CWST vs BBCP vs LODE Stock Comparison

Casella Waste Systems, Concrete Pumping Holdings and Comstock Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LODE Comstock Inc.
$1.75 -31.9% 1M -42.4% 1Y
Market cap
$132.92M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01M
Div. yield
–
Solid Waste Industrials

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Concrete Pumping Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Concrete Pumping Holdings 7, Casella Waste Systems 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCWSTBBCPLODELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.87B $490.33M $132.92M CWST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 1,045x 33.3x -2.2x BBCP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 72.6x 51.2x — BBCP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.6% +10.2% -69.1% CWST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.3% 3.4% -6,012.3% BBCP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.5% 5.6% — BBCP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 3.1x — BBCP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.34% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.5% +52.3% -42.4% BBCP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.4%/yr +2.2%/yr -40.3%/yr CWST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.0% 47.1% 80.1% CWST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 61/100 27/100 BBCP

Percentile Scorecard

CWSTBBCPLODE

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

AxisCWSTBBCPLODE
Valuation 40 #10 of 16 90 #6 of 52 7 #15 of 16
Growth 39 #9 of 14 28 #27 of 37 15 #12 of 14
Profitability 62 #6 of 14 72 #11 of 37 8 #13 of 14
Financial Health 47 #9 of 16 38 #36 of 57 80 #4 of 16
Shareholder Returns – 77 #7 of 27 –
Overall 47 61 27
  • CWST ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • BBCP ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • LODE ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCWSTBBCPLODESPY
1 month +13.9%-0.4%-31.9% -0.2%
3 months +2.9%-4.3%-38.6% +3.9%
6 months +20.5%+23.8%-46.0% +8.2%
Year to date -4.3%+45.0%-53.5% +12.9%
1 year +5.5%+52.3%-42.4% +12.3%
3 years +27.5%+45.7%-56.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +8.4%+13.4%-24.1% +23.3%
5 years +12.7%+11.5%-92.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.4%+2.2%-40.3% +10.9%
10 years +755.8%—-97.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +24.0%—-29.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCWSTBBCPLODESPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.0%47.1%80.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.0%37.6%81.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.090.592.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.151.11-0.53 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.7%-49.7%-94.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.7%-19.3%-63.3% -1.2%
52-week high $107.34$12.05$4.77 $779.14
52-week low $74.97$5.73$1.70 $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.

MultipleCWSTBBCPLODE
P/E now vs peer median 1,045xmedian 33.2x 33.3xmedian 26.7x -2.2xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 3.3x 1.1xmedian 0.8x 131.0xmedian 3.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 14.5x 7.1xmedian 13.1x -1.8xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 55.6xmedian 16.4x 23.2xmedian 23.0x -3.4xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.0x 1.8xmedian 2.4x 0.9xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -20.53median 2.81 -1.77median 0.57 -0.09median 2.81

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 monthsCWSTBBCPLODE
Revenue $1.96B $436.03M $1.01M
Gross profit $653.52M $170.20M -$1.68M
Operating income $66.07M $56.93M -$59.32M
Net income $5.70M $16.50M -$61.13M
Free cash flow $105.67M $21.12M -$39.16M
R&D – – $11.28M
EPS (diluted) $0.09 $0.29 $-1.66
Cash & equivalents $25.54M $42.98M $31.41M
Total debt $1.36B $418.74M –
Shares (diluted) 63.69M 51.10M 36.71M
Enterprise value $4.99B $323.26M $3.20M

