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VSEC vs ACM // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
VSE Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. AECOM (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: VSEC 5
— ACM 7
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: ACM
LAST: $160.21 (+8.37%) • MKT CAP: $4.15B
valuation
42.4x
LAST: $65.68 (+3.69%) • MKT CAP: $8.15B
valuation
9.6x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (VSEC VS. ACM)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | VSEC | ACM | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 7.50% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 4.30% | 16.30% | -12.00 | ACM | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 42.4x | 9.6x | +32.80 | ACM | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 0.13% | 8.38% | -8.25 | ACM | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 8.10% | 6.40% | +1.70 | VSEC | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.10% | 3.50% | -2.40 | ACM | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 41.50% | 0.20% | +41.30 | VSEC | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.19% | 1.63% | -1.44 | ACM | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 5.78 | 2.04 | +3.74 | VSEC | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 6/9 | +2.00 | VSEC | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 39.6 | 61.0 | -21.40 | ACM | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.03 | 0.99 | +0.04 | VSEC | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 13.5x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $4.15B | $8.15B | -$4.00B | ACM | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | VSEC REV | ACM REV | VSEC GROSS % | ACM GROSS % | VSEC FCF | ACM FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.11B | $16.14B | — | 7.5% | $5.7M | $684.9M |
| FY 2024 | $786.3M | $16.11B | — | 6.7% | -$51.7M | $707.9M |
| FY 2023 | $544.0M | $14.38B | — | — | -$46.3M | $48.9M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
VSEC // BETA 1.03
ACM // BETA 0.99