BLGO vs BBUC vs AWK Stock Comparison

Biolargo, Brookfield Business and American Water Works Company Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BLGO Biolargo, Inc.
$0.07 -22.2% 1M -56.3% 1Y
Market cap
$22.15M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08M
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
1 win
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

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

American Water Works Company leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (American Water Works Company 6, Brookfield Business 3, Biolargo 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLGOBBUCAWKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.15M $2.41B $27.67B AWK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.5x -29.7x 24.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 3.1x 24.8x BBUC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -70.9% -10.5% +6.9% AWK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -354.8% -0.3% 21.3% AWK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 6.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x 5.4x 5.5x BLGO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.02% BBUC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -56.3% -24.6% +0.1% AWK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.3%/yr — -3.9%/yr AWK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 91.8% 36.4% 22.8% AWK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 11/100 60/100 54/100 BBUC

Percentile Scorecard

BLGOBBUCAWK

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

AxisBLGOBBUCAWK
Valuation 10 #19 of 21 98 #2 of 52 8 #62 of 67
Growth 0 #19 of 19 22 #29 of 37 59 #27 of 65
Profitability 6 #16 of 17 78 #9 of 37 95 #4 of 64
Financial Health 10 #20 of 22 18 #47 of 57 49 #33 of 64
Shareholder Returns 30 #8 of 11 85 #5 of 27 58 #29 of 67
Overall 11 60 54
  • BLGO ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • BBUC ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • AWK ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBLGOBBUCAWKSPY
1 month -22.2%+8.8%+8.2% -0.8%
3 months -36.4%-12.0%+5.3% +3.5%
6 months -53.3%-17.4%+7.4% +7.0%
Year to date -61.1%-22.9%+8.6% +12.2%
1 year -56.3%-24.6%+0.1% +13.0%
3 years -56.3%+95.4%+21.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -24.1%+25.0%+6.8% +23.1%
5 years -58.8%—-18.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -16.3%—-3.9% +11.0%
10 years -89.9%—+95.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year -20.5%—+6.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBLGOBBUCAWKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 91.8%36.4%22.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 135.9%39.7%21.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.230.98-0.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.61-0.680.00 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.5%-61.5%-39.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -65.0%-26.5%-1.1% -1.8%
52-week high $0.20$37.64$143.25 $779.14
52-week low $0.07$25.06$121.13 $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.

MultipleBLGOBBUCAWK
P/E now vs peer median -1.6xmedian 25.6x -29.5xmedian 25.7x 24.6xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.5x 0.1xmedian 0.8x 5.3xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 19.1x 5.8xmedian 12.9x 15.2xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.2xmedian 25.2x 0.9xmedian 22.5x -27.3xmedian 36.7x
P/B now vs peer median -8.4xmedian 2.0x 0.2xmedian 2.3x 2.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.54 —median 0.56 3.13median 2.23

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 monthsBLGOBBUCAWK
Revenue $4.08M $26.95B $5.28B
Gross profit $1.63M $5.31B –
Operating income -$18.12M $4.15B $1.95B
Net income -$18.79M $305.00M $1.13B
Free cash flow -$10.56M $2.70B -$1.03B
R&D $3.27M – –
EPS (diluted) – – $5.76
Cash & equivalents $2.19M $3.45B $191.00M
Total debt $4.85M $43.93B $15.99B
Shares (diluted) – – 196.00M
Enterprise value $7.41M -$17.81B $27.08B

