BBUC vs BLGO vs STRL Stock Comparison

Brookfield Business, Biolargo and Sterling Infrastructure Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BBUC Brookfield Business Corp
$27.67 +8.8% 1M -24.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.41B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$26.95B
Div. yield
0.04%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
2 wins
BLGO Biolargo, Inc.
$0.07 -22.2% 1M -56.3% 1Y
Market cap
$22.15M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08M
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Sterling Infrastructure leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Sterling Infrastructure 7, Brookfield Business 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBBUCBLGOSTRLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.41B $22.15M $11.30B STRL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -29.7x -1.5x 26.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 3.1x — 19.3x BBUC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -10.5% -70.9% +60.8% STRL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.3% -354.8% 12.5% STRL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 29.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.4x -0.2x -0.3x STRL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.6% -56.3% -4.8% STRL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -16.3%/yr +73.7%/yr STRL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.4% 91.8% 85.8% BBUC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 11/100 71/100 STRL

Percentile Scorecard

BBUCBLGOSTRL

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

AxisBBUCBLGOSTRL
Valuation 98 #2 of 52 10 #19 of 21 49 #27 of 52
Growth 22 #29 of 37 0 #19 of 19 86 #6 of 37
Profitability 78 #9 of 37 6 #16 of 17 97 #2 of 37
Financial Health 18 #47 of 57 10 #20 of 22 75 #15 of 57
Shareholder Returns 85 #5 of 27 30 #8 of 11 50 #14 of 27
Overall 60 11 71
  • BBUC ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • BLGO ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • STRL ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBBUCBLGOSTRLSPY
1 month +8.8%-22.2%-29.6% -0.8%
3 months -12.0%-36.4%-43.2% +3.5%
6 months -17.4%-53.3%-28.6% +7.0%
Year to date -22.9%-61.1%+17.8% +12.2%
1 year -24.6%-56.3%-4.8% +13.0%
3 years +95.4%-56.3%+408.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +25.0%-24.1%+72.1% +23.1%
5 years —-58.8%+1,477.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-16.3%+73.7% +11.0%
10 years —-89.9%+4,609.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-20.5%+47.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBBUCBLGOSTRLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.4%91.8%85.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.7%135.9%81.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.980.233.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.68-0.61-0.06 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.5%-82.5%-64.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.5%-65.0%-63.7% -1.8%
52-week high $37.64$0.20$993.74 $779.14
52-week low $25.06$0.07$283.57 $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.

MultipleBBUCBLGOSTRL
P/E now vs peer median -29.5xmedian 25.7x -1.6xmedian 25.6x 25.7xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.8x 5.6xmedian 2.5x 3.2xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 12.9x -1.4xmedian 19.1x 15.7xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 22.5x -2.2xmedian 25.2x 23.0xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.3x -8.4xmedian 2.0x 8.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.56 —median 1.54 0.14median 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 monthsBBUCBLGOSTRL
Revenue $26.95B $4.08M $3.44B
Gross profit $5.31B $1.63M $818.59M
Operating income $4.15B -$18.12M $602.35M
Net income $305.00M -$18.79M $460.44M
Free cash flow $2.70B -$10.56M $482.00M
R&D – $3.27M –
EPS (diluted) – – $13.85
Cash & equivalents $3.45B $2.19M $464.45M
Total debt $43.93B $4.85M $283.88M
Shares (diluted) – – 31.14M
Enterprise value -$17.81B $7.41M $9.63B

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
MetricBBUCBLGOSTRL
P/E -29.5x -1.6x 25.7x
P/FCF 0.9x -2.2x 23.0x
P/Operating cash flow 0.9x -2.2x 18.5x
P/S 0.1x 5.6x 3.2x
P/B 0.2x -8.4x 8.0x
P/Tangible book -1.0x -8.4x 15.2x
EV/EBITDA 5.8x -1.4x 15.7x
EV/EBIT 10.0x -1.4x 18.1x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 6.3x 3.2x
EV/FCF 15.4x -2.4x 22.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.4x -2.5x 18.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBBUCBLGOSTRL
Revenue growth (1Y) -10.5% -70.9% 60.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -13.2% -22.5% 22.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -13.8% -74.4% 72.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -27.8% 39.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -15.9% -185.8% 94.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.9% -60.3% 49.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -70.0% -184.9% 51.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.3% -62.6% 55.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – – 49.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 183.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -34.9% -37.9% 20.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 54.1% -62.1% 18.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -34.9% -40.8% 10.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 51.7% -57.1% 18.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBBUCBLGOSTRL
Gross margin 19.7% 40.0% 23.8%
EBITDA margin 26.8% -434.2% 20.2%
Operating margin 15.4% -443.9% 17.5%
Pretax margin 1.4% -458.1% 17.5%
Net margin -0.3% -354.8% 12.5%
FCF margin 10.0% -258.6% 14.0%
Operating cash flow margin 10.0% -252.8% 17.4%
Return on equity – – 35.6%
Return on assets 0.4% -246.7% 15.4%
Return on invested capital – – 29.2%
Return on capital employed 6.4% -635.4% 35.5%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.9x 0.5x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 59.3% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBBUCBLGOSTRL
Debt / assets 55.7% 72.8% 8.9%
Debt / equity 2.8x -1.8x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.4x -0.2x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 16.2x -0.5x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 80.4% 140.9% 56.5%
Equity / assets 19.6% -40.9% 43.5%
Interest coverage – -22.5x 36.1x
Current ratio 1.4x 0.7x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.5x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – -42.03 5.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBBUCBLGOSTRL
Dividend yield 2.9% – –
Net buyback yield – -2.5% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 2.9% -2.5% 0.6%
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.

ConsensusBBUCBLGOSTRL
Forward P/E 3.1xFY2026 – 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.99FY2026 $-0.05FY2026 $18.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +54.5%FY2026 – +72.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.0% – +43.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.12BFY2026 $5.48MFY2026 $4.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -51.8%FY2026 -29.4%FY2026 +68.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -100.0% +180.2% +12.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBBUCBLGOSTRL
Held by institutions 55.0% – 85.7%
Institutions holding 149 – 888
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.5% – -6.1%
Institutions buying 93 – 456
Institutions selling 33 – 366
Buyers to sellers 2.82 – 1.25

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.

BBUCBLGOSTRL
BBUC 1.00 -0.08 0.18
BLGO -0.08 1.00 0.00
STRL 0.18 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BBUC, BLGO and STRL?

Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookfield Business (BBUC) $2.41B, Biolargo (BLGO) $22.15M, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) $11.30B.

Which company is growing faster?

Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brookfield Business (BBUC) -10.5%, Biolargo (BLGO) -70.9%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) +60.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) has the highest net margin (Brookfield Business (BBUC) -0.3%, Biolargo (BLGO) -354.8%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 12.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) returned the most: Brookfield Business (BBUC) -24.6%, Biolargo (BLGO) -56.3%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) -4.8%. Over five years, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) compounded fastest (Biolargo (BLGO) -16.3%/yr, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) +73.7%/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%, Biolargo (BLGO) 0.00%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 0.00%. Biolargo (BLGO) and Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brookfield Business (BBUC) has been the steadiest (Brookfield Business (BBUC) 36.4%, Biolargo (BLGO) 91.8%, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) 85.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BBUC, BLGO and STRL?

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 7. 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.