BBUC vs URI vs J Stock Comparison

Brookfield Business, United Rentals and Jacobs Solutions Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BBUC Brookfield Business Corp
$27.85 +9.5% 1M -23.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.42B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$26.95B
Div. yield
0.04%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
3 wins
URI United Rentals, Inc.
$1,162.88 +11.1% 1M +29.2% 1Y
Market cap
$72.97B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.50B
Div. yield
–
Equipment Rental Industrials
7 wins
J Jacobs Solutions Inc.
$148.28 +7.2% 1M -7.9% 1Y
Market cap
$17.73B
P/E
52.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.22B
Div. yield
0.01%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

United Rentals leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (United Rentals 7, Brookfield Business 3, Jacobs Solutions 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBBUCURIJLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.42B $72.97B $17.73B URI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -29.9x 25.5x 52.4x URI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 3.1x 21.0x 21.9x BBUC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -10.5% +9.4% +20.1% J
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.3% 16.3% 2.4% URI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.0% 5.8% URI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.4x 2.3x 2.7x URI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.01% BBUC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -23.6% +29.2% -7.9% URI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +26.0%/yr +5.2%/yr URI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.3% 42.3% 33.0% J
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 56/100 45/100 BBUC

Percentile Scorecard

BBUCURIJ

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

AxisBBUCURIJ
Valuation 98 #2 of 52 20 #37 of 46 37 #33 of 52
Growth 22 #29 of 37 92 #4 of 39 31 #26 of 37
Profitability 78 #9 of 37 95 #3 of 39 53 #18 of 37
Financial Health 18 #47 of 57 20 #38 of 47 45 #32 of 57
Shareholder Returns 85 #5 of 27 52 #16 of 32 62 #11 of 27
Overall 60 56 45
  • BBUC ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • URI ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • 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

PeriodBBUCURIJSPY
1 month +9.5%+11.1%+7.2% -0.2%
3 months -12.3%+6.6%+5.4% +3.9%
6 months -16.7%+20.8%+17.3% +8.2%
Year to date -22.4%+43.7%+11.9% +12.9%
1 year -23.6%+29.2%-7.9% +12.3%
3 years +96.7%+191.4%+36.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +25.3%+42.9%+11.0% +23.3%
5 years —+216.7%+28.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+26.0%+5.2% +10.9%
10 years —+1,424.7%+253.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+31.3%+13.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBBUCURIJSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.3%42.3%33.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.7%39.1%36.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.981.040.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.650.69-0.24 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.5%-40.0%-34.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.0%-0.2%-7.9% -1.2%
52-week high $37.64$1,165.29$161.00 $779.14
52-week low $25.06$710.47$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.

MultipleBBUCURIJ
P/E now vs peer median -29.7xmedian 26.7x 25.3xmedian 25.3x 51.6xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.8x 4.1xmedian 1.0x 1.2xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 13.1x 13.7xmedian 13.4x 22.4xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 23.0x 80.8xmedian 21.9x 26.9xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.4x 7.4xmedian 2.6x 5.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.57 2.66median 2.38 -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 monthsBBUCURIJ
Revenue $26.95B $17.50B $14.22B
Gross profit $5.31B $6.84B $3.14B
Operating income $4.15B $4.47B $649.64M
Net income $305.00M $2.86B $301.35M
Free cash flow $2.70B $892.00M $644.54M
EPS (diluted) – $45.89 $2.85
Cash & equivalents $3.45B $153.00M $1.17B
Total debt $43.93B $14.67B $3.58B
Shares (diluted) – 62.26M 118.90M
Enterprise value -$17.80B $72.09B $12.39B

