MEC vs ACA vs LCII Stock Comparison

Mayville Engineering Company, Arcosa and Lci Industries Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACA Arcosa, Inc.
$149.18 +1.7% 1M +61.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.33B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.74B
Div. yield
0.13%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
5 wins
LCII Lci Industries
$89.79 +6.2% 1M -2.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.37B
P/E
11.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.03B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Arcosa leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Arcosa 5, Lci Industries 5, Mayville Engineering Company 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMECACALCIILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $335.26M $7.33B $2.37B ACA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -19.4x 14.9x 11.2x LCII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 57.5x 33.6x 11.0x LCII
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% +9.7% +4.1% MEC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.0% 17.9% 5.2% ACA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.8% 6.5% 9.7% LCII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.9x 1.8x 1.5x LCII
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.13% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.4% +61.6% -2.5% ACA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.1%/yr +23.0%/yr -8.6%/yr ACA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.8% 31.7% 37.9% ACA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 56/100 69/100 LCII

Percentile Scorecard

MECACALCII

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

AxisMECACALCII
Valuation 48 #107 of 203 50 #102 of 203 99 #4 of 203
Growth 11 #168 of 188 82 #34 of 188 57 #82 of 188
Profitability 23 #141 of 183 50 #92 of 183 60 #73 of 183
Financial Health 31 #150 of 217 58 #92 of 217 45 #119 of 217
Shareholder Returns – 41 #90 of 153 86 #23 of 153
Overall 28 56 69
  • MEC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ACA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • LCII ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMECACALCIISPY
1 month -19.7%+1.7%+6.2% -0.2%
3 months -50.3%+2.9%-16.7% +3.9%
6 months -37.0%+24.1%-24.0% +8.2%
Year to date -26.3%+40.3%-26.0% +12.9%
1 year -16.4%+61.6%-2.5% +12.3%
3 years +28.6%+117.4%-15.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +8.8%+29.6%-5.3% +23.3%
5 years -23.2%+181.9%-36.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -5.1%+23.0%-8.6% +10.9%
10 years ——+1.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+0.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMECACALCIISPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.8%31.7%37.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.1%32.9%36.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.570.950.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.301.94-0.07 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.7%-36.7%-53.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -63.2%0.0%-42.9% -1.2%
52-week high $37.54$149.18$157.13 $779.14
52-week low $12.73$92.25$78.16 $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.

MultipleMECACALCII
P/E now vs peer median -18.2xmedian 25.2x 14.9xmedian 25.2x 10.3xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.9x 2.7xmedian 1.9x 0.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 14.0x 15.2xmedian 14.0x 6.6xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -77.0xmedian 21.7x 54.9xmedian 21.7x 7.6xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.3x 2.5xmedian 2.3x 1.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 1.32 0.75median 1.32 0.28median 1.32

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 monthsMECACALCII
Revenue $586.34M $2.74B $4.03B
Gross profit $53.52M $632.30M $1.03B
Operating income -$12.80M $322.70M $301.92M
Net income -$17.30M $491.40M $211.27M
Free cash flow -$4.57M $133.40M $286.96M
EPS (diluted) $-0.76 $9.99 $8.66
Cash & equivalents $2.20M $432.10M $216.51M
Total debt $752.49M $1.44B $852.59M
Shares (diluted) 22.77M 49.20M 24.39M
Enterprise value $328.27M $6.31B $1.59B

