FLUOR CORPORATION vs MYR GROUP INC., two Engineering & Construction stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where FLR and MYRG diverge most: on revenue growth, FLR reads -4.7% and MYRG reads +16.1%; on net margin, FLR reads -12.8% and MYRG reads 4.1%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. On valuation, today's FLR price has a different growth bar priced in than MYRG (+0.2% implied for FLR vs +24.0% for MYRG); the higher figure is the steeper assumption to clear, not a better or worse stock. What MYRG's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | FLR | MYRG |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $50.69 | $311.65 |
| Market cap | $7.1B | $4.9B |
| Sector | Engineering & Construction | Engineering & Construction |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +0.2% | +24.0% |
| P/E | — | 29.6 |
| P/B | 2.57 | 6.50 |
| P/S | 0.46 | 1.22 |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.1 | 19.3 |
| Revenue growth | -4.7% | +16.1% |
| Gross margin | 4.1% | 13.2% |
| Operating margin | 3.1% | 6.3% |
| Net margin | -12.8% | 4.1% |
| Return on equity | -71.7% | 21.9% |
| Return on assets | -26.5% | 9.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 8.6% | 21.9% |
| FCF yield | -4.6% | 3.9% |
| Dividend yield | 32.1% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.38 | 0.01 |
| Current ratio | 1.80 | 1.40 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 9.08 | 6.46 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 4 / 9 | 4 / 9 |
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