BBCP vs CWST vs FER Stock Comparison

Concrete Pumping Holdings, Casella Waste Systems and Ferrovial Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FER Ferrovial N.V.
$54.02 -3.2% 1M -16.7% 1Y
Market cap
$39.15B
P/E
38.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Concrete Pumping Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Concrete Pumping Holdings 6, Ferrovial 4, Casella Waste Systems 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBBCPCWSTFERLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $499.97M $5.73B $39.15B FER
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.9x 1,005x 38.7x BBCP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 51.2x 72.6x 50.5x FER
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% +13.6% — CWST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% 0.3% — BBCP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% 1.5% — BBCP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 3.4x — BBCP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +52.3% +5.5% -16.7% BBCP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.2%/yr +2.4%/yr +12.9%/yr FER
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.1% 37.0% 26.3% FER
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 47/100 47/100 BBCP

Percentile Scorecard

BBCPCWSTFER

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

AxisBBCPCWSTFER
Valuation 90 #6 of 52 40 #10 of 16 35 #34 of 52
Growth 28 #27 of 37 39 #9 of 14 –
Profitability 72 #11 of 37 62 #6 of 14 –
Financial Health 38 #36 of 57 47 #9 of 16 34 #38 of 57
Shareholder Returns 77 #7 of 27 – 73 #8 of 27
Overall 61 47 47
  • BBCP ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • CWST ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • FER ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBBCPCWSTFERSPY
1 month -0.4%+13.9%-3.2% -0.2%
3 months -4.3%+2.9%-12.5% +3.9%
6 months +23.8%+20.5%-20.4% +8.2%
Year to date +45.0%-4.3%-16.4% +12.9%
1 year +52.3%+5.5%-16.7% +12.3%
3 years +45.7%+27.5%+66.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.4%+8.4%+18.5% +23.3%
5 years +11.5%+12.7%+83.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.2%+2.4%+12.9% +10.9%
10 years —+755.8%+155.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+24.0%+9.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBBCPCWSTFERSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.1%37.0%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.6%34.0%24.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.590.091.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.110.15-0.63 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.7%-37.7%-34.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.3%-12.7%-27.4% -1.2%
52-week high $12.05$107.34$74.38 $779.14
52-week low $5.73$74.97$48.86 $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.

MultipleBBCPCWSTFER
P/E now vs peer median 33.3xmedian 26.7x 1,045xmedian 33.2x 38.7xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 0.8x 3.0xmedian 3.3x 3.6xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 13.1x 18.3xmedian 14.5x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.2xmedian 23.0x 55.6xmedian 16.4x 19.8xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.4x 3.7xmedian 3.0x 5.6xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -1.77median 0.57 -20.53median 2.81 —median 0.57

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 monthsBBCPCWSTFER
Revenue $436.03M $1.96B –
Gross profit $170.20M $653.52M –
Operating income $56.93M $66.07M –
Net income $16.50M $5.70M –
Free cash flow $21.12M $105.67M –
EPS (diluted) $0.29 $0.09 –
Cash & equivalents $42.98M $25.54M $5.02B
Total debt $418.74M $1.36B $12.25B
Shares (diluted) 51.10M 63.69M 718.72M
Enterprise value $332.91M $4.85B $17.40B

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
MetricBBCPCWSTFER
P/E 33.3x 1,045x 38.7x
P/FCF 23.2x 55.6x 19.8x
P/Operating cash flow 5.9x 16.7x –
P/S 1.1x 3.0x 3.6x
P/B 1.8x 3.7x 5.6x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 4.7x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA 7.1x 18.3x –
EV/EBIT 15.2x 109.1x –
EV/Revenue 2.0x 3.7x –
EV/FCF 41.0x 68.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 10.5x 20.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.77 -20.53 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBBCPCWSTFER
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% 13.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 20.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.5% 12.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 20.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 29.7% 1.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.0% -8.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 57.3% -48.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.9% -47.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 63.2% -48.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -18.8% -50.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.0% 2.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.6% 19.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -33.4% 16.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 78.7% 8.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBBCPCWSTFER
Gross margin 39.0% 33.4% –
EBITDA margin 27.9% 20.1% –
Operating margin 13.1% 3.4% –
Pretax margin 5.6% 0.5% –
Net margin 3.4% 0.3% –
FCF margin 4.8% 5.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 18.9% 18.0% –
Return on equity 6.2% 0.4% –
Return on assets 1.8% 0.2% –
Return on invested capital 5.6% 1.5% –
Return on capital employed 6.9% 2.1% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.0x 61.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBBCPCWSTFER
Debt / assets 46.1% 38.3% 38.0%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.9x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 3.4x –
Debt / FCF 19.8x 12.9x –
Liabilities / assets 70.5% 55.6% 78.5%
Equity / assets 29.5% 44.4% 21.5%
Interest coverage 1.7x 1.0x –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.0x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.8x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.1x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 1.09 2.34 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBBCPCWSTFER
Dividend yield 1.3% – 1.4%
Net buyback yield 2.4% – –
Shareholder yield 3.7% – 1.4%
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.

ConsensusBBCPCWSTFER
Forward P/E 51.2xFY2026 72.6xFY2026 50.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.19FY2026 $1.29FY2026 $1.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +111.1%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026 -20.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +63.2% +16.3% +12.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $411.25MFY2026 $2.05BFY2026 $11.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.7%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% +7.1% -5.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBBCPCWSTFER
Held by institutions 33.9% 100.0% 33.2%
Institutions holding 127 415 337
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +4.2% +17.5%
Institutions buying 76 231 208
Institutions selling 31 127 103
Buyers to sellers 2.45 1.82 2.02

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.

BBCPCWSTFER
BBCP 1.00 0.06 0.27
CWST 0.06 1.00 0.02
FER 0.27 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BBCP, CWST and FER?

Ferrovial (FER) is the largest by market capitalisation: Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) $499.97M, Casella Waste Systems (CWST) $5.73B, Ferrovial (FER) $39.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, BBCP, CWST and FER?

Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 33.9x, Casella Waste Systems (CWST) 1,005x, Ferrovial (FER) 38.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ferrovial (FER) is cheapest (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 51.2x, Casella Waste Systems (CWST) 72.6x, Ferrovial (FER) 50.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Casella Waste Systems (CWST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +10.2%, Casella Waste Systems (CWST) +13.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) has the highest net margin (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 3.4%, Casella Waste Systems (CWST) 0.3%). On return on invested capital, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) leads (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 5.6%, Casella Waste Systems (CWST) 1.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) returned the most: Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +52.3%, Casella Waste Systems (CWST) +5.5%, Ferrovial (FER) -16.7%. Over five years, Ferrovial (FER) compounded fastest (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +2.2%/yr, Casella Waste Systems (CWST) +2.4%/yr, Ferrovial (FER) +12.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ferrovial (FER) has been the steadiest (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 47.1%, Casella Waste Systems (CWST) 37.0%, Ferrovial (FER) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BBCP, CWST and FER?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) leads on 6. 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.