STN vs PHOE vs JLHL Stock Comparison

Stantec, Phoenix Asia Holdings and Julong Holding Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
STN Stantec Inc
$71.87 +4.6% 1M -36.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.26B
P/E
12.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.51B
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
2 wins
JLHL Julong Holding Ltd
$5.65 -4.6% 1M +35.0% 1Y
Market cap
$109.48M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

3 decided of 12

Stantec leads on 2 of the 12 questions below (Stantec 2, Julong Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSTNPHOEJLHLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.26B $365.04M $109.48M STN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.7x -302.5x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.6x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.4% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.2% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 37.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.8% -5.8% +35.0% JLHL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.4%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.4% 377.3% 261.9% STN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 — — –

Percentile Scorecard

STNPHOEJLHL

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

AxisSTNPHOEJLHL
Valuation 92 #5 of 52 6 #49 of 52 –
Growth 36 #24 of 37 – –
Profitability 92 #4 of 37 – –
Financial Health 84 #10 of 57 100 #1 of 57 52 #28 of 57
Shareholder Returns 68 #9 of 26 – –
Overall 74 – –
  • STN ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • PHOE ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • JLHL ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSTNPHOEJLHLSPY
1 month +4.6%-6.8%-4.6% +0.9%
3 months +0.3%-19.5%-1.7% +5.9%
6 months -19.7%+8.7%-59.5% +8.5%
Year to date -23.8%+5.6%+40.2% +13.3%
1 year -36.8%-5.8%+35.0% +12.4%
3 years +19.9%—— +88.1%
3 years, per year +6.2%—— +23.5%
5 years +30.0%—— +68.2%
5 years, per year +5.4%—— +11.0%
10 years +225.6%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +12.5%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSTNPHOEJLHLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.4%377.3%261.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.5%338.8%229.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.76-1.180.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.21-0.020.13 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.3%-92.5%-93.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.8%-87.3%-87.4% -0.9%
52-week high $113.70$133.12$44.80 $779.14
52-week low $66.69$10.03$3.05 $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.

MultipleSTNPHOEJLHL
P/E now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 27.7x -302.5xmedian 27.7x —median 27.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.8x 50.7xmedian 0.8x —median 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 12.4x —median 12.4x —median 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 23.7x -63.7xmedian 23.7x —median 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.5x 59.3xmedian 2.5x 10.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.61median 0.57 —median 0.57 —median 0.57

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 monthsSTNPHOEJLHL
Revenue $10.51B – –
Gross profit $4.58B – –
Operating income $1.23B – –
Net income $536.90M – –
Free cash flow $528.58M – –
EPS (diluted) $5.72 – –
Cash & equivalents $265.54M $892.53K $6.27M
Total debt $2.38B – –
Shares (diluted) 114.07M 21.49M 20.39M
Enterprise value $7.18B $359.36M $88.60M

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
MetricSTNPHOEJLHL
P/E 12.6x -302.5x –
P/FCF 15.5x -63.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 17.5x – –
P/S 0.8x 50.7x –
P/B 3.4x 59.3x 10.4x
P/Tangible book 4.1x 59.3x 10.4x
EV/EBITDA 5.2x – –
EV/EBIT 6.6x – –
EV/Revenue 0.8x – –
EV/FCF 15.4x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 17.4x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.61 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTNPHOEJLHL
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.4% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.4% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 20.5% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.5% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 24.6% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.4% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 24.6% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.6% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.0% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.5% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -10.2% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.6% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTNPHOEJLHL
Gross margin 43.6% – –
EBITDA margin 14.9% – –
Operating margin 11.7% – –
Pretax margin 11.3% – –
Net margin 6.2% – –
FCF margin 5.0% – –
Operating cash flow margin 4.4% – –
Return on equity 36.3% – –
Return on assets 15.1% – –
Return on invested capital 37.8% – –
Return on capital employed 28.3% – –
Asset turnover 1.8x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTNPHOEJLHL
Debt / assets 3.9% – 2.5%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x – –
Debt / FCF 0.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 58.6% 15.9% 79.9%
Equity / assets 41.4% 84.1% 20.1%
Interest coverage 9.6x – –
Current ratio 1.5x 5.5x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.0x 5.1x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.8x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTNPHOEJLHL
Dividend yield 1.3% – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 1.3% – –
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.

ConsensusSTNPHOEJLHL
Forward P/E 15.6xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.62FY2026 – –
EPS growth, next FY +19.7%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +2.6% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.75BFY2026 – –
Revenue growth, next FY +0.4%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +7.6% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSTNPHOEJLHL
Held by institutions 62.0% – –
Institutions holding 293 – –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% – –
Institutions buying 162 – –
Institutions selling 87 – –
Buyers to sellers 1.86 – –

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.

STNPHOEJLHL
STN 1.00 -0.08 -0.10
PHOE -0.08 1.00 -0.07
JLHL -0.10 -0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, STN, PHOE and JLHL?

Stantec (STN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Stantec (STN) $8.26B, Phoenix Asia Holdings (PHOE) $365.04M, Julong Holding (JLHL) $109.48M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Julong Holding (JLHL) returned the most: Stantec (STN) -36.8%, Phoenix Asia Holdings (PHOE) -5.8%, Julong Holding (JLHL) +35.0%. 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%, Phoenix Asia Holdings (PHOE) 377.3%, Julong Holding (JLHL) 261.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, STN, PHOE and JLHL?

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 2. 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.