.5% 3.9%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x – 0.0x
Debt / FCF 3.5x – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 77.7% 79.9% 58.6%
Equity / assets 22.3% 20.1% 41.4%
Interest coverage 1.1x – 9.6x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.2x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.60 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGVAJLHLSTN
Dividend yield 0.4% – 1.3%
Net buyback yield 1.5% – –
Shareholder yield 2.0% – 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) -9.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 5.1% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.0% – –
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.

ConsensusGVAJLHLSTN
Forward P/E – – 15.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.74FY2026 – $4.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -196.9%FY2026 – +19.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +2.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.09BFY2026 – $4.75BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.2%FY2026 – +0.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.2% – +7.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGVAJLHLSTN
Held by institutions 100.0% – 62.0%
Institutions holding 445 – 294
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.0% – +2.8%
Institutions buying 239 – 163
Institutions selling 151 – 87
Buyers to sellers 1.58 – 1.87

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.

GVAJLHLSTN
GVA 1.00 -0.21 0.28
JLHL -0.21 1.00 -0.10
STN 0.28 -0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GVA, JLHL and STN?

Stantec (STN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Granite Construction (GVA) $5.43B, Julong Holding (JLHL) $114.98M, Stantec (STN) $8.24B.

Which company is growing faster?

Granite Construction (GVA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Granite Construction (GVA) +25.1%, Stantec (STN) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Stantec (STN) has the highest net margin (Granite Construction (GVA) -5.0%, Stantec (STN) 6.2%). On return on invested capital, Stantec (STN) leads (Granite Construction (GVA) 16.1%, Stantec (STN) 37.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Julong Holding (JLHL) returned the most: Granite Construction (GVA) +18.1%, Julong Holding (JLHL) +42.4%, Stantec (STN) -36.0%. Over five years, Granite Construction (GVA) compounded fastest (Granite Construction (GVA) +26.8%/yr, Stantec (STN) +5.5%/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%, Julong Holding (JLHL) 0.00%, Stantec (STN) 0.00%. Julong Holding (JLHL) and Stantec (STN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Stantec (STN) has been the steadiest (Granite Construction (GVA) 34.3%, Julong Holding (JLHL) 261.8%, Stantec (STN) 30.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GVA, JLHL and STN?

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