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Cardinal Infrastructure Group

NSQ:CDNL · US14154A1025
Construction & EngineeringSmall

360

33
EV / EBIT36
Price / Owner Earnings5
Owner Earnings Yield22
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales75
EV / Gross Profit13
Price/Book15
Return on Capital80
Cash Return on Capital30
Return on Equity88
EBIT Margin76
Gross Profitability56
Cash Conversion56
Accruals3
Owner Earnings Margin37
Sales growth81
Profit Growth80
Long-Term EPS Growth43
Owner Earnings Growth15
Reinvestment18
Price momentum90
Debt load33
Refinancing72
Debt Payback15
Liquidity78
Analyst ratings100
Opinion Changes98
Price Target Upside6
Market mood1
Value Creation14/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Cardinal Infrastructure Group generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryConstruction & Engineering
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded2025
ISINUS14154A1025
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Environmental Engineering

Description

Cardinal Infrastructure Group Inc. provides a comprehensive suite of infrastructure services to the residential, commercial, industrial, municipal, and state infrastructure markets. The company's operations leverage a large, highly skilled workforce…

Analysis

Hope premium

Cardinal Infrastructure Group Inc. is priced well ahead of what the underlying numbers justify, a pattern we describe as a hope premium. Worth noting: the cash the business generates has lagged behind what the income statement shows.

On valuation, the picture is expensive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 77.1×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 14/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator. Analysts lean positive.

Flags to be aware of: The financial cushion is thinner than comfortable. Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
84
2026

All-time high

96

Mar 2026

All-time low

84

Jun 2026

Average rank

90

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
75
Price/Earnings
57
Price/Book
15
Dividend Yield
1
Value (overall)
19

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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