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
MetricBBUCURIJ
P/E -29.7x 25.3x 51.6x
P/FCF 0.9x 80.8x 26.9x
P/Operating cash flow 0.9x 11.6x 23.6x
P/S 0.1x 4.1x 1.2x
P/B 0.2x 7.4x 5.3x
P/Tangible book -1.0x 7.8x 6.5x
EV/EBITDA 5.8x 13.7x 22.4x
EV/EBIT 10.0x 19.4x 30.4x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 5.0x 1.4x
EV/FCF 15.4x 97.1x 30.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.4x 14.0x 26.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.66 -2.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBBUCURIJ
Revenue growth (1Y) -10.5% 9.4% 20.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -13.2% 8.0% 28.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -13.8% 10.4% 6.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 6.0% 5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -15.9% 11.5% -23.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 5.7% 14.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -70.0% 12.9% -40.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.3% 6.2% -26.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – 16.6% -30.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 9.5% -21.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -34.9% 24.2% 47.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 54.1% 10.9% -10.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -34.9% 98.2% 56.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 51.7% 83.7% -10.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBBUCURIJ
Gross margin 19.7% 39.1% 22.1%
EBITDA margin 26.8% 36.1% 6.2%
Operating margin 15.4% 25.5% 4.6%
Pretax margin 1.4% 21.8% 3.6%
Net margin -0.3% 16.3% 2.4%
FCF margin 10.0% 5.1% 4.5%
Operating cash flow margin 10.0% 35.4% 5.2%
Return on equity – 30.2% 9.2%
Return on assets 0.4% 8.9% 2.5%
Return on invested capital – 14.0% 5.8%
Return on capital employed 6.4% 16.5% 8.2%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.9x 2.2x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBBUCURIJ
Debt / assets 55.7% 44.7% 30.5%
Debt / equity 2.8x 1.5x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.4x 2.3x 2.7x
Debt / FCF 16.2x 16.4x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 80.4% 70.4% 72.2%
Equity / assets 19.6% 29.6% 27.8%
Interest coverage – – 3.9x
Current ratio 1.4x 0.8x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.6x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 3.57 2.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBBUCURIJ
Dividend yield 2.9% 0.7% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – 2.5% 3.9%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 3.2% 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.

ConsensusBBUCURIJ
Forward P/E 3.1xFY2026 21.0xFY2026 21.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.99FY2026 $55.27FY2026 $6.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +54.5%FY2026 +31.4%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.0% +6.3% +27.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.12BFY2026 $18.69BFY2026 $9.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -51.8%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026 -18.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -100.0% +3.1% -0.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBBUCURIJ
Held by institutions 55.0% 95.9% 92.2%
Institutions holding 149 1,587 871
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.6% +4.7% +3.0%
Institutions buying 93 804 375
Institutions selling 33 537 360
Buyers to sellers 2.82 1.50 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.

BBUCURIJ
BBUC 1.00 0.19 0.33
URI 0.19 1.00 0.29
J 0.33 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BBUC, URI and J?

United Rentals (URI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookfield Business (BBUC) $2.42B, United Rentals (URI) $72.97B, Jacobs Solutions (J) $17.73B.

Which stock is cheaper, BBUC, URI and J?

United Rentals (URI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brookfield Business (BBUC) -29.9x, United Rentals (URI) 25.5x, Jacobs Solutions (J) 52.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brookfield Business (BBUC) is cheapest (Brookfield Business (BBUC) 3.1x, United Rentals (URI) 21.0x, Jacobs Solutions (J) 21.9x). 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%, United Rentals (URI) +9.4%, Jacobs Solutions (J) +20.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

United Rentals (URI) has the highest net margin (Brookfield Business (BBUC) -0.3%, United Rentals (URI) 16.3%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 2.4%). On return on invested capital, United Rentals (URI) leads (United Rentals (URI) 14.0%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Rentals (URI) returned the most: Brookfield Business (BBUC) -23.6%, United Rentals (URI) +29.2%, Jacobs Solutions (J) -7.9%. Over five years, United Rentals (URI) compounded fastest (United Rentals (URI) +26.0%/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) 0.04%, United Rentals (URI) 0.00%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 0.01%. United Rentals (URI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jacobs Solutions (J) has been the steadiest (Brookfield Business (BBUC) 36.3%, United Rentals (URI) 42.3%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 33.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BBUC, URI 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, United Rentals (URI) leads on 7. 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.