NWPX vs FERG vs VLTO Stock Comparison

NWPX Infrastructure, Ferguson Enterprises and Veralto Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VLTO Veralto Corp
$103.97 +7.6% 1M +4.5% 1Y
Market cap
$27.42B
P/E
27.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.80B
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

NWPX Infrastructure leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (NWPX Infrastructure 8, Ferguson Enterprises 2, Veralto 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNWPXFERGVLTOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $933.58M $46.35B $27.42B FERG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.5x 22.8x 27.4x NWPX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.9x 22.5x 22.9x NWPX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.9% +5.2% +6.4% NWPX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 6.5% — NWPX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.5% 21.7% — FERG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 1.0x — NWPX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +76.0% -3.5% +4.5% NWPX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +32.8%/yr +9.7%/yr — NWPX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.0% 30.1% 23.3% VLTO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 66/100 — NWPX

Percentile Scorecard

NWPXFERGVLTO

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

AxisNWPXFERGVLTO
Valuation 100 #1 of 21 44 #26 of 46 70 #7 of 21
Growth 94 #2 of 19 79 #9 of 39 50 #10 of 19
Profitability 80 #4 of 16 87 #6 of 39 –
Financial Health 70 #7 of 21 50 #24 of 47 –
Shareholder Returns 56 #5 of 10 70 #10 of 31 –
Overall 80 66 –
  • NWPX ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • FERG ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • VLTO ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNWPXFERGVLTOSPY
1 month -4.3%+7.4%+7.6% +0.7%
3 months -22.8%+6.2%+9.8% +3.7%
6 months -0.3%-10.2%+17.9% +7.1%
Year to date +56.8%+8.0%+4.2% +12.8%
1 year +76.0%-3.5%+4.5% +11.9%
3 years +253.8%+56.4%+52.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +52.4%+16.1%+15.0% +22.8%
5 years +312.5%+59.0%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +32.8%+9.7%— +10.9%
10 years +647.0%+353.7%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +22.3%+16.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNWPXFERGVLTOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.0%30.1%23.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.4%30.9%21.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.301.120.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.90-0.110.19 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.8%-43.6%-27.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.6%-10.2%-0.9% -1.2%
52-week high $149.94$267.71$104.87 $779.14
52-week low $53.85$214.24$82.23 $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.

MultipleNWPXFERGVLTO
P/E now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 25.4x 23.1xmedian 26.2x 25.4xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.5x 1.5xmedian 1.1x 4.4xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 17.9x 15.6xmedian 13.5x —median 17.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 22.3x 20.6xmedian 23.0x 22.1xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.8x 7.9xmedian 2.6x —median 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.54median 1.73 —median 2.55 4.62median 1.73

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 monthsNWPXFERGVLTO
Revenue $602.76M $31.35B $5.80B
Gross profit $125.97M $9.73B $3.49B
Operating income $71.15M $2.82B $1.27B
Net income $53.48M $2.03B –
Free cash flow $86.83M $2.26B –
R&D – – $278.00M
EPS (diluted) $5.45 $10.42 $4.08
Cash & equivalents $6.06M $820.00M –
Total debt $21.50M $4.13B –
Shares (diluted) 9.81M 194.80M 245.80M
Enterprise value $891.67M $43.56B $27.42B

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
MetricNWPXFERGVLTO
P/E 17.7x 23.1x 25.4x
P/FCF 10.9x 20.6x 22.1x
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 17.8x –
P/S 1.6x 1.5x 4.4x
P/B 2.2x 7.9x –
P/Tangible book 2.3x 8.9x –
EV/EBITDA 10.3x 15.6x –
EV/EBIT 13.5x 17.8x –
EV/Revenue 1.6x 1.6x 4.4x
EV/FCF 11.0x 22.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 9.0x 19.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.54 – 4.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNWPXFERGVLTO
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.9% 5.2% 6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.0% – 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.8% 7.5% 6.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.2% – 6.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.2% 17.6% -0.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.2% – 3.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 46.0% 31.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.4% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 46.1% 34.4% 11.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.7% – 5.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 58.5% 35.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.1% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 80.1% 42.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 92.6% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNWPXFERGVLTO
Gross margin 20.9% 31.0% –
EBITDA margin 15.4% 10.2% –
Operating margin 11.8% 9.0% –
Pretax margin 11.4% 8.3% –
Net margin 8.9% 6.5% –
FCF margin 14.4% 7.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 17.7% 8.3% –
Return on equity 12.5% 34.0% –
Return on assets 7.9% 11.4% –
Return on invested capital 12.5% 21.7% –
Return on capital employed 12.9% 23.4% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNWPXFERGVLTO
Debt / assets 3.1% 23.2% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 1.0x –
Debt / FCF 0.2x 1.8x –
Liabilities / assets 37.0% 67.0% –
Equity / assets 63.0% 33.0% –
Interest coverage 48.6x – –
Current ratio 2.6x 1.8x –
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.8x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 4.40 5.52 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNWPXFERGVLTO
Dividend yield – 1.5% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 0.7% 1.8% –
Shareholder yield 0.7% 3.3% 0.5%
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.

ConsensusNWPXFERGVLTO
Forward P/E 18.9xFY2026 22.5xFY2026 22.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.19FY2026 $10.68FY2026 $4.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +45.8%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -7.5% +20.5% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $573.90MFY2026 $34.30BFY2026 $5.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.1%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% -0.7% +16.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNWPXFERGVLTO
Held by institutions 89.5% 96.3% 96.1%
Institutions holding 225 938 975
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.6% +2.1% +3.3%
Institutions buying 125 477 399
Institutions selling 65 344 385
Buyers to sellers 1.92 1.39 1.04

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.

NWPXFERGVLTO
NWPX 1.00 0.32 0.01
FERG 0.32 1.00 0.22
VLTO 0.01 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NWPX, FERG and VLTO?

Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) is the largest by market capitalisation: NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) $933.58M, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) $46.35B, Veralto (VLTO) $27.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, NWPX, FERG and VLTO?

NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 17.5x, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 22.8x, Veralto (VLTO) 27.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) is cheapest (NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 18.9x, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 22.5x, Veralto (VLTO) 22.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) +15.9%, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) +5.2%, Veralto (VLTO) +6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) has the highest net margin (NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 8.9%, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 6.5%). On return on invested capital, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) leads (NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 12.5%, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 21.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) returned the most: NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) +76.0%, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) -3.5%, Veralto (VLTO) +4.5%. Over five years, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) compounded fastest (NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) +32.8%/yr, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) +9.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Veralto (VLTO) has been the steadiest (NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 40.0%, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 30.1%, Veralto (VLTO) 23.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NWPX, FERG and VLTO?

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