EGL Stock Analysis: Mota-Engil SGPS S.A | LS

Engineering & Construction | LS, Portugal | Market Cap: 1.380m EUR | 12M Return: 11% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Infrastructure, Waste Management, Real Estate, Oil And Gas
Total Rating 30
Safety 68
Buy Signal -0.49
Engineering & Construction
Industry Rotation: -13.0
Market Cap: 1.58B
Avg Turnover: 5.12M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility41.8%
VaR 5th Pctl6.79%
VaR vs Median-1.42%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio0.26
Rel. Str. IBD30.3
Rel. Str. Peer Group29.3
Character TTM
Beta0.652
Beta Downside0.428
Hurst Exponent0.620
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD56.91%
CAGR/Max DD0.50
CAGR/Mean DD1.15

Warnings

Altman Z'' In Financial Distress Zone
Choppy
Below Sma 200d

Tailwinds

Confidence

Seasonality 10.5 years of data

Jan +0.2% 0
Feb +2.7% 15
Mar -8.9% 15
Apr +3.9% 26
May +0.4% 0
Jun -6.4% 43
Jul +0.6% 9
Aug +4.0% 10
Sep -2.2% 19
Oct +2.6% 6
Nov +1.3% 9
Dec +0.3% 8

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: EGL Mota-Engil SGPS S.A

Mota-Engil SGPS S.A. is a Portuguese-headquartered construction and infrastructure group founded in 1946, listed on the Lisbon Stock Exchange under the ticker EGL. It operates across Europe, Africa, and Latin America, with a core business focused on public and private construction works spanning roads, motorways, airports, ports, dams, railways, and residential, commercial, and industrial buildings. The company also engages in specialised construction areas such as oil and gas, foundations and geotechnics, and electromechanics.

Beyond core construction, Mota-Engil runs a highly diversified portfolio that includes urban solid and hazardous waste management, water concessions, mineral prospection and exploration, real estate development, logistics and shipping, parking and urban services, oil and gas exploration and extraction, and financial services such as leasing, factoring, and credit operations. This breadth reflects a common model among diversified construction groups, which combine project-based construction contracts with recurring-revenue concessions (e.g., motorways, water, waste) to reduce cyclicality, and frequently expand into adjacent service lines tied to the infrastructure assets they build and operate.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Africa infrastructure backlog drives double-digit revenue growth
  • Latin America margin pressure from currency and input costs
  • Environmental services diversification improves segment margins
Piotroski VR-10 (Strict) 3.0
Net Income: 133.1m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.03 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 3.61 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: 7.22% < 20% (prev -5.25%; Δ 12.47% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.01 > 3% & CFO 83.7m > Net Income 133.1m
Net Debt (-399.2m) to EBITDA (631.2m): -0.63 < 3
Current Ratio: 1.08 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (306.8m) vs 12m ago 2.03% < -2%
Gross Margin: 77.14% > 18% (prev 74.22%; Δ 2.92% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 64.76% > 50% (prev 75.99%; Δ -11.22% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 1.03 > 6 (EBIT TTM 329.4m / Interest Expense TTM 319.1m)
Altman Z'' 0.66
A: 0.04 (Total Current Assets 4.91b - Total Current Liabilities 4.53b) / Total Assets 8.54b
B: 0.02 (Retained Earnings 133.1m / Total Assets 8.54b)
C: 0.04 (EBIT TTM 329.4m / Avg Total Assets 8.19b)
D: 0.04 (Book Value of Equity 315.8m / Total Liabilities 7.56b)
Altman-Z'' = 0.66 = B
Beneish M -3.09
DSRI: 1.10 (Receivables 1.47b/1.50b, Revenue 5.30b/5.95b)
GMI: 0.96 (GM 74.22% / 77.14%)
AQI: 0.94 (AQ_t 0.26 / AQ_t-1 0.28)
SGI: 0.89 (Revenue 5.30b / 5.95b)
TATA: 0.01 (NI 133.1m - CFO 83.7m) / TA 8.54b)
Beneish M = -3.09 (Cap -4..+1) = AA
What is the price of EGL shares?

