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Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. STRL Return on invested capital

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$825.7M+91.6%
Gross profit$194.3M+105%
Operating income$137.8M+146%
Net income$96.0M+143%
EPS (diluted)$3.09+141%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$511.9M-19.9%
Total debt$342.5M-4.6%
Total equity$1.2B+47.7%
Total assets$2.8B+36.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$165.6M+95.1%
CapEx$19.6M+9.5%
Free cash flow$145.9M+118%

Valuation

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Market cap$25.72B+263%
Enterprise value$25.55B+290%
P/E74.2×+47.5×
P/S8.9×+5.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin23.3%+2.2pp
Operating margin16.9%+3.7pp
Net margin12%-0.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity34.8%-1.9pp
Debt / equity0.3×-0.2×
Current ratio1.1×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.'s return on invested capital?
Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. (STRL) reported return on invested capital of 63.1% in Q1 2026.
How has Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.'s return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.'s return on invested capital increased by 22.4% year-over-year, from 51.5% to 63.1%.
What is the long-term trend for Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.'s return on invested capital?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.'s return on invested capital has grown at a 30.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 70.6% to 207.2%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.