Brookfield Business (BBUC) Free Cash Flow (2015 - 2026)
Brookfield Business' (BBUC) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $765.0 million in Q1 2026, down 6.13% year-on-year from $815.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 21.04% on a QoQ basis from $632.0 million in Q4 2025.
Brookfield Business (BBUC) Free Cash Flow (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Brookfield Business (BBUC) has 12 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $765.0 million in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 6.13% year-over-year to $765.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $3.2 billion, a 15.25% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.2 billion, up 53.75% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $765.0 million, up from $632.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for BBUC reached as high as $1.9 billion in Q3 2024 and fell as low as $79.0 million in Q2 2024.
- Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $682.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $557.5 million in 2025.
- Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow slumped 80.59% in 2024 and jumped 511.39% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $951.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 55.21% to $426.0 million in 2023, then surged by 122.54% to $948.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 33.33% to $632.0 million in 2025, then climbed by 21.04% to $765.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Free Cash Flow figures were $765.0 million in Q1 2026, $632.0 million in Q4 2025, and $1.3 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3M | 88.13 Bn | 84.85 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 763.00 Mn |
| 2 | Honeywell International | 78.15 Bn | 66.84 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 961.00 Mn |
| 3 | Valmont Industries | 9.52 Bn | 9.36 Bn | 316.88 Mn | 68.91 Mn |
| 4 | Brookfield Business | 6.56 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 765.00 Mn |
| 5 | Seaboard | 4.44 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 217.00 Mn | -150.00 Mn |
| 6 | Otter Tail | 3.87 Bn | 3.47 Bn | 239.49 Mn | 7.78 Mn |
| 7 | Tetra Technologies | 1.18 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 38.23 Mn | -30.88 Mn |
| 8 | Deluxe | 1.16 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 279.40 Mn | 27.30 Mn |
| 9 | Matthews International | 843.71 Mn | 807.63 Mn | 101.98 Mn | -19.48 Mn |
| 10 | Compass Diversified Holdings | 745.59 Mn | 813.24 Mn | 189.36 Mn | 18.81 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 765.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 765.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 632.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 632.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.30 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.30 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 483.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 483.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 815.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 815.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 948.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 948.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.91 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.91 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 79.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 79.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 344.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 344.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 426.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 426.00 Mn |