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
MetricMECACALCII
P/E -18.2x 14.9x 10.3x
P/FCF -77.0x 54.9x 7.6x
P/Operating cash flow 25.3x 21.5x 6.3x
P/S 0.6x 2.7x 0.5x
P/B 1.1x 2.5x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 2.7x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 15.1x 15.2x 6.6x
EV/EBIT -37.1x 25.8x 9.3x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 3.0x 0.7x
EV/FCF -104.0x 62.4x 9.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 34.1x 24.4x 8.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 0.75 0.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMECACALCII
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% 9.7% 4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 7.0% 0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.8% 20.7% 13.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 14.2% 8.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -142.1% 61.3% 26.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -37.8% -5.6% 29.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -196.8% 433.0% 38.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -49.1% 20.2% 35.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -188.0% 430.8% 43.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -47.4% 19.8% 37.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -82.4% -23.1% 1.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.3% 16.1% -13.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -106.7% -54.9% -3.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 54.7% -12.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMECACALCII
Gross margin 9.1% 23.0% 25.7%
EBITDA margin 5.4% 19.9% 10.5%
Operating margin -2.2% 11.8% 7.5%
Pretax margin -4.7% 8.4% 7.1%
Net margin -3.0% 17.9% 5.2%
FCF margin -0.8% 4.9% 7.1%
Operating cash flow margin 2.4% 12.4% 8.6%
Return on equity -6.2% 17.4% 15.0%
Return on assets -3.0% 9.5% 6.5%
Return on invested capital -1.8% 6.5% 9.7%
Return on capital employed -2.6% 6.9% 11.4%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.5x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 0.7x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.9% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMECACALCII
Debt / assets 21.4% 27.1% 26.1%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.5x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.9x 1.8x 1.5x
Debt / FCF -27.5x 10.8x 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 44.7% 43.7% 56.2%
Equity / assets 55.3% 56.3% 43.8%
Interest coverage -0.9x 3.3x –
Current ratio 1.7x 3.1x 2.5x
Quick ratio 0.9x 2.2x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.0x 1.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.96 3.18 3.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMECACALCII
Dividend yield – 0.1% 5.1%
Net buyback yield – 0.2% 0.3%
Shareholder yield – 0.4% 5.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 2.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 7.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.0% –

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.

ConsensusMECACALCII
Forward P/E 57.5xFY2026 33.6xFY2026 11.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.24FY2026 $4.44FY2026 $8.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -22.6%FY2026 -0.7%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +354.2% +7.0% +18.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $666.72MFY2026 $2.45BFY2026 $4.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.0%FY2026 -14.9%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.5% +12.5% +4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMECACALCII
Held by institutions 83.1% 91.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 156 426 358
Change in shares held, QoQ +47.1% -1.1% -3.1%
Institutions buying 98 230 179
Institutions selling 40 114 123
Buyers to sellers 2.45 2.02 1.46

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.

MECACALCII
MEC 1.00 0.23 0.20
ACA 0.23 1.00 0.37
LCII 0.20 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MEC, ACA and LCII?

Arcosa (ACA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) $335.26M, Arcosa (ACA) $7.33B, Lci Industries (LCII) $2.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, MEC, ACA and LCII?

Lci Industries (LCII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) -19.4x, Arcosa (ACA) 14.9x, Lci Industries (LCII) 11.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lci Industries (LCII) is cheapest (Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) 57.5x, Arcosa (ACA) 33.6x, Lci Industries (LCII) 11.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) +11.8%, Arcosa (ACA) +9.7%, Lci Industries (LCII) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arcosa (ACA) has the highest net margin (Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) -3.0%, Arcosa (ACA) 17.9%, Lci Industries (LCII) 5.2%). On return on invested capital, Lci Industries (LCII) leads (Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) -1.8%, Arcosa (ACA) 6.5%, Lci Industries (LCII) 9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arcosa (ACA) returned the most: Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) -16.4%, Arcosa (ACA) +61.6%, Lci Industries (LCII) -2.5%. Over five years, Arcosa (ACA) compounded fastest (Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) -5.1%/yr, Arcosa (ACA) +23.0%/yr, Lci Industries (LCII) -8.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) 0.00%, Arcosa (ACA) 0.13%, Lci Industries (LCII) 0.00%. Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) and Lci Industries (LCII) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Arcosa (ACA) has been the steadiest (Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) 54.8%, Arcosa (ACA) 31.7%, Lci Industries (LCII) 37.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MEC, ACA and LCII?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Arcosa (ACA) leads on 5. 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.