BBCP vs LODE vs WCN Stock Comparison

Concrete Pumping Holdings, Comstock and Waste Connections Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LODE Comstock Inc.
$1.70 -33.9% 1M -45.9% 1Y
Market cap
$131.91M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01M
Div. yield
–
Solid Waste Industrials
WCN Waste Connections, Inc.
$186.62 +19.9% 1M +5.5% 1Y
Market cap
$46.85B
P/E
37.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.94B
Div. yield
–
Solid Waste Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionBBCPLODEWCNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $480.56M $131.91M $46.85B WCN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.6x -2.2x 37.2x BBCP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 49.6x — 34.6x WCN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% -69.1% +6.3% BBCP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% -6,012.3% — BBCP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +41.4% -45.9% +5.5% BBCP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.6%/yr -40.4%/yr +7.3%/yr WCN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.1% 80.2% 25.7% WCN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 27/100 48/100 BBCP

Percentile Scorecard

BBCPLODEWCN

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

AxisBBCPLODEWCN
Valuation 88 #7 of 52 7 #15 of 16 27 #12 of 16
Growth 28 #27 of 37 15 #12 of 14 77 #4 of 14
Profitability 75 #10 of 37 8 #13 of 14 69 #5 of 14
Financial Health 36 #37 of 57 80 #4 of 16 20 #13 of 16
Shareholder Returns 73 #8 of 27 – –
Overall 60 27 48
  • BBCP ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • LODE ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • WCN ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBBCPLODEWCNSPY
1 month -3.6%-33.9%+19.9% -0.8%
3 months -9.0%-45.3%+10.2% +3.5%
6 months +20.8%-48.2%+15.5% +7.0%
Year to date +40.4%-54.8%+6.4% +12.2%
1 year +41.4%-45.9%+5.5% +13.0%
3 years +41.0%-57.5%+45.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +12.1%-24.8%+13.4% +23.1%
5 years +8.4%-92.4%+42.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +1.6%-40.4%+7.3% +11.0%
10 years —-97.0%+271.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-29.7%+14.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBBCPLODEWCNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.1%80.2%25.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.6%81.8%23.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.592.10-0.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.88-0.570.22 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.7%-94.1%-25.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.8%-64.4%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $12.05$4.77$186.62 $779.14
52-week low $5.73$1.70$149.02 $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.

MultipleBBCPLODEWCN
P/E now vs peer median 32.2xmedian 25.7x -2.1xmedian 34.0x 37.2xmedian 34.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 0.8x 127.2xmedian 3.4x 4.7xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 12.9x -1.7xmedian 15.3x —median 15.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.5xmedian 22.5x -3.3xmedian 18.5x 31.8xmedian 18.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.3x 0.9xmedian 3.0x 6.0xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -1.71median 0.56 -0.09median 3.42 —median 3.42

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 monthsBBCPLODEWCN
Revenue $436.03M $1.01M $9.94B
Gross profit $170.20M -$1.68M –
Operating income $56.93M -$59.32M $1.76B
Net income $16.50M -$61.13M $1.13B
Free cash flow $21.12M -$39.16M –
R&D – $11.28M –
EPS (diluted) $0.29 $-1.66 –
Cash & equivalents $42.98M $31.41M $95.69M
Total debt $418.74M – –
Shares (diluted) 51.10M 36.71M 253.86M
Enterprise value $313.49M -$1.13M $46.85B

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
MetricBBCPLODEWCN
P/E 32.2x -2.1x 37.2x
P/FCF 22.5x -3.3x 31.8x
P/Operating cash flow 5.8x -4.2x 18.6x
P/S 1.1x 127.2x 4.7x
P/B 1.8x 0.9x 6.0x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 1.0x 8.0x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x -1.7x –
EV/EBIT 14.9x -1.6x –
EV/Revenue 2.0x 96.3x 4.7x
EV/FCF 40.3x -2.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 10.3x -3.2x 18.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.71 -0.09 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBBCPLODEWCN
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% -69.1% 6.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 95.1% 8.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.5% -248.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 29.7% -34.3% 61.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.0% -43.3% 10.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.3% -11.6% 82.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.9% -17.9% 10.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 63.2% 49.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -18.8% 23.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.0% -70.7% 4.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.6% -40.2% 6.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -33.4% -105.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 78.7% -35.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBBCPLODEWCN
Gross margin 39.0% -165.6% –
EBITDA margin 27.9% -5,651% –
Operating margin 13.1% -5,846% –
Pretax margin 5.6% -5,767% –
Net margin 3.4% -6,012% –
FCF margin 4.8% -3,860% –
Operating cash flow margin 18.9% -3,009% 25.4%
Return on equity 6.2% -40.7% 14.3%
Return on assets 1.8% -29.7% 5.3%
Return on invested capital 5.6% – –
Return on capital employed 6.9% -31.6% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.0x 0.5x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 63.9% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBBCPLODEWCN
Debt / assets 46.1% – –
Debt / equity 1.6x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x – –
Debt / FCF 19.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 70.5% 27.3% 63.3%
Equity / assets 29.5% 72.7% 36.7%
Interest coverage 1.7x -68.6x –
Current ratio 1.7x 3.2x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.9x –
Cash ratio 0.6x 1.7x –
Altman Z-score 1.08 -2.29 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBBCPLODEWCN
Dividend yield 1.4% – 0.8%
Net buyback yield 2.5% -75.7% –
Shareholder yield 3.8% -75.7% 0.8%
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.

ConsensusBBCPLODEWCN
Forward P/E 49.6xFY2026 – 34.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.19FY2026 $-0.62FY2026 $5.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +111.1%FY2026 – +5.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +63.2% – +20.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $411.25MFY2026 $4.79MFY2026 $10.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.7%FY2026 +208.8%FY2026 +10.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% +827.1% -0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBBCPLODEWCN
Held by institutions 33.9% 57.0% 85.2%
Institutions holding 127 107 829
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +21.1% +1.3%
Institutions buying 76 67 410
Institutions selling 31 22 303
Buyers to sellers 2.45 3.05 1.35

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.

BBCPLODEWCN
BBCP 1.00 0.09 0.01
LODE 0.09 1.00 0.03
WCN 0.01 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BBCP, LODE and WCN?

Waste Connections (WCN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) $480.56M, Comstock (LODE) $131.91M, Waste Connections (WCN) $46.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, BBCP, LODE and WCN?

Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 32.6x, Comstock (LODE) -2.2x, Waste Connections (WCN) 37.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Waste Connections (WCN) is cheapest (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 49.6x, Waste Connections (WCN) 34.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +10.2%, Comstock (LODE) -69.1%, Waste Connections (WCN) +6.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) has the highest net margin (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 3.4%, Comstock (LODE) -6,012.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) returned the most: Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +41.4%, Comstock (LODE) -45.9%, Waste Connections (WCN) +5.5%. Over five years, Waste Connections (WCN) compounded fastest (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +1.6%/yr, Comstock (LODE) -40.4%/yr, Waste Connections (WCN) +7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Waste Connections (WCN) has been the steadiest (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 47.1%, Comstock (LODE) 80.2%, Waste Connections (WCN) 25.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BBCP, LODE and WCN?

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.