NASDAQ$STRL

Sterling Infrastructure Inc · Q2 2025 earnings

Q2 2025 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

Sterling Infrastructure Inc reported strong revenue growth and record operating income for Q2 2025.

Sterling delivered Q2 2025 revenues of $614.5 million, up 5.4% year-over-year, with operating income rising 43.8% to $104.6 million and net income attributable to common stockholders of $71.0 million. Gross margin expanded to 23.3% from 19.3% driven by favorable project mix in E-Infrastructure Solutions. Backlog reached $2.01 billion with a book-to-burn ratio of 1.4x for the first half.

  • Q2 revenues reached $614.5 million with E-Infrastructure Solutions growing 28.6% to $310.4 million on data center demand.
  • Operating income increased 43.8% to $104.6 million and diluted EPS rose to $2.31 from $1.67.
  • Gross margin improved 400 basis points to 23.3% due to higher-margin mission-critical projects.
  • Remaining performance obligations grew to $2.01 billion, up 19% from year-end 2024.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$614M

Previous: $583M+5.4%
EPS (adj)

$2.31

Previous: $1.67+38.3%
Remaining Performance Obligations

$2.01B

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$31.3M

Previous: -$51.3M+39.1%
Net Income

$71M

Previous: $51.9M+36.8%
Operating Income

$105M

Previous: $72.7M+43.8%
Gross Profit

$143M

Previous: $113M+27.0%
Cash & Equivalents

$699M

Previous: $540M+29.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Sterling · Revenue · Quarterly

$614M

Q2 2025+5.4%vs Q2 2024
Beat estimate in 10 of 16 quarters(63%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Sterling · $614M total across 3 segments · Q2 2025

  • E-Infrastructure Solutions
    $310M
  • Transportation Solutions
    $197M
  • Building Solutions
    $107M

Forward guidance

Management expects continued strength in E-Infrastructure from data center and manufacturing investments and sustained elevated transportation funding.

Tailwinds

  • Multi-year data center and advanced manufacturing capital plans
  • Strong state and federal transportation funding under IIJA

Headwinds

  • Near-term softness in residential construction demand due to affordability

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports

Historical avg

+1.8%

Avg return

Earnings day

+5.6%

Avg return

5 days after

+6.6%

Avg return

30 days after

54%

35 / 65 earnings

Positive

+52.2%

Q1 2026

Best reaction

-20.9%

Q1 2015

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2025
Q1 2026+52.2%+59.5%+87.5%
Q4 2025-5.4%-8.7%-7.7%
Q3 2025-2.8%-3.8%-15.4%
Q1 2025+3.2%+6.6%+17.1%
Q4 2024+5.4%+4.9%+0.2%
Q3 2024+10.9%+23.8%+24.5%
Q2 2024+1.2%-0.3%+4.3%
Q1 2024+20.6%+27.4%+15.2%
Q4 2023+22.1%+27.5%+30.3%
Q3 2023-17.5%-12.4%-12.0%
Q2 2023+23.9%+32.4%+31.3%
Q1 2023+9.0%+15.8%+24.8%
Q4 2022+1.1%+7.0%-0.1%
Q3 2022+9.8%+19.3%+20.2%
Q2 2022-3.3%-1.9%-1.6%
Q1 2022+2.4%+0.7%+8.0%
Q4 2021-3.1%-2.2%-4.1%
Q3 2021+3.1%+9.0%+4.3%
Q2 2021+2.0%+1.0%+4.5%
Q1 2021+11.4%+11.2%+13.0%
Q4 2020-17.9%-11.8%-3.0%
Q3 2020-0.2%-6.2%+9.6%
Q2 2020+6.1%+11.5%+10.7%
Q1 2020-5.1%-7.9%+16.2%
Q4 2019+7.5%-9.2%-32.9%
Q3 2019-0.1%-8.0%-14.2%
Q2 2019-9.3%-9.7%-8.1%
Q1 2019-12.7%-12.2%-4.0%
Q4 2018-1.6%-6.1%-11.8%
Q3 2018+1.7%+8.8%-3.8%
Q2 2018+7.7%+19.5%+11.6%
Q1 2018+17.8%+15.3%+16.8%
Q4 2017-4.4%+6.9%-5.5%
Q3 2017+15.5%+12.9%+10.9%
Q2 2017-17.9%-17.3%-3.3%
Q1 2017+7.2%+12.4%+6.8%
Q4 2016+7.9%+5.2%-3.4%
Q3 2016-16.0%-9.9%+8.5%
Q2 2016+1.4%+6.2%+10.8%
Q1 2016-17.7%
Q4 2015-3.9%
Q3 2015+12.1%
Q2 2015+14.6%
Q1 2015-20.9%
Q4 2014+35.3%
Q3 2014-8.6%
Q2 2014+0.0%
Q1 2014+10.9%
Q4 2013-3.5%
Q3 2013+1.3%
Q2 2013-0.5%
Q1 2013+3.7%
Q4 2012-1.4%
Q3 2012-7.0%
Q2 2012+1.1%
Q1 2012+0.2%
Q4 2011+4.0%
Q4 2009+4.0%
Q3 2011-7.8%
Q3 2010-7.8%
Q4 2010-9.0%
Q2 2010-9.0%
Q2 2011-9.0%
Q1 2011-4.3%
Q1 2010+8.7%

Discussion

Share your read of this quarter. Sign-in carries your eToro identity.

Join the conversation

Sign in with eToro to post your read of this quarter and vote on others'.

Sign in with eToro