BBUC vs GVA vs J Stock Comparison

Brookfield Business, Granite Construction and Jacobs Solutions Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BBUC Brookfield Business Corp
$27.85 +9.5% 1M -23.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.44B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$26.95B
Div. yield
2.91%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
3 wins
GVA Granite Construction Inc
$110.49 -4.1% 1M +6.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.84B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.97B
Div. yield
0.47%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
5 wins
J Jacobs Solutions Inc.
$148.28 +7.2% 1M -7.9% 1Y
Market cap
$17.37B
P/E
51.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.22B
Div. yield
0.94%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Granite Construction leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Granite Construction 5, Jacobs Solutions 3, Brookfield Business 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBBUCGVAJLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.44B $4.84B $17.37B J
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -29.7x -29.3x 51.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 3.1x — 21.9x BBUC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -10.5% +21.8% +20.1% GVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.3% -3.3% 2.4% J
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.4% 5.8% GVA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.4x 1.3x 2.7x GVA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.91% 0.47% 0.94% BBUC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -23.6% +6.4% -7.9% GVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +23.9%/yr +5.2%/yr GVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.3% 33.1% 33.0% J
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 57/100 45/100 BBUC

Percentile Scorecard

BBUCGVAJ

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

AxisBBUCGVAJ
Valuation 98 #2 of 52 84 #9 of 52 37 #33 of 52
Growth 22 #29 of 37 50 #19 of 37 31 #26 of 37
Profitability 78 #9 of 37 50 #19 of 37 53 #18 of 37
Financial Health 18 #47 of 57 36 #37 of 57 45 #32 of 57
Shareholder Returns 85 #5 of 27 65 #10 of 27 62 #11 of 27
Overall 60 57 45
  • BBUC ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • GVA 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

PeriodBBUCGVAJSPY
1 month +9.5%-4.1%+7.2% -0.2%
3 months -12.3%-8.9%+5.4% +3.9%
6 months -16.7%-11.5%+17.3% +8.2%
Year to date -22.4%-4.2%+11.9% +12.9%
1 year -23.6%+6.4%-7.9% +12.3%
3 years +96.7%+222.4%+36.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +25.3%+47.8%+11.0% +23.3%
5 years —+192.0%+28.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+23.9%+5.2% +10.9%
10 years —+158.7%+253.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+10.0%+13.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBBUCGVAJSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.3%33.1%33.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.7%33.6%36.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.980.970.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.650.19-0.24 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.5%-40.4%-34.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.0%-31.1%-7.9% -1.2%
52-week high $37.64$160.39$161.00 $779.14
52-week low $25.06$98.50$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.

MultipleBBUCGVAJ
P/E now vs peer median -29.7xmedian 26.7x -29.3xmedian 26.7x 51.6xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.8x 1.0xmedian 0.8x 1.2xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 13.1x 10.8xmedian 13.1x 22.4xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 23.0x 10.2xmedian 23.0x 26.9xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.4x 6.0xmedian 2.4x 5.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.57 0.40median 0.57 -2.43median 0.57

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 monthsBBUCGVAJ
Revenue $26.95B $4.97B $14.22B
Gross profit $5.31B $776.94M $3.14B
Operating income $4.15B $314.31M $649.64M
Net income $305.00M -$151.53M $301.35M
Free cash flow $2.70B $471.91M $644.54M
EPS (diluted) – $-3.77 $2.85
Cash & equivalents $3.45B $877.12M $1.17B
Total debt $43.93B $1.56B $3.58B
Shares (diluted) – 43.75M 118.90M
Enterprise value -$2.34B $2.51B $12.02B

