BBCP vs EME vs WM Stock Comparison

Concrete Pumping Holdings, Emcor and Waste Management Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EME EMCOR Group, Inc.
$682.75 -13.2% 1M +1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$30.20B
P/E
19.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.84B
Div. yield
0.23%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
5 wins
WM Waste Management Inc
$237.65 +16.2% 1M +19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$94.51B
P/E
30.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.07B
Div. yield
1.53%
Solid Waste Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Waste Management leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Waste Management 6, Emcor 5, Concrete Pumping Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBBCPEMEWMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $527.12M $30.20B $94.51B WM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.8x 19.6x 30.9x EME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 55.1x 19.7x 27.5x EME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% +22.1% +5.2% EME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% 7.8% 11.8% WM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% — 11.4% WM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x — 3.0x WM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.24% 0.23% 1.53% WM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +63.7% +1.0% +19.0% BBCP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.3%/yr +40.9%/yr +8.3%/yr EME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.0% 41.5% 21.3% WM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 70/100 59/100 EME

Percentile Scorecard

BBCPEMEWM

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

AxisBBCPEMEWM
Valuation 88 #7 of 52 69 #17 of 52 53 #8 of 16
Growth 28 #27 of 37 69 #12 of 37 69 #5 of 14
Profitability 72 #11 of 37 92 #4 of 37 92 #2 of 14
Financial Health 36 #37 of 57 59 #24 of 57 7 #15 of 16
Shareholder Returns 78 #7 of 28 59 #12 of 28 71 #3 of 8
Overall 60 70 59
  • BBCP ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • EME 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

PeriodBBCPEMEWMSPY
1 month +6.2%-13.2%+16.2% -2.3%
3 months +5.8%-16.5%+4.9% -0.7%
6 months +32.2%-25.0%+4.3% +4.8%
Year to date +55.9%+11.6%+8.2% +10.3%
1 year +63.7%+1.0%+19.0% +10.3%
3 years +47.1%+224.8%+41.4% +73.0%
3 years, per year +13.7%+48.1%+12.2% +20.1%
5 years +17.7%+454.8%+48.8% +61.9%
5 years, per year +3.3%+40.9%+8.3% +10.1%
10 years —+1,045.6%+273.4% +258.6%
10 years, per year —+27.6%+14.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBBCPEMEWMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.0%41.5%21.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.6%40.8%20.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.551.78-0.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.360.020.89 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.7%-36.2%-18.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.2%-27.7%-3.6% -3.5%
52-week high $12.05$943.75$246.51 $779.14
52-week low $5.73$581.58$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.

MultipleBBCPEMEWM
P/E now vs peer median 35.8xmedian 27.3x 19.6xmedian 27.3x 30.9xmedian 30.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.8x 1.5xmedian 0.8x 3.6xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 13.1x 12.9xmedian 13.1x 15.1xmedian 15.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 22.4x 20.4xmedian 22.4x 25.3xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.5x 7.1xmedian 2.5x 9.6xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -1.90median 0.63 0.44median 0.63 2.94median 2.73

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 monthsBBCPEMEWM
Revenue $436.03M $19.84B $26.07B
Gross profit $170.20M $3.89B $10.53B
Operating income $56.93M $2.07B $4.80B
Net income $16.50M $1.54B $3.07B
Free cash flow $21.12M $1.48B $3.74B
EPS (diluted) $0.29 $34.65 $7.68
Cash & equivalents $42.98M $774.75M $247.00M
Total debt $418.74M – $23.37B
Shares (diluted) 51.10M 44.55M 399.80M
Enterprise value $360.05M $26.48B $93.35B

