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AECOM (ACM) vs Argan, Inc. (AGX)

AECOM and Argan, Inc. are both Engineering & Construction companies. AECOM is the larger, with a market value of $7.6B against $5.2B — 1.5× the size. AECOM trades at the lower P/E: 26.7× against 26.9×. Argan, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 29.0% against −4.24%. Argan, Inc. has the higher net margin (15.1% vs 1.87%) and the lower return on invested capital (0.00% vs 9.62%). Both pay a dividend; AECOM yields more (2.10% vs 0.78%). Across the 23 metrics below, Argan, Inc. leads on 15 and AECOM on 8.

Valuation

Metric ACM AGX Engineering & Construction median
P/E 26.67 26.87 29.24
P/S 0.49 4.08 1.09
P/B 3.16 9.56 3.39
Price to free cash flow 37.19 8.88 24.81
EV/EBITDA 10.96 20.68 14.38
EV/Sales 0.60 3.21 1.37
Earnings yield 3.75% 3.72% 2.83%
Free cash flow yield 2.69% 11.26% 2.28%

Profitability

Metric ACM AGX Engineering & Construction median
Gross margin 5.68% 20.86% 18.76%
Operating margin 4.10% 15.36% 6.26%
Net margin 1.87% 15.09% 2.23%
Free cash flow margin 1.32% 45.93% 1.83%
Return on equity 11.30% 39.85% 7.90%
Return on assets 2.37% 15.70% 0.87%
Return on invested capital 9.62% 0.00% 2.52%

Growth

Metric ACM AGX Engineering & Construction median
Revenue growth (TTM) (4.24%) 29.02% 16.67%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 42.71% 58.37% 13.42%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 4.04% 19.22% 11.76%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 42.01% 0.00%

Health

Metric ACM AGX Engineering & Construction median
Debt to equity 1.13 0.00 0.40
Current ratio 1.06 1.50 1.39
Net debt to EBITDA 0.93 (6.55) 0.38

Dividend

Metric ACM AGX Engineering & Construction median
Dividend yield 2.10% 0.78% 0.63%
Payout ratio 0.57 0.21 0.17

Size

Metric ACM AGX Engineering & Construction median
Market cap 7.60b 5.15b 1.09b

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