BBCP vs EME vs GFL Stock Comparison

Concrete Pumping Holdings, Emcor and GFL Environmental Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EME EMCOR Group, Inc.
$689.79 -9.5% 1M -11.2% 1Y
Market cap
$30.52B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.84B
Div. yield
0.23%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
5 wins
GFL GFL Environmental Inc.
$45.02 +6.7% 1M +2.5% 1Y
Market cap
$16.70B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
0.18%
Solid Waste Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionBBCPEMEGFLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $513.01M $30.52B $16.70B EME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.8x 19.8x -74.2x EME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 53.6x 19.9x 72.6x EME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% +22.1% — EME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% — 9.7% GFL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x — -0.1x GFL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.28% 0.23% 0.18% BBCP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +59.6% -11.2% +2.5% BBCP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.4%/yr +41.6%/yr +1.8%/yr EME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.0% 45.4% 29.3% GFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 57/100 55/100 BBCP

Percentile Scorecard

BBCPEMEGFL

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

AxisBBCPEMEGFL
Valuation 90 #6 of 52 47 #28 of 52 87 #3 of 16
Growth 28 #27 of 37 69 #12 of 37 15 #12 of 14
Profitability 75 #10 of 37 86 #6 of 37 39 #9 of 14
Financial Health 36 #37 of 57 57 #25 of 57 79 #4 of 15
Shareholder Returns 73 #8 of 27 27 #20 of 27 –
Overall 60 57 55
  • BBCP ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • EME ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • GFL ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBBCPEMEGFLSPY
1 month +4.9%-9.5%+6.7% +0.7%
3 months +3.5%-14.1%+8.7% +3.7%
6 months +28.5%-22.6%+12.2% +7.1%
Year to date +51.7%+12.7%+4.8% +12.8%
1 year +59.6%-11.2%+2.5% +11.9%
3 years +46.7%+236.5%+56.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.6%+49.9%+16.0% +22.8%
5 years +18.4%+467.8%+9.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +3.4%+41.6%+1.8% +10.9%
10 years —+1,038.6%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+27.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBBCPEMEGFLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.0%45.4%29.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.6%48.4%28.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.591.930.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.27-0.250.09 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.7%-36.2%-42.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.5%-26.9%-3.2% -1.2%
52-week high $12.05$943.75$46.51 $779.14
52-week low $5.73$581.58$33.54 $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.

MultipleBBCPEMEGFL
P/E now vs peer median 34.8xmedian 28.1x 19.8xmedian 28.1x -74.2xmedian 30.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.8x 1.5xmedian 0.8x 2.3xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 12.7x —median 12.7x 5.1xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.3xmedian 25.0x 28.8xmedian 25.0x 5.8xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.5x 7.1xmedian 2.5x 1.4xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median -1.85median 0.60 0.45median 0.60 1.05median 2.44

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 monthsBBCPEMEGFL
Revenue $436.03M $19.84B –
Gross profit $170.20M $3.89B –
Operating income $56.93M $2.07B $1.72B
Net income $16.50M $1.54B -$385.60M
Free cash flow $21.12M – $2.88B
EPS (diluted) $0.29 $34.65 $-0.59
Cash & equivalents $42.98M $774.75M $296.50M
Total debt $418.74M – $14.20M
Shares (diluted) 51.10M 44.55M 378.69M
Enterprise value $345.94M $30.52B $14.89B

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
MetricBBCPEMEGFL
P/E 34.8x 19.8x -74.2x
P/FCF 24.3x 28.8x 5.8x
P/Operating cash flow 6.2x 18.9x 9.7x
P/S 1.2x 1.5x 2.3x
P/B 1.9x 7.1x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 10.8x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 7.3x – 5.1x
EV/EBIT 15.6x – 9.5x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 1.5x –
EV/FCF 42.1x – 5.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.8x 18.9x 9.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.85 0.45 1.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBBCPEMEGFL
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% 22.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 17.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.5% 23.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 26.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 29.7% 35.5% -0.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 39.4% -7.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.3% 36.6% -110.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.9% 41.2% -45.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 63.2% 37.8% -106.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -18.8% 44.2% -70.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.0% 29.2% 25.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.6% 29.9% -1.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -33.4% – 11.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 78.7% – 0.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBBCPEMEGFL
Gross margin 39.0% – –
EBITDA margin 27.9% – –
Operating margin 13.1% – –
Pretax margin 5.6% – –
Net margin 3.4% – –
FCF margin 4.8% – –
Operating cash flow margin 18.9% 8.1% –
Return on equity 6.2% 36.9% -4.0%
Return on assets 1.8% 14.4% -1.5%
Return on invested capital 5.6% – 9.7%
Return on capital employed 6.9% – 7.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.9x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.0x 1.0x -4.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBBCPEMEGFL
Debt / assets 46.1% – 0.0%
Debt / equity 1.6x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x – -0.1x
Debt / FCF 19.8x – 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 70.5% 61.9% 59.0%
Equity / assets 29.5% 38.1% 41.0%
Interest coverage 1.7x – 2.8x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.2x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.4x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.6x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.11 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBBCPEMEGFL
Dividend yield 1.3% 0.2% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 2.3% – –
Shareholder yield 3.6% 0.2% 0.2%
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.

ConsensusBBCPEMEGFL
Forward P/E 53.6xFY2026 19.9xFY2026 72.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.19FY2026 $34.73FY2026 $0.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +111.1%FY2026 +34.2%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +63.2% +10.7% +27.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $411.25MFY2026 $19.07BFY2026 $6.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.7%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026 +26.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% +13.1% +22.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBBCPEMEGFL
Held by institutions 33.9% 93.1% 74.8%
Institutions holding 127 1,236 323
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% -0.1% +10.3%
Institutions buying 76 660 185
Institutions selling 31 419 101
Buyers to sellers 2.45 1.58 1.83

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.

BBCPEMEGFL
BBCP 1.00 0.25 0.02
EME 0.25 1.00 0.04
GFL 0.02 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BBCP, EME and GFL?

Emcor (EME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) $513.01M, Emcor (EME) $30.52B, GFL Environmental (GFL) $16.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, BBCP, EME and GFL?

Emcor (EME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 34.8x, Emcor (EME) 19.8x, GFL Environmental (GFL) -74.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Emcor (EME) is cheapest (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 53.6x, Emcor (EME) 19.9x, GFL Environmental (GFL) 72.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Emcor (EME) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +10.2%, Emcor (EME) +22.1%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) returned the most: Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +59.6%, Emcor (EME) -11.2%, GFL Environmental (GFL) +2.5%. Over five years, Emcor (EME) compounded fastest (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +3.4%/yr, Emcor (EME) +41.6%/yr, GFL Environmental (GFL) +1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) has the highest dividend yield: Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 1.28%, Emcor (EME) 0.23%, GFL Environmental (GFL) 0.18%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, GFL Environmental (GFL) has been the steadiest (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 47.0%, Emcor (EME) 45.4%, GFL Environmental (GFL) 29.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BBCP, EME and GFL?

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