ACM vs BBCP vs WM Stock Comparison

Aecom, Concrete Pumping Holdings and Waste Management Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACM Aecom
$61.52 +1.0% 1M -53.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.92B
P/E
27.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.39B
Div. yield
2.02%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
5 wins
WM Waste Management Inc
$235.63 +13.9% 1M +10.2% 1Y
Market cap
$94.25B
P/E
30.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.07B
Div. yield
1.55%
Solid Waste Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Aecom leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Aecom 5, Concrete Pumping Holdings 4, Waste Management 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACMBBCPWMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.92B $490.33M $94.25B WM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.5x 33.3x 30.8x ACM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.7x 51.2x 27.2x ACM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.2% +10.2% +5.2% BBCP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.9% 3.4% — BBCP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.9% 5.6% — ACM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 3.1x — ACM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.02% 1.34% 1.55% ACM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -53.6% +52.3% +10.2% BBCP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.3%/yr +2.2%/yr +8.4%/yr WM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.3% 47.1% 21.4% WM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 61/100 61/100 BBCP

Percentile Scorecard

ACMBBCPWM

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisACMBBCPWM
Valuation 67 #18 of 52 90 #6 of 52 60 #7 of 16
Growth 11 #33 of 37 28 #27 of 37 77 #4 of 14
Profitability 44 #21 of 37 72 #11 of 37 92 #2 of 14
Financial Health 29 #41 of 57 38 #36 of 57 13 #14 of 16
Shareholder Returns 92 #3 of 27 77 #7 of 27 –
Overall 49 61 61
  • ACM ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • BBCP ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • WM ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodACMBBCPWMSPY
1 month +1.0%-0.4%+13.9% -0.2%
3 months -17.4%-4.3%-1.6% +3.9%
6 months -24.1%+23.8%+3.6% +8.2%
Year to date -35.5%+45.0%+7.2% +12.9%
1 year -53.6%+52.3%+10.2% +12.3%
3 years -17.8%+45.7%+46.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -6.3%+13.4%+13.5% +23.3%
5 years -10.8%+11.5%+49.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.3%+2.2%+8.4% +10.9%
10 years +124.8%—+271.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.4%—+14.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureACMBBCPWMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.3%47.1%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.1%37.6%20.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.870.59-0.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.401.110.48 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.8%-49.7%-18.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.2%-19.3%-4.4% -1.2%
52-week high $134.35$12.05$246.51 $779.14
52-week low $58.00$5.73$196.77 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleACMBBCPWM
P/E now vs peer median 27.5xmedian 26.7x 33.3xmedian 26.7x 30.8xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.8x 1.1xmedian 0.8x 3.6xmedian 3.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 13.1x 7.1xmedian 13.1x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.9xmedian 23.0x 23.2xmedian 23.0x 23.2xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.4x 1.8xmedian 2.4x 9.6xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.86median 0.57 -1.77median 0.57 3.00median 2.81

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsACMBBCPWM
Revenue $15.39B $436.03M $26.07B
Gross profit $874.05M $170.20M –
Operating income $631.20M $56.93M $4.80B
Net income $334.79M $16.50M $3.07B
Free cash flow $203.45M $21.12M –
EPS (diluted) $2.24 $0.29 $7.63
Cash & equivalents $1.01B $42.98M $247.00M
Total debt $2.75B $418.74M –
Shares (diluted) 128.60M 51.10M 402.40M
Enterprise value $3.24B $323.26M $94.25B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricACMBBCPWM
P/E 27.5x 33.3x 30.8x
P/FCF 38.9x 23.2x 23.2x
P/Operating cash flow 21.7x 5.9x 8.2x
P/S 0.5x 1.1x 3.6x
P/B 3.3x 1.8x 9.6x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 2.8x 14.9x
EV/EBITDA 13.5x 7.1x –
EV/EBIT 15.3x 15.2x –
EV/Revenue 0.6x 2.0x 3.6x
EV/FCF 47.4x 41.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 26.4x 10.5x 8.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.86 -1.77 3.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACMBBCPWM
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.2% 10.2% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% -0.1% 9.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -25.9% 10.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.4% -1.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -38.5% 29.7% 17.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.8% -2.0% 10.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -50.9% 57.3% 19.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.6% -18.9% 10.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -51.4% 63.2% 20.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.9% -18.8% 10.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -60.5% 14.0% 95.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -20.5% -2.6% 37.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -75.3% -33.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.3% 78.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACMBBCPWM
Gross margin 5.7% 39.0% –
EBITDA margin 4.6% 27.9% –
Operating margin 4.1% 13.1% –
Pretax margin 3.4% 5.6% –
Net margin 1.9% 3.4% –
FCF margin 1.3% 4.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 2.4% 18.9% 43.8%
Return on equity 13.9% 6.2% 31.0%
Return on assets 2.8% 1.8% 6.6%
Return on invested capital 9.9% 5.6% –
Return on capital employed 10.5% 6.9% –
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 5.0x 3.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACMBBCPWM
Debt / assets 22.8% 46.1% –
Debt / equity 1.1x 1.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 3.1x –
Debt / FCF 13.5x 19.8x –
Liabilities / assets 80.0% 70.5% 78.8%
Equity / assets 20.0% 29.5% 21.2%
Interest coverage 3.1x 1.7x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.7x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.4x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.6x –
Altman Z-score 1.79 1.09 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACMBBCPWM
Dividend yield 2.0% 1.3% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 8.1% 2.4% –
Shareholder yield 10.1% 3.7% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusACMBBCPWM
Forward P/E 14.7xFY2026 51.2xFY2026 27.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.19FY2026 $0.19FY2026 $8.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -20.3%FY2026 +111.1%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +54.7% +63.2% +9.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.04BFY2026 $411.25MFY2026 $25.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.0%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.8% +6.4% +12.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACMBBCPWM
Held by institutions 92.6% 33.9% 82.3%
Institutions holding 572 127 2,348
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.5% +5.2% +0.8%
Institutions buying 270 76 1,094
Institutions selling 232 31 901
Buyers to sellers 1.16 2.45 1.21

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ACMBBCPWM
ACM 1.00 0.13 0.06
BBCP 0.13 1.00 -0.07
WM 0.06 -0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACM, BBCP and WM?

Waste Management (WM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aecom (ACM) $7.92B, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) $490.33M, Waste Management (WM) $94.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACM, BBCP and WM?

Aecom (ACM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aecom (ACM) 27.5x, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 33.3x, Waste Management (WM) 30.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aecom (ACM) is cheapest (Aecom (ACM) 14.7x, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 51.2x, Waste Management (WM) 27.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aecom (ACM) -4.2%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +10.2%, Waste Management (WM) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) has the highest net margin (Aecom (ACM) 1.9%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 3.4%). On return on invested capital, Aecom (ACM) leads (Aecom (ACM) 9.9%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) returned the most: Aecom (ACM) -53.6%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +52.3%, Waste Management (WM) +10.2%. Over five years, Waste Management (WM) compounded fastest (Aecom (ACM) -2.3%/yr, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +2.2%/yr, Waste Management (WM) +8.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Aecom (ACM) has the highest dividend yield: Aecom (ACM) 2.02%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 1.34%, Waste Management (WM) 1.55%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Waste Management (WM) has been the steadiest (Aecom (ACM) 38.3%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 47.1%, Waste Management (WM) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACM, BBCP and WM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Aecom (ACM) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.