KAZR vs STN vs GVA Stock Comparison

Skyline Builders Group Holding, Stantec and Granite Construction Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
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
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Stantec leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Stantec 6, Granite Construction 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKAZRSTNGVALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $67.75M $8.24B $5.43B STN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.8x 12.6x -20.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.6x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +9.4% +25.1% GVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 6.2% -5.0% STN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 37.8% 16.1% STN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.0x 1.2x STN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -49.5% -36.0% +18.1% GVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +5.5%/yr +26.8%/yr GVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 99.9% 30.4% 34.3% STN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 74/100 56/100 STN

Percentile Scorecard

KAZRSTNGVA

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

AxisKAZRSTNGVA
Valuation 41 #31 of 52 92 #5 of 52 84 #9 of 52
Growth – 36 #24 of 37 53 #18 of 37
Profitability – 92 #4 of 37 50 #19 of 37
Financial Health 79 #13 of 57 84 #10 of 57 39 #35 of 57
Shareholder Returns – 65 #10 of 27 54 #13 of 27
Overall – 74 56
  • KAZR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • STN ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • GVA ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKAZRSTNGVASPY
1 month -46.7%+7.5%+4.7% +0.7%
3 months -17.9%+4.1%+5.7% +3.7%
6 months -64.6%-20.9%-11.1% +7.1%
Year to date -45.2%-23.4%+5.6% +12.8%
1 year -49.5%-36.0%+18.1% +11.9%
3 years —+18.0%+255.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+5.7%+52.6% +22.8%
5 years —+30.7%+228.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+5.5%+26.8% +10.9%
10 years —+227.4%+157.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+12.6%+9.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKAZRSTNGVASPY
Volatility, 1Y 99.9%30.4%34.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 106.3%34.6%33.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.690.760.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.50-1.190.53 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.8%-41.3%-40.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -66.5%-36.0%-24.1% -1.2%
52-week high $4.81$112.94$160.39 $779.14
52-week low $1.50$66.69$98.50 $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.

MultipleKAZRSTNGVA
P/E now vs peer median -8.8xmedian 28.1x 12.6xmedian 28.1x -20.3xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 0.8x 0.8xmedian 0.8x 1.0xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.7x 5.2xmedian 12.7x 7.5xmedian 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -34.2xmedian 25.0x 15.6xmedian 25.0x 12.1xmedian 25.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.5x 3.5xmedian 2.5x 5.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.60 0.61median 0.60 0.18median 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 monthsKAZRSTNGVA
Revenue – $10.51B $5.30B
Gross profit – $4.58B $852.16M
Operating income – $1.23B $394.99M
Net income – $536.90M -$250.53M
Free cash flow – $528.58M $443.16M
EPS (diluted) – $5.72 $-5.72
Cash & equivalents $4.63M $265.54M $480.29M
Total debt $48.23M $2.38B $1.56B
Shares (diluted) 40.94M 114.07M 46.26M
Enterprise value $52.34M $7.17B $3.09B

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
MetricKAZRSTNGVA
P/E -8.8x 12.6x -20.3x
P/FCF -34.2x 15.6x 12.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 17.6x 9.2x
P/S 2.1x 0.8x 1.0x
P/B 1.3x 3.5x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 4.1x 6.8x
EV/EBITDA – 5.2x 7.5x
EV/EBIT – 6.7x 16.2x
EV/Revenue – 0.8x 1.2x
EV/FCF – 15.5x 14.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 17.5x 11.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.61 0.18

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKAZRSTNGVA
Debt / assets 10.0% 3.9% 34.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.0x 1.2x
Debt / FCF – 0.4x 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 34.6% 58.6% 77.7%
Equity / assets 65.4% 41.4% 22.3%
Interest coverage – 9.6x 1.1x
Current ratio 3.0x 1.5x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 2.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKAZRSTNGVA
Dividend yield – 1.3% 0.4%
Net buyback yield – – 1.5%
Shareholder yield – 1.3% 2.0%
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

KAZRSTNGVA
KAZR 1.00 0.07 0.12
STN 0.07 1.00 0.28
GVA 0.12 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KAZR, STN and GVA?

Stantec (STN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Skyline Builders Group Holding (KAZR) $67.75M, Stantec (STN) $8.24B, Granite Construction (GVA) $5.43B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Granite Construction (GVA) returned the most: Skyline Builders Group Holding (KAZR) -49.5%, Stantec (STN) -36.0%, Granite Construction (GVA) +18.1%. Over five years, Granite Construction (GVA) compounded fastest (Stantec (STN) +5.5%/yr, Granite Construction (GVA) +26.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Skyline Builders Group Holding (KAZR) 0.00%, Stantec (STN) 0.00%, Granite Construction (GVA) 0.00%. Skyline Builders Group Holding (KAZR) and Stantec (STN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Stantec (STN) has been the steadiest (Skyline Builders Group Holding (KAZR) 99.9%, Stantec (STN) 30.4%, Granite Construction (GVA) 34.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.