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
MetricBBCPEMEWM
P/E 35.8x 19.6x 30.9x
P/FCF 25.0x 20.4x 25.3x
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x 18.7x 14.4x
P/S 1.2x 1.5x 3.6x
P/B 2.0x 7.1x 9.6x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 10.7x 14.9x
EV/EBITDA 7.4x 12.9x 15.1x
EV/EBIT 15.9x 14.2x 24.5x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 1.5x 4.5x
EV/FCF 42.7x 19.9x 31.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.0x 18.3x 17.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.90 0.44 2.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBBCPEMEWM
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% 22.1% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 17.9% 9.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.5% 23.4% -21.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 26.4% 11.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 29.7% 35.5% 17.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 39.4% 10.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.3% 36.6% 19.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.9% 41.2% 10.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 63.2% 37.8% 21.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -18.8% 44.2% 10.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.0% 29.2% 12.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.6% 29.9% 14.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -33.4% 29.0% 55.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 78.7% 30.4% 30.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBBCPEMEWM
Gross margin 39.0% 19.6% 40.4%
EBITDA margin 27.9% 11.5% 29.8%
Operating margin 13.1% 10.4% 18.4%
Pretax margin 5.6% 10.5% 14.9%
Net margin 3.4% 7.8% 11.8%
FCF margin 4.8% 7.5% 14.3%
Operating cash flow margin 18.9% 8.1% 25.2%
Return on equity 6.2% 36.9% 31.0%
Return on assets 1.8% 14.4% 6.6%
Return on invested capital 5.6% – 11.4%
Return on capital employed 6.9% 44.5% 12.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.9x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.0x 1.0x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.1% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBBCPEMEWM
Debt / assets 46.1% – 50.2%
Debt / equity 1.6x – 2.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x – 3.0x
Debt / FCF 19.8x – 6.2x
Liabilities / assets 70.5% 61.9% 78.8%
Equity / assets 29.5% 38.1% 21.2%
Interest coverage 1.7x – –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.2x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.1x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.13 5.97 2.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBBCPEMEWM
Dividend yield 1.2% 0.2% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 2.2% 2.0% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 3.5% 2.3% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 4.2% 48.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.3% 39.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 42.2% 13.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 27.2% 9.6%

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.

ConsensusBBCPEMEWM
Forward P/E 55.1xFY2026 19.7xFY2026 27.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.19FY2026 $34.73FY2026 $8.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +111.1%FY2026 +34.2%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +63.2% +10.7% +9.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $411.25MFY2026 $19.07BFY2026 $25.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.7%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% +13.1% +12.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBBCPEMEWM
Held by institutions 33.9% 93.1% 82.3%
Institutions holding 127 1,237 2,351
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% -0.1% +0.8%
Institutions buying 76 661 1,096
Institutions selling 31 419 902
Buyers to sellers 2.45 1.58 1.22

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.

BBCPEMEWM
BBCP 1.00 0.24 -0.06
EME 0.24 1.00 -0.33
WM -0.06 -0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BBCP, EME and WM?

Waste Management (WM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) $527.12M, Emcor (EME) $30.20B, Waste Management (WM) $94.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, BBCP, EME and WM?

Emcor (EME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 35.8x, Emcor (EME) 19.6x, Waste Management (WM) 30.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Emcor (EME) is cheapest (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 55.1x, Emcor (EME) 19.7x, Waste Management (WM) 27.5x). 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%, Waste Management (WM) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Waste Management (WM) has the highest net margin (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 3.4%, Emcor (EME) 7.8%, Waste Management (WM) 11.8%). On return on invested capital, Waste Management (WM) leads (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 5.6%, Waste Management (WM) 11.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) returned the most: Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +63.7%, Emcor (EME) +1.0%, Waste Management (WM) +19.0%. Over five years, Emcor (EME) compounded fastest (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +3.3%/yr, Emcor (EME) +40.9%/yr, Waste Management (WM) +8.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Waste Management (WM) has the highest dividend yield: Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 1.24%, Emcor (EME) 0.23%, Waste Management (WM) 1.53%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Waste Management (WM) has been the steadiest (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 47.0%, Emcor (EME) 41.5%, Waste Management (WM) 21.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BBCP, EME 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, Waste Management (WM) 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.