Brookfield Business (BBUC) Change in Working Capital (2015 - 2026)

Brookfield Business' (BBUC) quarterly Change in Working Capital came in at -$117.0 million in Q1 2026, down 325.0% year-on-year from $52.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 72.01% on a QoQ basis from -$418.0 million in Q4 2025.

Brookfield Business (BBUC) Change in Working Capital (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Brookfield Business (BBUC) has 12 years of Change in Working Capital data on file, last reported at -$117.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Change in Working Capital fell 325.0% year-over-year to -$117.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$183.0 million, a 120.22% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$14.0 million, down 102.83% from the prior year.
  • Change in Working Capital for Q1 2026 stood at -$117.0 million, up from -$418.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Change in Working Capital for BBUC reached as high as $1.0 billion in Q4 2024 and fell as low as -$2.1 billion in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Change in Working Capital has averaged -$342.8 million across 5 years, with a median of -$339.0 million in 2023.
  • On a YoY basis, Change in Working Capital climbed as much as 408.85% in 2024 and fell as far as 3876.92% in 2024.
  • Year by year, Change in Working Capital stood at -$2.1 billion in 2022, then jumped by 83.79% to -$339.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 408.85% to $1.0 billion in 2024, then slumped by 139.92% to -$418.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 72.01% to -$117.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Change in Working Capital figures were -$117.0 million in Q1 2026, -$418.0 million in Q4 2025, and $312.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Working Capital (Qtr)
1 3M 88.13 Bn 84.85 Bn 2.68 Bn -
2 Honeywell International 78.15 Bn 66.84 Bn 3.65 Bn -
3 Valmont Industries 9.52 Bn 9.36 Bn 316.88 Mn -
4 Brookfield Business 6.56 Bn 5.50 Bn 1.31 Bn -117.00 Mn
5 Seaboard 4.44 Bn 3.30 Bn 217.00 Mn -
6 Otter Tail 3.87 Bn 3.47 Bn 239.49 Mn -
7 Tetra Technologies 1.18 Bn 1.14 Bn 38.23 Mn -
8 Deluxe 1.16 Bn 1.13 Bn 279.40 Mn -
9 Matthews International 843.71 Mn 807.63 Mn 101.98 Mn -
10 Compass Diversified Holdings 745.59 Mn 813.24 Mn 189.36 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -117.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -117.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -418.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -418.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 312.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 312.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 40.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 40.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 52.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 52.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.05 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.05 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 297.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 297.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -491.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -491.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -358.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -358.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -339.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -339.00 Mn