BBUC vs NRGV vs QS Stock Comparison

Brookfield Business, Energy Vault Holdings and QuantumScape Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BBUC Brookfield Business Corp
$27.67 +8.8% 1M -24.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.42B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$26.95B
Div. yield
0.04%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
3 wins
QS QuantumScape Corp
$3.90 -20.6% 1M -76.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.57B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Energy Storage Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Energy Vault Holdings leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Energy Vault Holdings 4, Brookfield Business 3, QuantumScape 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBBUCNRGVQSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.42B $537.87M $2.57B QS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -29.9x -4.9x -6.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 3.1x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -10.5% +336.8% — NRGV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.3% -48.6% — BBUC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -32.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.4x -2.2x — NRGV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.6% -23.8% -76.8% NRGV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -23.5%/yr -30.2%/yr NRGV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.4% 102.4% 70.0% BBUC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 33/100 49/100 BBUC

Percentile Scorecard

BBUCNRGVQS

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

AxisBBUCNRGVQS
Valuation 98 #2 of 52 27 #45 of 61 42 #36 of 61
Growth 22 #29 of 37 54 #27 of 58 44 #33 of 58
Profitability 78 #9 of 37 39 #34 of 55 35 #36 of 55
Financial Health 18 #47 of 57 16 #60 of 71 86 #11 of 71
Shareholder Returns 85 #5 of 27 29 #21 of 29 39 #18 of 29
Overall 60 33 49
  • BBUC ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • NRGV ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • QS 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

PeriodBBUCNRGVQSSPY
1 month +8.8%-40.6%-20.6% -0.8%
3 months -12.0%-10.3%-24.7% +3.5%
6 months -17.4%-41.1%-44.8% +7.0%
Year to date -22.9%-43.2%-62.6% +12.2%
1 year -24.6%-23.8%-76.8% +13.0%
3 years +95.4%+37.2%-26.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +25.0%+11.1%-9.6% +23.1%
5 years —-73.7%-83.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-23.5%-30.2% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureBBUCNRGVQSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.4%102.4%70.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.7%107.6%72.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.983.253.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.68-0.23-1.10 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.5%-97.1%-91.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.5%-59.6%-78.9% -1.8%
52-week high $37.64$6.49$18.44 $779.14
52-week low $25.06$2.51$3.89 $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.

MultipleBBUCNRGVQS
P/E now vs peer median -29.5xmedian 25.7x -4.3xmedian 25.4x -6.3xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.8x 2.1xmedian 2.1x —median 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 12.9x -9.2xmedian 17.5x -4.4xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 22.5x -3.3xmedian 27.3x -9.4xmedian 27.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.3x 68.8xmedian 1.7x 2.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.56 -0.60median 0.77 -0.49median 0.77

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 monthsBBUCNRGVQS
Revenue $26.95B $225.87M –
Gross profit $5.31B $50.76M –
Operating income $4.15B -$74.19M -$418.18M
Net income $305.00M -$109.74M -$383.62M
Free cash flow $2.70B -$144.74M -$258.79M
R&D – $11.87M $327.75M
EPS (diluted) – $-0.62 $-0.62
Cash & equivalents $3.45B $93.04M $75.60M
Total debt $43.93B $243.01M –
Shares (diluted) – 178.39M 620.56M
Enterprise value -$17.80B $298.63M -$985.19M

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
MetricBBUCNRGVQS
P/E -29.5x -4.3x -6.3x
P/FCF 0.9x -3.3x -9.4x
P/Operating cash flow 0.9x -4.6x -10.6x
P/S 0.1x 2.1x –
P/B 0.2x 68.8x 2.4x
P/Tangible book -1.0x -1,395x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 5.8x -9.2x -4.4x
EV/EBIT 10.0x -8.4x -3.8x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 2.8x –
EV/FCF 15.4x -4.3x -6.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.4x -6.1x -7.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.60 -0.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBBUCNRGVQS
Revenue growth (1Y) -10.5% 336.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -13.2% 13.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -13.8% 385.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 31.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -15.9% 41.4% 14.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 15.6% 3.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -70.0% 24.1% 14.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.3% -0.1% 4.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – 33.2% 19.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 7.1% 12.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -34.9% -227.0% 7.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 54.1% -5.1% 2.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -34.9% -71.5% 7.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 51.7% -9.9% 9.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBBUCNRGVQS
Gross margin 19.7% 22.5% –
EBITDA margin 26.8% -29.8% –
Operating margin 15.4% -32.8% –
Pretax margin 1.4% -45.9% –
Net margin -0.3% -48.6% –
FCF margin 10.0% -64.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 10.0% -45.4% –
Return on equity – -588.1% -37.5%
Return on assets 0.4% -32.8% -33.5%
Return on invested capital – -32.8% –
Return on capital employed 6.4% -40.7% -38.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.9x 0.9x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 13.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBBUCNRGVQS
Debt / assets 55.7% 65.6% –
Debt / equity 2.8x 35.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 5.4x -2.2x –
Debt / FCF 16.2x -1.7x –
Liabilities / assets 80.4% 98.1% 11.1%
Equity / assets 19.6% 1.9% 88.9%
Interest coverage – -5.5x -221.6x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.2x 16.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.8x 15.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.6x 15.8x
Altman Z-score – -1.25 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBBUCNRGVQS
Dividend yield 2.9% – –
Net buyback yield – -2.4% -0.5%
Shareholder yield 2.9% -2.4% -0.5%
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.

ConsensusBBUCNRGVQS
Forward P/E 3.1xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $8.99FY2026 $-0.37FY2026 $-0.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +54.5%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +9.0% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.12BFY2026 $309.42MFY2026 $0.00FY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -51.8%FY2026 +51.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -100.0% +54.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBBUCNRGVQS
Held by institutions 55.0% 58.6% 33.9%
Institutions holding 149 174 451
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.5% +31.6% -10.0%
Institutions buying 93 120 258
Institutions selling 33 30 90
Buyers to sellers 2.82 4.00 2.87

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.

BBUCNRGVQS
BBUC 1.00 0.12 0.28
NRGV 0.12 1.00 0.53
QS 0.28 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BBUC, NRGV and QS?

QuantumScape (QS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookfield Business (BBUC) $2.42B, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) $537.87M, QuantumScape (QS) $2.57B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

Brookfield Business (BBUC) has the highest net margin (Brookfield Business (BBUC) -0.3%, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) -48.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) returned the most: Brookfield Business (BBUC) -24.6%, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) -23.8%, QuantumScape (QS) -76.8%. Over five years, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) compounded fastest (Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) -23.5%/yr, QuantumScape (QS) -30.2%/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%, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) 0.00%, QuantumScape (QS) 0.00%. Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) and QuantumScape (QS) 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%, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) 102.4%, QuantumScape (QS) 70.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) 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.