FERROVIAL SE (FER) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA • Nasdaq • NASDAQ:FER • NL0015001FS8

68.2 USD
-0.08 (-0.12%)
At close: Feb 3, 2026
68.99 USD
+0.79 (+1.16%)
Pre-Market: 2/4/2026, 5:44:24 AM
Fundamental Rating

4

We assign a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10 to FER. FER was compared to 55 industry peers in the Construction & Engineering industry. FER scores excellent on profitability, but there are concerns on its financial health. FER does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year FER was profitable.
  • In the past year FER had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • Of the past 5 years FER 4 years were profitable.
  • Each year in the past 5 years FER had a positive operating cash flow.
FER Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFFER Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 1B 2B 3B

1.2 Ratios

  • Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 12.67%, FER belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 83.64% of the companies in the same industry.
  • With an excellent Return On Equity value of 57.04%, FER belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 90.91% of the companies in the same industry.
  • With a Return On Invested Capital value of 3.63%, FER is not doing good in the industry: 60.00% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for FER is significantly below the industry average of 15.97%.
  • The last Return On Invested Capital (3.63%) for FER is above the 3 year average (2.34%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 12.67%
ROE 57.04%
ROIC 3.63%
ROA(3y)4.52%
ROA(5y)3.3%
ROE(3y)23.24%
ROE(5y)17.1%
ROIC(3y)2.34%
ROIC(5y)1.88%
FER Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICFER Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 40

1.3 Margins

  • FER's Profit Margin of 35.99% is amongst the best of the industry. FER outperforms 98.18% of its industry peers.
  • FER's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • FER has a better Operating Margin (10.13%) than 70.91% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of FER has grown nicely.
  • FER has a Gross Margin of 87.83%. This is amongst the best in the industry. FER outperforms 100.00% of its industry peers.
  • FER's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 10.13%
PM (TTM) 35.99%
GM 87.83%
OM growth 3Y26.04%
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3Y27.17%
PM growth 5Y52.49%
GM growth 3Y4.45%
GM growth 5Y4.25%
FER Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsFER Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 40 60 80

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), FER is destroying value.
  • FER has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • FER has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • The debt/assets ratio for FER has been reduced compared to a year ago.
FER Yearly Shares OutstandingFER Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M 800M
FER Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsFER Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 5B 10B 15B 20B 25B

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 1.83 indicates that FER is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • FER has a Altman-Z score of 1.83. This is in the lower half of the industry: FER underperforms 65.45% of its industry peers.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of FER is 10.03, which is on the high side as it means it would take FER, 10.03 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • With a Debt to FCF ratio value of 10.03, FER perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 56.36% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.72 is on the high side and indicates that FER has dependencies on debt financing.
  • Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 1.72, FER is doing worse than 70.91% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.72
Debt/FCF 10.03
Altman-Z 1.83
ROIC/WACC0.56
WACC6.5%
FER Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFFER Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2B 4B 6B 8B 10B

2.3 Liquidity

  • FER has a Current Ratio of 0.94. This is a bad value and indicates that FER is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • FER has a worse Current ratio (0.94) than 74.55% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.86 indicates that FER may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • FER has a Quick ratio of 0.86. This is in the lower half of the industry: FER underperforms 74.55% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.94
Quick Ratio 0.86
FER Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesFER Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2B 4B 6B 8B 10B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • FER shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 22.70%, which is quite impressive.
  • FER shows a small growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 3.65% yearly.
  • FER shows a very negative growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has decreased by -52.11%.
  • The Revenue for FER have been decreasing by -16.35% on average. This is quite bad
EPS 1Y (TTM)22.7%
EPS 3Y3.65%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%N/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-52.11%
Revenue growth 3Y-16.35%
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%2.78%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to decrease by -13.76% on average over the next years. This is quite bad
  • The Revenue is expected to decrease by -9.43% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y-55.78%
EPS Next 2Y-18.72%
EPS Next 3Y-43.08%
EPS Next 5Y-13.76%
Revenue Next Year0.71%
Revenue Next 2Y-30.82%
Revenue Next 3Y-19.97%
Revenue Next 5Y-9.43%

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
  • The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
FER Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesFER Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2B 4B 6B 8B 10B
FER Yearly EPS VS EstimatesFER Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 0 0.5 1 1.5 2

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 108.25, the valuation of FER can be described as expensive.
  • 65.45% of the companies in the same industry are cheaper than FER, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
  • FER's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather expensive valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 28.18.
  • With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 164.74, FER can be considered very expensive at the moment.
  • 60.00% of the companies in the same industry are cheaper than FER, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 25.51. FER is valued rather expensively when compared to this.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 108.25
Fwd PE 164.74
FER Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsFER Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 50 100 150

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, FER is valued a bit more expensive than the industry average as 67.27% of the companies are valued more cheaply.
  • Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, FER is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 61.82% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 36.97
EV/EBITDA 36.64
FER Per share dataFER EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 5 10 15

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The excellent profitability rating of FER may justify a higher PE ratio.
  • FER's earnings are expected to decrease with -43.08% in the coming years. This may justify a cheaper valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-18.72%
EPS Next 3Y-43.08%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • FER has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 1.55%.
  • FER's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the industry average which is at 0.14. FER pays more dividend than 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 1.83, FER has a dividend comparable with the average S&P500 company.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 1.55%