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
MetricBLGOBBUCAWK
P/E -1.6x -29.5x 24.6x
P/FCF -2.2x 0.9x -27.3x
P/Operating cash flow -2.2x 0.9x 12.1x
P/S 5.6x 0.1x 5.3x
P/B -8.4x 0.2x 2.4x
P/Tangible book -8.4x -1.0x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA -1.4x 5.8x 15.2x
EV/EBIT -1.4x 10.0x 22.5x
EV/Revenue 6.3x 1.5x 8.3x
EV/FCF -2.4x 15.4x -42.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -2.5x 15.4x 18.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 3.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLGOBBUCAWK
Revenue growth (1Y) -70.9% -10.5% 6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -22.5% -13.2% 9.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -74.4% -13.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -27.8% 5.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -185.8% -15.9% 8.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -60.3% 9.9% 11.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -184.9% -70.0% 4.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -62.6% -3.3% 8.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – – 3.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 7.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -37.9% -34.9% 19.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -62.1% 54.1% 12.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -40.8% -34.9% -13.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -57.1% 51.7% -7.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLGOBBUCAWK
Gross margin 40.0% 19.7% –
EBITDA margin -434.2% 26.8% 54.6%
Operating margin -443.9% 15.4% 36.9%
Pretax margin -458.1% 1.4% 27.3%
Net margin -354.8% -0.3% 21.3%
FCF margin -258.6% 10.0% -19.5%
Operating cash flow margin -252.8% 10.0% 44.2%
Return on equity – – 9.9%
Return on assets -246.7% 0.4% 3.1%
Return on invested capital – – 6.2%
Return on capital employed -635.4% 6.4% 6.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 8.9x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 59.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLGOBBUCAWK
Debt / assets 72.8% 55.7% 43.9%
Debt / equity -1.8x 2.8x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x 5.4x 5.5x
Debt / FCF -0.5x 16.2x -15.5x
Liabilities / assets 140.9% 80.4% 68.0%
Equity / assets -40.9% 19.6% 32.0%
Interest coverage -22.5x – 3.0x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.4x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.9x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -42.03 – 1.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLGOBBUCAWK
Dividend yield – 2.9% 2.4%
Net buyback yield -2.5% – –
Shareholder yield -2.5% 2.9% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 31.1% 58.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 3.5% -63.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 8.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -2.3% 9.9%

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.

ConsensusBLGOBBUCAWK
Forward P/E – 3.1xFY2026 24.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.05FY2026 $8.99FY2026 $5.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +54.5%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +9.0% +10.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.48MFY2026 $5.12BFY2026 $5.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -29.4%FY2026 -51.8%FY2026 +0.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +180.2% -100.0% +9.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLGOBBUCAWK
Held by institutions – 55.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 149 1,128
Change in shares held, QoQ – +13.5% +8.0%
Institutions buying – 93 530
Institutions selling – 33 416
Buyers to sellers – 2.82 1.27

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.

BLGOBBUCAWK
BLGO 1.00 -0.08 0.06
BBUC -0.08 1.00 -0.07
AWK 0.06 -0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLGO, BBUC and AWK?

American Water Works Company (AWK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Biolargo (BLGO) $22.15M, Brookfield Business (BBUC) $2.41B, American Water Works Company (AWK) $27.67B.

Which company is growing faster?

American Water Works Company (AWK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Biolargo (BLGO) -70.9%, Brookfield Business (BBUC) -10.5%, American Water Works Company (AWK) +6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

American Water Works Company (AWK) has the highest net margin (Biolargo (BLGO) -354.8%, Brookfield Business (BBUC) -0.3%, American Water Works Company (AWK) 21.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year American Water Works Company (AWK) returned the most: Biolargo (BLGO) -56.3%, Brookfield Business (BBUC) -24.6%, American Water Works Company (AWK) +0.1%. Over five years, American Water Works Company (AWK) compounded fastest (Biolargo (BLGO) -16.3%/yr, American Water Works Company (AWK) -3.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Brookfield Business (BBUC) has the highest dividend yield: Biolargo (BLGO) 0.00%, Brookfield Business (BBUC) 0.04%, American Water Works Company (AWK) 0.02%. Biolargo (BLGO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American Water Works Company (AWK) has been the steadiest (Biolargo (BLGO) 91.8%, Brookfield Business (BBUC) 36.4%, American Water Works Company (AWK) 22.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BLGO, BBUC and AWK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, American Water Works Company (AWK) leads on 6. 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.