Brookfield Business Corporation (BBUC) Key Metrics
BBUC valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 17, 2026- Market cap
- $5.45B
- Enterprise value
- $46.83B
- P/E (TTM)
- — 10-yr median 4.4
- Forward P/E
- 16.8
- PEG ratio
- —
- Price / sales
- 0.2 10-yr median 0.3
- Price / book
- 1.0
- EV / EBITDA
- 6.5 10-yr median 11.5
- Dividend yield
- 0.94% $0.25 a year
- Beta
- 1.39
BBUC key metrics, 2018–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsBBUC valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
BBUC returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
BBUC per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
BBUC financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
BBUC efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
BBUC valuation history
BBUC returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
BBUC debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
BBUC cash returned to shareholders
BBUC price vs earnings per share
BBUC key metrics
2018–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||
| Market capitalization | $3.41B | $2.40B | $2.30B | $1.86B | — | — | — | — |
| Enterprise value | $43.71B | $10.16B | $42.64B | $14.53B | — | — | — | — |
| P/E ratio | 131.1 | — | 4.4 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — |
| Price / sales | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — |
| Price / book | — | — | 2.6 | 5.2 | — | — | — | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | — | — | 16.7 | 10.3 | — | — | — | — |
| EV / sales | 1.6 | 1.2 | 5.5 | 2.1 | — | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.1 | 12.1 | 25.9 | 10.9 | — | — | — | — |
| Earnings yield | 0.8% | −37.0% | 22.5% | 49.0% | — | — | — | — |
| Free cash flow yield | −9.2% | −17.0% | −21.5% | −25.5% | — | — | — | — |
| Dividend yield | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 5.2% | — | — | — | — |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 4.1% | 0.8% | 5.5% | 119.8% | — | — | — | — |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $35.88 | $24.26 | $23.28 | $18.79 | — | — | — | — |
| Per share | ||||||||
| Revenue per share | $288.98 | $83.00 | $77.69 | $68.79 | $86.73 | $97.09 | $100.09 | $94.00 |
| Earnings per share | $0.27 | −$8.98 | $5.25 | $9.21 | $0.49 | −$1.66 | −$1.29 | −$0.65 |
| Operating cash flow per share | −$0.61 | −$1.12 | $1.40 | $1.83 | $8.41 | $5.19 | $7.61 | −$1.68 |
| Free cash flow per share | −$3.30 | −$4.13 | −$5.02 | −$4.79 | −$1.50 | $0.37 | $3.50 | −$4.42 |
| Cash per share | $44.94 | $10.19 | $38.82 | $7.44 | $12.16 | $7.85 | $8.00 | — |
| Book value per share | −$7.15 | −$0.60 | $8.90 | $3.63 | −$7.02 | $12.40 | $14.12 | — |
| Tangible book value per share | −$342.08 | −$111.37 | −$118.85 | −$160.28 | −$94.66 | −$55.27 | −$55.17 | — |
| Dividends per share | $0.34 | $0.18 | $0.18 | $0.97 | $0.56 | $2.58 | $3.27 | $4.61 |
| Capex per share | $2.69 | $3.00 | $6.41 | $6.62 | $9.90 | $4.82 | $4.11 | $2.74 |
| Debt per share | $469.13 | $88.69 | $446.74 | $135.63 | $103.06 | $57.56 | $58.74 | — |
| Shares outstanding | 95.0M | 98.9M | 98.9M | 98.9M | 73.5M | 98.9M | 98.9M | 74.0M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −3.9% | −0.0% | 0.0% | +34.5% | −25.7% | 0.0% | +33.7% | — |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | — | — | 83.8% | — | — | −12.5% | −9.2% | — |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 14.2% | 0.2% | 1.8% | 4.6% | 2.6% | 5.5% | 6.3% | — |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 0.1% | −4.4% | 2.1% | 4.2% | 0.2% | −1.0% | −0.8% | — |
| Return on tangible assets | 0.1% | −10.9% | 6.1% | 8.2% | 0.4% | −1.6% | −1.3% | — |
| Free cash flow margin | −1.1% | −5.0% | −6.5% | −7.0% | −1.7% | 0.4% | 3.5% | −4.7% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | −2.23 | — | 0.27 | 0.20 | 17.17 | — | — | — |
| Financial health | ||||||||
| Total debt | $44.57B | $8.77B | $44.18B | $13.41B | $7.58B | $5.70B | $5.81B | — |
| Cash & short-term investments | $4.27B | $1.01B | $3.84B | $736.0M | $894.0M | $777.0M | $792.0M | — |
| Net debt | $40.30B | $7.76B | $40.34B | $12.68B | $6.68B | $4.92B | $5.02B | — |
| Debt / equity | — | — | 50.20 | 37.36 | — | 4.64 | 4.16 | — |
| Debt / assets | 0.59 | 0.46 | 2.09 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.34 | 0.35 | — |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.61 | 9.21 | 24.52 | 9.54 | 8.07 | 4.80 | 4.88 | — |
| Current ratio | 1.67 | 0.61 | 0.19 | 0.82 | 0.69 | 0.98 | 1.01 | — |
| Quick ratio | 1.39 | 0.60 | 0.19 | 0.71 | 0.58 | 0.81 | 0.83 | — |
| Interest coverage | 5.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Working capital | $6.06B | −$1.88B | −$11.60B | −$1.10B | −$1.76B | −$103.0M | $36.0M | — |
