AIRJ vs BBUC vs VLTO Stock Comparison

AirJoule Technologies, Brookfield Business and Veralto Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BBUC Brookfield Business Corp
$28.69 +13.5% 1M -20.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.45B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$26.95B
Div. yield
0.04%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
2 wins
VLTO Veralto Corp
$103.97 +7.6% 1M +4.5% 1Y
Market cap
$27.42B
P/E
27.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.80B
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Veralto leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Veralto 4, Brookfield Business 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAIRJBBUCVLTOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $177.13M $2.45B $27.42B VLTO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.1x -30.3x 27.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 3.2x 22.9x BBUC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -10.5% +6.4% VLTO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -0.3% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -46.9% -20.2% +4.5% VLTO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.3% 36.4% 23.3% VLTO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 60/100 — BBUC

Percentile Scorecard

AIRJBBUCVLTO

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

AxisAIRJBBUCVLTO
Valuation 45 #12 of 21 98 #2 of 52 70 #7 of 21
Growth 6 #18 of 19 22 #29 of 37 50 #10 of 19
Profitability 47 #9 of 16 78 #9 of 37 –
Financial Health 95 #2 of 21 16 #48 of 57 –
Shareholder Returns 11 #9 of 10 85 #5 of 27 –
Overall 41 60 –
  • AIRJ ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • BBUC ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • VLTO ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAIRJBBUCVLTOSPY
1 month -30.6%+13.5%+7.6% +0.7%
3 months -37.6%-8.8%+9.8% +3.7%
6 months -11.0%-15.9%+17.9% +7.1%
Year to date -30.5%-20.0%+4.2% +12.8%
1 year -46.9%-20.2%+4.5% +11.9%
3 years -74.3%+93.3%+52.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year -36.5%+24.6%+15.0% +22.8%

Risk

MeasureAIRJBBUCVLTOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.3%36.4%23.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.6%40.0%21.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.590.980.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.55-0.550.19 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.4%-61.5%-27.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.2%-23.8%-0.9% -1.2%
52-week high $6.40$37.64$104.87 $779.14
52-week low $2.51$25.06$82.23 $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.

MultipleAIRJBBUCVLTO
P/E now vs peer median -2.3xmedian 25.4x -30.6xmedian 28.1x 25.4xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.5x 0.1xmedian 0.8x 4.4xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -11.4xmedian 17.9x 5.8xmedian 12.7x —median 17.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -27.7xmedian 22.3x 0.9xmedian 25.0x 22.1xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.8x 0.2xmedian 2.5x —median 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 1.73 —median 0.60 4.62median 1.73

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 monthsAIRJBBUCVLTO
Revenue – $26.95B $5.80B
Gross profit – $5.31B $3.49B
Operating income -$13.96M $4.15B $1.27B
Net income -$84.79M $305.00M –
Free cash flow -$7.26M $2.70B –
R&D $607.33K – $278.00M
EPS (diluted) $-1.22 – $4.08
Cash & equivalents $41.42M $3.45B –
Total debt – $43.93B –
Shares (diluted) 69.74M – 245.80M
Enterprise value $56.75M -$17.77B $27.42B

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
MetricAIRJBBUCVLTO
P/E -2.3x -30.6x 25.4x
P/FCF -27.7x 0.9x 22.1x
P/Operating cash flow -27.8x 0.9x –
P/S – 0.1x 4.4x
P/B 0.8x 0.2x –
P/Tangible book -0.8x -1.0x –
EV/EBITDA -11.4x 5.8x –
EV/EBIT -11.4x 10.0x –
EV/Revenue – 1.5x 4.4x
EV/FCF -22.0x 15.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow -22.1x 15.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 – 4.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAIRJBBUCVLTO
Revenue growth (1Y) – -10.5% 6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -13.2% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -13.8% 6.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.2% 6.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -11.3% -15.9% -0.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -46.4% 9.9% 3.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -322.5% -70.0% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -288.6% -3.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) -292.0% – 11.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -176.6% – 5.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.3% -34.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.2% 54.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.2% -34.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.4% 51.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAIRJBBUCVLTO
Gross margin – 19.7% –
EBITDA margin – 26.8% –
Operating margin – 15.4% –
Pretax margin – 1.4% –
Net margin – -0.3% –
FCF margin – 10.0% –
Operating cash flow margin – 10.0% –
Return on equity -34.6% – –
Return on assets -28.1% 0.4% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -4.7% 6.4% –
Asset turnover – 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 8.9x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAIRJBBUCVLTO
Debt / assets – 55.7% –
Debt / equity – 2.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.4x –
Debt / FCF – 16.2x –
Liabilities / assets 19.0% 80.4% –
Equity / assets 81.0% 19.6% –
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 19.7x 1.4x –
Quick ratio 18.9x 0.9x –
Cash ratio 18.9x 0.4x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAIRJBBUCVLTO
Dividend yield – 2.8% 0.5%
Net buyback yield -18.1% – –
Shareholder yield -18.1% 2.8% 0.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 31.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 3.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -2.3% –

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.

ConsensusAIRJBBUCVLTO
Forward P/E – 3.2xFY2026 22.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.05FY2026 $8.99FY2026 $4.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +54.5%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +9.0% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $168.27KFY2026 $5.12BFY2026 $5.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +205.9%FY2026 -51.8%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3,073.8% -100.0% +16.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAIRJBBUCVLTO
Held by institutions 24.6% 55.0% 96.1%
Institutions holding 119 149 975
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.4% +13.6% +3.3%
Institutions buying 84 93 399
Institutions selling 19 33 385
Buyers to sellers 4.42 2.82 1.04

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.

AIRJBBUCVLTO
AIRJ 1.00 0.23 -0.05
BBUC 0.23 1.00 0.19
VLTO -0.05 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AIRJ, BBUC and VLTO?

Veralto (VLTO) is the largest by market capitalisation: AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ) $177.13M, Brookfield Business (BBUC) $2.45B, Veralto (VLTO) $27.42B.

Which company is growing faster?

Veralto (VLTO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brookfield Business (BBUC) -10.5%, Veralto (VLTO) +6.4%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Veralto (VLTO) returned the most: AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ) -46.9%, Brookfield Business (BBUC) -20.2%, Veralto (VLTO) +4.5%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ) 0.00%, Brookfield Business (BBUC) 0.04%, Veralto (VLTO) 0.00%. AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ) and Veralto (VLTO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Veralto (VLTO) has been the steadiest (AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ) 85.3%, Brookfield Business (BBUC) 36.4%, Veralto (VLTO) 23.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AIRJ, BBUC and VLTO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Veralto (VLTO) leads on 4. 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.