# Sterling Infrastructure Inc. (STRL) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Industrials / Construction & Engineering. Price $486.49, market value $14.9 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 35.1×** (5-yr avg 18.9×, 3-yr avg 24.3×). Sterling Infrastructure Inc. trades at 35.1× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 18.9×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 19.2×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 1.43**. A PEG of 1.43 is in the range usually read as fairly priced for its growth.
- **Price / sales: 4.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 4.3×.
- **Price / book: 11.0×**. The shares trade at 11.0× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 21.3×**. Enterprise value is 21.3× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.2%** (5-yr avg 11.5%). Free cash flow equals 3.2% of the market value, below its five-year average of 11.5%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 2.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.8% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 23.8%**. Sterling Infrastructure Inc. keeps 23.8% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 17.5%**. 17.5% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 11.7%**. 11.7% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 26.2%**. 26.2% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 47.2%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 47.2%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 16.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces 16.4% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 17.7%** (3-yr 12.1%/yr, 5-yr 15.2%/yr). Revenue grew 17.7% over the last year, against 15.2% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 13.4%** (3-yr 39.2%/yr, 5-yr 44.3%/yr). Earnings per share rose 13.4%, roughly in step with revenue.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 31.9%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 31.9% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.26**. Debt is 0.26 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Sterling Infrastructure Inc. holds more cash than debt.
- **Altman Z-score: 7.89**. A Z-score of 7.89 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Sterling Infrastructure Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 68.5%** (YTD 58.9%, 3-mo -44.9%). The shares are up 68.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -51.6%** (73.2% above the low). Trading 52% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 41**. An RSI of 41 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 3.29** (volatility 90%). Beta of 3.29 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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