Ferrovial N.V. (FER) vs Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (FIX)

Ferrovial N.V. and Comfort Systems USA, Inc. are both Engineering & Construction companies. Comfort Systems USA, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $58.3B against $40.2B — 1.5× the size. Across the 7 metrics below, Comfort Systems USA, Inc. leads on 7 and Ferrovial N.V. on 0.

Valuation

Metric FER FIX Engineering & Construction median
P/E — 40.67 28.59
P/S — 5.19 1.15
P/B n/m 18.12 3.96
Price to free cash flow n/m 28.43 25.24
EV/EBITDA n/m 28.17 14.87
EV/Sales n/m 5.03 1.42
Earnings yield — 2.46% 2.47%
Free cash flow yield 0.00% 3.52% 1.91%

Profitability

Metric FER FIX Engineering & Construction median
Gross margin — 25.66% 18.76%
Operating margin — 16.47% 6.26%
Net margin — 12.78% 2.23%
Free cash flow margin 0.00% 19.27% 1.83%
Return on equity — 55.29% 7.90%
Return on assets — 21.17% 0.87%
Return on invested capital 0.00% 81.59% 2.52%

Growth

Metric FER FIX Engineering & Construction median
Revenue growth (TTM) — 46.11% 16.67%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (71.07%) 97.81% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR — 26.08% 11.76%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR — 46.77% 0.00%

Health

Metric FER FIX Engineering & Construction median
Debt to equity 1.43 0.02 0.40
Current ratio 1.20 1.21 1.39
Net debt to EBITDA 3.82 (0.57) 0.38

Dividend

Metric FER FIX Engineering & Construction median
Dividend yield — 0.36% 0.65%
Payout ratio — 0.10 0.00

Size

Metric FER FIX Engineering & Construction median
Market cap 40.17b 58.25b 1.31b

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