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STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC (STRL) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA - Nasdaq - NASDAQ:STRL - US8592411016 - Common Stock

308.58 USD
+6.28 (+2.08%)
Last: 12/19/2025, 8:17:18 PM
310.55 USD
+1.97 (+0.64%)
After Hours: 12/19/2025, 8:17:18 PM
Fundamental Rating

6

STRL gets a fundamental rating of 6 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 54 industry peers in the Construction & Engineering industry. STRL scores excellent points on both the profitability and health parts. This is a solid base for a good stock. STRL is not priced too expensively while it is growing strongly. Keep and eye on this one! These ratings would make STRL suitable for growth and quality investing!


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year STRL was profitable.
STRL had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
STRL had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.
Each year in the past 5 years STRL had a positive operating cash flow.
STRL Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFSTRL Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 100M 200M 300M 400M

1.2 Ratios

The Return On Assets of STRL (12.32%) is better than 81.82% of its industry peers.
STRL's Return On Equity of 30.04% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. STRL outperforms 80.00% of its industry peers.
STRL has a better Return On Invested Capital (16.82%) than 80.00% of its industry peers.
The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for STRL is below the industry average of 18.23%.
The 3 year average ROIC (13.99%) for STRL is below the current ROIC(16.82%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 12.32%
ROE 30.04%
ROIC 16.82%
ROA(3y)9.32%
ROA(5y)7.49%
ROE(3y)25.57%
ROE(5y)22%
ROIC(3y)13.99%
ROIC(5y)12.52%
STRL Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICSTRL Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 -20 -40

1.3 Margins

With an excellent Profit Margin value of 14.14%, STRL belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 92.73% of the companies in the same industry.
In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of STRL has grown nicely.
STRL's Operating Margin of 15.96% is amongst the best of the industry. STRL outperforms 92.73% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of STRL has grown nicely.
The Gross Margin of STRL (23.05%) is better than 67.27% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of STRL has grown nicely.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 15.96%
PM (TTM) 14.14%
GM 23.05%
OM growth 3Y16.9%
OM growth 5Y27.42%
PM growth 3Y40.09%
PM growth 5Y27.99%
GM growth 3Y11.86%
GM growth 5Y16.04%
STRL Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsSTRL Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 5 -5 10 15 20

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

STRL has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is creating some value.
Compared to 1 year ago, STRL has less shares outstanding
Compared to 5 years ago, STRL has more shares outstanding
Compared to 1 year ago, STRL has an improved debt to assets ratio.
STRL Yearly Shares OutstandingSTRL Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10M 20M 30M
STRL Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsSTRL Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 500M 1B 1.5B 2B

2.2 Solvency

STRL has an Altman-Z score of 5.52. This indicates that STRL is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
STRL has a Altman-Z score of 5.52. This is in the better half of the industry: STRL outperforms 78.18% of its industry peers.
The Debt to FCF ratio of STRL is 0.81, which is an excellent value as it means it would take STRL, only 0.81 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
With an excellent Debt to FCF ratio value of 0.81, STRL belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 85.45% of the companies in the same industry.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.27 indicates that STRL is not too dependend on debt financing.
STRL has a better Debt to Equity ratio (0.27) than 69.09% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.27
Debt/FCF 0.81
Altman-Z 5.52
ROIC/WACC1.61
WACC10.46%
STRL Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFSTRL Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M 800M

2.3 Liquidity

STRL has a Current Ratio of 1.00. This is a bad value and indicates that STRL is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
STRL has a Current ratio of 1.00. This is in the lower half of the industry: STRL underperforms 72.73% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 1.00 indicates that STRL may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
The Quick ratio of STRL (1.00) is worse than 72.73% of its industry peers.
The current and quick ratio evaluation for STRL is rather negative, while it does have excellent solvency and profitability. These ratios do not necessarly indicate liquidity issues and need to be evaluated against the specifics of the business.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1
Quick Ratio 1
STRL Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesSTRL Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 72.30% over the past year.
STRL shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 54.19% yearly.
Looking at the last year, STRL shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 6.20% in the last year.
Measured over the past years, STRL shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 13.44% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)72.3%
EPS 3Y54.39%
EPS 5Y54.19%
EPS Q2Q%50.76%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)6.2%
Revenue growth 3Y14.37%
Revenue growth 5Y13.44%
Sales Q2Q%16.05%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 20.11% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
Based on estimates for the next years, STRL will show a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 13.17% on average per year.
EPS Next Y8.03%
EPS Next 2Y15.42%
EPS Next 3Y20.11%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year10.82%
Revenue Next 2Y14.87%
Revenue Next 3Y13.17%
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

Although the future EPS growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is stable.
STRL Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesSTRL Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 1B 2B 3B
STRL Yearly EPS VS EstimatesSTRL Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 0 5 10

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings ratio is 30.25, which means the current valuation is very expensive for STRL.
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, STRL is valued a bit cheaper than 63.64% of the companies in the same industry.
STRL's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a similar valuation than the S&P500 average which is at 26.39.
A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 27.98 indicates a quite expensive valuation of STRL.
STRL's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is in line with the industry average.
STRL is valuated at similar levels of the S&P average when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 23.84, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 30.25
Fwd PE 27.98
STRL Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsSTRL Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30

4.2 Price Multiples

The rest of the industry has a similar Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio as STRL.
Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, STRL is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 67.27% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 26.21
EV/EBITDA 22.08
STRL Per share dataSTRL EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 20 40 60

