ARCOSA INC (ACA) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
NYSE:ACA • US0396531008
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This ACA fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
1. ACA Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- ACA had positive earnings in the past year.
- In the past year ACA had a positive cash flow from operations.
- Of the past 5 years ACA 4 years were profitable.
- Of the past 5 years ACA 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
- ACA's Return On Assets of 2.94% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. ACA outperforms 50.00% of its industry peers.
- With a Return On Equity value of 5.75%, ACA perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 46.43% of the companies in the same industry.
- The Return On Invested Capital of ACA (4.99%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- ACA had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 3.99%. This is significantly below the industry average of 17.30%.
- The last Return On Invested Capital (4.99%) for ACA is above the 3 year average (3.99%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 2.94% | ||
| ROE | 5.75% | ||
| ROIC | 4.99% |
ROA(3y)4.56%
ROA(5y)3.97%
ROE(3y)7.3%
ROE(5y)6.21%
ROIC(3y)3.99%
ROIC(5y)4.04%
1.3 Margins
- ACA has a Profit Margin of 5.25%. This is in the better half of the industry: ACA outperforms 62.50% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of ACA has declined.
- With a decent Operating Margin value of 10.27%, ACA is doing good in the industry, outperforming 69.64% of the companies in the same industry.
- In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of ACA has declined.
- ACA has a Gross Margin of 21.61%. This is in the better half of the industry: ACA outperforms 67.86% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of ACA has remained more or less at the same level.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 10.27% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 5.25% | ||
| GM | 21.61% |
OM growth 3Y11.96%
OM growth 5Y-2.91%
PM growth 3Y2.37%
PM growth 5Y-10.81%
GM growth 3Y3.69%
GM growth 5Y0.93%
2. ACA Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- ACA has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
- There is no outstanding debt for ACA. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.
2.2 Solvency
- ACA has an Altman-Z score of 2.40. This is not the best score and indicates that ACA is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
- ACA's Altman-Z score of 2.40 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. ACA outperforms 42.86% of its industry peers.
- ACA has a debt to FCF ratio of 5.03. This is a neutral value as ACA would need 5.03 years to pay back of all of its debts.
- Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 5.03, ACA is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 62.50% of the companies in the same industry.
- ACA has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.61. This is a neutral value indicating ACA is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
- ACA has a Debt to Equity ratio (0.61) which is in line with its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.61 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 5.03 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.4 |
ROIC/WACC0.52
WACC9.68%
2.3 Liquidity
- A Current Ratio of 2.02 indicates that ACA has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
- Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 2.02, ACA belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 89.29% of the companies in the same industry.
- A Quick Ratio of 1.30 indicates that ACA should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
- The Quick ratio of ACA (1.30) is better than 64.29% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 2.02 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.3 |
3. ACA Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- ACA shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 48.50%, which is quite impressive.
- ACA shows quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 12.78% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)48.5%
EPS 3Y26.66%
EPS 5Y12.78%
EPS Q2Q%150%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%7.58%
3.2 Future
- The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 11.17% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
- ACA is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 5.28% yearly.
EPS Next Y9.06%
EPS Next 2Y11.17%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year5.18%
Revenue Next 2Y5.28%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
- The EPS growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.
4. ACA Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 24.01, the valuation of ACA can be described as rather expensive.
- Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, ACA is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 78.57% of the companies are valued more expensively.
- The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 25.71. ACA is around the same levels.
- With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 22.01, ACA is valued on the expensive side.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, ACA is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 73.21% of the companies are valued more expensively.
- When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of ACA to the average of the S&P500 Index (23.83), we can say ACA is valued inline with the index average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 24.01 | ||
| Fwd PE | 22.01 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, ACA is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 76.79% of the companies are valued more expensively.
- ACA's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. ACA is cheaper than 83.93% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 16.73 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 12.66 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates an expensive valuation of the company.
PEG (NY)2.65
PEG (5Y)1.88
EPS Next 2Y11.17%
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. ACA Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- With a yearly dividend of 0.19%, ACA is not a good candidate for dividend investing.
- Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 0.14, ACA pays a better dividend. On top of this ACA pays more dividend than 80.36% of the companies listed in the same industry.
- With a Dividend Yield of 0.19, ACA pays less dividend than the S&P500 average, which is at 1.91.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0.19% |
5.2 History
- The dividend of ACA decreases each year by -0.48%.
- ACA has been paying a dividend for over 5 years, so it has already some track record.
- As ACA did not decrease their dividend in the past 5 years, we can say the dividend looks stable.
Dividend Growth(5Y)-0.48%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years5
5.3 Sustainability
- 6.66% of the earnings are spent on dividend by ACA. This is a low number and sustainable payout ratio.
