BBUC vs ACM vs FER Stock Comparison

Brookfield Business, Aecom and Ferrovial Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BBUC Brookfield Business Corp
$27.67 +8.8% 1M -24.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.42B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$26.95B
Div. yield
0.04%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
2 wins
ACM Aecom
$60.73 -0.3% 1M -54.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.84B
P/E
27.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.39B
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
4 wins
FER Ferrovial N.V.
$50.35 -9.8% 1M -21.8% 1Y
Market cap
$38.76B
P/E
36.1x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Ferrovial leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Ferrovial 4, Aecom 4, Brookfield Business 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBBUCACMFERLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.42B $7.84B $38.76B FER
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -29.8x 27.2x 36.1x ACM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 3.1x 14.5x 47.1x BBUC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -10.5% -4.2% — ACM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.3% 1.9% — ACM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.4x 2.4x — ACM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.6% -54.3% -21.8% FER
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -1.9%/yr +11.4%/yr FER
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.4% 38.4% 25.4% FER
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 47/100 51/100 BBUC

Percentile Scorecard

BBUCACMFER

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

AxisBBUCACMFER
Valuation 98 #2 of 52 63 #20 of 52 37 #33 of 52
Growth 22 #29 of 37 11 #33 of 37 –
Profitability 78 #9 of 37 44 #21 of 37 –
Financial Health 18 #47 of 57 25 #43 of 57 34 #38 of 57
Shareholder Returns 85 #5 of 27 92 #3 of 27 81 #6 of 27
Overall 60 47 51
  • BBUC ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • ACM ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • FER ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBBUCACMFERSPY
1 month +8.8%-0.3%-9.8% -0.8%
3 months -12.0%-14.4%-19.9% +3.5%
6 months -17.4%-25.9%-25.6% +7.0%
Year to date -22.9%-36.3%-22.1% +12.2%
1 year -24.6%-54.3%-21.8% +13.0%
3 years +95.4%-18.8%+54.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +25.0%-6.7%+15.7% +23.1%
5 years —-9.3%+71.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-1.9%+11.4% +11.0%
10 years —+120.8%+137.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+8.2%+9.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBBUCACMFERSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.4%38.4%25.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.7%47.1%24.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.980.861.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.68-1.42-0.86 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.5%-56.8%-34.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.5%-54.8%-32.3% -1.8%
52-week high $37.64$134.35$74.38 $779.14
52-week low $25.06$58.00$48.86 $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.

MultipleBBUCACMFER
P/E now vs peer median -29.5xmedian 25.7x 27.1xmedian 25.7x 36.1xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.8x 0.5xmedian 0.8x 3.3xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 12.9x 13.4xmedian 12.9x —median 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 22.5x 38.4xmedian 22.5x 18.5xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.3x 3.3xmedian 2.3x 5.2xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.56 0.85median 0.56 —median 0.56

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 monthsBBUCACMFER
Revenue $26.95B $15.39B –
Gross profit $5.31B $874.05M –
Operating income $4.15B $631.20M –
Net income $305.00M $334.79M –
Free cash flow $2.70B $203.45M –
EPS (diluted) – $2.24 –
Cash & equivalents $3.45B $1.01B $5.02B
Total debt $43.93B $2.75B $12.25B
Shares (diluted) – 128.60M 718.72M
Enterprise value -$17.80B $2.96B $17.00B

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
MetricBBUCACMFER
P/E -29.5x 27.1x 36.1x
P/FCF 0.9x 38.4x 18.5x
P/Operating cash flow 0.9x 21.4x –
P/S 0.1x 0.5x 3.3x
P/B 0.2x 3.3x 5.2x
P/Tangible book -1.0x 3.5x 5.3x
EV/EBITDA 5.8x 13.4x –
EV/EBIT 10.0x 15.1x –
EV/Revenue 1.5x 0.6x –
EV/FCF 15.4x 46.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.4x 26.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.85 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBBUCACMFER
Revenue growth (1Y) -10.5% -4.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -13.2% 3.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -13.8% -25.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -1.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -15.9% -38.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 13.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) -70.0% -50.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.3% 24.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) – -51.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 31.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -34.9% -60.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 54.1% -20.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -34.9% -75.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 51.7% -29.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBBUCACMFER
Gross margin 19.7% 5.7% –
EBITDA margin 26.8% 4.6% –
Operating margin 15.4% 4.1% –
Pretax margin 1.4% 3.4% –
Net margin -0.3% 1.9% –
FCF margin 10.0% 1.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 10.0% 2.4% –
Return on equity – 13.9% –
Return on assets 0.4% 2.8% –
Return on invested capital – 9.9% –
Return on capital employed 6.4% 10.5% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.9x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBBUCACMFER
Debt / assets 55.7% 22.8% 38.0%
Debt / equity 2.8x 1.1x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.4x 2.4x –
Debt / FCF 16.2x 13.5x –
Liabilities / assets 80.4% 80.0% 78.5%
Equity / assets 19.6% 20.0% 21.5%
Interest coverage – 3.1x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.1x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.9x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – 1.79 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBBUCACMFER
Dividend yield 2.9% 2.0% 2.6%
Net buyback yield – 8.2% –
Shareholder yield 2.9% 10.3% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 31.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 3.5% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -2.3% – –

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.

ConsensusBBUCACMFER
Forward P/E 3.1xFY2026 14.5xFY2026 47.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.99FY2026 $4.19FY2026 $1.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +54.5%FY2026 -20.3%FY2026 -20.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.0% +54.7% +12.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.12BFY2026 $7.04BFY2026 $11.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -51.8%FY2026 -7.0%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -100.0% +8.8% -5.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBBUCACMFER
Held by institutions 55.0% 92.6% 33.2%
Institutions holding 149 572 337
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.5% +5.5% +17.5%
Institutions buying 93 270 208
Institutions selling 33 232 103
Buyers to sellers 2.82 1.16 2.02

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.

BBUCACMFER
BBUC 1.00 0.22 0.30
ACM 0.22 1.00 0.17
FER 0.30 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BBUC, ACM and FER?

Ferrovial (FER) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookfield Business (BBUC) $2.42B, Aecom (ACM) $7.84B, Ferrovial (FER) $38.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, BBUC, ACM and FER?

Aecom (ACM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brookfield Business (BBUC) -29.8x, Aecom (ACM) 27.2x, Ferrovial (FER) 36.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brookfield Business (BBUC) is cheapest (Brookfield Business (BBUC) 3.1x, Aecom (ACM) 14.5x, Ferrovial (FER) 47.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Aecom (ACM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brookfield Business (BBUC) -10.5%, Aecom (ACM) -4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aecom (ACM) has the highest net margin (Brookfield Business (BBUC) -0.3%, Aecom (ACM) 1.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ferrovial (FER) returned the most: Brookfield Business (BBUC) -24.6%, Aecom (ACM) -54.3%, Ferrovial (FER) -21.8%. Over five years, Ferrovial (FER) compounded fastest (Aecom (ACM) -1.9%/yr, Ferrovial (FER) +11.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Brookfield Business (BBUC) 0.04%, Aecom (ACM) 0.00%, Ferrovial (FER) 0.00%. Aecom (ACM) and Ferrovial (FER) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ferrovial (FER) has been the steadiest (Brookfield Business (BBUC) 36.4%, Aecom (ACM) 38.4%, Ferrovial (FER) 25.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BBUC, ACM and FER?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ferrovial (FER) leads on 4. 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.