Ferrovial vs Jacobs Solutions
FER and J side by side, both in heavy construction other than building construction contractors. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FER and J compare
Jacobs Solutions grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (20.1% versus 5.2% for Ferrovial).
Ferrovial keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 9.2% compared with 2.4% at Jacobs Solutions.
Jacobs Solutions pays a dividend yielding 0.92%; Ferrovial does not pay one.
Jacobs Solutions scores higher on the StockData Score (7 against 5 for Ferrovial), 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 | FER | J |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $17.9B |
| Share price | $55.29 | $152.76 |
| Change, 1 year | −12.3% | −3.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 62.4% | 7.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.46 | 0.85 |
| Employees | 23K | 43K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 | 7 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 51.8× |
| P/S | – | 1.3× |
| P/B | – | 5.5× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 27.5× |
| P/FCF | – | 27.7× |
| FCF yield | – | 3.6% |
| Fair value | – | $99.30 |
| Margin of safety | – | −53.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.2% | 20.1% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | −2.4% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −72.6% | −31.3% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −72.3% | −26.4% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −8.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 22.1% |
| Operating margin | – | 4.6% |
| Net margin | 9.2% (better) | 2.4% |
| FCF margin | – | 4.5% |
| Return on equity | 14.8% (better) | 9.6% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 7.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.18 (better) | 1.10 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −2.05 | 3.26 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 3.9× |
| Current ratio | 1.13 | 1.29 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | – | 2.89 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.92% |
| Payout ratio | – | 47.8% |
| Buyback yield | – | 3.8% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 4.7% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 33.5% | 92.2% |
| Held by insiders | 22.1% | 0.63% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$1.9M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 3.5% |
Go deeper
- FER stock overview
- FER income statement
- FER valuation and score
- J stock overview
- J income statement
- J valuation and score
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