LODE vs WCN vs BBCP Stock Comparison

Comstock, Waste Connections and Concrete Pumping Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LODE Comstock Inc.
$1.71 -29.9% 1M -43.8% 1Y
Market cap
$129.88M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01M
Div. yield
–
Solid Waste Industrials
WCN Waste Connections, Inc.
$179.76 +15.1% 1M +3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$45.33B
P/E
37.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.94B
Div. yield
0.78%
Solid Waste Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionLODEWCNBBCPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $129.88M $45.33B $501.41M WCN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.1x 37.2x 34.0x BBCP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 33.3x 52.4x WCN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -69.1% +6.3% +10.2% BBCP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6,012.3% — 3.4% BBCP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 5.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.78% 1.31% BBCP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.8% +3.2% +51.9% BBCP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -40.2%/yr +5.7%/yr +3.0%/yr WCN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 80.1% 25.8% 47.1% WCN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 29/100 46/100 61/100 BBCP

Percentile Scorecard

LODEWCNBBCP

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

AxisLODEWCNBBCP
Valuation 13 #14 of 16 27 #12 of 16 90 #6 of 52
Growth 23 #11 of 14 69 #5 of 14 28 #27 of 37
Profitability 8 #13 of 14 69 #5 of 14 72 #11 of 37
Financial Health 73 #5 of 16 20 #13 of 16 38 #36 of 57
Shareholder Returns – – 76 #7 of 26
Overall 29 46 61
  • LODE ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • WCN 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

PeriodLODEWCNBBCPSPY
1 month -29.9%+15.1%+0.5% +0.9%
3 months -36.7%+4.0%+2.2% +5.9%
6 months -46.2%+9.8%+27.4% +8.5%
Year to date -54.5%+2.5%+48.3% +13.3%
1 year -43.8%+3.2%+51.9% +12.4%
3 years -57.3%+40.4%+49.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year -24.7%+12.0%+14.2% +23.5%
5 years -92.3%+32.2%+15.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year -40.2%+5.7%+3.0% +11.0%
10 years -97.0%+258.6%— +263.4%
10 years, per year -29.6%+13.6%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLODEWCNBBCPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 80.1%25.8%47.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.6%23.5%37.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.10-0.190.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.550.131.10 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.1%-25.5%-49.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.2%-3.7%-17.4% -0.9%
52-week high $4.77$186.62$12.05 $779.14
52-week low $1.70$149.02$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.

MultipleLODEWCNBBCP
P/E now vs peer median -2.1xmedian 31.3x 37.2xmedian 31.3x 34.0xmedian 27.7x
P/S now vs peer median 128.0xmedian 3.1x 4.6xmedian 3.1x 1.1xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.7xmedian 14.3x —median 14.3x 7.2xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 16.9x 31.8xmedian 16.9x 23.7xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.7x 5.7xmedian 2.7x 1.9xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.09median 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 monthsLODEWCNBBCP
Revenue $1.01M $9.94B $436.03M
Gross profit -$1.68M – $170.20M
Operating income -$59.32M $1.76B $56.93M
Net income -$61.13M $1.13B $16.50M
Free cash flow -$39.16M – $21.12M
R&D $11.28M – –
EPS (diluted) $-1.66 – $0.29
Cash & equivalents $31.41M $95.69M $42.98M
Total debt – – $418.74M
Shares (diluted) 36.71M 253.86M 51.10M
Enterprise value $160.97K $45.33B $334.35M

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
MetricLODEWCNBBCP
P/E -2.1x 37.2x 34.0x
P/FCF -3.3x 31.8x 23.7x
P/Operating cash flow -4.3x 17.9x 6.1x
P/S 128.0x 4.6x 1.1x
P/B 0.9x 5.7x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 7.7x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA -1.7x – 7.2x
EV/EBIT -1.7x – 15.4x
EV/Revenue 97.0x 4.6x 2.0x
EV/FCF -2.5x – 41.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.2x 17.9x 10.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.09 – -1.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLODEWCNBBCP
Revenue growth (1Y) -69.1% 6.3% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 95.1% 8.2% -0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -248.9% – 10.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -1.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -34.3% 61.8% 29.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -43.3% 10.0% -2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -11.6% 82.2% 57.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -17.9% 10.9% -18.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 49.5% – 63.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.0% – -18.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -70.7% 4.2% 14.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -40.2% 6.5% -2.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -105.4% – -33.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.3% – 78.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLODEWCNBBCP
Gross margin -165.6% – 39.0%
EBITDA margin -5,651% – 27.9%
Operating margin -5,846% – 13.1%
Pretax margin -5,767% – 5.6%
Net margin -6,012% – 3.4%
FCF margin -3,860% – 4.8%
Operating cash flow margin -3,009% 25.4% 18.9%
Return on equity -40.7% 14.3% 6.2%
Return on assets -29.7% 5.3% 1.8%
Return on invested capital – – 5.6%
Return on capital employed -31.6% – 6.9%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 2.2x 5.0x
Stock comp / revenue 63.9% 0.8% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLODEWCNBBCP
Debt / assets – – 46.1%
Debt / equity – – 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.1x
Debt / FCF – – 19.8x
Liabilities / assets 27.3% 63.3% 70.5%
Equity / assets 72.7% 36.7% 29.5%
Interest coverage -68.6x – 1.7x
Current ratio 3.2x 0.7x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.9x – 1.4x
Cash ratio 1.7x – 0.6x
Altman Z-score -2.28 – 1.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLODEWCNBBCP
Dividend yield – 0.8% 1.3%
Net buyback yield -75.2% – 2.3%
Shareholder yield -75.2% 0.8% 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.

ConsensusLODEWCNBBCP
Forward P/E – 33.3xFY2026 52.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.62FY2026 $5.40FY2026 $0.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +5.9%FY2026 +111.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +18.7% +63.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.79MFY2026 $10.30BFY2026 $411.25MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +208.8%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +827.1% 0.0% +6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLODEWCNBBCP
Held by institutions 57.0% 85.2% 33.9%
Institutions holding 107 829 127
Change in shares held, QoQ +21.1% +1.3% +5.2%
Institutions buying 67 410 76
Institutions selling 22 303 31
Buyers to sellers 3.05 1.35 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.

LODEWCNBBCP
LODE 1.00 0.02 0.09
WCN 0.02 1.00 -0.01
BBCP 0.09 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LODE, WCN and BBCP?

Waste Connections (WCN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Comstock (LODE) $129.88M, Waste Connections (WCN) $45.33B, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) $501.41M.

Which stock is cheaper, LODE, WCN and BBCP?

Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Comstock (LODE) -2.1x, Waste Connections (WCN) 37.2x, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 34.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Waste Connections (WCN) is cheapest (Waste Connections (WCN) 33.3x, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 52.4x). 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%, Waste Connections (WCN) +6.3%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) has the highest net margin (Comstock (LODE) -6,012.3%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) returned the most: Comstock (LODE) -43.8%, Waste Connections (WCN) +3.2%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +51.9%. Over five years, Waste Connections (WCN) compounded fastest (Comstock (LODE) -40.2%/yr, Waste Connections (WCN) +5.7%/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: Waste Connections (WCN) 0.78%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 1.31%. Comstock (LODE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Waste Connections (WCN) has been the steadiest (Comstock (LODE) 80.1%, Waste Connections (WCN) 25.8%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 47.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LODE, WCN 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, 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.