VLTO vs BBUC vs BLGO Stock Comparison

Veralto, Brookfield Business and Biolargo Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VLTO Veralto Corp
$116.55 +20.8% 1M +16.6% 1Y
Market cap
$28.37B
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.80B
Div. yield
0.45%
Water Treatment Industrials
6 wins
BBUC Brookfield Business Corp
$30.18 +15.3% 1M -15.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.65B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$27.02B
Div. yield
2.68%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
2 wins
BLGO Biolargo, Inc.
$0.08 0.0% 1M -50.0% 1Y
Market cap
$26.30M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08M
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Veralto leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Veralto 6, Brookfield Business 2, Biolargo 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVLTOBBUCBLGOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $28.37B $2.65B $26.30M VLTO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.4x -652.6x -1.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.2x 4.6x — BBUC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% -2.8% -70.9% VLTO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.3% 0.0% -354.8% VLTO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 3.8x -0.2x BLGO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.45% 2.68% — BBUC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.6% -15.6% -50.0% VLTO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — -14.0%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.4% 36.9% 95.1% VLTO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 65/100 12/100 VLTO

Percentile Scorecard

VLTOBBUCBLGO

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

AxisVLTOBBUCBLGO
Valuation 79 #5 of 20 98 #2 of 52 11 #18 of 20
Growth 71 #6 of 18 22 #30 of 38 0 #18 of 18
Profitability 100 #1 of 17 57 #17 of 38 6 #16 of 17
Financial Health 55 #10 of 21 – 5 #20 of 21
Shareholder Returns 73 #4 of 12 82 #6 of 29 36 #8 of 12
Overall 75 65 12
  • VLTO ranked among 21 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • BBUC ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • BLGO ranked among 21 companies in Environmental Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVLTOBBUCBLGOSPY
1 month +20.8%+15.3%0.0% -5.9%
3 months +18.9%+1.7%-20.0% -4.6%
6 months +31.4%-10.2%-50.0% +0.2%
Year to date +16.8%-15.9%-55.6% +7.5%
1 year +16.6%-15.6%-50.0% +8.2%
3 years +70.7%+87.8%-50.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year +19.5%+23.4%-20.6% +19.0%
5 years ——-52.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year ——-14.0% +9.4%
10 years ——-88.1% +251.5%
10 years, per year ——-19.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureVLTOBBUCBLGOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.4%36.9%95.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.8%40.2%139.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.150.910.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.68-0.42-0.53 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.6%-61.5%-85.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.4%-19.8%-60.0% -5.9%
52-week high $117.02$37.64$0.20 $779.14
52-week low $82.23$25.06$0.06 $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.

MultipleVLTOBBUCBLGO
P/E now vs peer median 28.4xmedian 36.2x -652.6xmedian 26.0x -1.8xmedian 36.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.5x 0.1xmedian 0.7x 6.4xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 22.1x 4.1xmedian 10.3x -1.6xmedian 22.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 25.4x 0.8xmedian 21.4x -2.5xmedian 25.4x
P/B now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 1.8x —median 2.6x -9.6xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 5.09median 2.08 —median 0.56 —median 2.08

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 monthsVLTOBBUCBLGO
Revenue $5.80B $27.02B $4.08M
Gross profit $3.49B $5.43B $1.63M
Operating income $1.27B $4.23B -$18.12M
Net income $1.00B $669.00M -$18.79M
Free cash flow $1.09B – -$10.56M
R&D $278.00M – $3.27M
EPS (diluted) $4.08 – –
Cash & equivalents $1.79B $3.32B $2.19M
Total debt $2.92B $46.57B $4.85M
Shares (diluted) 245.30M – –
Enterprise value $21.00B -$16.23B $10.68M

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
MetricVLTOBBUCBLGO
P/E 28.4x -652.6x -1.8x
P/FCF 26.0x 0.8x -2.5x
P/Operating cash flow 24.5x – -2.5x
P/S 4.9x 0.1x 6.4x
P/B 8.8x – -9.6x
P/Tangible book 11.8x – -9.6x
EV/EBITDA 21.6x 4.1x -1.6x
EV/EBIT 23.3x 7.1x -1.6x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 1.1x 7.1x
EV/FCF 27.0x – -2.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.5x – -2.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.09 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVLTOBBUCBLGO
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% -2.8% -70.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -12.9% -22.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.7% 3.4% -74.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 2.7% -27.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.2% 4.1% -185.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 6.9% -60.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.7% 179.7% -184.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 14.0% -62.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.1% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.6% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.0% – -37.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.7% – -62.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.9% – -40.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.1% – -57.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVLTOBBUCBLGO
Gross margin 60.2% 20.1% 40.0%
EBITDA margin 23.6% 26.9% -434.2%
Operating margin 21.8% 15.7% -443.9%
Pretax margin 20.3% 3.0% -458.1%
Net margin 17.3% 0.0% -354.8%
FCF margin 18.8% – -258.6%
Operating cash flow margin 19.9% – -252.8%
Return on equity 31.7% – –
Return on assets 11.9% 0.9% -246.7%
Return on invested capital 17.1% – –
Return on capital employed 18.8% – -635.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x – 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% – 59.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVLTOBBUCBLGO
Debt / assets 35.5% 60.8% 72.8%
Debt / equity 0.9x – -1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 3.8x -0.2x
Debt / FCF 2.7x – -0.5x
Liabilities / assets 60.7% – 140.9%
Equity / assets 39.3% – -40.9%
Interest coverage 13.2x – -22.5x
Current ratio 2.0x – 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.7x – 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.1x – 0.5x
Altman Z-score 5.28 – -41.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVLTOBBUCBLGO
Dividend yield 0.4% 2.7% –
Net buyback yield 1.8% – -2.2%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 2.7% -2.2%
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.

ConsensusVLTOBBUCBLGO
Forward P/E 25.2xFY2026 4.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.62FY2026 $6.53FY2026 $-0.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.5%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +8.0% +15.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.73BFY2026 $5.12BFY2026 $5.48MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.2%FY2026 -51.8%FY2026 -29.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% -100.0% +180.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVLTOBBUCBLGO
Held by institutions 96.1% 55.0% –
Institutions holding 977 149 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% +13.6% –
Institutions buying 398 93 –
Institutions selling 387 33 –
Buyers to sellers 1.03 2.82 –

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.

VLTOBBUCBLGO
VLTO 1.00 0.19 0.12
BBUC 0.19 1.00 -0.04
BLGO 0.12 -0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VLTO, BBUC and BLGO?

Veralto (VLTO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Veralto (VLTO) $28.37B, Brookfield Business (BBUC) $2.65B, Biolargo (BLGO) $26.30M.

Which company is growing faster?

Veralto (VLTO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Veralto (VLTO) +6.4%, Brookfield Business (BBUC) -2.8%, Biolargo (BLGO) -70.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Veralto (VLTO) has the highest net margin (Veralto (VLTO) 17.3%, Brookfield Business (BBUC) 0.0%, Biolargo (BLGO) -354.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Veralto (VLTO) returned the most: Veralto (VLTO) +16.6%, Brookfield Business (BBUC) -15.6%, Biolargo (BLGO) -50.0%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Brookfield Business (BBUC) has the highest dividend yield: Veralto (VLTO) 0.45%, Brookfield Business (BBUC) 2.68%. Biolargo (BLGO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Veralto (VLTO) has been the steadiest (Veralto (VLTO) 24.4%, Brookfield Business (BBUC) 36.9%, Biolargo (BLGO) 95.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VLTO, BBUC and BLGO?

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