Ferrovial SE vs Sterling Infrastructure, Inc., two Engineering & Construction stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where FER and STRL diverge most: on debt / equity, FER reads 0.00 and STRL reads 0.24; on revenue growth, FER reads +8.5% and STRL reads +41.1%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What FER's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What STRL's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (segment-resolved basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | FER | STRL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $64.28 | $682.13 |
| Market cap | $46.2B | $21.2B |
| Sector | Engineering & Construction | Engineering & Construction |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | -1.4% | — |
| P/E | 47.7 | 61.0 |
| P/B | 5.55 | 17.71 |
| P/S | 4.41 | 7.34 |
| EV/EBITDA | 78.0 | 36.7 |
| Revenue growth | +8.5% | +41.1% |
| Gross margin | — | 23.5% |
| Operating margin | — | 16.7% |
| Net margin | 11.9% | 12.0% |
| Return on equity | 15.0% | 29.0% |
| Return on assets | 4.2% | 12.4% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 26.0% |
| FCF yield | 4.5% | 2.1% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.24 |
| Current ratio | 1.13 | 1.10 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.68 | 7.73 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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