IBP vs FER Stock Comparison

Installed Building Products and Ferrovial Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FER Ferrovial N.V.
$54.02 -3.2% 1M -16.7% 1Y
Market cap
$39.19B
P/E
38.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Ferrovial leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Ferrovial 4, Installed Building Products 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIBPFERLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.29B $39.19B FER
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.1x 38.7x IBP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.5x 50.5x IBP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.3% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.5% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.4% -16.7% FER
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.6%/yr +12.9%/yr FER
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.9% 26.3% FER
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 47/100 IBP

Percentile Scorecard

IBPFER

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

AxisIBPFER
Valuation 51 #26 of 52 35 #34 of 52
Growth 19 #30 of 37 –
Profitability 94 #3 of 37 –
Financial Health 68 #19 of 57 34 #38 of 57
Shareholder Returns 81 #6 of 27 73 #8 of 27
Overall 63 47
  • IBP ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • FER ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIBPFERSPY
1 month +2.6%-3.2% -0.2%
3 months -14.4%-12.5% +3.9%
6 months -30.1%-20.4% +8.2%
Year to date -20.8%-16.4% +12.9%
1 year -24.4%-16.7% +12.3%
3 years +88.5%+66.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +23.6%+18.5% +23.3%
5 years +65.6%+83.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +10.6%+12.9% +10.9%
10 years +544.8%+155.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +20.5%+9.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIBPFERSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.9%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.7%24.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.391.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.44-0.63 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.2%-34.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.3%-27.4% -1.2%
52-week high $344.19$74.38 $779.14
52-week low $180.32$48.86 $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.

MultipleIBPFER
P/E now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 26.7x 38.7xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 0.8x 3.6xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 23.0x 19.8xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 2.4x 5.6xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 6.57median 0.57 —median 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 monthsIBPFER
Revenue $2.96B –
Gross profit $996.90M –
Operating income $367.80M –
Net income $250.70M –
Free cash flow $291.70M –
EPS (diluted) $9.39 –
Cash & equivalents $394.50M $5.02B
Total debt $1.06B $12.25B
Shares (diluted) 26.71M 718.72M
Enterprise value $3.77B $17.44B

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
MetricIBPFER
P/E 21.8x 38.7x
P/FCF 18.7x 19.8x
P/Operating cash flow 15.2x –
P/S 1.8x 3.6x
P/B 8.5x 5.6x
P/Tangible book 14.7x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA 12.8x –
EV/EBIT 16.7x –
EV/Revenue 2.1x –
EV/FCF 21.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 17.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.57 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIBPFER
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 0.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 2.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 5.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIBPFER
Gross margin 33.6% –
EBITDA margin 16.2% –
Operating margin 12.4% –
Pretax margin 11.3% –
Net margin 8.5% –
FCF margin 9.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 12.1% –
Return on equity 38.4% –
Return on assets 11.2% –
Return on invested capital 16.0% –
Return on capital employed 19.8% –
Asset turnover 1.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIBPFER
Debt / assets 47.2% 38.0%
Debt / equity 1.7x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x –
Debt / FCF 3.6x –
Liabilities / assets 71.6% 78.5%
Equity / assets 28.4% 21.5%
Interest coverage 10.2x –
Current ratio 3.0x 1.1x
Quick ratio 2.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 4.96 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIBPFER
Dividend yield 1.4% 1.4%
Net buyback yield 3.5% –
Shareholder yield 4.9% 1.4%
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.

ConsensusIBPFER
Forward P/E 20.5xFY2026 50.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.04FY2026 $1.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -12.2%FY2026 -20.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.6% +12.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.10BFY2026 $11.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.8% -5.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIBPFER
Held by institutions 97.9% 33.2%
Institutions holding 423 337
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% +17.5%
Institutions buying 229 208
Institutions selling 146 103
Buyers to sellers 1.57 2.02

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.

IBPFER
IBP 1.00 0.36
FER 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IBP and FER?

Ferrovial (FER) is the largest by market capitalisation: Installed Building Products (IBP) $5.29B, Ferrovial (FER) $39.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, IBP and FER?

Installed Building Products (IBP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Installed Building Products (IBP) 21.1x, Ferrovial (FER) 38.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Installed Building Products (IBP) is cheapest (Installed Building Products (IBP) 20.5x, Ferrovial (FER) 50.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ferrovial (FER) returned the most: Installed Building Products (IBP) -24.4%, Ferrovial (FER) -16.7%. Over five years, Ferrovial (FER) compounded fastest (Installed Building Products (IBP) +10.6%/yr, Ferrovial (FER) +12.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ferrovial (FER) has been the steadiest (Installed Building Products (IBP) 54.9%, Ferrovial (FER) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do IBP and FER move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.36, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, IBP and FER?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ferrovial (FER) leads on 4. 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.