RETO vs WCN vs BBCP Stock Comparison

ReTo Eco-Solutions, Waste Connections and Concrete Pumping Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WCN Waste Connections, Inc.
$181.92 +16.8% 1M +4.1% 1Y
Market cap
$45.83B
P/E
37.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.94B
Div. yield
–
Solid Waste Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionRETOWCNBBCPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.68K $45.83B $492.41M WCN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.0x 37.2x 33.4x BBCP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 33.7x 51.2x WCN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +6.3% +10.2% BBCP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 3.4% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 5.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -96.1% +4.1% +52.3% BBCP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -87.0%/yr +6.5%/yr +2.2%/yr WCN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 353.7% 25.8% 47.1% WCN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 46/100 61/100 BBCP

Percentile Scorecard

RETOWCNBBCP

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

AxisRETOWCNBBCP
Valuation 67 #6 of 16 27 #12 of 16 90 #6 of 52
Growth – 69 #5 of 14 28 #27 of 37
Profitability – 69 #5 of 14 72 #11 of 37
Financial Health 87 #3 of 16 20 #13 of 16 38 #36 of 57
Shareholder Returns – – 77 #7 of 27
Overall – 46 61
  • RETO 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

PeriodRETOWCNBBCPSPY
1 month +433.3%+16.8%-0.4% -0.2%
3 months -69.0%+7.5%-4.3% +3.9%
6 months -68.4%+11.2%+23.8% +8.2%
Year to date -89.5%+3.7%+45.0% +12.9%
1 year -96.1%+4.1%+52.3% +12.3%
3 years -99.9%+42.1%+45.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -91.4%+12.4%+13.4% +23.3%
5 years -100.0%+37.0%+11.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -87.0%+6.5%+2.2% +10.9%
10 years —+268.8%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+13.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRETOWCNBBCPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 353.7%25.8%47.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 244.5%23.5%37.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.24-0.190.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.270.161.11 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-25.5%-49.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -96.1%-2.5%-19.3% -1.2%
52-week high $20.40$186.62$12.05 $779.14
52-week low $0.09$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.

MultipleRETOWCNBBCP
P/E now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 33.2x 37.2xmedian 33.2x 33.3xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 3.3x 4.6xmedian 3.3x 1.1xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.5x —median 14.5x 7.1xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 16.4x 31.8xmedian 16.4x 23.2xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 3.0x 5.8xmedian 3.0x 1.8xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.81 —median 2.81 -1.77median 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 monthsRETOWCNBBCP
Revenue – $9.94B $436.03M
Gross profit – – $170.20M
Operating income – $1.76B $56.93M
Net income – $1.13B $16.50M
Free cash flow – – $21.12M
EPS (diluted) – – $0.29
Cash & equivalents $250.01K $95.69M $42.98M
Total debt $13.30M – $418.74M
Shares (diluted) 5.97K 253.86M 51.10M
Enterprise value -$4.97M $45.83B $325.34M

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
MetricRETOWCNBBCP
P/E 0.0x 37.2x 33.3x
P/FCF 0.0x 31.8x 23.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 18.1x 5.9x
P/S 0.1x 4.6x 1.1x
P/B 0.0x 5.8x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 0.0x 7.8x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA – – 7.1x
EV/EBIT – – 15.2x
EV/Revenue – 4.6x 2.0x
EV/FCF – – 41.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.1x 10.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – -1.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRETOWCNBBCP
Revenue growth (1Y) – 6.3% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 8.2% -0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 10.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -1.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 61.8% 29.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 10.0% -2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 82.2% 57.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 10.9% -18.9%
EPS growth (1Y) – – 63.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -18.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.2% 14.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.5% -2.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -33.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 78.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRETOWCNBBCP
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 – 25.4% 18.9%
Return on equity – 14.3% 6.2%
Return on assets – 5.3% 1.8%
Return on invested capital – – 5.6%
Return on capital employed – – 6.9%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.2x 5.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRETOWCNBBCP
Debt / assets 7.0% – 46.1%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.1x
Debt / FCF – – 19.8x
Liabilities / assets 22.3% 63.3% 70.5%
Equity / assets 77.7% 36.7% 29.5%
Interest coverage – – 1.7x
Current ratio 0.2x 0.7x 1.7x
Quick ratio 24,122x – 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.6x
Altman Z-score – – 1.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRETOWCNBBCP
Dividend yield – 0.8% 1.3%
Net buyback yield – – 2.4%
Shareholder yield – 0.8% 3.7%
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.

ConsensusRETOWCNBBCP
Forward P/E – 33.7xFY2026 51.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $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 – $10.30BFY2026 $411.25MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +10.0%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – 0.0% +6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRETOWCNBBCP
Held by institutions – 85.2% 33.9%
Institutions holding – 829 127
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.3% +5.2%
Institutions buying – 410 76
Institutions selling – 303 31
Buyers to sellers – 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.

RETOWCNBBCP
RETO 1.00 0.08 0.02
WCN 0.08 1.00 0.00
BBCP 0.02 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RETO, WCN and BBCP?

Waste Connections (WCN) is the largest by market capitalisation: ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) $4.68K, Waste Connections (WCN) $45.83B, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) $492.41M.

Which stock is cheaper, RETO, WCN and BBCP?

Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) 0.0x, Waste Connections (WCN) 37.2x, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) 33.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Waste Connections (WCN) is cheapest (Waste Connections (WCN) 33.7x, 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?

Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Waste Connections (WCN) +6.3%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +10.2%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) returned the most: ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) -96.1%, Waste Connections (WCN) +4.1%, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +52.3%. Over five years, Waste Connections (WCN) compounded fastest (ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) -87.0%/yr, Waste Connections (WCN) +6.5%/yr, Concrete Pumping Holdings (BBCP) +2.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Waste Connections (WCN) has been the steadiest (ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) 353.7%, 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, RETO, 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, Waste Connections (WCN) 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.