STN vs NOA vs IBP Stock Comparison

Stantec, North American Construction and Installed Building Products Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
STN Stantec Inc
$71.00 +2.9% 1M -36.7% 1Y
Market cap
$8.06B
P/E
12.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.51B
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Stantec leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Stantec 6, North American Construction 3, Installed Building Products 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSTNNOAIBPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.06B $350.77M $5.46B STN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.4x 14.9x 21.8x STN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.4x 10.0x 20.1x NOA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.4% +7.5% +0.3% STN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.2% 2.2% 8.5% IBP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 37.8% 15.3% 16.0% STN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -0.1x 1.4x NOA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.7% -22.0% -24.6% NOA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.4%/yr -6.0%/yr +10.2%/yr IBP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.4% 48.1% 55.0% STN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 66/100 62/100 STN

Percentile Scorecard

STNNOAIBP

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

AxisSTNNOAIBP
Valuation 92 #5 of 52 90 #6 of 52 51 #26 of 52
Growth 36 #24 of 37 14 #32 of 37 19 #30 of 37
Profitability 89 #5 of 37 67 #13 of 37 94 #3 of 37
Financial Health 79 #13 of 57 61 #23 of 57 68 #19 of 57
Shareholder Returns 65 #10 of 27 96 #2 of 27 77 #7 of 27
Overall 72 66 62
  • STN ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • NOA ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • IBP ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSTNNOAIBPSPY
1 month +2.9%-3.5%+1.1% -0.8%
3 months +0.5%-14.5%-11.3% +3.5%
6 months -21.9%-17.2%-32.2% +7.0%
Year to date -24.8%-17.3%-22.0% +12.2%
1 year -36.7%-22.0%-24.6% +13.0%
3 years +18.4%-42.9%+85.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +5.8%-17.0%+22.9% +23.1%
5 years +29.8%-26.7%+62.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.4%-6.0%+10.2% +11.0%
10 years +216.8%+296.0%+528.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +12.2%+14.8%+20.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSTNNOAIBPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.4%48.1%55.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%56.1%60.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.761.201.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.21-0.46-0.45 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.3%-55.8%-49.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.6%-29.6%-41.2% -1.8%
52-week high $113.70$16.88$344.19 $779.14
52-week low $66.69$11.22$180.32 $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.

MultipleSTNNOAIBP
P/E now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 25.7x 14.5xmedian 25.7x 21.5xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.8x 0.3xmedian 0.8x 1.8xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 12.9x 1.4xmedian 12.9x 12.6xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 22.5x -1.6xmedian 22.5x 18.4xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.3x 1.0xmedian 2.3x 8.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.60median 0.56 -0.57median 0.56 6.47median 0.56

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 monthsSTNNOAIBP
Revenue $10.51B $1.06B $2.96B
Gross profit $4.58B $137.57M $996.90M
Operating income $1.23B $76.84M $367.80M
Net income $536.90M $23.49M $250.70M
Free cash flow $528.58M -$218.42M $291.70M
EPS (diluted) $5.72 $0.73 $9.39
Cash & equivalents $265.54M $118.01M $394.50M
Total debt $2.38B $97.41M $1.06B
Shares (diluted) 114.07M 32.27M 26.71M
Enterprise value $6.99B -$354.98K $3.94B

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
MetricSTNNOAIBP
P/E 12.4x 14.5x 21.5x
P/FCF 15.3x -1.6x 18.4x
P/Operating cash flow 17.3x – 14.9x
P/S 0.8x 0.3x 1.8x
P/B 3.4x 1.0x 8.4x
P/Tangible book 4.0x 1.1x 14.5x
EV/EBITDA 5.1x 1.4x 12.6x
EV/EBIT 6.5x 4.2x 16.4x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.3x 2.0x
EV/FCF 15.2x -1.5x 20.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.2x – 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.60 -0.57 6.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTNNOAIBP
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.4% 7.5% 0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 18.0% 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.5% -2.3% 0.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 12.5% 4.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 20.5% -22.0% -0.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.5% 6.6% 0.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.6% -7.1% 0.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.4% -26.9% 1.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 24.6% -6.7% 2.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.6% -25.5% 3.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.0% – 0.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.5% – 4.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -10.2% -9.6% 5.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.6% -50.4% 3.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTNNOAIBP
Gross margin 43.6% 13.0% 33.6%
EBITDA margin 14.9% 22.4% 16.2%
Operating margin 11.7% 7.3% 12.4%
Pretax margin 11.3% 19.2% 11.3%
Net margin 6.2% 2.2% 8.5%
FCF margin 5.0% -20.6% 9.8%
Operating cash flow margin 4.4% – 12.1%
Return on equity 36.3% 16.7% 38.4%
Return on assets 15.1% 3.9% 11.2%
Return on invested capital 37.8% 15.3% 16.0%
Return on capital employed 28.3% – 19.8%
Asset turnover 1.8x 0.7x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.4% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTNNOAIBP
Debt / assets 3.9% 6.2% 47.2%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.3x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -0.1x 1.4x
Debt / FCF 0.4x -0.4x 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 58.6% 78.6% 71.6%
Equity / assets 41.4% 21.4% 28.4%
Interest coverage 9.6x – 10.2x
Current ratio 1.5x – 3.0x
Quick ratio 1.0x – 2.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 1.0x
Altman Z-score – – 4.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTNNOAIBP
Dividend yield 1.3% 4.0% 1.5%
Net buyback yield – 8.1% 3.5%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 12.1% 5.0%
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.

ConsensusSTNNOAIBP
Forward P/E 15.4xFY2026 10.0xFY2026 20.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.62FY2026 $1.19FY2026 $10.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.7%FY2026 +43.4%FY2026 -12.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.6% +22.7% +2.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.75BFY2026 $1.16BFY2026 $3.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.4%FY2026 +23.6%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.6% +9.6% -7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSTNNOAIBP
Held by institutions 62.0% 57.1% 97.9%
Institutions holding 293 72 423
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% -3.6% +0.2%
Institutions buying 162 45 229
Institutions selling 87 18 146
Buyers to sellers 1.86 2.50 1.57

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.

STNNOAIBP
STN 1.00 0.12 0.24
NOA 0.12 1.00 0.20
IBP 0.24 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, STN, NOA and IBP?

Stantec (STN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Stantec (STN) $8.06B, North American Construction (NOA) $350.77M, Installed Building Products (IBP) $5.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, STN, NOA and IBP?

Stantec (STN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Stantec (STN) 12.4x, North American Construction (NOA) 14.9x, Installed Building Products (IBP) 21.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, North American Construction (NOA) is cheapest (Stantec (STN) 15.4x, North American Construction (NOA) 10.0x, Installed Building Products (IBP) 20.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Stantec (STN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Stantec (STN) +9.4%, North American Construction (NOA) +7.5%, Installed Building Products (IBP) +0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Installed Building Products (IBP) has the highest net margin (Stantec (STN) 6.2%, North American Construction (NOA) 2.2%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 8.5%). On return on invested capital, Stantec (STN) leads (Stantec (STN) 37.8%, North American Construction (NOA) 15.3%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 16.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year North American Construction (NOA) returned the most: Stantec (STN) -36.7%, North American Construction (NOA) -22.0%, Installed Building Products (IBP) -24.6%. Over five years, Installed Building Products (IBP) compounded fastest (Stantec (STN) +5.4%/yr, North American Construction (NOA) -6.0%/yr, Installed Building Products (IBP) +10.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Stantec (STN) has been the steadiest (Stantec (STN) 30.4%, North American Construction (NOA) 48.1%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 55.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, STN, NOA and IBP?

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.