BBUC vs J vs GVA Stock Comparison

Brookfield Business, Jacobs Solutions and Granite Construction 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
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
3 wins
GVA Granite Construction Inc
$108.26 -6.0% 1M +3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.83B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.97B
Div. yield
0.00%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
5 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.

QuestionBBUCJGVALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.41B $17.44B $4.83B J
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -29.7x 51.5x -29.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 3.1x 21.7x — BBUC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -10.5% +20.1% +21.8% GVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.3% 2.4% -3.3% J
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.8% 13.4% GVA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.4x 2.7x 1.3x GVA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.01% 0.00% BBUC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.6% -7.8% +3.5% GVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +5.5%/yr +22.9%/yr GVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.4% 33.1% 33.1% J
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 47/100 56/100 BBUC

Percentile Scorecard

BBUCJGVA

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

AxisBBUCJGVA
Valuation 98 #2 of 52 35 #34 of 52 84 #9 of 52
Growth 22 #29 of 37 31 #26 of 37 50 #19 of 37
Profitability 78 #9 of 37 53 #18 of 37 50 #19 of 37
Financial Health 18 #47 of 57 46 #31 of 57 32 #39 of 57
Shareholder Returns 85 #5 of 27 69 #9 of 27 62 #11 of 27
Overall 60 47 56
  • BBUC ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • J ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • GVA ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBBUCJGVASPY
1 month +8.8%+6.3%-6.0% -0.8%
3 months -12.0%+8.8%-13.8% +3.5%
6 months -17.4%+16.9%-13.9% +7.0%
Year to date -22.9%+11.1%-6.1% +12.2%
1 year -24.6%-7.8%+3.5% +13.0%
3 years +95.4%+35.6%+215.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +25.0%+10.7%+46.8% +23.1%
5 years —+30.8%+180.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+5.5%+22.9% +11.0%
10 years —+249.6%+144.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+13.3%+9.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBBUCJGVASPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.4%33.1%33.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.7%36.0%33.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.980.770.97 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.68-0.240.11 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.5%-34.8%-40.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.5%-8.6%-32.5% -1.8%
52-week high $37.64$161.00$160.39 $779.14
52-week low $25.06$107.27$98.50 $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.

MultipleBBUCJGVA
P/E now vs peer median -29.5xmedian 25.7x 51.2xmedian 25.7x -28.7xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.8x 1.2xmedian 0.8x 1.0xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 12.9x 22.3xmedian 12.9x 10.6xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 22.5x 26.7xmedian 22.5x 10.0xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.3x 5.3xmedian 2.3x 5.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.56 -2.41median 0.56 0.39median 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 monthsBBUCJGVA
Revenue $26.95B $14.22B $4.97B
Gross profit $5.31B $3.14B $776.94M
Operating income $4.15B $649.64M $314.31M
Net income $305.00M $301.35M -$151.53M
Free cash flow $2.70B $644.54M $471.91M
EPS (diluted) – $2.85 $-3.77
Cash & equivalents $3.45B $1.17B $877.12M
Total debt $43.93B $3.58B $1.56B
Shares (diluted) – 118.90M 43.75M
Enterprise value -$17.81B $12.11B $2.46B

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
MetricBBUCJGVA
P/E -29.5x 51.2x -28.7x
P/FCF 0.9x 26.7x 10.0x
P/Operating cash flow 0.9x 23.4x 7.8x
P/S 0.1x 1.2x 1.0x
P/B 0.2x 5.3x 5.9x
P/Tangible book -1.0x 6.5x 8.0x
EV/EBITDA 5.8x 22.3x 10.6x
EV/EBIT 10.0x 30.2x 17.1x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 1.4x 1.1x
EV/FCF 15.4x 30.5x 11.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.4x 26.7x 8.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -2.41 0.39

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBBUCJGVA
Debt / assets 55.7% 30.5% 32.6%
Debt / equity 2.8x 1.1x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.4x 2.7x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 16.2x 5.6x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 80.4% 72.2% 83.1%
Equity / assets 19.6% 27.8% 16.9%
Interest coverage – 3.9x 4.5x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.3x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 2.84 2.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBBUCJGVA
Dividend yield 2.9% 1.0% 0.5%
Net buyback yield – 3.9% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 4.9% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 31.1% 53.6% -15.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 3.5% 25.1% 4.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.9% 0.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 8.9% -0.1%

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.

ConsensusBBUCJGVA
Forward P/E 3.1xFY2026 21.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $8.99FY2026 $6.78FY2026 $-3.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +54.5%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026 -196.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.0% +27.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.12BFY2026 $9.78BFY2026 $5.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -51.8%FY2026 -18.7%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -100.0% -0.5% +12.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBBUCJGVA
Held by institutions 55.0% 92.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 149 871 445
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.5% +3.0% -3.0%
Institutions buying 93 375 239
Institutions selling 33 360 151
Buyers to sellers 2.82 1.04 1.58

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.

BBUCJGVA
BBUC 1.00 0.33 0.18
J 0.33 1.00 0.26
GVA 0.18 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BBUC, J and GVA?

Jacobs Solutions (J) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookfield Business (BBUC) $2.41B, Jacobs Solutions (J) $17.44B, Granite Construction (GVA) $4.83B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Granite Construction (GVA) returned the most: Brookfield Business (BBUC) -24.6%, Jacobs Solutions (J) -7.8%, Granite Construction (GVA) +3.5%. Over five years, Granite Construction (GVA) compounded fastest (Jacobs Solutions (J) +5.5%/yr, Granite Construction (GVA) +22.9%/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%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 0.01%, Granite Construction (GVA) 0.00%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jacobs Solutions (J) has been the steadiest (Brookfield Business (BBUC) 36.4%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 33.1%, Granite Construction (GVA) 33.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.