| Invested capital | $39.62B | $7.70B | $41.22B | $13.04B | $6.17B | $6.14B | $6.42B | — |
| Tangible asset value | −$16.51B | −$8.32B | −$55.30B | −$12.14B | −$5.31B | −$3.99B | −$3.69B | — |
| Net current asset value | −$45.41B | −$13.53B | −$61.10B | −$18.43B | −$10.92B | −$9.79B | −$9.38B | — |
| Graham number | — | — | $32.42 | $27.43 | — | — | — | — |
| Graham net-net per share | −$522.59 | −$144.84 | −$595.06 | −$204.23 | −$164.32 | −$113.54 | −$108.32 | — |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||
| Dividends paid | $32.0M | $18.0M | $18.0M | $96.0M | $41.0M | $255.0M | $324.0M | $341.0M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $108.0M | $0 | $109.0M | $2.13B | $83.0M | $32.6M | $133.0M | — |
| Dividend payout ratio | 123.1% | — | 3.5% | 10.5% | 113.9% | — | — | — |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | — | — | — | — | — | 777.4% | 132.1% | — |
| Capex / revenue | 0.9% | 3.6% | 8.3% | 9.6% | 11.4% | 5.0% | 4.1% | 2.9% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | — | — | 459.4% | 361.9% | 117.8% | 92.8% | 54.1% | — |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.08 | 0.38 | 0.62 | 0.73 | 1.21 | 0.82 | 0.78 | 0.82 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | — | — | −21.0% | — | — | 2.0% | 1.4% | — |
| SG&A / revenue | 4.2% | 4.0% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.0% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 56.3 | 66.6 | 101.2 | 127.9 | 118.5 | 81.8 | 80.8 | — |
| Days of inventory on hand | 21.5 | 2.7 | 18.7 | 36.0 | 39.4 | 29.7 | 29.3 | — |
| Days payables outstanding | 35.3 | 122.1 | 147.4 | 77.4 | 84.3 | 56.3 | 53.6 | — |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 42.5 | -52.8 | -27.5 | 86.5 | 73.7 | 55.1 | 56.4 | — |
| Receivables turnover | 6.48 | 5.48 | 3.61 | 2.85 | 3.08 | 4.46 | 4.52 | — |
| Payables turnover | 10.34 | 2.99 | 2.48 | 4.72 | 4.33 | 6.48 | 6.81 | — |
| Inventory turnover | 16.95 | 133.95 | 19.52 | 10.14 | 9.25 | 12.30 | 12.48 | — |
| Asset turnover | 0.58 | 0.41 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.39 | 0.58 | 0.59 | — |
| Average receivables | $4.24B | $1.50B | $2.13B | $2.38B | $2.07B | $2.15B | $2.19B | — |
| Average payables | $2.14B | $2.53B | $2.74B | $1.31B | $1.38B | $1.37B | $1.33B | — |
| Average inventory | $1.31B | $56.5M | $348.0M | $607.5M | $646.5M | $719.5M | $726.0M | — |
| Intangibles / total assets | 42.0% | 57.4% | 59.6% | 59.2% | 40.5% | 40.2% | 41.1% | — |
Computed from BBUC's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 31, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
BBUC valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Brookfield Business traded at 131.1 times earnings, against a 8-year median of 4.4. Brookfield Business earned a return on invested capital of 14.2% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $44.6 billion of debt and $4.3 billion in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $40.3 billion. It returned $140.0 million to shareholders: $32.0 million in dividends and $108.0 million in share buybacks. The share count rose 28.4% from 74.0M to 95.0M over 7 years.
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BBUC key metrics FAQ
What is Brookfield Business's P/E ratio?
Brookfield Business traded at 131.1 times earnings at the end of fiscal 2025.
What is Brookfield Business's EV/EBITDA?
Brookfield Business's enterprise value was 6.1 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $43.7 billion, EBITDA $7.2 billion); the current EV/EBITDA is 6.5.
What is Brookfield Business's ROIC?
Brookfield Business's return on invested capital was 14.2% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Brookfield Business have?
Brookfield Business had total debt of $44.6 billion at the end of fiscal 2025 and $40.3 billion of net debt (5.61 times EBITDA).
What is Brookfield Business's dividend yield?
Brookfield Business's forward dividend yield is 0.94%. Brookfield Business paid $32.0 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($0.34 per share), a payout ratio of 123.1%.
Does Brookfield Business buy back its shares?
Yes. Brookfield Business spent $108.0 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −3.9% over the year, to 95.0M..
What is Brookfield Business's free cash flow yield?
Brookfield Business generated -$314.0 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of −9.2% on its market value at year-end ($3.4 billion).
What is Brookfield Business's current ratio?
Brookfield Business's current ratio was 1.67 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.67 times current liabilities.