As of July 28, 2026, the stock is trading at EUR 4.62 with a total of 1,143,773 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +2.17%, over one month by -2.28%, over three months by +2.80% and over the past year by +10.99%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 4.40 (which is 4.8% or 1.8 ATR below the current price).

Is EGL a buy, sell or hold?

Mota-Engil SGPS S.A has no consensus analysts rating.

Mota-Engil SGPS S.A (EGL) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 21 July 2026
Market Cap USD = 1.58b (1.38b EUR * 1.141 EUR.USD)
P/E Trailing = 10.2273
P/E Forward = 6.2735
P/S = 0.2604
P/B = 4.3721
P/EG = 3.5396
Revenue TTM = 5.30b EUR
EBIT TTM = 329.4m EUR
EBITDA TTM = 631.2m EUR
Long Term Debt = 1.89b EUR (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 921.0m EUR (from shortLongTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 339.1m EUR (Leases only: 339.1m)
Net Debt = -399.2m EUR (calculated: Debt 339.1m - CCE 738.3m)
Enterprise Value = 981.3m EUR (1.38b + Debt 339.1m - CCE 738.3m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 1.03 (Ebit TTM 329.4m / Interest Expense TTM 319.1m)
EV/FCF = 3.38x (Enterprise Value 981.3m / FCF TTM 290.7m)
FCF Yield = 29.63% (FCF TTM 290.7m / Enterprise Value 981.3m)
FCF Margin = 5.48% (FCF TTM 290.7m / Revenue TTM 5.30b)
Net Margin = 2.51% (Net Income TTM 133.1m / Revenue TTM 5.30b)
Gross Margin = 77.14% ((Revenue TTM 5.30b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.21b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = none% (prev none%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.11 (Enterprise Value 981.3m / Total Assets 8.54b)
 Interest Expense / Debt = 94.13% (Interest Expense 319.1m / Debt 339.1m)
 Taxrate = 34.83% (132.6m / 380.8m)
NOPAT = 214.7m (EBIT 329.4m * (1 - 34.83%))
Current Ratio = 1.08 (Total Current Assets 4.91b / Total Current Liabilities 4.53b)
Debt / Equity = 1.07 (Debt 339.1m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 315.8m)
Debt / EBITDA = -0.63 (Net Debt -399.2m / EBITDA 631.2m)
Debt / FCF = -1.37 (Net Debt -399.2m / FCF TTM 290.7m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 255.4m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 1.63% (Net Income 133.1m / Total Assets 8.54b)
RoE = 52.13% (Net Income TTM 133.1m / Total Stockholder Equity 255.4m)
RoCE = 15.39% (EBIT 329.4m / Capital Employed (Equity 255.4m + L.T.Debt 1.89b))
RoIC = 5.73% (NOPAT 214.7m / Invested Capital 3.74b)
WACC = 6.64% (E(1.38b)/V(1.72b) * Re(8.27%) + (debt cost/tax rate unavailable))
Discount Rate = 8.27% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
[DCF] Terminal Value 75.44% ; FCFF base≈290.7m ; Y1≈291.9m ; Y5≈309.3m
[DCF] Fair Price = 16.98 (EV 4.81b - Net Debt -399.2m = Equity 5.21b / Shares 306.8m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 0.0% → 2.50% )
Revenue Correlation: -39.68 | Revenue CAGR: -2.28% | SUE: N/A | # QB: 0
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=0.52 | Chg30d=-0.65% | Revisions=+40% | GrowthEPS=+16.2% | GrowthRev=+12.9%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=0.63 | Chg30d=+5.60% | Revisions=+40% | GrowthEPS=+20.9% | GrowthRev=+9.9%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +57% (up=4, down=0)