LODE vs RSG vs BBCP Stock Comparison

Comstock, Republic Services and Concrete Pumping Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LODE Comstock Inc.
$1.71 -36.2% 1M -42.4% 1Y
Market cap
$128.50M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01M
Div. yield
–
Solid Waste Industrials
RSG Republic Services, Inc.
$240.36 +12.7% 1M +7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$74.26B
P/E
34.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.89B
Div. yield
0.01%
Solid Waste Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Republic Services leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Republic Services 8, Concrete Pumping Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLODERSGBBCPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $128.50M $74.26B $475.52M RSG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.1x 34.0x 32.2x BBCP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 32.3x 49.4x RSG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -69.1% +3.2% +10.2% BBCP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6,012.3% 12.9% 3.4% RSG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.0% 5.6% RSG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.6x 3.1x RSG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.4% +7.7% +44.3% BBCP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -41.2%/yr +12.5%/yr +1.1%/yr RSG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 80.3% 20.2% 47.2% RSG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 21/100 65/100 60/100 RSG

Percentile Scorecard

LODERSGBBCP

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

AxisLODERSGBBCP
Valuation 7 #15 of 16 53 #8 of 16 86 #8 of 52
Growth 15 #12 of 14 62 #6 of 14 28 #27 of 37
Profitability 8 #13 of 14 100 #1 of 14 75 #10 of 37
Financial Health 73 #5 of 16 40 #10 of 16 36 #37 of 57
Shareholder Returns 0 #8 of 8 71 #3 of 8 73 #8 of 27
Overall 21 65 60
  • LODE ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • RSG 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

PeriodLODERSGBBCPSPY
1 month -36.2%+12.7%-3.2% -1.0%
3 months -42.8%+10.8%-10.9% +2.9%
6 months -47.4%+14.6%+21.2% +6.4%
Year to date -54.5%+13.4%+39.8% +11.4%
1 year -42.4%+7.7%+44.3% +13.1%
3 years -58.3%+67.7%+27.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year -25.3%+18.8%+8.3% +21.5%
5 years -92.9%+80.4%+5.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year -41.2%+12.5%+1.1% +10.9%
10 years -97.6%+381.4%— +255.2%
10 years, per year -31.3%+17.0%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureLODERSGBBCPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 80.3%20.2%47.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.9%18.8%37.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.09-0.420.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.530.380.94 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.3%-23.4%-49.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.2%-0.6%-22.2% -2.5%
52-week high $4.77$241.83$12.05 $779.14
52-week low $1.71$197.73$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.

MultipleLODERSGBBCP
P/E now vs peer median -2.1xmedian 33.8x 33.8xmedian 33.8x 32.1xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 128.0xmedian 3.4x 4.4xmedian 3.4x 1.1xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.7xmedian 15.8x 16.4xmedian 15.8x 7.0xmedian 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 18.4x 27.7xmedian 18.4x 22.4xmedian 22.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 3.1x 6.1xmedian 3.1x 1.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.09median 4.14 2.67median 4.14 -1.70median 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 monthsLODERSGBBCP
Revenue $1.01M $16.89B $436.03M
Gross profit -$1.68M $7.09B $170.20M
Operating income -$59.32M $3.37B $56.93M
Net income -$61.13M $2.19B $16.50M
Free cash flow -$39.16M $2.65B $21.12M
R&D $11.28M – –
EPS (diluted) $-1.66 $7.10 $0.29
Cash & equivalents $31.41M $107.00M $42.98M
Total debt – $14.07B $418.74M
Shares (diluted) 36.71M 307.63M 51.10M
Enterprise value -$4.54M $73.88B $308.45M

