Fortrea vs ICON
FTRE and ICLR side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FTRE and ICLR compare
ICON grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (1.7% versus −3.4% for Fortrea).
ICON keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 0.51% compared with −2.6% at Fortrea.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | FTRE | ICLR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.0B | – |
| Share price | $21.29 | $211.36 |
| Change, 1 year | 104% | 27.4% |
| Change, 5 years | – | −20.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.49 | 1.24 |
| Employees | 14K | 40K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 2 | 2 |
| Health score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.8× | – |
| P/B | 3.8× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 31.3× | – |
| P/FCF | 12.0× | – |
| FCF yield | 8.3% | – |
| Fair value | $17.16 | – |
| Margin of safety | −24.1% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −3.4% | 1.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 24.2% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −95.1% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −94.8% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −14.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 20.0% | 23.9% (better) |
| Operating margin | 0.48% | 3.6% (better) |
| Net margin | −2.6% | 0.51% (better) |
| FCF margin | 6.3% | 10.7% (better) |
| Return on equity | −12.3% | 0.45% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 0.69% | 2.0% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.98 | 0.23 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 9.12 | 1.77 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 1.5× |
| Current ratio | 0.97 (better) | 0.95 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.80 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 105% | 105% |
| Held by insiders | 4.0% | 0.57% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$4.7M | −$4.0M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 4 |
| Short interest, % of float | 13.8% | 3.7% |
Go deeper
- FTRE stock overview
- FTRE income statement
- FTRE valuation and score
- ICLR stock overview
- ICLR income statement
- ICLR valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.