BBCP vs J vs GVA Stock Comparison

Concrete Pumping Holdings, Jacobs Solutions and Granite Construction Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
J Jacobs Solutions Inc.
$148.28 +7.2% 1M -7.9% 1Y
Market cap
$17.37B
P/E
51.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.22B
Div. yield
0.94%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
3 wins
GVA Granite Construction Inc
$110.49 -4.1% 1M +6.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.84B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.97B
Div. yield
0.47%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionBBCPJGVALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $490.33M $17.37B $4.84B J
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.3x 51.6x -29.3x BBCP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 51.2x 21.9x — J
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% +20.1% +21.8% GVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% 2.4% -3.3% BBCP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% 5.8% 13.4% GVA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 2.7x 1.3x GVA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.34% 0.94% 0.47% BBCP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +52.3% -7.9% +6.4% BBCP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.2%/yr +5.2%/yr +23.9%/yr GVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.1% 33.0% 33.1% J
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 45/100 57/100 BBCP

Percentile Scorecard

BBCPJGVA

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

AxisBBCPJGVA
Valuation 90 #6 of 52 37 #33 of 52 84 #9 of 52
Growth 28 #27 of 37 31 #26 of 37 50 #19 of 37
Profitability 72 #11 of 37 53 #18 of 37 50 #19 of 37
Financial Health 38 #36 of 57 45 #32 of 57 36 #37 of 57
Shareholder Returns 77 #7 of 27 62 #11 of 27 65 #10 of 27
Overall 61 45 57
  • BBCP ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • J ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • GVA ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBBCPJGVASPY
1 month -0.4%+7.2%-4.1% -0.2%
3 months -4.3%+5.4%-8.9% +3.9%
6 months +23.8%+17.3%-11.5% +8.2%
Year to date +45.0%+11.9%-4.2% +12.9%
1 year +52.3%-7.9%+6.4% +12.3%
3 years +45.7%+36.7%+222.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.4%+11.0%+47.8% +23.3%
5 years +11.5%+28.7%+192.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.2%+5.2%+23.9% +10.9%
10 years —+253.7%+158.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+13.5%+10.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBBCPJGVASPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.1%33.0%33.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.6%36.0%33.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.590.770.97 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.11-0.240.19 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.7%-34.8%-40.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.3%-7.9%-31.1% -1.2%
52-week high $12.05$161.00$160.39 $779.14
52-week low $5.73$107.27$98.50 $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.

MultipleBBCPJGVA
P/E now vs peer median 33.3xmedian 26.7x 51.6xmedian 26.7x -29.3xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 0.8x 1.2xmedian 0.8x 1.0xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 13.1x 22.4xmedian 13.1x 10.8xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.2xmedian 23.0x 26.9xmedian 23.0x 10.2xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.4x 5.3xmedian 2.4x 6.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -1.77median 0.57 -2.43median 0.57 0.40median 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 monthsBBCPJGVA
Revenue $436.03M $14.22B $4.97B
Gross profit $170.20M $3.14B $776.94M
Operating income $56.93M $649.64M $314.31M
Net income $16.50M $301.35M -$151.53M
Free cash flow $21.12M $644.54M $471.91M
EPS (diluted) $0.29 $2.85 $-3.77
Cash & equivalents $42.98M $1.17B $877.12M
Total debt $418.74M $3.58B $1.56B
Shares (diluted) 51.10M 118.90M 43.75M
Enterprise value $323.26M $12.02B $2.51B

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
MetricBBCPJGVA
P/E 33.3x 51.6x -29.3x
P/FCF 23.2x 26.9x 10.2x
P/Operating cash flow 5.9x 23.6x 8.0x
P/S 1.1x 1.2x 1.0x
P/B 1.8x 5.3x 6.0x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 6.5x 8.1x
EV/EBITDA 7.1x 22.4x 10.8x
EV/EBIT 15.2x 30.4x 17.4x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 1.4x 1.1x
EV/FCF 41.0x 30.7x 11.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.5x 26.9x 9.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.77 -2.43 0.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBBCPJGVA
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% 20.1% 21.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 28.1% 15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.5% 6.3% 22.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 5.8% 30.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 29.7% -23.4% 37.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 14.0% 76.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.3% -40.0% -185.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.9% -26.5% -85.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 63.2% -30.4% -225.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -18.8% -21.3% -73.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.0% 47.1% 37.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.6% -10.7% 147.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -33.4% 56.4% 52.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 78.7% -10.1% 94.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBBCPJGVA
Gross margin 39.0% 22.1% 15.6%
EBITDA margin 27.9% 6.2% 10.2%
Operating margin 13.1% 4.6% 6.3%
Pretax margin 5.6% 3.6% -1.3%
Net margin 3.4% 2.4% -3.3%
FCF margin 4.8% 4.5% 9.5%
Operating cash flow margin 18.9% 5.2% 12.2%
Return on equity 6.2% 9.2% -14.8%
Return on assets 1.8% 2.5% -3.3%
Return on invested capital 5.6% 5.8% 13.4%
Return on capital employed 6.9% 8.2% 16.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.2x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.0x 2.4x -4.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.5% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBBCPJGVA
Debt / assets 46.1% 30.5% 32.6%
Debt / equity 1.6x 1.1x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 2.7x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 19.8x 5.6x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 70.5% 72.2% 83.1%
Equity / assets 29.5% 27.8% 16.9%
Interest coverage 1.7x 3.9x 4.5x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.3x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.09 2.85 2.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBBCPJGVA
Dividend yield 1.3% 0.9% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 2.4% 3.9% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 3.7% 4.9% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 53.6% -15.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 25.1% 4.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.9% 0.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.9% -0.1%

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.

ConsensusBBCPJGVA
Forward P/E 51.2xFY2026 21.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.19FY2026 $6.78FY2026 $-3.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +111.1%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026 -196.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +63.2% +27.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $411.25MFY2026 $9.78BFY2026 $5.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.7%FY2026 -18.7%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% -0.5% +12.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBBCPJGVA
Held by institutions 33.9% 92.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 127 871 445
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +3.0% -3.0%
Institutions buying 76 375 239
Institutions selling 31 360 151
Buyers to sellers 2.45 1.04 1.58

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.

BBCPJGVA
BBCP 1.00 0.14 0.33
J 0.14 1.00 0.26
GVA 0.33 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BBCP, J and GVA?

Jacobs Solutions (J) is the largest by market capitalisation: Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) $490.33M, Jacobs Solutions (J) $17.37B, Granite Construction (GVA) $4.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, BBCP, J and GVA?

Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 33.3x, Jacobs Solutions (J) 51.6x, Granite Construction (GVA) -29.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jacobs Solutions (J) is cheapest (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 51.2x, Jacobs Solutions (J) 21.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Granite Construction (GVA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +10.2%, Jacobs Solutions (J) +20.1%, Granite Construction (GVA) +21.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) has the highest net margin (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 3.4%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 2.4%, Granite Construction (GVA) -3.3%). On return on invested capital, Granite Construction (GVA) leads (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 5.6%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 5.8%, Granite Construction (GVA) 13.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) returned the most: Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +52.3%, Jacobs Solutions (J) -7.9%, Granite Construction (GVA) +6.4%. Over five years, Granite Construction (GVA) compounded fastest (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +2.2%/yr, Jacobs Solutions (J) +5.2%/yr, Granite Construction (GVA) +23.9%/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) 1.34%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 0.94%, Granite Construction (GVA) 0.47%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jacobs Solutions (J) has been the steadiest (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 47.1%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 33.0%, Granite Construction (GVA) 33.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BBCP, J and GVA?

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 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.