Aecom vs Stantec
ACM and STN side by side, both in engineering, accounting, research, management, and related services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ACM and STN compare
Stantec grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (8.6% versus −4.2% for Aecom).
Aecom pays a dividend yielding 1.8%; Stantec does not pay one.
Aecom scores higher on the StockData Score (8 against 5 for Stantec), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ACM | STN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $9.1B | – |
| Share price | $70.50 | $85.69 |
| Change, 1 year | −46.9% | −20.6% |
| Change, 5 years | −3.5% | 50.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.81 | 0.75 |
| Employees | 51K | – |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 32.3× | – |
| P/S | 0.6× | – |
| P/B | 4.1× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.4× | – |
| P/FCF | 44.6× | – |
| PEG | 1.32 | – |
| FCF yield | 2.2% | – |
| Fair value | $66.83 | – |
| Margin of safety | −5.5% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −4.2% | 8.6% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 4.0% | 11.5% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −53.1% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −52.5% | 32.5% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 22.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 5.7% | – |
| Operating margin | 4.1% | – |
| Net margin | 1.9% | – |
| FCF margin | 1.3% | – |
| Return on equity | 12.3% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 14.4% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.24 | 0.56 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.39 | – |
| Interest coverage | 3.1× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.06 | 1.23 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.87 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.8% | – |
| Payout ratio | 52.0% | – |
| Buyback yield | 7.1% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 8.9% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 92.9% | 62.0% |
| Held by insiders | 0.66% | 0.00% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.5M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.6% | – |
Go deeper
- ACM stock overview
- ACM income statement
- ACM valuation and score
- STN stock overview
- STN income statement
- STN valuation and score
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