Stantec Inc.

NYSE:STN Stock Report

Market Cap: US$10.8b

Stantec Valuation

Is STN undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of STN when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: STN ($92.74) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value ($104.27)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: STN is trading below future cash flow value, but not by a significant amount.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for STN?

Key metric: As STN is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for STN. This is calculated by dividing STN's market cap by their current earnings.
What is STN's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio30.1x
EarningsCA$479.40m
Market CapCA$14.72b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does STN's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for STN vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average33.1x
IESC IES Holdings
28.7x15.03%US$9.7b
DY Dycom Industries
39x20.52%US$12.1b
STRL Sterling Infrastructure
44.4x20.16%US$12.7b
ACM AECOM
20.5x14.96%US$12.4b
STN Stantec
30.1x18.73%US$14.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: STN is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (30.1x) compared to the peer average (33.1x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does STN's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Construction Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
AGRZ Agroz
4xn/aUS$7.48m
No more companies available in this PE range
STN 30.1xIndustry Avg. 33.6xNo. of Companies8PE020406080100+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: STN is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (30.1x) compared to the US Construction industry average (33.3x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is STN's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

STN PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio30.1x
Fair PE Ratio29.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: STN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (30.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.2x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst STN forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$92.74
US$121.93
+31.48%
6.58%US$131.64US$106.77n/a11
Feb ’27US$99.08
US$123.82
+24.97%
4.56%US$132.72US$113.86n/a11
Jan ’27US$94.36
US$122.59
+29.92%
4.64%US$132.89US$114.01n/a11
Dec ’26US$95.29
US$119.76
+25.68%
4.69%US$130.24US$111.74n/a11
Nov ’26US$110.88
US$119.07
+7.39%
5.75%US$130.76US$109.33n/a11
Oct ’26US$109.01
US$117.69
+7.96%
3.84%US$127.57US$110.90n/a11
Sep ’26US$108.67
US$117.60
+8.22%
3.84%US$127.48US$110.82n/a11
Aug ’26US$108.66
US$116.02
+6.78%
5.37%US$127.19US$104.79n/a11
Jul ’26US$108.49
US$110.02
+1.41%
4.30%US$120.08US$101.89n/a11
Jun ’26US$102.94
US$109.37
+6.25%
4.30%US$119.37US$101.28n/a11
May ’26US$89.93
US$102.78
+14.29%
2.59%US$108.02US$99.38n/a11
Apr ’26US$83.68
US$98.83
+18.10%
2.59%US$103.19US$94.12n/a12
Mar ’26US$85.28
US$98.83
+15.89%
2.59%US$103.19US$94.12US$92.7712
Feb ’26US$77.43
US$93.92
+21.30%
4.12%US$101.13US$87.18US$99.0812
Jan ’26US$78.45
US$94.08
+19.92%
5.08%US$101.93US$84.35US$94.3612
Dec ’25US$87.02
US$94.47
+8.56%
5.48%US$104.13US$86.18US$95.2912
Nov ’25US$81.49
US$93.35
+14.56%
6.48%US$104.39US$86.39US$110.8812
Oct ’25US$80.47
US$91.68
+13.93%
4.20%US$99.68US$87.31US$109.0110
Sep ’25US$81.99
US$91.68
+11.81%
4.20%US$99.68US$87.31US$108.6710
Aug ’25US$87.54
US$91.81
+4.87%
4.00%US$99.92US$86.88US$108.6610
Jul ’25US$81.91
US$92.13
+12.48%
2.69%US$95.28US$87.95US$108.4910
Jun ’25US$80.68
US$92.13
+14.19%
2.69%US$95.28US$87.95US$102.9410
May ’25US$80.42
US$90.39
+12.40%
3.24%US$95.94US$87.22US$89.9311
Apr ’25US$82.17
US$91.34
+11.16%
3.04%US$95.76US$87.65US$83.6811
Mar ’25US$81.74
US$91.12
+11.48%
2.66%US$95.88US$87.77US$85.2811
US$122.27
Fair Value
24.2% undervalued intrinsic discount
11
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/03/04 16:23
End of Day Share Price 2026/03/04 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Stantec Inc. is covered by 19 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Brian PowAcumen Capital Finance Partners Limited
Christopher MurrayATB Cormark
Devin DodgeBMO Capital Markets Equity Research