GFL vs RETO vs BBCP Stock Comparison

GFL Environmental, ReTo Eco-Solutions and Concrete Pumping Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GFL GFL Environmental Inc.
$43.57 +5.1% 1M -3.4% 1Y
Market cap
$16.44B
P/E
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Revenue (TTM)
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Div. yield
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Solid Waste Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionGFLRETOBBCPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.44B $3.85K $512.83M GFL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -73.3x 0.0x 34.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 70.3x — 52.4x BBCP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +10.2% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 3.4% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.7% — 5.6% GFL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x — 3.1x GFL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.4% -96.1% +51.9% BBCP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.2%/yr -87.2%/yr +3.0%/yr BBCP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.2% 353.7% 47.1% GFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 — 61/100 BBCP

Percentile Scorecard

GFLRETOBBCP

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

AxisGFLRETOBBCP
Valuation 87 #3 of 16 67 #6 of 16 90 #6 of 52
Growth 15 #12 of 14 – 28 #27 of 37
Profitability 39 #9 of 14 – 72 #11 of 37
Financial Health 87 #3 of 16 80 #4 of 16 38 #36 of 57
Shareholder Returns – – 76 #7 of 26
Overall 57 – 61
  • GFL ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • RETO ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • BBCP ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGFLRETOBBCPSPY
1 month +5.1%+464.3%+0.5% +0.9%
3 months +8.2%-69.4%+2.2% +5.9%
6 months +8.0%-68.7%+27.4% +8.5%
Year to date +1.4%-89.7%+48.3% +13.3%
1 year -3.4%-96.1%+51.9% +12.4%
3 years +54.5%-99.9%+49.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +15.6%-91.5%+14.2% +23.5%
5 years +5.9%-100.0%+15.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +1.2%-87.2%+3.0% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureGFLRETOBBCPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.2%353.7%47.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.4%243.6%37.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.242.230.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.12-0.271.10 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.9%-100.0%-49.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.3%-96.1%-17.4% -0.9%
52-week high $46.51$20.40$12.05 $779.14
52-week low $33.54$0.09$5.73 $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.

MultipleGFLRETOBBCP
P/E now vs peer median -71.8xmedian 31.3x 0.0xmedian 31.3x 34.0xmedian 27.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 3.1x 0.1xmedian 3.1x 1.1xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 14.3x —median 14.3x 7.2xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 16.9x 0.0xmedian 16.9x 23.7xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.7x 0.0xmedian 2.7x 1.9xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.01median 2.37 —median 2.37 -1.81median 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 monthsGFLRETOBBCP
Revenue – – $436.03M
Gross profit – – $170.20M
Operating income $1.72B – $56.93M
Net income -$385.60M – $16.50M
Free cash flow $2.88B – $21.12M
EPS (diluted) $-0.59 – $0.29
Cash & equivalents $296.50M $250.01K $42.98M
Total debt $14.20M $13.30M $418.74M
Shares (diluted) 378.69M 5.97K 51.10M
Enterprise value $14.45B -$4.97M $345.77M

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
MetricGFLRETOBBCP
P/E -71.8x 0.0x 34.0x
P/FCF 5.6x 0.0x 23.7x
P/Operating cash flow 9.4x – 6.1x
P/S 2.3x 0.1x 1.1x
P/B 1.4x 0.0x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 0.0x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 4.9x – 7.2x
EV/EBIT 9.2x – 15.4x
EV/Revenue – – 2.0x
EV/FCF 5.5x – 41.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.3x – 10.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.01 – -1.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGFLRETOBBCP
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – -0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 10.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -1.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.2% – 29.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.1% – -2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -110.8% – 57.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -45.6% – -18.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -106.3% – 63.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -70.7% – -18.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.2% – 14.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.6% – -2.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.5% – -33.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.2% – 78.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGFLRETOBBCP
Gross margin – – 39.0%
EBITDA margin – – 27.9%
Operating margin – – 13.1%
Pretax margin – – 5.6%
Net margin – – 3.4%
FCF margin – – 4.8%
Operating cash flow margin – – 18.9%
Return on equity -4.0% – 6.2%
Return on assets -1.5% – 1.8%
Return on invested capital 9.7% – 5.6%
Return on capital employed 7.6% – 6.9%
Asset turnover – – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.4x – 5.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGFLRETOBBCP
Debt / assets 0.0% 7.0% 46.1%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x – 3.1x
Debt / FCF 0.0x – 19.8x
Liabilities / assets 59.0% 22.3% 70.5%
Equity / assets 41.0% 77.7% 29.5%
Interest coverage 2.8x – 1.7x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.2x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.8x 24,122x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – – 1.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGFLRETOBBCP
Dividend yield 0.2% – 1.3%
Net buyback yield – – 2.3%
Shareholder yield 0.2% – 3.6%
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.

ConsensusGFLRETOBBCP
Forward P/E 70.3xFY2026 – 52.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.62FY2026 – $0.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.7%FY2026 – +111.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.4% – +63.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.10BFY2026 – $411.25MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +26.5%FY2026 – +4.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.3% – +6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGFLRETOBBCP
Held by institutions 74.8% – 33.9%
Institutions holding 323 – 127
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.3% – +5.2%
Institutions buying 185 – 76
Institutions selling 101 – 31
Buyers to sellers 1.83 – 2.45

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.

GFLRETOBBCP
GFL 1.00 0.12 0.02
RETO 0.12 1.00 0.02
BBCP 0.02 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GFL, RETO and BBCP?

GFL Environmental (GFL) is the largest by market capitalisation: GFL Environmental (GFL) $16.44B, ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) $3.85K, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) $512.83M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) returned the most: GFL Environmental (GFL) -3.4%, ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) -96.1%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +51.9%. Over five years, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) compounded fastest (GFL Environmental (GFL) +1.2%/yr, ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) -87.2%/yr, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, GFL Environmental (GFL) has been the steadiest (GFL Environmental (GFL) 29.2%, ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) 353.7%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 47.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GFL, RETO and BBCP?

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