Aecom vs Willdan
ACM and WLDN 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 WLDN compare
Aecom is the larger company, worth 8.5 times as much as Willdan ($9.1B against $1.1B).
On earnings, Willdan is cheaper: it trades at 17.1× trailing earnings, against 32.3× for Aecom.
Willdan grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (18.8% versus −4.2% for Aecom).
Willdan keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 8.2% compared with 1.9% at Aecom.
Aecom pays a dividend yielding 1.8%; Willdan does not pay one.
Willdan scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 8 for Aecom), 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 | WLDN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $9.1B | $1.1B |
| Share price | $70.50 | $70.42 |
| Change, 1 year | −46.9% | −25.2% |
| Change, 5 years | −3.5% | 69.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.81 | 1.13 |
| Employees | 51K | 1,814 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 18 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 32.3× | 17.1× (better) |
| P/S | 0.6× (better) | 1.4× |
| P/B | 4.1× | 2.9× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.4× | 14.3× (better) |
| P/FCF | 44.6× | 16.6× (better) |
| PEG | 1.32 | – |
| FCF yield | 2.2% | 6.0% (better) |
| Fair value | $66.83 | $89.00 |
| Margin of safety | −5.5% | 20.9% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −4.2% | 18.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 4.0% | 11.8% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −53.1% | 52.8% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −52.5% | 48.2% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 5.7% | 38.2% (better) |
| Operating margin | 4.1% | 6.9% (better) |
| Net margin | 1.9% | 8.2% (better) |
| FCF margin | 1.3% | 8.3% (better) |
| Return on equity | 12.3% | 19.4% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 14.4% | 15.5% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.24 | 0.17 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.39 | 0.29 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 3.1× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.06 | 1.48 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.87 | 4.28 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.8% | – |
| Payout ratio | 52.0% | – |
| Buyback yield | 7.1% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 8.9% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 92.9% | 88.6% |
| Held by insiders | 0.66% | 4.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.5M (better) | −$12.5M |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.6% | 12.0% |
Go deeper
- ACM stock overview
- ACM income statement
- ACM valuation and score
- WLDN stock overview
- WLDN income statement
- WLDN valuation and score
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