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates an expensive valuation of the company.
The excellent profitability rating of STRL may justify a higher PE ratio.
STRL's earnings are expected to grow with 20.11% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)3.77
PEG (5Y)0.56
EPS Next 2Y15.42%
EPS Next 3Y20.11%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for STRL!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC

NASDAQ:STRL (12/19/2025, 8:17:18 PM)

After market: 310.55 +1.97 (+0.64%)

308.58

+6.28 (+2.08%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods
GICS IndustryConstruction & Engineering
Earnings (Last)11-03 2025-11-03/amc
Earnings (Next)02-23 2026-02-23/amc
Inst Owners103.1%
Inst Owner Change-2.45%
Ins Owners2.11%
Ins Owner Change0.12%
Market Cap9.48B
Revenue(TTM)2.23B
Net Income(TTM)315.77M
Analysts86
Price Target461.55 (49.57%)
Short Float %8.58%
Short Ratio3.71
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)16.14%
Min EPS beat(2)14.96%
Max EPS beat(2)17.32%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)48.54%
Min EPS beat(4)-6.96%
Max EPS beat(4)168.82%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)34.36%
EPS beat(12)10
Avg EPS beat(12)30.74%
EPS beat(16)14
Avg EPS beat(16)29.48%
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)8.7%
Min Revenue beat(2)8.67%
Max Revenue beat(2)8.73%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)3.19%
Min Revenue beat(4)-7.94%
Max Revenue beat(4)8.73%
Revenue beat(8)5
Avg Revenue beat(8)0.6%
Revenue beat(12)7
Avg Revenue beat(12)-2%
Revenue beat(16)7
Avg Revenue beat(16)-4.43%
PT rev (1m)28.1%
PT rev (3m)27.46%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)10.76%
EPS NY rev (1m)8.23%
EPS NY rev (3m)8.23%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)10.3%
Revenue NY rev (1m)5.57%
Revenue NY rev (3m)5.8%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 30.25
Fwd PE 27.98
P/S 4.24
P/FCF 26.21
P/OCF 22.14
P/B 9.02
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 22.08
EPS(TTM)10.2
EY3.31%
EPS(NY)11.03
Fwd EY3.57%
FCF(TTM)11.77
FCFY3.81%
OCF(TTM)13.94
OCFY4.52%
SpS72.7
BVpS34.22
TBVpS-2.97
PEG (NY)3.77
PEG (5Y)0.56
Graham Number88.62
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 12.32%
ROE 30.04%
ROCE 22.34%
ROIC 16.82%
ROICexc 20.82%
ROICexgc 182.79%
OM 15.96%
PM (TTM) 14.14%
GM 23.05%
FCFM 16.19%
ROA(3y)9.32%
ROA(5y)7.49%
ROE(3y)25.57%
ROE(5y)22%
ROIC(3y)13.99%
ROIC(5y)12.52%
ROICexc(3y)24.11%
ROICexc(5y)18.99%
ROICexgc(3y)529.53%
ROICexgc(5y)335.16%
ROCE(3y)18.58%
ROCE(5y)16.63%
ROICexgc growth 3Y175.97%
ROICexgc growth 5Y106.02%
ROICexc growth 3Y47.63%
ROICexc growth 5Y45.11%
OM growth 3Y16.9%
OM growth 5Y27.42%
PM growth 3Y40.09%
PM growth 5Y27.99%
GM growth 3Y11.86%
GM growth 5Y16.04%
F-Score7
Asset Turnover0.87
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.27
Debt/FCF 0.81
Debt/EBITDA 0.65
Cap/Depr 91.96%
Cap/Sales 2.98%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 99.85%
Profit Quality 114.53%
Current Ratio 1
Quick Ratio 1
Altman-Z 5.52
F-Score7
WACC10.46%
ROIC/WACC1.61
Cap/Depr(3y)115.79%
Cap/Depr(5y)116.85%
Cap/Sales(3y)3.51%
Cap/Sales(5y)3.3%
Profit Quality(3y)202.97%
Profit Quality(5y)200.18%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)72.3%
EPS 3Y54.39%
EPS 5Y54.19%
EPS Q2Q%50.76%
EPS Next Y8.03%
EPS Next 2Y15.42%
EPS Next 3Y20.11%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)6.2%
Revenue growth 3Y14.37%
Revenue growth 5Y13.44%
Sales Q2Q%16.05%
Revenue Next Year10.82%
Revenue Next 2Y14.87%
Revenue Next 3Y13.17%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y37.71%
EBIT growth 3Y33.7%
EBIT growth 5Y44.55%
EBIT Next Year87.37%
EBIT Next 3Y39.44%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y3.38%
FCF growth 3Y54.79%
FCF growth 5Y73.2%
OCF growth 1Y3.91%
OCF growth 3Y46.25%
OCF growth 5Y63.84%

STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC / STRL FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 6 / 10 to STRL.


What is the valuation status of STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC (STRL) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 4 / 10 to STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC (STRL). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


How profitable is STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC (STRL) stock?

STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC (STRL) has a profitability rating of 8 / 10.


Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for STRL stock?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC (STRL) is 30.25 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 9.02.


How financially healthy is STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC?

The financial health rating of STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC (STRL) is 7 / 10.