JLHL vs STN vs IBP Stock Comparison

Julong Holding, Stantec and Installed Building Products Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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JLHL Julong Holding Ltd
$6.62 +57.6% 1M +69.7% 1Y
Market cap
$141.99M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
1 win
STN Stantec Inc
$75.75 +12.1% 1M -31.4% 1Y
Market cap
$8.64B
P/E
13.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.51B
Div. yield
1.25%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Stantec leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Stantec 8, Installed Building Products 3, Julong Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJLHLSTNIBPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $141.99M $8.64B $5.93B STN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 13.3x 25.0x STN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 16.4x 22.2x STN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +9.4% +0.7% STN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 6.2% 7.9% IBP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 37.8% 15.3% STN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.0x 1.4x STN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.25% 1.32% IBP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +69.7% -31.4% -9.2% JLHL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +6.6%/yr +11.0%/yr IBP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 262.3% 31.1% 56.5% STN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 71/100 56/100 STN

Percentile Scorecard

JLHLSTNIBP

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

AxisJLHLSTNIBP
Valuation – 86 #8 of 52 33 #35 of 52
Growth – 38 #24 of 38 19 #31 of 38
Profitability – 89 #5 of 38 87 #6 of 38
Financial Health 51 #28 of 56 84 #10 of 56 69 #18 of 56
Shareholder Returns – 57 #13 of 29 71 #9 of 29
Overall – 71 56
  • JLHL ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • STN ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • IBP ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJLHLSTNIBPSPY
1 month +57.6%+12.1%+15.6% -5.9%
3 months -23.0%+3.7%-7.9% -4.6%
6 months -65.3%-16.9%+2.8% +0.2%
Year to date +64.3%-19.7%-14.0% +7.5%
1 year +69.7%-31.4%-9.2% +8.2%
3 years —+20.5%+82.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year —+6.4%+22.1% +19.0%
5 years —+37.7%+68.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year —+6.6%+11.0% +9.4%
10 years —+248.3%+561.0% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+13.3%+20.8% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureJLHLSTNIBPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 262.3%31.1%56.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 230.3%35.3%61.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.900.741.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.27-1.01-0.16 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.2%-41.3%-49.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -85.2%-31.4%-35.2% -5.9%
52-week high $44.80$110.43$344.19 $779.14
52-week low $3.05$66.69$180.32 $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.

MultipleJLHLSTNIBP
P/E now vs peer median —median 26.0x 13.3xmedian 26.0x 25.0xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x 2.0xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 10.3x 5.5xmedian 10.3x 14.0xmedian 10.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 21.4x 16.3xmedian 21.4x 24.2xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 2.6x 3.6xmedian 2.6x 8.5xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.56 0.64median 0.56 44.22median 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 monthsJLHLSTNIBP
Revenue – $10.51B $2.99B
Gross profit – $4.58B $990.10M
Operating income – $1.23B $352.70M
Net income – $536.90M $235.70M
Free cash flow – $528.58M $245.20M
EPS (diluted) – $5.72 $8.89
Cash & equivalents $6.27M $265.54M $415.90M
Total debt $1.45M $225.84M $1.05B
Shares (diluted) 20.39M 114.07M 26.51M
Enterprise value $121.11M $7.57B $4.32B

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
MetricJLHLSTNIBP
P/E – 13.3x 25.0x
P/FCF – 16.3x 24.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 18.5x 19.1x
P/S – 0.8x 2.0x
P/B 12.2x 3.6x 8.5x
P/Tangible book 12.2x 4.3x 13.8x
EV/EBITDA – 5.5x 14.0x
EV/EBIT – 7.0x 18.6x
EV/Revenue – 0.8x 2.2x
EV/FCF – 16.3x 26.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.4x 21.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.64 44.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJLHLSTNIBP
Revenue growth (1Y) – 9.4% 0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 10.4% 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 10.5% -1.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.2% 3.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 20.5% -6.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 16.5% -1.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – 24.6% -7.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 15.4% -1.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – 24.6% -5.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 20.6% 0.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -13.0% -18.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 15.5% -2.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -10.2% -19.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 24.6% -3.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJLHLSTNIBP
Gross margin – 43.6% 33.1%
EBITDA margin – 14.9% 15.6%
Operating margin – 11.7% 11.8%
Pretax margin – 11.3% 10.5%
Net margin – 6.2% 7.9%
FCF margin – 5.0% 8.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 4.4% 10.4%
Return on equity – 36.3% 35.3%
Return on assets – 15.1% 10.4%
Return on invested capital – 37.8% 15.3%
Return on capital employed – 28.3% 18.6%
Asset turnover – 1.8x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.9x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJLHLSTNIBP
Debt / assets 2.5% 3.9% 45.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.0x 1.4x
Debt / FCF – 0.4x 4.3x
Liabilities / assets 79.9% 58.6% 69.7%
Equity / assets 20.1% 41.4% 30.3%
Interest coverage – 9.6x 9.0x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.5x 3.1x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.0x 2.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 1.1x
Altman Z-score – – 5.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJLHLSTNIBP
Dividend yield – 1.3% 1.3%
Net buyback yield – – 2.4%
Shareholder yield – 1.3% 3.7%
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.

ConsensusJLHLSTNIBP
Forward P/E – 16.4xFY2026 22.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.61FY2026 $10.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +19.4%FY2026 -12.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +2.6% +2.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $4.75BFY2026 $3.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +0.4%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +7.6% -7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJLHLSTNIBP
Held by institutions – 62.0% 97.9%
Institutions holding – 294 425
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.8% +0.2%
Institutions buying – 163 229
Institutions selling – 87 146
Buyers to sellers – 1.87 1.57

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.

JLHLSTNIBP
JLHL 1.00 -0.09 0.04
STN -0.09 1.00 0.25
IBP 0.04 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JLHL, STN and IBP?

Stantec (STN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Julong Holding (JLHL) $141.99M, Stantec (STN) $8.64B, Installed Building Products (IBP) $5.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, JLHL, STN and IBP?

Stantec (STN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Stantec (STN) 13.3x, Installed Building Products (IBP) 25.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Stantec (STN) is cheapest (Stantec (STN) 16.4x, Installed Building Products (IBP) 22.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Stantec (STN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Stantec (STN) +9.4%, Installed Building Products (IBP) +0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Installed Building Products (IBP) has the highest net margin (Stantec (STN) 6.2%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 7.9%). On return on invested capital, Stantec (STN) leads (Stantec (STN) 37.8%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 15.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Julong Holding (JLHL) returned the most: Julong Holding (JLHL) +69.7%, Stantec (STN) -31.4%, Installed Building Products (IBP) -9.2%. Over five years, Installed Building Products (IBP) compounded fastest (Stantec (STN) +6.6%/yr, Installed Building Products (IBP) +11.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Installed Building Products (IBP) has the highest dividend yield: Stantec (STN) 1.25%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 1.32%. Julong Holding (JLHL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Stantec (STN) has been the steadiest (Julong Holding (JLHL) 262.3%, Stantec (STN) 31.1%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 56.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.