BBUC vs FER vs J Stock Comparison

Brookfield Business, Ferrovial and Jacobs Solutions 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
3 wins
FER Ferrovial N.V.
$50.35 -9.8% 1M -21.8% 1Y
Market cap
$38.80B
P/E
36.1x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
4 wins
J Jacobs Solutions Inc.
$147.11 +6.3% 1M -7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$17.44B
P/E
51.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.22B
Div. yield
0.01%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ferrovial leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Ferrovial 4, Jacobs Solutions 4, Brookfield Business 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBBUCFERJLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.41B $38.80B $17.44B FER
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -29.7x 36.1x 51.5x FER
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 3.1x 47.1x 21.7x BBUC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -10.5% — +20.1% J
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.3% — 2.4% J
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 5.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.4x — 2.7x J
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.01% BBUC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.6% -21.8% -7.8% J
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +11.4%/yr +5.5%/yr FER
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.4% 25.4% 33.1% FER
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 51/100 47/100 BBUC

Percentile Scorecard

BBUCFERJ

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

AxisBBUCFERJ
Valuation 98 #2 of 52 37 #33 of 52 35 #34 of 52
Growth 22 #29 of 37 – 31 #26 of 37
Profitability 78 #9 of 37 – 53 #18 of 37
Financial Health 18 #47 of 57 34 #38 of 57 46 #31 of 57
Shareholder Returns 85 #5 of 27 81 #6 of 27 69 #9 of 27
Overall 60 51 47
  • BBUC ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • FER ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • J ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBBUCFERJSPY
1 month +8.8%-9.8%+6.3% -0.8%
3 months -12.0%-19.9%+8.8% +3.5%
6 months -17.4%-25.6%+16.9% +7.0%
Year to date -22.9%-22.1%+11.1% +12.2%
1 year -24.6%-21.8%-7.8% +13.0%
3 years +95.4%+54.9%+35.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +25.0%+15.7%+10.7% +23.1%
5 years —+71.3%+30.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+11.4%+5.5% +11.0%
10 years —+137.7%+249.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+9.0%+13.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBBUCFERJSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.4%25.4%33.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.7%24.6%36.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.981.020.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.68-0.86-0.24 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.5%-34.3%-34.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.5%-32.3%-8.6% -1.8%
52-week high $37.64$74.38$161.00 $779.14
52-week low $25.06$48.86$107.27 $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.

MultipleBBUCFERJ
P/E now vs peer median -29.5xmedian 25.7x 36.1xmedian 25.7x 51.2xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.8x 3.3xmedian 0.8x 1.2xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 12.9x —median 12.9x 22.3xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 22.5x 18.5xmedian 22.5x 26.7xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.3x 5.2xmedian 2.3x 5.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.56 —median 0.56 -2.41median 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 monthsBBUCFERJ
Revenue $26.95B – $14.22B
Gross profit $5.31B – $3.14B
Operating income $4.15B – $649.64M
Net income $305.00M – $301.35M
Free cash flow $2.70B – $644.54M
EPS (diluted) – – $2.85
Cash & equivalents $3.45B $5.02B $1.17B
Total debt $43.93B $12.25B $3.58B
Shares (diluted) – 718.72M 118.90M
Enterprise value -$17.81B $17.05B $12.11B

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
MetricBBUCFERJ
P/E -29.5x 36.1x 51.2x
P/FCF 0.9x 18.5x 26.7x
P/Operating cash flow 0.9x – 23.4x
P/S 0.1x 3.3x 1.2x
P/B 0.2x 5.2x 5.3x
P/Tangible book -1.0x 5.3x 6.5x
EV/EBITDA 5.8x – 22.3x
EV/EBIT 10.0x – 30.2x
EV/Revenue 1.5x – 1.4x
EV/FCF 15.4x – 30.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.4x – 26.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – -2.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBBUCFERJ
Revenue growth (1Y) -10.5% – 20.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -13.2% – 28.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -13.8% – 6.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.2% – 5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -15.9% – -23.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.9% – 14.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -70.0% – -40.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.3% – -26.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – – -30.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -21.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -34.9% – 47.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 54.1% – -10.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -34.9% – 56.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 51.7% – -10.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBBUCFERJ
Gross margin 19.7% – 22.1%
EBITDA margin 26.8% – 6.2%
Operating margin 15.4% – 4.6%
Pretax margin 1.4% – 3.6%
Net margin -0.3% – 2.4%
FCF margin 10.0% – 4.5%
Operating cash flow margin 10.0% – 5.2%
Return on equity – – 9.2%
Return on assets 0.4% – 2.5%
Return on invested capital – – 5.8%
Return on capital employed 6.4% – 8.2%
Asset turnover 0.3x – 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.9x – 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBBUCFERJ
Debt / assets 55.7% 38.0% 30.5%
Debt / equity 2.8x 1.8x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.4x – 2.7x
Debt / FCF 16.2x – 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 80.4% 78.5% 72.2%
Equity / assets 19.6% 21.5% 27.8%
Interest coverage – – 3.9x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.1x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.1x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.7x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 2.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBBUCFERJ
Dividend yield 2.9% 2.6% 1.0%
Net buyback yield – – 3.9%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 2.6% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 31.1% – 53.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 3.5% – 25.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -2.3% – 8.9%

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.

ConsensusBBUCFERJ
Forward P/E 3.1xFY2026 47.1xFY2026 21.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.99FY2026 $1.07FY2026 $6.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +54.5%FY2026 -20.7%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.0% +12.1% +27.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.12BFY2026 $11.77BFY2026 $9.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -51.8%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026 -18.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -100.0% -5.3% -0.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBBUCFERJ
Held by institutions 55.0% 33.2% 92.2%
Institutions holding 149 337 871
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.5% +17.5% +3.0%
Institutions buying 93 208 375
Institutions selling 33 103 360
Buyers to sellers 2.82 2.02 1.04

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.

BBUCFERJ
BBUC 1.00 0.30 0.33
FER 0.30 1.00 0.20
J 0.33 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BBUC, FER and J?

Ferrovial (FER) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookfield Business (BBUC) $2.41B, Ferrovial (FER) $38.80B, Jacobs Solutions (J) $17.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, BBUC, FER and J?

Ferrovial (FER) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brookfield Business (BBUC) -29.7x, Ferrovial (FER) 36.1x, Jacobs Solutions (J) 51.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brookfield Business (BBUC) is cheapest (Brookfield Business (BBUC) 3.1x, Ferrovial (FER) 47.1x, Jacobs Solutions (J) 21.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Jacobs Solutions (J) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brookfield Business (BBUC) -10.5%, Jacobs Solutions (J) +20.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Jacobs Solutions (J) has the highest net margin (Brookfield Business (BBUC) -0.3%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 2.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Jacobs Solutions (J) returned the most: Brookfield Business (BBUC) -24.6%, Ferrovial (FER) -21.8%, Jacobs Solutions (J) -7.8%. Over five years, Ferrovial (FER) compounded fastest (Ferrovial (FER) +11.4%/yr, Jacobs Solutions (J) +5.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Brookfield Business (BBUC) has the highest dividend yield: Brookfield Business (BBUC) 0.04%, Ferrovial (FER) 0.00%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 0.01%. 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%, Ferrovial (FER) 25.4%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 33.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.