NWPX vs STN vs VLTO Stock Comparison

NWPX Infrastructure, Stantec and Veralto Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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STN Stantec Inc
$72.26 +7.5% 1M -36.0% 1Y
Market cap
$8.58B
P/E
13.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.51B
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
4 wins
VLTO Veralto Corp
$103.97 +7.6% 1M +4.5% 1Y
Market cap
$28.09B
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.80B
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

NWPX Infrastructure leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (NWPX Infrastructure 5, Stantec 4, Veralto 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNWPXSTNVLTOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $981.22M $8.58B $28.09B VLTO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.3x 13.2x 28.0x STN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.9x 15.6x 22.9x STN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.9% +9.4% +6.4% NWPX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 6.2% — NWPX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.5% 37.8% — STN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 0.0x — STN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +76.0% -36.0% +4.5% NWPX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +32.8%/yr +5.5%/yr — NWPX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.0% 30.4% 23.3% VLTO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 74/100 — NWPX

Percentile Scorecard

NWPXSTNVLTO

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

AxisNWPXSTNVLTO
Valuation 100 #1 of 21 92 #5 of 52 70 #7 of 21
Growth 94 #2 of 19 36 #24 of 37 50 #10 of 19
Profitability 80 #4 of 16 92 #4 of 37 –
Financial Health 70 #7 of 21 84 #10 of 57 –
Shareholder Returns 56 #5 of 10 65 #10 of 27 –
Overall 80 74 –
  • NWPX ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • STN ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • 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

PeriodNWPXSTNVLTOSPY
1 month -4.3%+7.5%+7.6% +0.7%
3 months -22.8%+4.1%+9.8% +3.7%
6 months -0.3%-20.9%+17.9% +7.1%
Year to date +56.8%-23.4%+4.2% +12.8%
1 year +76.0%-36.0%+4.5% +11.9%
3 years +253.8%+18.0%+52.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +52.4%+5.7%+15.0% +22.8%
5 years +312.5%+30.7%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +32.8%+5.5%— +10.9%
10 years +647.0%+227.4%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +22.3%+12.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNWPXSTNVLTOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.0%30.4%23.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.4%34.6%21.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.300.760.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.90-1.190.19 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.8%-41.3%-27.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.6%-36.0%-0.9% -1.2%
52-week high $149.94$112.94$104.87 $779.14
52-week low $53.85$66.69$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.

MultipleNWPXSTNVLTO
P/E now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 25.4x 12.6xmedian 28.1x 25.4xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.5x 0.8xmedian 0.8x 4.4xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 17.9x 5.2xmedian 12.7x —median 17.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 22.3x 15.6xmedian 25.0x 22.1xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.8x 3.5xmedian 2.5x —median 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.54median 1.73 0.61median 0.60 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 monthsNWPXSTNVLTO
Revenue $602.76M $10.51B $5.80B
Gross profit $125.97M $4.58B $3.49B
Operating income $71.15M $1.23B $1.27B
Net income $53.48M $536.90M –
Free cash flow $86.83M $528.58M –
R&D – – $278.00M
EPS (diluted) $5.45 $5.72 $4.08
Cash & equivalents $6.06M $265.54M –
Total debt $21.50M $2.38B –
Shares (diluted) 9.81M 114.07M 245.80M
Enterprise value $939.31M $7.51B $28.09B

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
MetricNWPXSTNVLTO
P/E 17.7x 12.6x 25.4x
P/FCF 10.9x 15.6x 22.1x
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 17.6x –
P/S 1.6x 0.8x 4.4x
P/B 2.2x 3.5x –
P/Tangible book 2.3x 4.1x –
EV/EBITDA 10.3x 5.2x –
EV/EBIT 13.5x 6.7x –
EV/Revenue 1.6x 0.8x 4.4x
EV/FCF 11.0x 15.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 9.0x 17.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.54 0.61 4.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNWPXSTNVLTO
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.9% 9.4% 6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 10.4% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.8% 10.5% 6.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.2% 11.2% 6.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.2% 20.5% -0.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.2% 16.5% 3.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 46.0% 24.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.4% 15.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 46.1% 24.6% 11.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.7% 20.6% 5.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 58.5% -13.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.1% 15.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 80.1% -10.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 92.6% 24.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNWPXSTNVLTO
Gross margin 20.9% 43.6% –
EBITDA margin 15.4% 14.9% –
Operating margin 11.8% 11.7% –
Pretax margin 11.4% 11.3% –
Net margin 8.9% 6.2% –
FCF margin 14.4% 5.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 17.7% 4.4% –
Return on equity 12.5% 36.3% –
Return on assets 7.9% 15.1% –
Return on invested capital 12.5% 37.8% –
Return on capital employed 12.9% 28.3% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 0.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNWPXSTNVLTO
Debt / assets 3.1% 3.9% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 0.0x –
Debt / FCF 0.2x 0.4x –
Liabilities / assets 37.0% 58.6% –
Equity / assets 63.0% 41.4% –
Interest coverage 48.6x 9.6x –
Current ratio 2.6x 1.5x –
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.0x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 4.40 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNWPXSTNVLTO
Dividend yield – 1.3% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 0.7% – –
Shareholder yield 0.7% 1.3% 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.

ConsensusNWPXSTNVLTO
Forward P/E 18.9xFY2026 15.6xFY2026 22.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.19FY2026 $4.62FY2026 $4.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +45.8%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -7.5% +2.6% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $573.90MFY2026 $4.75BFY2026 $5.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.1%FY2026 +0.4%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% +7.6% +16.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNWPXSTNVLTO
Held by institutions 89.5% 62.0% 96.1%
Institutions holding 225 294 975
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.6% +2.8% +3.3%
Institutions buying 125 163 399
Institutions selling 65 87 385
Buyers to sellers 1.92 1.87 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.

NWPXSTNVLTO
NWPX 1.00 0.21 0.01
STN 0.21 1.00 0.33
VLTO 0.01 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NWPX, STN and VLTO?

Veralto (VLTO) is the largest by market capitalisation: NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) $981.22M, Stantec (STN) $8.58B, Veralto (VLTO) $28.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, NWPX, STN and VLTO?

Stantec (STN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 18.3x, Stantec (STN) 13.2x, Veralto (VLTO) 28.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Stantec (STN) is cheapest (NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 18.9x, Stantec (STN) 15.6x, 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%, Stantec (STN) +9.4%, Veralto (VLTO) +6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) has the highest net margin (NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 8.9%, Stantec (STN) 6.2%). On return on invested capital, Stantec (STN) leads (NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) 12.5%, Stantec (STN) 37.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) returned the most: NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) +76.0%, Stantec (STN) -36.0%, Veralto (VLTO) +4.5%. Over five years, NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) compounded fastest (NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX) +32.8%/yr, Stantec (STN) +5.5%/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%, Stantec (STN) 30.4%, Veralto (VLTO) 23.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NWPX, STN 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 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.