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
MetricBBUCGVAJ
P/E -29.7x -29.3x 51.6x
P/FCF 0.9x 10.2x 26.9x
P/Operating cash flow 0.9x 8.0x 23.6x
P/S 0.1x 1.0x 1.2x
P/B 0.2x 6.0x 5.3x
P/Tangible book -1.0x 8.1x 6.5x
EV/EBITDA 5.8x 10.8x 22.4x
EV/EBIT 10.0x 17.4x 30.4x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 1.1x 1.4x
EV/FCF 15.4x 11.6x 30.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.4x 9.1x 26.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.40 -2.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBBUCGVAJ
Revenue growth (1Y) -10.5% 21.8% 20.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -13.2% 15.1% 28.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -13.8% 22.0% 6.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 30.8% 5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -15.9% 37.5% -23.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 76.7% 14.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -70.0% -185.3% -40.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.3% -85.3% -26.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – -225.5% -30.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -73.5% -21.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -34.9% 37.6% 47.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 54.1% 147.4% -10.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -34.9% 52.7% 56.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 51.7% 94.5% -10.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBBUCGVAJ
Gross margin 19.7% 15.6% 22.1%
EBITDA margin 26.8% 10.2% 6.2%
Operating margin 15.4% 6.3% 4.6%
Pretax margin 1.4% -1.3% 3.6%
Net margin -0.3% -3.3% 2.4%
FCF margin 10.0% 9.5% 4.5%
Operating cash flow margin 10.0% 12.2% 5.2%
Return on equity – -14.8% 9.2%
Return on assets 0.4% -3.3% 2.5%
Return on invested capital – 13.4% 5.8%
Return on capital employed 6.4% 16.9% 8.2%
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.2x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.9x -4.0x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBBUCGVAJ
Debt / assets 55.7% 32.6% 30.5%
Debt / equity 2.8x 1.9x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.4x 1.3x 2.7x
Debt / FCF 16.2x 3.3x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 80.4% 83.1% 72.2%
Equity / assets 19.6% 16.9% 27.8%
Interest coverage – 4.5x 3.9x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.0x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.9x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 2.12 2.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBBUCGVAJ
Dividend yield 2.9% 0.5% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – 1.1% 3.9%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 1.5% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 31.1% -15.0% 53.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 3.5% 4.8% 25.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.1% 6.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -2.3% -0.1% 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.

ConsensusBBUCGVAJ
Forward P/E 3.1xFY2026 – 21.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.99FY2026 $-3.74FY2026 $6.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +54.5%FY2026 -196.9%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.0% – +27.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.12BFY2026 $5.09BFY2026 $9.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -51.8%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026 -18.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -100.0% +12.2% -0.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBBUCGVAJ
Held by institutions 55.0% 100.0% 92.2%
Institutions holding 149 445 871
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.6% -3.0% +3.0%
Institutions buying 93 239 375
Institutions selling 33 151 360
Buyers to sellers 2.82 1.58 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.

BBUCGVAJ
BBUC 1.00 0.18 0.33
GVA 0.18 1.00 0.26
J 0.33 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BBUC, GVA and J?

Jacobs Solutions (J) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookfield Business (BBUC) $2.44B, Granite Construction (GVA) $4.84B, Jacobs Solutions (J) $17.37B.

Which company is growing faster?

Granite Construction (GVA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brookfield Business (BBUC) -10.5%, Granite Construction (GVA) +21.8%, Jacobs Solutions (J) +20.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Jacobs Solutions (J) has the highest net margin (Brookfield Business (BBUC) -0.3%, Granite Construction (GVA) -3.3%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 2.4%). On return on invested capital, Granite Construction (GVA) leads (Granite Construction (GVA) 13.4%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Granite Construction (GVA) returned the most: Brookfield Business (BBUC) -23.6%, Granite Construction (GVA) +6.4%, Jacobs Solutions (J) -7.9%. Over five years, Granite Construction (GVA) compounded fastest (Granite Construction (GVA) +23.9%/yr, Jacobs Solutions (J) +5.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Brookfield Business (BBUC) has the highest dividend yield: Brookfield Business (BBUC) 2.91%, Granite Construction (GVA) 0.47%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 0.94%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jacobs Solutions (J) has been the steadiest (Brookfield Business (BBUC) 36.3%, Granite Construction (GVA) 33.1%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 33.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BBUC, GVA 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, Granite Construction (GVA) 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.