AECOM (ACM) vs Fluor Corporation (FLR)

AECOM and Fluor Corporation are both Engineering & Construction companies. AECOM is the larger, with a market value of $7.6B against $6.4B — 1.2× the size. Fluor Corporation has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; AECOM trades at 26.7×. AECOM grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −4.24% against −4.78%. AECOM has the higher net margin (1.87% vs −12.9%) and the higher return on invested capital (9.62% vs −16.6%). Across the 18 metrics below, AECOM leads on 13 and Fluor Corporation on 5.

Valuation

Metric ACM FLR Engineering & Construction median
P/E 26.67 n/m 29.24
P/S 0.49 0.42 1.09
P/B 3.16 2.34 3.39
Price to free cash flow 37.19 n/m 24.81
EV/EBITDA 10.96 n/m 14.38
EV/Sales 0.60 0.29 1.37
Earnings yield 3.75% (26.13%) 2.83%
Free cash flow yield 2.69% (3.14%) 2.28%

Profitability

Metric ACM FLR Engineering & Construction median
Gross margin 5.68% (0.80%) 18.76%
Operating margin 4.10% (1.39%) 6.26%
Net margin 1.87% (12.85%) 2.23%
Free cash flow margin 1.32% (1.32%) 1.83%
Return on equity 11.30% (45.56%) 7.90%
Return on assets 2.37% (20.66%) 0.87%
Return on invested capital 9.62% (16.58%) 2.52%

Growth

Metric ACM FLR Engineering & Construction median
Revenue growth (TTM) (4.24%) (4.78%) 16.67%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 42.71% (102.52%) 13.42%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 4.04% (0.36%) 11.76%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric ACM FLR Engineering & Construction median
Debt to equity 1.13 0.38 0.40
Current ratio 1.06 1.80 1.39
Net debt to EBITDA 0.93 8.72 0.38

Dividend

Metric ACM FLR Engineering & Construction median
Dividend yield 2.10% — 0.63%
Payout ratio 0.57 — 0.17

Size

Metric ACM FLR Engineering & Construction median
Market cap 7.60b 6.38b 1.09b

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