5.2 History

  • FER has been paying a dividend for less than 5 years, so it still needs to build a track record.
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
Div Incr Years2
Div Non Decr Years2
FER Yearly Dividends per shareFER Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2022 2023 2024 2025 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1

5.3 Sustainability

  • FER pays out 3.63% of its income as dividend. This is a sustainable payout ratio.
DP3.63%
EPS Next 2Y-18.72%
EPS Next 3Y-43.08%
FER Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendFER Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 1B 2B 3B
FER Dividend Payout.FER Dividend Payout, showing the Payout Ratio.FER Dividend Payout.PayoutRetained Earnings

FERROVIAL SE

NASDAQ:FER (2/3/2026, 8:15:04 PM)

Premarket: 68.99 +0.79 (+1.16%)

68.2

-0.08 (-0.12%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods
GICS IndustryConstruction & Engineering
Earnings (Last)10-28
Earnings (Next)02-25
Inst Owners44.34%
Inst Owner Change-4.14%
Ins Owners32.76%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap50.04B
Revenue(TTM)5.15B
Net Income(TTM)3.37B
Analysts74.4
Price Target67.27 (-1.36%)
Short Float %1.44%
Short Ratio2.55
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 1.55%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP3.63%
Div Incr Years2
Div Non Decr Years2
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)N/A
Avg EPS beat(2)N/A
Min EPS beat(2)N/A
Max EPS beat(2)N/A
EPS beat(4)N/A
Avg EPS beat(4)N/A
Min EPS beat(4)N/A
Max EPS beat(4)N/A
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)100.85%
Min Revenue beat(2)-3.79%
Max Revenue beat(2)205.49%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)50.7%
Min Revenue beat(4)-3.79%
Max Revenue beat(4)205.49%
Revenue beat(8)5
Avg Revenue beat(8)26.51%
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)5.14%
PT rev (3m)11.59%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)0%
EPS NY rev (1m)2.51%
EPS NY rev (3m)3.96%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.63%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 108.25
Fwd PE 164.74
P/S 4.54
P/FCF 36.97
P/OCF 29.76
P/B 7.19
P/tB 7.97
EV/EBITDA 36.64
EPS(TTM)0.63
EY0.92%
EPS(NY)0.41
Fwd EY0.61%
FCF(TTM)1.84
FCFY2.7%
OCF(TTM)2.29
OCFY3.36%
SpS15.04
BVpS9.49
TBVpS8.56
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number11.6
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 12.67%
ROE 57.04%
ROCE 4.6%
ROIC 3.63%
ROICexc 4.21%
ROICexgc 4.36%
OM 10.13%
PM (TTM) 35.99%
GM 87.83%
FCFM 12.27%
ROA(3y)4.52%
ROA(5y)3.3%
ROE(3y)23.24%
ROE(5y)17.1%
ROIC(3y)2.34%
ROIC(5y)1.88%
ROICexc(3y)3.02%
ROICexc(5y)2.57%
ROICexgc(3y)3.14%
ROICexgc(5y)2.67%
ROCE(3y)2.96%
ROCE(5y)2.38%
ROICexgc growth 3Y23.54%
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3Y23.9%
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3Y26.04%
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3Y27.17%
PM growth 5Y52.49%
GM growth 3Y4.45%
GM growth 5Y4.25%
F-Score7
Asset Turnover0.35
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.72
Debt/FCF 10.03
Debt/EBITDA 7.3
Cap/Depr 62.19%
Cap/Sales 2.97%
Interest Coverage 2
Cash Conversion 102.22%
Profit Quality 34.09%
Current Ratio 0.94
Quick Ratio 0.86
Altman-Z 1.83
F-Score7
WACC6.5%
ROIC/WACC0.56
Cap/Depr(3y)34.82%
Cap/Depr(5y)40.43%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.58%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.66%
Profit Quality(3y)249.79%
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)22.7%
EPS 3Y3.65%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%N/A
EPS Next Y-55.78%
EPS Next 2Y-18.72%
EPS Next 3Y-43.08%
EPS Next 5Y-13.76%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-52.11%
Revenue growth 3Y-16.35%
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%2.78%
Revenue Next Year0.71%
Revenue Next 2Y-30.82%
Revenue Next 3Y-19.97%
Revenue Next 5Y-9.43%
EBIT growth 1Y21.25%
EBIT growth 3Y38.38%
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year52.95%
EBIT Next 3Y22.66%
EBIT Next 5Y17.37%
FCF growth 1Y15.28%
FCF growth 3Y24.87%
FCF growth 5Y2.94%
OCF growth 1Y29.55%
OCF growth 3Y24.37%
OCF growth 5Y2.81%

FERROVIAL SE / FER FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for FER stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to FER.


Can you provide the valuation status for FERROVIAL SE?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to FERROVIAL SE (FER). This can be considered as Overvalued.


How profitable is FERROVIAL SE (FER) stock?

FERROVIAL SE (FER) has a profitability rating of 8 / 10.


What is the expected EPS growth for FERROVIAL SE (FER) stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of FERROVIAL SE (FER) is expected to decline by -55.78% in the next year.


How sustainable is the dividend of FERROVIAL SE (FER) stock?

The dividend rating of FERROVIAL SE (FER) is 4 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 3.63%.