Tetra Tech vs VSE
TTEK 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 TTEK and VSEC compare
Tetra Tech is the larger company, worth 2.4 times as much as VSE ($9.9B against $4.1B).
On earnings, Tetra Tech is cheaper: it trades at 23.3× trailing earnings, against 54.0× for VSE.
VSE grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (41.6% versus −7.6% for Tetra Tech).
Both pay dividends: Tetra Tech yields 0.71% and VSE 0.27%.
Tetra Tech scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 14 for VSE), 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 | TTEK | VSEC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $9.9B | $4.1B |
| Share price | $38.65 | $147.83 |
| Change, 1 year | 21.4% | −18.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 9.3% | 145% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.87 | 1.46 |
| Employees | 25K | 1,600 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 (better) | 14 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 23.3× (better) | 54.0× |
| P/S | 2.0× (better) | 3.1× |
| P/B | 5.3× | 1.4× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.6× (better) | 27.7× |
| P/FCF | 18.1× | – |
| FCF yield | 5.5% (better) | −0.03% |
| Fair value | $41.81 | $136.43 |
| Margin of safety | 7.6% (better) | −8.4% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −7.6% | 41.6% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 12.7% (better) | 10.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 296% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 108% | 177% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 8.0% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 18.8% | – |
| Operating margin | 12.1% (better) | 9.2% |
| Net margin | – | 5.5% |
| FCF margin | 10.8% (better) | −0.08% |
| Return on equity | – | 3.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 18.8% (better) | 3.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.43 | 0.32 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.85 (better) | 4.81 |
| Interest coverage | 15.4× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.18 | 3.77 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.65 (better) | 2.51 |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.71% (better) | 0.27% |
| Payout ratio | – | 12.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | 11 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 14.0% (better) | 2.1% |
| Buyback yield | 2.5% (better) | −30.6% |
| Shareholder yield | 3.3% (better) | −30.4% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 98.9% | 120% |
| Held by insiders | 5.6% | 5.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$351K (better) | −$5.8M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.9% | – |
Go deeper
- TTEK stock overview
- TTEK income statement
- TTEK valuation and score
- VSEC stock overview
- VSEC income statement
- VSEC valuation and score
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