BBUC vs IBP vs NRGV Stock Comparison

Brookfield Business, Installed Building Products and Energy Vault Holdings 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

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Installed Building Products leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Installed Building Products 5, Brookfield Business 3, Energy Vault Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBBUCIBPNRGVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.44B $5.46B $536.22M IBP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -29.7x 21.8x -4.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 3.1x 20.5x — BBUC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -10.5% +0.3% +336.8% NRGV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.3% 8.5% -48.6% IBP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 16.0% -32.8% IBP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.4x 1.4x -2.2x NRGV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.91% 1.44% — BBUC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -23.6% -24.4% -7.2% NRGV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +10.6%/yr -21.5%/yr IBP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.3% 54.9% 103.1% BBUC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 63/100 33/100 IBP

Percentile Scorecard

BBUCIBPNRGV

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

AxisBBUCIBPNRGV
Valuation 98 #2 of 52 51 #26 of 52 27 #45 of 61
Growth 22 #29 of 37 19 #30 of 37 54 #27 of 58
Profitability 78 #9 of 37 94 #3 of 37 39 #34 of 55
Financial Health 18 #47 of 57 68 #19 of 57 16 #60 of 71
Shareholder Returns 85 #5 of 27 81 #6 of 27 31 #21 of 30
Overall 60 63 33
  • BBUC ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • IBP ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • NRGV ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBBUCIBPNRGVSPY
1 month +9.5%+2.6%-32.4% -0.2%
3 months -12.3%-14.4%+7.6% +3.9%
6 months -16.7%-30.1%-29.0% +8.2%
Year to date -22.4%-20.8%-35.4% +12.9%
1 year -23.6%-24.4%-7.2% +12.3%
3 years +96.7%+88.5%+56.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +25.3%+23.6%+16.0% +23.3%
5 years —+65.6%-70.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+10.6%-21.5% +10.9%
10 years —+544.8%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+20.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBBUCIBPNRGVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.3%54.9%103.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.7%60.7%107.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.981.393.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.65-0.44-0.07 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.5%-49.2%-97.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.0%-40.3%-54.1% -1.2%
52-week high $37.64$344.19$6.49 $779.14
52-week low $25.06$180.32$2.51 $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.

MultipleBBUCIBPNRGV
P/E now vs peer median -29.7xmedian 26.7x 21.8xmedian 26.7x -4.8xmedian 27.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.8x 1.8xmedian 0.8x 2.4xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 13.1x 12.8xmedian 13.1x -10.2xmedian 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 23.0x 18.7xmedian 23.0x -3.7xmedian 28.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.4x 8.5xmedian 2.4x 78.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.57 6.57median 0.57 -0.69median 0.79

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 monthsBBUCIBPNRGV
Revenue $26.95B $2.96B $225.87M
Gross profit $5.31B $996.90M $50.76M
Operating income $4.15B $367.80M -$74.19M
Net income $305.00M $250.70M -$109.74M
Free cash flow $2.70B $291.70M -$144.74M
R&D – – $11.87M
EPS (diluted) – $9.39 $-0.62
Cash & equivalents $3.45B $394.50M $93.04M
Total debt $43.93B $1.06B $243.01M
Shares (diluted) – 26.71M 178.39M
Enterprise value -$2.34B $3.93B $322.78M

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
MetricBBUCIBPNRGV
P/E -29.7x 21.8x -4.8x
P/FCF 0.9x 18.7x -3.7x
P/Operating cash flow 0.9x 15.2x -5.2x
P/S 0.1x 1.8x 2.4x
P/B 0.2x 8.5x 78.2x
P/Tangible book -1.0x 14.7x -1,586x
EV/EBITDA 5.8x 12.8x -10.2x
EV/EBIT 10.0x 16.7x -9.2x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 2.1x 3.0x
EV/FCF 15.4x 21.0x -4.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.4x 17.0x -6.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 6.57 -0.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBBUCIBPNRGV
Revenue growth (1Y) -10.5% 0.3% 336.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -13.2% 2.4% 13.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -13.8% 0.5% 385.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 4.2% 31.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -15.9% -0.8% 41.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 0.2% 15.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -70.0% 0.3% 24.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.3% 1.4% -0.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – 2.9% 33.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 3.3% 7.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -34.9% 0.4% -227.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 54.1% 4.4% -5.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -34.9% 5.3% -71.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 51.7% 3.0% -9.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBBUCIBPNRGV
Gross margin 19.7% 33.6% 22.5%
EBITDA margin 26.8% 16.2% -29.8%
Operating margin 15.4% 12.4% -32.8%
Pretax margin 1.4% 11.3% -45.9%
Net margin -0.3% 8.5% -48.6%
FCF margin 10.0% 9.8% -64.1%
Operating cash flow margin 10.0% 12.1% -45.4%
Return on equity – 38.4% -588.1%
Return on assets 0.4% 11.2% -32.8%
Return on invested capital – 16.0% -32.8%
Return on capital employed 6.4% 19.8% -40.7%
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.9x 1.4x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 13.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBBUCIBPNRGV
Debt / assets 55.7% 47.2% 65.6%
Debt / equity 2.8x 1.7x 35.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.4x 1.4x -2.2x
Debt / FCF 16.2x 3.6x -1.7x
Liabilities / assets 80.4% 71.6% 98.1%
Equity / assets 19.6% 28.4% 1.9%
Interest coverage – 10.2x -5.5x
Current ratio 1.4x 3.0x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x 2.2x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.0x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 4.96 -1.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBBUCIBPNRGV
Dividend yield 2.9% 1.4% –
Net buyback yield – 3.5% -2.1%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 4.9% -2.1%
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.

ConsensusBBUCIBPNRGV
Forward P/E 3.1xFY2026 20.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $8.99FY2026 $10.04FY2026 $-0.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +54.5%FY2026 -12.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +9.0% +2.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.12BFY2026 $3.10BFY2026 $309.42MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -51.8%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026 +51.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -100.0% -7.8% +54.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBBUCIBPNRGV
Held by institutions 55.0% 97.9% 58.6%
Institutions holding 149 423 174
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.6% +0.2% +31.6%
Institutions buying 93 229 120
Institutions selling 33 146 30
Buyers to sellers 2.82 1.57 4.00

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.

BBUCIBPNRGV
BBUC 1.00 0.29 0.12
IBP 0.29 1.00 0.10
NRGV 0.12 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BBUC, IBP and NRGV?

Installed Building Products (IBP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookfield Business (BBUC) $2.44B, Installed Building Products (IBP) $5.46B, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) $536.22M.

Which company is growing faster?

Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brookfield Business (BBUC) -10.5%, Installed Building Products (IBP) +0.3%, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) +336.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Installed Building Products (IBP) has the highest net margin (Brookfield Business (BBUC) -0.3%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 8.5%, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) -48.6%). On return on invested capital, Installed Building Products (IBP) leads (Installed Building Products (IBP) 16.0%, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) -32.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) returned the most: Brookfield Business (BBUC) -23.6%, Installed Building Products (IBP) -24.4%, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) -7.2%. Over five years, Installed Building Products (IBP) compounded fastest (Installed Building Products (IBP) +10.6%/yr, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) -21.5%/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%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 1.44%. Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brookfield Business (BBUC) has been the steadiest (Brookfield Business (BBUC) 36.3%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 54.9%, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) 103.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BBUC, IBP and NRGV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Installed Building Products (IBP) 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.