# Arcosa Inc. Common Stock (ACA) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Transportation Infrastructure. Price $145.45, market value $7.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 32.5×** (5-yr avg 29.6×, 3-yr avg 33.6×). Arcosa Inc. Common Stock trades at 32.5× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 29.6×. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 28.4×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.23**. A PEG of 0.23 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 2.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.5×.
- **Price / book: 2.4×**. The shares trade at 2.4× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 15.0×**. Enterprise value is 15.0× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 1.9%** (5-yr avg 3.2%). Free cash flow equals 1.9% of the market value, below its five-year average of 3.2%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 3.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 23.0%**. Arcosa Inc. Common Stock keeps 23.0% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 11.9%**. 11.9% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 7.2%**. 7.2% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 7.9%**. 7.9% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 6.8%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 6.8%.
- **Return on assets: 9.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 9.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 12.2%** (3-yr 8.7%/yr, 5-yr 8.3%/yr). Revenue grew 12.2% over the last year, against 8.3% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 122.0%** (3-yr -5.7%/yr, 5-yr 14.2%/yr). Earnings per share rose 122.0%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 69.1%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 69.1% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.58**. Debt is 0.58 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 2.3×**. It would take 2.3 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Current ratio: 2.20** (quick 2.20). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 2.20 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 3.52**. A Z-score of 3.52 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 8/9**. 8 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.14%** ($0.20 per share, trailing). Arcosa Inc. Common Stock yields 0.14%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 5%** (7% of free cash flow). 5% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 7**. 7 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 0.0%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 48.3%** (YTD 37.0%, 3-mo 18.8%). The shares are up 48.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -1.0%** (63.4% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 60**. An RSI of 60 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.13** (volatility 32%). Beta of 1.13 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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