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

Ferrovial N.V. and Comfort Systems USA, Inc. are both Engineering & Construction companies. Ferrovial N.V. is the larger, with a market value of $42.7B against $33.8B — 1.3× the size. Across the 7 metrics below, Comfort Systems USA, Inc. leads on 6 and Ferrovial N.V. on 1.

Valuation

Metric FER FIX Engineering & Construction median
P/E — 20.84 27.65
P/S — 2.71 0.85
P/B n/m 10.17 3.04
Price to free cash flow n/m 14.52 19.05
EV/EBITDA n/m 14.06 11.89
EV/Sales n/m 2.54 1.20
Earnings yield — 4.80% 2.77%
Free cash flow yield 0.00% 6.89% 2.00%

Profitability

Metric FER FIX Engineering & Construction median
Gross margin — 25.57% 18.76%
Operating margin — 16.70% 6.43%
Net margin — 13.01% 2.14%
Free cash flow margin 0.00% 19.53% 1.12%
Return on equity — 58.61% 6.05%
Return on assets — 20.94% 1.19%
Return on invested capital 0.00% 106.73% 2.52%

Growth

Metric FER FIX Engineering & Construction median
Revenue growth (TTM) — 50.70% 18.09%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (71.07%) 97.81% 13.42%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR — 26.08% 12.23%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR — 46.77% 0.00%

Health

Metric FER FIX Engineering & Construction median
Debt to equity 1.43 0.01 0.41
Current ratio 1.20 1.15 1.37
Net debt to EBITDA 3.82 (0.57) 0.38

Dividend

Metric FER FIX Engineering & Construction median
Dividend yield — 0.31% 0.68%
Payout ratio — 0.06 0.18

Size

Metric FER FIX Engineering & Construction median
Market cap 42.71b 33.76b 1.13b

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