Sterling Infrastructure Inc
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Earnings Call Q1 2026
May 5, 2026 - AI Summary
Record growth & profitability (1Q 2026): Revenue grew 92% YoY and adjusted diluted EPS grew 120%. Adjusted EBITDA more than doubled and margins expanded 150 bps YoY to 20% (record first quarter)—a standout because Q1 is typically the company’s slowest quarter. Key drivers cited were weather-driven earlier starts in Transportation and better execution/productivity as E-Infrastructure projects get larger/more complex and leverage the company’s vertical integration.
Backlog strength + long visibility (surprise scale): Signed backlog ended the quarter at $3.8B (+78% YoY) and combined backlog at $5.2B (+131% YoY). Visibility is unusually strong with future phase opportunities > $1.3B; total addressable work visibility is approaching ~$6.5B (up ~$2.0B since year-end). Book-to-burn was 2.1x (backlog) and 3.5x (combined backlog)—suggesting strong conversion/working capital discipline.
Major new award/opportunity: semiconductor campus (big upside narrative): Awarded the first phase of a multi-phase semiconductor fabrication campus (executed via a joint venture) totaling >$500M, expected completion late 2027/early 2028. Management frames this as a potential multi-decade build and a platform to win more semiconductor scopes, with expectations that semiconductor fab acceleration becomes more notable end of decade (2029–2030; “positioned” now).
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$275.66
5.7% downside
Current Fair Value
5.7% downsideOvervalued by 5.7% based on the discounted cash flow analysis.
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Share Statistics
| Market cap | $8.92 Billion |
|---|---|
| Enterprise Value | $9.78 Billion |
| Earnings per Share | $9.5 |
| Beta | 1.97 |
| Outstanding Shares | 30,609,000 |
Return
| Return on Equity | 36.76% |
|---|---|
| Return on Assets | 15.92% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 42.41% |
Valuation & Multiples
| P/E Ratio | 16.17 |
|---|---|
| PEG | 12.12 |
| Price to Sales | 2.09 |
| Price to Book Ratio | 5.85 |
| Enterprise Value to Revenue | 2.27 |
| Enterprise Value to EBIT | 12.21 |
| Enterprise Value to Net Income | 17 |
| Total Debt to Enterprise | 0.11 |
| Debt to Equity | 0.72 |
Revenue Sources
No data
Last Earnings Call
Report Date
November 2, 2026
EPS Estimate
$6.20
Consensus analyst estimateRevenue Estimate
$1.19 B
Consensus analyst estimateNext Earnings Call
Expected Date
February 24, 2027
EPS Estimate
$4.82
Consensus analyst estimateRevenue Estimate
$1.14 B
Consensus analyst estimateInstitutional Put/Call Ratio
Compares institutional put options with call options. At 139.00, the ratio is above 1, so institutions hold more puts than calls. That is a more cautious stance.
| Put/Call Ratio | 139.0000▲ 13791.73% |
|---|---|
| Total Calls | 400▼ 99.91% |
| Total Puts | 55,600▼ 88.33% |
Institutional Ownership
Holdings and activity of institutional investors.
| Ownership % | 12.30%▼ 74.54% |
|---|---|
| Total Invested | $1.87B▼ 91.61% |
| Investors Holding | 399▼ 520.00% |
About Sterling Construction Company, Inc.
CEO: Joseph Cutillo
