CWST vs BBCP vs WBI Stock Comparison

Casella Waste Systems, Concrete Pumping Holdings and WaterBridge Infrastructure Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Concrete Pumping Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Concrete Pumping Holdings 6, WaterBridge Infrastructure 4, Casella Waste Systems 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCWSTBBCPWBILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.55B $501.41M $3.72B CWST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 987.3x 34.0x 30.7x WBI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 68.6x 52.4x 49.4x WBI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.6% +10.2% +110.0% WBI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.3% 3.4% 6.2% WBI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.5% 5.6% 3.6% BBCP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 3.1x 4.3x BBCP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.31% 0.50% BBCP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.7% +51.9% +25.3% BBCP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.4%/yr +3.0%/yr — BBCP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.5% 47.1% 45.2% CWST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 61/100 41/100 BBCP

Percentile Scorecard

CWSTBBCPWBI

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

AxisCWSTBBCPWBI
Valuation 47 #9 of 16 90 #6 of 52 9 #32 of 35
Growth 54 #7 of 14 28 #27 of 37 100 #1 of 34
Profitability 62 #6 of 14 72 #11 of 37 21 #27 of 34
Financial Health 33 #11 of 16 38 #36 of 57 74 #10 of 35
Shareholder Returns – 76 #7 of 26 0 #31 of 31
Overall 49 61 41
  • CWST ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • BBCP ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • WBI ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCWSTBBCPWBISPY
1 month +8.5%+0.5%+3.9% +0.9%
3 months -2.2%+2.2%-7.3% +5.9%
6 months +13.3%+27.4%+1.1% +8.5%
Year to date -9.6%+48.3%+50.7% +13.3%
1 year +0.7%+51.9%+25.3% +12.4%
3 years +20.4%+49.0%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +6.4%+14.2%— +23.5%
5 years +2.1%+15.7%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +0.4%+3.0%— +11.0%
10 years +707.8%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +23.2%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCWSTBBCPWBISPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.5%47.1%45.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.9%37.6%47.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.090.600.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.021.100.56 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.7%-49.7%-30.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.5%-17.4%-16.8% -0.9%
52-week high $107.34$12.05$36.22 $779.14
52-week low $74.97$5.73$18.76 $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.

MultipleCWSTBBCPWBI
P/E now vs peer median 987.3xmedian 31.3x 34.0xmedian 27.7x 30.7xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 3.1x 1.1xmedian 0.8x 4.8xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 14.3x 7.2xmedian 12.4x 14.4xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 52.5xmedian 16.9x 23.7xmedian 23.7x -30.4xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.7x 1.9xmedian 2.5x 2.0xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -19.39median 2.37 -1.81median 0.57 —median 1.72

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 monthsCWSTBBCPWBI
Revenue $1.96B $436.03M $777.97M
Gross profit $653.52M $170.20M $205.03M
Operating income $66.07M $56.93M $126.63M
Net income $5.70M $16.50M $53.91M
Free cash flow $105.67M $21.12M -$122.30M
EPS (diluted) $0.09 $0.29 $0.98
Cash & equivalents $25.54M $42.98M $47.62M
Total debt $1.36B $418.74M $1.62B
Shares (diluted) 63.69M 51.10M 48.76M
Enterprise value $4.67B $334.35M $4.63B

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
MetricCWSTBBCPWBI
P/E 987.3x 34.0x 30.7x
P/FCF 52.5x 23.7x -30.4x
P/Operating cash flow 15.8x 6.1x 14.3x
P/S 2.8x 1.1x 4.8x
P/B 3.5x 1.9x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 2.9x 4.1x
EV/EBITDA 17.5x 7.2x 14.4x
EV/EBIT 104.2x 15.4x 41.8x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 2.0x 6.8x
EV/FCF 65.2x 41.5x -43.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.6x 10.6x 20.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -19.39 -1.81 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCWSTBBCPWBI
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.6% 10.2% 110.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.4% -0.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.6% 10.5% 85.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.0% -1.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.1% 29.7% 89.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.5% -2.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) -48.4% 57.3% 325.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -47.8% -18.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) -48.5% 63.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -50.9% -18.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.9% 14.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.0% -2.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.1% -33.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 78.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCWSTBBCPWBI
Gross margin 33.4% 39.0% 26.4%
EBITDA margin 20.1% 27.9% 47.3%
Operating margin 3.4% 13.1% 16.3%
Pretax margin 0.5% 5.6% 7.2%
Net margin 0.3% 3.4% 6.2%
FCF margin 5.4% 4.8% -15.7%
Operating cash flow margin 18.0% 18.9% 33.5%
Return on equity 0.4% 6.2% 2.9%
Return on assets 0.2% 1.8% 1.4%
Return on invested capital 1.5% 5.6% 3.6%
Return on capital employed 2.1% 6.9% 3.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 61.6x 5.0x 4.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.8% 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCWSTBBCPWBI
Debt / assets 38.3% 46.1% 41.0%
Debt / equity 0.9x 1.6x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 3.1x 4.3x
Debt / FCF 12.9x 19.8x -13.2x
Liabilities / assets 55.6% 70.5% 53.6%
Equity / assets 44.4% 29.5% 46.4%
Interest coverage 1.0x 1.7x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.7x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.4x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.24 1.10 1.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCWSTBBCPWBI
Dividend yield – 1.3% 0.5%
Net buyback yield – 2.3% –
Shareholder yield – 3.6% 0.5%
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.

ConsensusCWSTBBCPWBI
Forward P/E 68.6xFY2026 52.4xFY2026 49.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.29FY2026 $0.19FY2026 $0.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.6%FY2026 +111.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +16.3% +63.2% +4.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.05BFY2026 $411.25MFY2026 $858.29MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.6%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.1% +6.4% +19.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCWSTBBCPWBI
Held by institutions 100.0% 33.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 415 127 164
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +5.2% +29.4%
Institutions buying 231 76 101
Institutions selling 127 31 41
Buyers to sellers 1.82 2.45 2.46

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.

CWSTBBCPWBI
CWST 1.00 0.05 0.01
BBCP 0.05 1.00 -0.04
WBI 0.01 -0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CWST, BBCP and WBI?

Casella Waste Systems (CWST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Casella Waste Systems (CWST) $5.55B, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) $501.41M, WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) $3.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, CWST, BBCP and WBI?

WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Casella Waste Systems (CWST) 987.3x, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 34.0x, WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) 30.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) is cheapest (Casella Waste Systems (CWST) 68.6x, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 52.4x, WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) 49.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Casella Waste Systems (CWST) +13.6%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +10.2%, WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) +110.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) has the highest net margin (Casella Waste Systems (CWST) 0.3%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 3.4%, WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) 6.2%). On return on invested capital, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) leads (Casella Waste Systems (CWST) 1.5%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 5.6%, WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) returned the most: Casella Waste Systems (CWST) +0.7%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +51.9%, WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) +25.3%. Over five years, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) compounded fastest (Casella Waste Systems (CWST) +0.4%/yr, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) has the highest dividend yield: Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 1.31%, WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) 0.50%. Casella Waste Systems (CWST) 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) 37.5%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 47.1%, WaterBridge Infrastructure (WBI) 45.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.