STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. · Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors

STRL

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The short version

A profitable company with growing sales.

Going well

Sales up 90% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
Profitable
Sales up 18% last year

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions cut 5.7% from their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (441 bought, 415 sold)
Held by Ray Dalio (Bridgewater)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$360.50+1.5% that day

Company value: $11.0B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 26.0x; You pay about $26 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 3.2x; Company value is 3.2 times a year of sales
Cash vs value: 4%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 3%; Debt as a share of company value

From STRL's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jun '26

$1.2B+90% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $3.4B, up 61% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 15% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of STRL. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+30% a yearRecently: +61% a yearProfit margin13%Last 12 months: 12.5%P/E at the end26xToday: 26.0x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change0% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$12.8B

Profit in 5 years$1.7B

Price these guesses point to$1,410.72+291% vs $360.50 todayAbout +31% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 13% margin and a 26x P/E, sales could shrink about 1.0% a year for 5 years and still match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

Price chart by TradingView.

Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

4/7Mixed

PassReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.30.3%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.26x equity
PassNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.11.7%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.9 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$362.7M
MissShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.+1.3% in 3 years
MissGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.23.0%

Revenue: $2.5B; +17.7% vs prior year
5-year growth: +15.2%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $291.0M; 0.26x equity
Current ratio: 1.01x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.