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Arcosa vs Argan

Arcosa ACA · Argan AGX · Construction & Engineering

Arcosa reported revenue of $2.9 billion in fiscal 2025, 3.1 times Argan's $945 million in fiscal 2026. Arcosa's revenue grew 12.2% in its latest year, and Argan's grew 8.1%. Arcosa had an operating margin of 11.9%, against 14.3% at Argan. Free cash flow was $176 million at Arcosa and $411 million at Argan. Their fiscal years end in different months (December 31 and January 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.

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ArcosaArgan
Latest fiscal yearFY2025, Dec 31, 2025FY2026, Jan 31, 2026
Revenue$2.9B$945M
Revenue growth12.2%8.1%
Revenue growth a year, last 5 years8.3%19.2%
Gross margin22.4%20.5%
Operating margin11.9%14.3%
Net margin7.2%14.6%
Free cash flow$176M$411M
Free cash flow margin6.1%43.5%
Return on capital7.5%—
Net debt to EBITDA2.3x—
Dividends and buybacks$10M$34M
Change in diluted share count0.4%1.7%
Last close$149.15$277.50
P/E at the last close14.9×22.0×
Insider trades, last 12 months—sold $146.8 million
Piotroski F-score7 of 9—
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.

Ten years

Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Arcosa and Argan pages.