Stantec
Stantec's revenue rose 8.6% to C$8.1 billion in fiscal 2025. Its net margin was 5.9%, up from 4.8% a year earlier. It paid out C$101 million in dividends and buybacks.
Net margin is net income as a share of revenue. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Return on capital is after-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Revenue and margins
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, earnings per share grew 14.7% a year and net income 15.6% a year, as new shares raised the share count by 6% and diluted each share's earnings.
Returns on capital
Cash flow
Payouts and share count
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | 194 | 148 | 353 | 228 | 398 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 1,245 | 1,236 | 1,098 | 1,384 | 1,818 |
| Net debt (negative means net cash) | 1,051 | 1,088 | 745 | 1,155 | 1,420 |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debt to equity | 0.6x | 0.6x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.6x |
| Interest coverage | 7.2x | 5.7x | 5.0x | 5.0x | 6.5x |
| Current ratio | 1.4x | 1.4x | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.2x |
| Quick ratio | 1.4x | 1.4x | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.2x |
Piotroski F-score
The F-score counts how many of nine simple tests of profitability, funding and efficiency a company passed in a year (Piotroski, 2000). The more tests passed, the stronger the year: 8 or 9 is strong, 0 to 2 weak. Companies that report no gross profit are scored on the other eight.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Cash from operations is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Return on assets rose | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Debt fell relative to assets | Pass | Fail | Fail |
| Current ratio rose | Pass | Fail | Fail |
| Share count didn't rise | Fail | Fail | Pass |
| Gross margin rose | Fail | — | — |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | Pass | Pass | Fail |
| F-score | 7 of 9 | 5 of 8 | 5 of 8 |
| Accruals ratio | −3.6% | −3.8% | −5.1% |
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| Stantec | FY25 | 8.6% | — | — | 12.9% | — | 5 | |
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10 years of figures
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | 4,300 | 4,029 | 4,284 | 4,827 | 4,730 | 4,577 | 5,677 | 6,480 | 7,500 | 8,144 |
| Revenue growth | — | −6.3% | 6.3% | 12.7% | −2.0% | −3.2% | 24.0% | 14.1% | 15.8% | 8.6% |
| Gross profit | 1,676 | 1,762 | 1,815 | 2,008 | 1,930 | 1,963 | 2,417 | 2,745 | — | — |
| Research and development | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net income | 130 | 97 | 47 | 194 | 171 | 201 | 247 | 316 | 362 | 479 |
| Diluted EPS (CAD) | 1.22 | 0.85 | 0.42 | 1.74 | 1.53 | 1.80 | 2.22 | 2.85 | 3.17 | 4.20 |
| Diluted shares (millions) | 107 | 114 | 114 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 111 | 111 | 114 | 114 |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | 286 | 264 | 173 | 452 | 604 | 397 | 304 | 520 | 603 | 863 |
| Capital expenditure | 58 | 59 | 125 | 57 | 31 | 46 | 68 | — | — | — |
| Free cash flow | 227 | 205 | 48 | 396 | 573 | 351 | 236 | — | — | — |
| Dividends paid | 46 | 56 | 61 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 78 | 85 | 94 | 101 |
| Share buybacks | 18 | 14 | 75 | 41 | 80 | 51 | 65 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Acquisitions | 1,073 | 85 | 80 | 77 | 51 | 702 | 50 | 76 | 555 | 454 |
| Stock-based compensation | 9 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 47 | 26 | 60 | 43 | 40 |
| Balance sheet at fiscal year end | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | 211 | 240 | 185 | 224 | 290 | 194 | 148 | 353 | 228 | 398 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 1,020 | 740 | 934 | 861 | 681 | 1,245 | 1,236 | 1,098 | 1,384 | 1,818 |
| Total assets | 4,285 | 3,883 | 4,010 | 4,562 | 4,389 | 5,226 | 5,653 | 5,766 | 6,956 | 7,957 |
| Total liabilities | 2,308 | 1,984 | 2,101 | 2,684 | 2,460 | 3,224 | 3,367 | 3,315 | 4,011 | 4,716 |
| Shareholders' equity | 1,976 | 1,896 | 1,876 | 1,876 | 1,928 | 2,002 | 1,992 | 2,451 | 2,945 | 3,240 |
| Margins and ratios | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 39.0% | 43.7% | 42.4% | 41.6% | 40.8% | 42.9% | 42.6% | 42.4% | — | — |
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net margin | 3.0% | 2.4% | 1.1% | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.9% | 4.8% | 5.9% |
| Free cash flow margin | 5.3% | 5.1% | 1.1% | 8.2% | 12.1% | 7.7% | 4.2% | — | — | — |
| Return on capital | — | 5.7% | 7.8% | 9.7% | 8.2% | 8.7% | 9.8% | 12.6% | 12.4% | 12.9% |
| Return on equity | — | 5.0% | 2.5% | 10.4% | 9.0% | 10.2% | 12.4% | 14.2% | 13.4% | 15.5% |
| Return on assets | — | 2.4% | 1.2% | 4.5% | 3.8% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 5.5% | 5.7% | 6.4% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 2.4x | 1.2x | 2.0x | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |