Stocks · Industrials · Engineering & Construction
Everus Construction Group, Inc. ECG
$123.35 +3.11% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $6.30B
Strong growth
Next earnings report: Nov 3, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $4.97, up 53.4% year over year.
- Revenue over the last four quarters was $4.27B, up 30.5% from a year earlier.
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 6 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +55.7%).
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Industrials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 14%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 19%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 16%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 25%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 43%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 5%
- Gross marginBottom 15%
- Operating marginTop 47%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 34%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 42%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 26%
- Interest coverTop 13%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 29%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 41%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 48%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 36%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 46%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 27%
- 6-month returnBottom 46%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 20%
- Distance from 52-week highBottom 44%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 42%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 12%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 20%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 36%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 41%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 33%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 39%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 17%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 26%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 29.7% | 30.5% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 46.8% | 53.4% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 11.9% | 13.0% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 6.8% | 7.8% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 4.0% | 5.9% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 30.5% | 29.7% | ↑ | Top 14% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 53.4% | 46.8% | ↑ | Top 19% |
| Gross margin | 13.0% | 11.9% | ↑ | Bottom 15% |
| Operating margin | 7.8% | 6.8% | ↑ | Top 47% |
| Net margin | 6.0% | 5.1% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 5.9% | 4.0% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 20.9% | — | Top 5% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 11.5% | — | Top 25% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.26×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -3.2%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.2%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -31.4 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 0.50×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 18.0×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.00%
- Shareholder yield
- 0.00%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +0.2%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +0.2%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 5, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 6
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 7 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +55.7%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +2.7%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 5 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $169.50
- Target vs current price
- +37.4%
- Analysts with a rating
- 6
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 67%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | +43.9% | +2.7% | -0.6% | -13.2% | — |
| May 5, 2026 | +50.0% | +11.5% | +8.6% | -0.1% | -18.5% |
| Feb 24, 2026 | +50.0% | -1.8% | +12.5% | +10.5% | +37.9% |
| Nov 4, 2025 | +79.0% | -4.0% | +11.8% | +1.3% | -1.9% |
| Aug 12, 2025 | +68.9% | +6.9% | +7.5% | +7.1% | +22.2% |
| May 13, 2025 | +67.4% | +2.6% | +18.3% | +19.4% | +42.8% |
| Feb 11, 2025 | -8.2% | -2.1% | -31.5% | -45.8% | -33.4% |
| Nov 6, 2024 | +19.4% | +6.0% | +18.5% | +30.6% | +31.3% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | $1.64 | $1.14 | +43.9% | $1.23B |
| May 5, 2026 | $1.14 | $0.76 | +50.0% | $1.04B |
| Feb 24, 2026 | $1.08 | $0.72 | +50.0% | $1.01B |
| Nov 4, 2025 | $1.11 | $0.62 | +79.0% | $986.8M |
| Aug 12, 2025 | $1.03 | $0.61 | +68.9% | $921.5M |
| May 13, 2025 | $0.72 | $0.43 | +67.4% | $826.6M |
| Feb 11, 2025 | $0.67 | $0.73 | -8.2% | $759.6M |
| Nov 6, 2024 | $0.82 | $0.69 | +19.4% | $761.0M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 24.8× | 22.6× | 64th | Top 29% |
| P/E (forward) | 23.3× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 17.1× | — | — | Bottom 48% |
| EV / Sales | 1.52× | — | — | Top 36% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 3.98% | — | — | Top 41% |
| Earnings yield | 4.03% | — | — | Top 29% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 18.9× – 38.8× since Dec 31, 2023. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +48.8%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +53.4%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +15.9%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✓ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 1
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -7.7%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +2.2%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +0.5%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -0.1%
- RSI (14)
- 57.7
- Relative volume
- 1.04×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 56.2%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 33th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.69
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.48
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -27.1%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -56.2%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2025 | Apr 4, 2025 | -56.2% | 49 days | 89 days (Aug 13, 2025) |
| May 6, 2026 | Jul 29, 2026 | -35.5% | 57 days | Not yet recovered |
| Nov 10, 2025 | Nov 20, 2025 | -20.3% | 8 days | 14 days (Dec 11, 2025) |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Dec 17, 2025 | -16.9% | 4 days | 35 days (Feb 9, 2026) |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Mar 6, 2026 | -15.3% | 7 days | 23 days (Apr 9, 2026) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $6.30B
- P/E (TTM)
- 24.8
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $4.97
- Revenue (TTM)
- $4.27B
- 52-week range
- $78.14 – $171.58
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.05B | $2.70B | $2.85B | $2.85B | $3.75B |
| Gross profit | $247.9M | $276.0M | $321.9M | $339.5M | $454.1M |
| Operating income | $145.8M | $164.6M | $190.5M | $189.9M | $264.8M |
| Net income | $109.4M | $124.8M | $137.2M | $143.4M | $201.8M |
| EPS (diluted) | $2.15 | $2.45 | $2.69 | $2.81 | $3.95 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $761.0M | $759.6M | $826.6M | $921.5M | $986.8M | $1.01B | $1.04B | $1.23B |
| Net income | $41.8M | $34.5M | $36.7M | $52.8M | $57.0M | $55.3M | $58.3M | $83.9M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.82 | $0.67 | $0.72 | $1.03 | $1.11 | $1.08 | $1.14 | $1.64 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $85.4M | -$25.5M | $171.3M | $163.4M | $156.8M |
| Capital expenditure | -$27.3M | -$35.8M | -$35.6M | -$48.3M | -$66.8M |
| Free cash flow | $58.2M | -$61.3M | $135.7M | $115.1M | $90.0M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $176.7M
- Total assets
- $2.06B
- Total liabilities
- $1.28B
- Total debt
- $364.1M
- Net debt
- $187.5M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $773.2M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 5, 2026).
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 1,778,166
- Days to cover
- 4.13
- Change vs previous report
- +4.5%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.