Stantec vs VSE
STN and VSEC 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 STN and VSEC compare
VSE grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (55.6% versus 8.6% for Stantec).
VSE pays a dividend yielding 0.21%; Stantec does not pay one.
VSE scores higher on the StockData Score (16 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 | STN | VSEC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $5.4B |
| Share price | $75.50 | $191.94 |
| Change, 1 year | −29.4% | 8.0% |
| Change, 5 years | 32.2% | 217% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.73 | 1.42 |
| Employees | – | 1,600 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 | 16 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 47.5× |
| P/S | – | 3.3× |
| P/B | – | 1.8× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 23.4× |
| P/FCF | – | 196× |
| FCF yield | – | 0.51% |
| Fair value | – | $190.79 |
| Margin of safety | – | −0.60% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 8.6% | 55.6% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 11.5% (better) | 10.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 957% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 32.5% | 635% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 22.4% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | – | 11.9% |
| Net margin | – | 7.3% |
| FCF margin | – | 1.7% |
| Return on equity | – | 6.0% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 5.6% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.56 | 0.32 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 3.33 |
| Current ratio | 1.23 | 3.63 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | – | 3.08 |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.21% |
| Payout ratio | – | 8.5% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 2.1% |
| Buyback yield | – | −23.6% |
| Shareholder yield | – | −23.4% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 62.0% | 120% |
| Held by insiders | 0.00% | 5.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$5.8M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
Go deeper
- STN stock overview
- STN income statement
- STN valuation and score
- VSEC stock overview
- VSEC income statement
- VSEC valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.