BBCP vs STRL vs WM Stock Comparison

Concrete Pumping Holdings, Sterling Infrastructure and Waste Management Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WM Waste Management Inc
$235.63 +13.9% 1M +10.2% 1Y
Market cap
$92.06B
P/E
30.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.07B
Div. yield
–
Solid Waste Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sterling Infrastructure leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Sterling Infrastructure 8, Waste Management 2, Concrete Pumping Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBBCPSTRLWMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $493.67M $11.59B $92.06B WM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.5x 26.9x 30.0x STRL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 51.2x 19.6x 27.2x STRL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% +60.8% +5.2% STRL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% 12.5% — STRL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% 29.2% — STRL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x -0.3x — STRL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +52.3% -2.5% +10.2% BBCP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.2%/yr +72.8%/yr +8.4%/yr STRL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.1% 85.6% 21.4% WM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 71/100 61/100 STRL

Percentile Scorecard

BBCPSTRLWM

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

AxisBBCPSTRLWM
Valuation 90 #6 of 52 49 #27 of 52 60 #7 of 16
Growth 28 #27 of 37 86 #6 of 37 77 #4 of 14
Profitability 72 #11 of 37 97 #2 of 37 92 #2 of 14
Financial Health 38 #36 of 57 75 #15 of 57 13 #14 of 16
Shareholder Returns 77 #7 of 27 46 #15 of 27 –
Overall 61 71 61
  • BBCP ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • STRL 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

PeriodBBCPSTRLWMSPY
1 month -0.4%-28.3%+13.9% -0.2%
3 months -4.3%-31.7%-1.6% +3.9%
6 months +23.8%-22.1%+3.6% +8.2%
Year to date +45.0%+20.0%+7.2% +12.9%
1 year +52.3%-2.5%+10.2% +12.3%
3 years +45.7%+418.5%+46.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.4%+73.1%+13.5% +23.3%
5 years +11.5%+1,435.7%+49.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.2%+72.8%+8.4% +10.9%
10 years —+4,685.2%+271.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+47.2%+14.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBBCPSTRLWMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.1%85.6%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.6%81.7%20.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.593.39-0.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.11-0.030.48 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.7%-64.2%-18.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.3%-63.0%-4.4% -1.2%
52-week high $12.05$993.74$246.51 $779.14
52-week low $5.73$283.57$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.

MultipleBBCPSTRLWM
P/E now vs peer median 33.3xmedian 26.7x 26.1xmedian 26.7x 30.8xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 0.8x 3.3xmedian 0.8x 3.6xmedian 3.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 13.1x 16.0xmedian 13.1x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.2xmedian 23.0x 23.4xmedian 23.0x 23.2xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.4x 8.1xmedian 2.4x 9.6xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -1.77median 0.57 0.14median 0.57 3.00median 2.81

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 monthsBBCPSTRLWM
Revenue $436.03M $3.44B $26.07B
Gross profit $170.20M $818.59M –
Operating income $56.93M $602.35M $4.80B
Net income $16.50M $460.44M $3.07B
Free cash flow $21.12M $482.00M –
EPS (diluted) $0.29 $13.85 $7.63
Cash & equivalents $42.98M $464.45M $247.00M
Total debt $418.74M $283.88M –
Shares (diluted) 51.10M 31.14M 402.40M
Enterprise value $326.61M $9.92B $92.06B

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
MetricBBCPSTRLWM
P/E 33.3x 26.1x 30.8x
P/FCF 23.2x 23.4x 23.2x
P/Operating cash flow 5.9x 18.9x 8.2x
P/S 1.1x 3.3x 3.6x
P/B 1.8x 8.1x 9.6x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 15.4x 14.9x
EV/EBITDA 7.1x 16.0x –
EV/EBIT 15.2x 18.4x –
EV/Revenue 2.0x 3.2x 3.6x
EV/FCF 41.0x 23.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 10.5x 18.6x 8.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.77 0.14 3.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBBCPSTRLWM
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% 60.8% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 22.6% 9.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.5% 72.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 39.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 29.7% 94.1% 17.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 49.7% 10.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.3% 51.3% 19.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.9% 55.4% 10.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 63.2% 49.5% 20.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -18.8% 183.9% 10.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.0% 20.3% 95.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.6% 18.6% 37.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -33.4% 10.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 78.7% 18.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBBCPSTRLWM
Gross margin 39.0% 23.8% –
EBITDA margin 27.9% 20.2% –
Operating margin 13.1% 17.5% –
Pretax margin 5.6% 17.5% –
Net margin 3.4% 12.5% –
FCF margin 4.8% 14.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 18.9% 17.4% 43.8%
Return on equity 6.2% 35.6% 31.0%
Return on assets 1.8% 15.4% 6.6%
Return on invested capital 5.6% 29.2% –
Return on capital employed 6.9% 35.5% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.0x 1.3x 3.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBBCPSTRLWM
Debt / assets 46.1% 8.9% –
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x -0.3x –
Debt / FCF 19.8x 0.6x –
Liabilities / assets 70.5% 56.5% 78.8%
Equity / assets 29.5% 43.5% 21.2%
Interest coverage 1.7x 36.1x –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.1x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.4x –
Altman Z-score 1.09 6.00 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBBCPSTRLWM
Dividend yield 1.3% – 1.5%
Net buyback yield 2.4% 0.6% –
Shareholder yield 3.7% 0.6% 1.5%
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.

ConsensusBBCPSTRLWM
Forward P/E 51.2xFY2026 19.6xFY2026 27.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.19FY2026 $18.73FY2026 $8.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +111.1%FY2026 +72.2%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +63.2% +43.6% +9.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $411.25MFY2026 $4.20BFY2026 $25.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.7%FY2026 +68.8%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% +12.4% +12.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBBCPSTRLWM
Held by institutions 33.9% 85.7% 82.3%
Institutions holding 127 888 2,348
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% -6.1% +0.8%
Institutions buying 76 456 1,094
Institutions selling 31 366 901
Buyers to sellers 2.45 1.25 1.21

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.

BBCPSTRLWM
BBCP 1.00 0.17 -0.07
STRL 0.17 1.00 -0.34
WM -0.07 -0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BBCP, STRL and WM?

Waste Management (WM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) $493.67M, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) $11.59B, Waste Management (WM) $92.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, BBCP, STRL and WM?

Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 33.5x, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 26.9x, Waste Management (WM) 30.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) is cheapest (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 51.2x, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 19.6x, Waste Management (WM) 27.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +10.2%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) +60.8%, Waste Management (WM) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) has the highest net margin (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 3.4%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 12.5%). On return on invested capital, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) leads (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 5.6%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 29.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) returned the most: Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +52.3%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) -2.5%, Waste Management (WM) +10.2%. Over five years, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) compounded fastest (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +2.2%/yr, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) +72.8%/yr, Waste Management (WM) +8.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Waste Management (WM) has been the steadiest (Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 47.1%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 85.6%, Waste Management (WM) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BBCP, STRL 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, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) leads on 8. 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.