JLHL vs STN vs STRL Stock Comparison

Julong Holding, Stantec and Sterling Infrastructure Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
JLHL Julong Holding Ltd
$5.65 -4.6% 1M +35.0% 1Y
Market cap
$114.68M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
1 win
STN Stantec Inc
$71.87 +4.6% 1M -36.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.23B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.51B
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Stantec leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Stantec 4, Sterling Infrastructure 3, Julong Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJLHLSTNSTRLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $114.68M $8.23B $12.31B STRL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 12.6x 22.2x STN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.6x 20.8x STN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +9.4% +93.1% STRL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 6.2% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 37.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.0% -36.8% +2.4% JLHL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +5.4%/yr +74.6%/yr STRL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 261.9% 30.4% 85.8% STN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 74/100 67/100 STN

Percentile Scorecard

JLHLSTNSTRL

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

AxisJLHLSTNSTRL
Valuation – 92 #5 of 52 37 #33 of 52
Growth – 36 #24 of 37 92 #4 of 37
Profitability – 92 #4 of 37 81 #8 of 37
Financial Health 52 #28 of 57 84 #10 of 57 57 #25 of 57
Shareholder Returns – 68 #9 of 26 –
Overall – 74 67
  • JLHL ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • STN ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • STRL ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJLHLSTNSTRLSPY
1 month -4.6%+4.6%-22.0% +0.9%
3 months -1.7%+0.3%-21.3% +5.9%
6 months -59.5%-19.7%-17.2% +8.5%
Year to date +40.2%-23.8%+27.0% +13.3%
1 year +35.0%-36.8%+2.4% +12.4%
3 years —+19.9%+448.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year —+6.2%+76.4% +23.5%
5 years —+30.0%+1,517.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+5.4%+74.6% +11.0%
10 years —+225.6%+4,989.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+12.5%+48.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureJLHLSTNSTRLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 261.9%30.4%85.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 229.6%34.5%81.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.750.763.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.13-1.210.03 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.2%-41.3%-64.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -87.4%-36.8%-60.9% -0.9%
52-week high $44.80$113.70$993.74 $779.14
52-week low $3.05$66.69$283.57 $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.

MultipleJLHLSTNSTRL
P/E now vs peer median —median 27.7x 12.6xmedian 27.7x 21.5xmedian 27.7x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.8x 0.8xmedian 0.8x 2.8xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.4x 5.2xmedian 12.4x —median 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 23.7x 15.5xmedian 23.7x 32.2xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 2.5x 3.4xmedian 2.5x 7.9xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.57 0.61median 0.57 0.16median 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 monthsJLHLSTNSTRL
Revenue – $10.51B $4.31B
Gross profit – $4.58B $1.03B
Operating income – $1.23B $783.88M
Net income – $536.90M $593.79M
Free cash flow – $528.58M –
EPS (diluted) – $5.72 $17.80
Cash & equivalents $6.27M $265.54M $216.94M
Total debt – $2.38B –
Shares (diluted) 20.39M 114.07M 31.14M
Enterprise value $93.80M $7.16B $12.31B

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
MetricJLHLSTNSTRL
P/E – 12.6x 21.5x
P/FCF – 15.5x 32.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 17.5x 19.5x
P/S – 0.8x 2.8x
P/B 10.4x 3.4x 7.9x
P/Tangible book 10.4x 4.1x 14.1x
EV/EBITDA – 5.2x –
EV/EBIT – 6.6x –
EV/Revenue – 0.8x 2.8x
EV/FCF – 15.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 17.4x 19.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.61 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJLHLSTNSTRL
Revenue growth (1Y) – 9.4% 93.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 10.4% 30.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 10.5% 99.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.2% 48.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 20.5% 125.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 16.5% 61.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – 24.6% 77.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 15.4% 64.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – 24.6% 74.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 20.6% 137.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -13.0% 43.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 15.5% 14.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -10.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 24.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJLHLSTNSTRL
Gross margin – 43.6% –
EBITDA margin – 14.9% –
Operating margin – 11.7% –
Pretax margin – 11.3% –
Net margin – 6.2% –
FCF margin – 5.0% –
Operating cash flow margin – 4.4% 14.2%
Return on equity – 36.3% 41.0%
Return on assets – 15.1% 17.8%
Return on invested capital – 37.8% –
Return on capital employed – 28.3% –
Asset turnover – 1.8x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.9x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJLHLSTNSTRL
Debt / assets 2.5% 3.9% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.0x –
Debt / FCF – 0.4x –
Liabilities / assets 79.9% 58.6% 55.3%
Equity / assets 20.1% 41.4% 43.3%
Interest coverage – 9.6x –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.5x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.0x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJLHLSTNSTRL
Dividend yield – 1.3% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 1.3% –
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.

ConsensusJLHLSTNSTRL
Forward P/E – 15.6xFY2026 20.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.62FY2026 $18.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +19.7%FY2026 +72.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +2.6% +43.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $4.75BFY2026 $4.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +0.4%FY2026 +68.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +7.6% +12.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJLHLSTNSTRL
Held by institutions – 62.0% 85.7%
Institutions holding – 293 888
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.8% -6.1%
Institutions buying – 162 456
Institutions selling – 87 366
Buyers to sellers – 1.86 1.25

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.

JLHLSTNSTRL
JLHL 1.00 -0.10 0.13
STN -0.10 1.00 0.08
STRL 0.13 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JLHL, STN and STRL?

Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Julong Holding (JLHL) $114.68M, Stantec (STN) $8.23B, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) $12.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, JLHL, STN and STRL?

Stantec (STN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Stantec (STN) 12.6x, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 22.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Stantec (STN) is cheapest (Stantec (STN) 15.6x, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 20.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Stantec (STN) +9.4%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) +93.1%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Julong Holding (JLHL) returned the most: Julong Holding (JLHL) +35.0%, Stantec (STN) -36.8%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) +2.4%. Over five years, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) compounded fastest (Stantec (STN) +5.4%/yr, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) +74.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Stantec (STN) has been the steadiest (Julong Holding (JLHL) 261.9%, Stantec (STN) 30.4%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 85.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.