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 $52.1B against $35.2B — 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 — 35.36 29.24
P/S — 4.51 1.09
P/B n/m 15.75 3.39
Price to free cash flow n/m 24.72 24.81
EV/EBITDA n/m 24.37 14.38
EV/Sales n/m 4.35 1.37
Earnings yield — 2.83% 2.83%
Free cash flow yield 0.00% 4.05% 2.28%

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% 13.42%
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 — 0.21% 0.63%
Payout ratio — 0.07 0.17

Size

Metric FER FIX Engineering & Construction median
Market cap 35.23b 52.13b 1.09b

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