Ferrovial N.V. (FER) vs Jacobs Solutions Inc. (J)

Ferrovial N.V. and Jacobs Solutions Inc. are both Engineering & Construction companies. Ferrovial N.V. is the larger, with a market value of $42.7B against $17.3B — 2.5× the size. Across the 7 metrics below, Jacobs Solutions Inc. leads on 7 and Ferrovial N.V. on 0.

Valuation

Metric FER J Engineering & Construction median
P/E — 51.28 27.65
P/S — 1.22 0.85
P/B n/m 5.33 3.04
Price to free cash flow n/m 26.70 19.05
EV/EBITDA n/m 23.29 11.89
EV/Sales n/m 1.45 1.20
Earnings yield — 1.95% 2.77%
Free cash flow yield 0.00% 3.75% 2.00%

Profitability

Metric FER J Engineering & Construction median
Gross margin — 22.07% 18.76%
Operating margin — 4.57% 6.43%
Net margin — 2.38% 2.14%
Free cash flow margin 0.00% 4.56% 1.12%
Return on equity — 9.56% 6.05%
Return on assets — 2.92% 1.19%
Return on invested capital 0.00% 7.19% 2.52%

Growth

Metric FER J Engineering & Construction median
Revenue growth (TTM) — 20.14% 18.09%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (71.07%) (62.34%) 13.42%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR — (2.38%) 12.23%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR — (10.07%) 0.00%

Health

Metric FER J Engineering & Construction median
Debt to equity 1.43 1.10 0.41
Current ratio 1.20 1.29 1.37
Net debt to EBITDA 3.82 0.91 0.38

Dividend

Metric FER J Engineering & Construction median
Dividend yield — 0.95% 0.68%
Payout ratio — 0.49 0.18

Size

Metric FER J Engineering & Construction median
Market cap 42.71b 17.27b 1.13b

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