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
MetricCWSTBBCPLODE
P/E 1,045x 33.3x -2.2x
P/FCF 55.6x 23.2x -3.4x
P/Operating cash flow 16.7x 5.9x -4.4x
P/S 3.0x 1.1x 131.0x
P/B 3.7x 1.8x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 2.8x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 18.3x 7.1x -1.8x
EV/EBIT 109.1x 15.2x -1.7x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 2.0x 100.0x
EV/FCF 68.2x 41.0x -2.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.5x 10.5x -3.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -20.53 -1.77 -0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCWSTBBCPLODE
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.6% 10.2% -69.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.4% -0.1% 95.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.6% 10.5% -248.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.0% -1.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.1% 29.7% -34.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.5% -2.0% -43.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -48.4% 57.3% -11.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -47.8% -18.9% -17.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -48.5% 63.2% 49.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -50.9% -18.8% 23.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.9% 14.0% -70.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.0% -2.6% -40.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.1% -33.4% -105.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 78.7% -35.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCWSTBBCPLODE
Gross margin 33.4% 39.0% -165.6%
EBITDA margin 20.1% 27.9% -5,651%
Operating margin 3.4% 13.1% -5,846%
Pretax margin 0.5% 5.6% -5,767%
Net margin 0.3% 3.4% -6,012%
FCF margin 5.4% 4.8% -3,860%
Operating cash flow margin 18.0% 18.9% -3,009%
Return on equity 0.4% 6.2% -40.7%
Return on assets 0.2% 1.8% -29.7%
Return on invested capital 1.5% 5.6% –
Return on capital employed 2.1% 6.9% -31.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 61.6x 5.0x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.8% 63.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCWSTBBCPLODE
Debt / assets 38.3% 46.1% –
Debt / equity 0.9x 1.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 3.1x –
Debt / FCF 12.9x 19.8x –
Liabilities / assets 55.6% 70.5% 27.3%
Equity / assets 44.4% 29.5% 72.7%
Interest coverage 1.0x 1.7x -68.6x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.7x 3.2x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.4x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 1.7x
Altman Z-score 2.34 1.09 -2.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCWSTBBCPLODE
Dividend yield – 1.3% –
Net buyback yield – 2.4% -73.5%
Shareholder yield – 3.7% -73.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCWSTBBCPLODE
Forward P/E 72.6xFY2026 51.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.29FY2026 $0.19FY2026 $-0.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.6%FY2026 +111.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +16.3% +63.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.05BFY2026 $411.25MFY2026 $4.79MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.6%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026 +208.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.1% +6.4% +827.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCWSTBBCPLODE
Held by institutions 100.0% 33.9% 57.0%
Institutions holding 415 127 107
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +5.2% +21.1%
Institutions buying 231 76 67
Institutions selling 127 31 22
Buyers to sellers 1.82 2.45 3.05

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.

CWSTBBCPLODE
CWST 1.00 0.06 0.04
BBCP 0.06 1.00 0.09
LODE 0.04 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CWST, BBCP and LODE?

Casella Waste Systems (CWST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Casella Waste Systems (CWST) $5.87B, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) $490.33M, Comstock (LODE) $132.92M.

Which stock is cheaper, CWST, BBCP and LODE?

Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Casella Waste Systems (CWST) 1,045x, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 33.3x, Comstock (LODE) -2.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) is cheapest (Casella Waste Systems (CWST) 72.6x, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 51.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Casella Waste Systems (CWST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Casella Waste Systems (CWST) +13.6%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +10.2%, Comstock (LODE) -69.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) has the highest net margin (Casella Waste Systems (CWST) 0.3%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 3.4%, Comstock (LODE) -6,012.3%). On return on invested capital, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) leads (Casella Waste Systems (CWST) 1.5%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) returned the most: Casella Waste Systems (CWST) +5.5%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +52.3%, Comstock (LODE) -42.4%. Over five years, Casella Waste Systems (CWST) compounded fastest (Casella Waste Systems (CWST) +2.4%/yr, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +2.2%/yr, Comstock (LODE) -40.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 1.34%. Casella Waste Systems (CWST) and Comstock (LODE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Casella Waste Systems (CWST) has been the steadiest (Casella Waste Systems (CWST) 37.0%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 47.1%, Comstock (LODE) 80.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CWST, BBCP and LODE?

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