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 (0.42% versus −3.4% for Fortrea).
ICON keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 5.4% compared with −2.6% at Fortrea.
ICON scores higher on the StockData Score (7 against 4 for Fortrea), 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 | FTRE | ICLR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.9B | – |
| Share price | $20.06 | $200.51 |
| Change, 1 year | 70.1% | 22.7% |
| Change, 5 years | – | −29.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.44 | 1.21 |
| Employees | 14K | 40K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 4 | 7 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 2 | 2 |
| Health score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.7× | – |
| P/B | 3.6× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 30.3× | – |
| P/FCF | 11.5× | – |
| FCF yield | 8.7% | – |
| Fair value | $12.47 | – |
| Margin of safety | −60.9% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −3.4% | 0.42% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 24.2% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 19.7% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 30.0% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −14.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 20.0% | 23.4% (better) |
| Operating margin | 0.48% | 8.7% (better) |
| Net margin | −2.6% | 5.4% (better) |
| FCF margin | 6.3% | 10.4% (better) |
| Return on equity | −12.3% | 5.0% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 0.69% | 4.9% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.98 | 0.37 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 9.12 | 2.37 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 3.4× |
| Current ratio | 0.97 | 1.32 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.78 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 104% | 105% |
| Held by insiders | 3.9% | 0.56% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$4.7M (better) | −$6.2M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 4 |
| Short interest, % of float | 9.2% | 3.1% |
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.