DP6.66%
EPS Next 2Y11.17%
EPS Next 3YN/A
ACA Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
NYSE:ACA (3/16/2026, 11:32:51 AM)
107.31
+1.63 (+1.54%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods
GICS IndustryConstruction & Engineering
Earnings (Last)02-26 2026-02-26/amc
Earnings (Next)05-04 2026-05-04
Inst Owners94.27%
Inst Owner Change-3.24%
Ins Owners1.85%
Ins Owner Change2.68%
Market Cap5.26B
Revenue(TTM)N/A
Net Income(TTM)148.60M
Analysts84.44
Price Target125.66 (17.1%)
Short Float %1.88%
Short Ratio3.15
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0.19% |
Yearly Dividend0.2
Dividend Growth(5Y)-0.48%
DP6.66%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years5
Ex-Date04-15 2026-04-15 (0.05)
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)16.63%
Min EPS beat(2)15.61%
Max EPS beat(2)17.65%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)38.79%
Min EPS beat(4)-40.32%
Max EPS beat(4)162.24%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)30.62%
EPS beat(12)11
Avg EPS beat(12)32.12%
EPS beat(16)15
Avg EPS beat(16)40.53%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.27%
Min Revenue beat(2)-3.72%
Max Revenue beat(2)1.18%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)-1.29%
Min Revenue beat(4)-4.44%
Max Revenue beat(4)1.83%
Revenue beat(8)4
Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.83%
Revenue beat(12)7
Avg Revenue beat(12)0.53%
Revenue beat(16)11
Avg Revenue beat(16)1.99%
PT rev (1m)-0.48%
PT rev (3m)2.81%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-0.54%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-1.1%
EPS NY rev (1m)-0.12%
EPS NY rev (3m)0.17%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.46%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.07%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.07%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 24.01 | ||
| Fwd PE | 22.01 | ||
| P/S | 1.86 | ||
| P/FCF | 16.73 | ||
| P/OCF | 11.21 | ||
| P/B | 2.04 | ||
| P/tB | 5.73 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 12.66 |
EPS(TTM)4.47
EY4.17%
EPS(NY)4.88
Fwd EY4.54%
FCF(TTM)6.42
FCFY5.98%
OCF(TTM)9.57
OCFY8.92%
SpS57.77
BVpS52.71
TBVpS18.73
PEG (NY)2.65
PEG (5Y)1.88
Graham Number72.81
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 2.94% | ||
| ROE | 5.75% | ||
| ROCE | 6.5% | ||
| ROIC | 4.99% | ||
| ROICexc | 5.24% | ||
| ROICexgc | 8.62% | ||
| OM | 10.27% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 5.25% | ||
| GM | 21.61% | ||
| FCFM | 11.11% |
ROA(3y)4.56%
ROA(5y)3.97%
ROE(3y)7.3%
ROE(5y)6.21%
ROIC(3y)3.99%
ROIC(5y)4.04%
ROICexc(3y)4.17%
ROICexc(5y)4.21%
ROICexgc(3y)7.17%
ROICexgc(5y)7.33%
ROCE(3y)5.21%
ROCE(5y)5.27%
ROICexgc growth 3Y4.01%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-10.09%
ROICexc growth 3Y4.98%
ROICexc growth 5Y-11.63%
OM growth 3Y11.96%
OM growth 5Y-2.91%
PM growth 3Y2.37%
PM growth 5Y-10.81%
GM growth 3Y3.69%
GM growth 5Y0.93%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.56
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.61 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 5.03 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 3.04 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 68.36% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 5.46% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 250 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 90.74% | ||
| Profit Quality | 211.71% | ||
| Current Ratio | 2.02 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.3 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.4 |
F-Score5
WACC9.68%
ROIC/WACC0.52
Cap/Depr(3y)104.81%
Cap/Depr(5y)89.02%
Cap/Sales(3y)7.45%
Cap/Sales(5y)6.15%
Profit Quality(3y)128.08%
Profit Quality(5y)133.99%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)48.5%
EPS 3Y26.66%
EPS 5Y12.78%
EPS Q2Q%150%
EPS Next Y9.06%
EPS Next 2Y11.17%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%7.58%
Revenue Next Year5.18%
Revenue Next 2Y5.28%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y48.65%
EBIT growth 3Y20.99%
EBIT growth 5Y5.01%
EBIT Next Year135.6%
EBIT Next 3Y38.61%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y5015.62%
FCF growth 3Y56.55%
FCF growth 5Y2.7%
OCF growth 1Y146.35%
OCF growth 3Y44.47%
OCF growth 5Y6.95%
ARCOSA INC / ACA Fundamental Analysis FAQ
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ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to ACA.
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ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 4 / 10 to ARCOSA INC (ACA). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.
How profitable is ARCOSA INC (ACA) stock?
ARCOSA INC (ACA) has a profitability rating of 5 / 10.
What is the valuation of ARCOSA INC based on its PE and PB ratios?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for ARCOSA INC (ACA) is 24.01 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 2.04.
How financially healthy is ARCOSA INC?
The financial health rating of ARCOSA INC (ACA) is 5 / 10.