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How STRL compares with selected infrastructure peers
The following market-data-provider figures are year-to-date total returns, including dividends when applicable, as reported by PortfoliosLab in comparisons updated October 7, 2026. They are a dated snapshot, not an official exchange-calculated sector return.
| Company | Ticker | Reported 2026 YTD return | Comparison with STRL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Infrastructure | STRL | +84.07% | — |
| Comfort Systems USA | FIX | +95.07% | Outperformed STRL |
| EMCOR Group | EME | +34.99% | Underperformed STRL |
| Quanta Services | PWR | +70.62% | Underperformed STRL |
Sources: STRL vs. FIX, EME vs. STRL, and STRL vs. PWR. Returns can change on each trading day.
What “construction stocks” means in this comparison
Sterling operates in E-Infrastructure, Transportation, and Building Solutions, according to its investor overview. FIX, EME, and PWR are adjacent engineering, construction, and infrastructure-service companies, but they are not interchangeable businesses or a complete construction-stock universe. The evidence does not provide an official broad-sector return for October 7, 2026, so the peer figures should not be read as a definitive sector-versus-STRL verdict.
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Sterling’s second-quarter 2026 release reported revenue of $1.17 billion, up 90% year over year, and net income of $155.8 million. It also reported $328 million in operating cash flow for the six months ended June 30, 2026, and $4.33 billion in signed backlog at June 30. The release reports combined backlog including unsigned awards separately. These operating figures provide business context, but they do not establish what the share price will do next.
CEO Joe Cutillo described demand in the release as strong, citing bidding and award activity and expanding multi-year visibility. That is management’s characterization, not an independent measure of future returns. See the official Q2 2026 earnings release for the company’s reported results and its discussion of adjusted measures.
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Sterling’s investor overview says its share price rose 82% in 2025, compared with 16% for the S&P 500. Those are company-reported historical figures for 2025, not 2026 year-to-date performance. They should not be combined with the October 2026 peer snapshot.
A separate stock-data page lists STRL’s last close on file as $563.69 on October 6, 2026, and also reports an 84.07% YTD return. This is a secondary cross-check, not a substitute for calculating returns from an official price series; see StockVS’s STRL page.
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