Stantec Inc. (STN.TO) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Stantec Inc. is graded B (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 19 pass, warnings: 3, red flags: 3.

About Stantec Inc.

Stantec Inc. is an Industrials company (Engineering & Construction) based in Canada, listed on TSX as STN.TO.

What our checks show for STN.TO

Red flags

• The gross margin fell by 10.7 points, to 43.3%: costs are rising faster than prices.
• Analysts expect revenue to shrink about 1.6% a year.
• Recovering from its deepest fall took about 4.1 years.

Warning signs

• The net margin is only 6.2%: little room if costs rise.
• The stock has fallen as much as 58% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
• Thinly traded (about 486 thousand shares a day): buying and selling can move the price.

Strengths

• Operating profit covers interest 11 times over.
• The net margin rose by 0.7 points over 5 years, to 6.2%.
• Operating cash flow is 1.47x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
• Analysts expect earnings per share to grow about 24.1% a year over the next years.
• Analysts expect the net margin to improve by 4.8 points from today's 6.2%.
• Revenue grew 22.1% a year over the last 3 years.

Next earnings report: 2026-11-12

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Questions

What grade does Stantec Inc. (STN.TO) have?

In our weekly check, Stantec Inc. is graded B (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 19 pass, warnings: 3, red flags: 3. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of STN.TO stock?

This week's biggest flags for Stantec Inc.: Gross margin falling, Weak revenue forecast, Slow recovery after falls. In total 6 of 25 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Stantec Inc. do?

Stantec Inc. is an Industrials company (Engineering & Construction) based in Canada, listed on TSX as STN.TO.

When does Stantec Inc. report earnings next?

The next earnings report is expected on 2026-11-12. We re-run the checks every week, so the grade can change after it.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-10-31

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