OMAB vs FER vs NVGS Stock Comparison

Central North Airport, Ferrovial and Navigator Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FER Ferrovial N.V.
$49.65 -10.2% 1M -21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$36.19B
P/E
35.6x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
2 wins
NVGS Navigator Holdings Ltd.
$21.89 -5.0% 1M +39.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.46B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$579.12M
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionOMABFERNVGSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.78B $36.19B $1.46B FER
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.0x 35.6x 10.1x NVGS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.6x 45.6x 9.5x NVGS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +9.6% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 24.9% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 14.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.8% -21.9% +39.7% NVGS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.6%/yr +11.1%/yr +20.9%/yr NVGS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.1% 25.3% 31.4% FER
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 53/100 75/100 NVGS

Percentile Scorecard

OMABFERNVGS

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

AxisOMABFERNVGS
Valuation 28 #98 of 136 37 #33 of 52 73 #37 of 136
Growth – – 84 #20 of 122
Profitability – – 86 #18 of 119
Financial Health 34 #97 of 147 34 #38 of 57 59 #61 of 147
Shareholder Returns 70 #26 of 84 89 #4 of 27 71 #25 of 84
Overall 44 53 75
  • OMAB ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • FER ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • NVGS ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOMABFERNVGSSPY
1 month -2.7%-10.2%-5.0% -1.0%
3 months -4.7%-21.5%+0.9% +2.9%
6 months -15.4%-28.1%+6.1% +6.4%
Year to date -9.4%-23.2%+26.4% +11.4%
1 year -3.8%-21.9%+39.7% +13.1%
3 years +53.7%+52.8%+52.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +15.4%+15.2%+15.1% +21.5%
5 years +97.2%+68.9%+158.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +14.6%+11.1%+20.9% +10.9%
10 years +101.2%+134.4%+188.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +7.2%+8.9%+11.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureOMABFERNVGSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.1%25.3%31.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.0%24.6%34.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.111.010.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.12-0.861.26 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.1%-34.3%-39.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.0%-33.2%-12.8% -2.5%
52-week high $134.98$74.38$25.09 $779.14
52-week low $88.75$48.86$15.67 $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.

MultipleOMABFERNVGS
P/E now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 16.0x 35.6xmedian 25.6x 10.2xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 1.0x 3.3xmedian 0.8x 2.5xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.7x —median 12.7x 4.6xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 11.5x 18.2xmedian 22.4x 11.6xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 1.2x 5.2xmedian 2.3x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.82 —median 0.57 0.25median 0.82

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 monthsOMABFERNVGS
Revenue – – $579.12M
Gross profit – – $389.30M
Operating income – – $300.01M
Net income – – $148.27M
Free cash flow – – $122.80M
EPS (diluted) – – $2.12
Cash & equivalents $172.32M $5.02B $225.89M
Total debt $1.84B $12.25B $781.93M
Shares (diluted) – 718.72M 68.04M
Enterprise value $4.26B $14.44B $761.23M

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
MetricOMABFERNVGS
P/E 16.0x 35.6x 10.2x
P/FCF 11.8x 18.2x 11.6x
P/Operating cash flow – – 7.4x
P/S 5.4x 3.3x 2.5x
P/B 7.5x 5.2x 1.1x
P/Tangible book -9.6x 5.3x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – – 4.6x
EV/EBIT – – 6.6x
EV/Revenue – – 3.4x
EV/FCF – – 16.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 10.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOMABFERNVGS
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 9.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 8.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 12.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 11.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 24.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 32.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – – 58.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 35.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – – 64.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 41.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 11.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 136.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 64.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOMABFERNVGS
Gross margin – – 67.2%
EBITDA margin – – 74.6%
Operating margin – – 51.8%
Pretax margin – – 46.2%
Net margin – – 24.9%
FCF margin – – 21.2%
Operating cash flow margin – – 33.4%
Return on equity – – 22.8%
Return on assets – – 12.4%
Return on invested capital – – 14.9%
Return on capital employed – – 14.5%
Asset turnover – – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOMABFERNVGS
Debt / assets 43.4% 38.0% 33.7%
Debt / equity 1.2x 1.8x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.3x
Debt / FCF – – 6.4x
Liabilities / assets 63.1% 78.5% 45.2%
Equity / assets 36.9% 21.5% 54.8%
Interest coverage – – 11.2x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.1x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.1x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.7x 1.0x
Altman Z-score – – 1.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOMABFERNVGS
Dividend yield 5.5% 3.7% 1.3%
Net buyback yield – – 6.8%
Shareholder yield 5.5% 3.7% 8.0%
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.

ConsensusOMABFERNVGS
Forward P/E 14.6xFY2026 45.6xFY2026 9.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.73FY2026 $1.09FY2026 $2.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.3%FY2026 -19.3%FY2026 +94.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.4% +11.0% -27.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $942.26MFY2026 $11.80BFY2026 $566.07MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.0%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.7% -5.3% -13.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOMABFERNVGS
Held by institutions 12.3% 33.2% 37.4%
Institutions holding 163 337 174
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.4% +17.5% +0.6%
Institutions buying 77 208 107
Institutions selling 59 103 41
Buyers to sellers 1.31 2.02 2.61

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.

OMABFERNVGS
OMAB 1.00 0.43 0.12
FER 0.43 1.00 0.14
NVGS 0.12 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OMAB, FER and NVGS?

Ferrovial (FER) is the largest by market capitalisation: Central North Airport (OMAB) $4.78B, Ferrovial (FER) $36.19B, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) $1.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, OMAB, FER and NVGS?

Navigator Holdings (NVGS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Central North Airport (OMAB) 16.0x, Ferrovial (FER) 35.6x, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 10.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) is cheapest (Central North Airport (OMAB) 14.6x, Ferrovial (FER) 45.6x, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 9.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Navigator Holdings (NVGS) returned the most: Central North Airport (OMAB) -3.8%, Ferrovial (FER) -21.9%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +39.7%. Over five years, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) compounded fastest (Central North Airport (OMAB) +14.6%/yr, Ferrovial (FER) +11.1%/yr, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +20.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ferrovial (FER) has been the steadiest (Central North Airport (OMAB) 31.1%, Ferrovial (FER) 25.3%, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 31.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OMAB, FER and NVGS?

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