AECOM vs V2X, Inc., two Consulting stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Neither price is asking for much growth, but they ask differently. V2X, the government-services operator, trades at 25.9 times earnings on margins thin even for the trade, 3.5% operating and 1.9% net, with a debt-to-equity near 1; the multiple only makes sense if defense-logistics demand keeps expanding into it. AECOM at 18.5 times runs the cleaner balance sheet, almost no debt, and earns a better return on equity, 20.4% to 8%. Both convert mid-single digits of price into free cash, 4.5% and 6%. The smaller firm carries the higher multiple and the higher leverage at once, which is a specific kind of optimism.
Comparison updated 2026-07-10.
| Metric | ACM | VVX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $71.01 | $72.52 |
| Market cap | $9.2B | $2.3B |
| Sector | Consulting | Consulting |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | -2.3% | +4.3% |
| P/E | 18.5 | 25.9 |
| P/B | 3.71 | 2.07 |
| P/S | 0.57 | 0.48 |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.8 | 16.2 |
| Revenue growth | -0.4% | +9.3% |
| Gross margin | 7.8% | — |
| Operating margin | 6.5% | 3.5% |
| Net margin | 3.2% | 1.9% |
| Return on equity | 20.4% | 8.0% |
| Return on assets | 4.2% | 2.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 34.7% | 7.5% |
| FCF yield | 4.5% | 6.0% |
| Debt / equity | 0.03 | 0.97 |
| Current ratio | 1.11 | 1.25 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.87 | 2.43 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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