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
MetricLODERSGBBCP
P/E -2.1x 33.8x 32.1x
P/FCF -3.3x 27.7x 22.4x
P/Operating cash flow -4.3x 16.2x 5.7x
P/S 128.0x 4.4x 1.1x
P/B 0.9x 6.1x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 6.5x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA -1.7x 16.4x 7.0x
EV/EBIT -1.7x 26.0x 14.9x
EV/Revenue 97.0x 5.2x 1.9x
EV/FCF -2.5x 33.0x 40.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.2x 19.3x 10.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.09 2.67 -1.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLODERSGBBCP
Revenue growth (1Y) -69.1% 3.2% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 95.1% 5.4% -0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -248.9% 2.5% 10.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 7.8% -1.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -34.3% 1.6% 29.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -43.3% 9.1% -2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -11.6% 2.9% 57.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -17.9% 11.5% -18.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 49.5% 4.9% 63.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.0% 12.7% -18.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -70.7% 9.2% 14.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -40.2% 10.2% -2.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -105.4% 12.6% -33.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.3% 12.3% 78.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLODERSGBBCP
Gross margin -165.6% 42.0% 39.0%
EBITDA margin -5,651% 31.7% 27.9%
Operating margin -5,846% 19.9% 13.1%
Pretax margin -5,767% 15.2% 5.6%
Net margin -6,012% 12.9% 3.4%
FCF margin -3,860% 15.7% 4.8%
Operating cash flow margin -3,009% 26.9% 18.9%
Return on equity -40.7% 18.2% 6.2%
Return on assets -29.7% 6.3% 1.8%
Return on invested capital – 11.0% 5.6%
Return on capital employed -31.6% 10.9% 6.9%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 2.1x 5.0x
Stock comp / revenue 63.9% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLODERSGBBCP
Debt / assets – 40.0% 46.1%
Debt / equity – 1.2x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.6x 3.1x
Debt / FCF – 5.3x 19.8x
Liabilities / assets 27.3% 65.8% 70.5%
Equity / assets 72.7% 34.2% 29.5%
Interest coverage -68.6x 5.7x 1.7x
Current ratio 3.2x 0.6x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.9x 0.6x 1.4x
Cash ratio 1.7x 0.0x 0.6x
Altman Z-score -2.28 3.13 1.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLODERSGBBCP
Dividend yield – 1.1% 1.4%
Net buyback yield -75.2% 2.0% 2.5%
Shareholder yield -75.2% 3.1% 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 34.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 28.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.4% –

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.

ConsensusLODERSGBBCP
Forward P/E – 32.3xFY2026 49.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.62FY2026 $7.45FY2026 $0.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +6.1%FY2026 +111.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +5.8% +63.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.79MFY2026 $16.59BFY2026 $411.25MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +208.8%FY2026 +0.0%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +827.1% +15.6% +6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLODERSGBBCP
Held by institutions 57.0% 58.9% 33.9%
Institutions holding 107 1,302 127
Change in shares held, QoQ +21.1% +0.5% +5.2%
Institutions buying 67 622 76
Institutions selling 22 484 31
Buyers to sellers 3.05 1.29 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.

LODERSGBBCP
LODE 1.00 -0.03 0.09
RSG -0.03 1.00 -0.05
BBCP 0.09 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LODE, RSG and BBCP?

Republic Services (RSG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Comstock (LODE) $128.50M, Republic Services (RSG) $74.26B, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) $475.52M.

Which stock is cheaper, LODE, RSG and BBCP?

Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Comstock (LODE) -2.1x, Republic Services (RSG) 34.0x, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 32.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Republic Services (RSG) is cheapest (Republic Services (RSG) 32.3x, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 49.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Comstock (LODE) -69.1%, Republic Services (RSG) +3.2%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Republic Services (RSG) has the highest net margin (Comstock (LODE) -6,012.3%, Republic Services (RSG) 12.9%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 3.4%). On return on invested capital, Republic Services (RSG) leads (Republic Services (RSG) 11.0%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) returned the most: Comstock (LODE) -42.4%, Republic Services (RSG) +7.7%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +44.3%. Over five years, Republic Services (RSG) compounded fastest (Comstock (LODE) -41.2%/yr, Republic Services (RSG) +12.5%/yr, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +1.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Comstock (LODE) 0.00%, Republic Services (RSG) 0.01%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 0.00%. Comstock (LODE) and Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Republic Services (RSG) has been the steadiest (Comstock (LODE) 80.3%, Republic Services (RSG) 20.2%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 47.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LODE, RSG 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, Republic Services (RSG) leads on 8. 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.