Brookfield Business (BBUC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Brookfield Business (NYSE: BBUC) is a publicly traded operating company affiliated with the Brookfield group that focuses on owning and managing a portfolio of industrial and business services companies. The company’s model centers on acquiring established businesses and applying active operational oversight, capital investment and strategic management to improve performance and support long‑term growth.

Brookfield Business’s activities span a range of sectors within the industrial and services landscape, including manufacturing, industrial services, specialty distribution and business‑to‑business service providers. Its work typically involves consolidating complementary operations, investing in productivity and digital initiatives, optimizing capital structures and providing centralized resources such as procurement, finance and governance to its operating subsidiaries.

Leveraging the Brookfield platform, the company serves customers across multiple geographies, addressing regional and global supply chains and service networks. Brookfield Business has grown primarily through acquisitions and integrations of operating companies, and it uses the broader group’s expertise in operations and capital allocation to support portfolio companies. Detailed information on specific subsidiaries, executive leadership and corporate history is maintained by the company and Brookfield’s investor communications; readers seeking the most current organizational and leadership details should consult those primary sources.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $31.98 to $32.48
• 50-Day Range: $29.75 to $34.97
• 52-Week Range: $27.64 to $38.25
• Volume: 22,159 shs
• Average Volume: 182,218 shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.72 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 0.77%
• Price Target: $41.38
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Brookfield Business Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Brookfield Business scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 20th out of 101 stocks in the construction sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Brookfield Business has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Brookfield Business has a consensus price target of $41.38, representing about 26.2% upside from its current price of $32.77.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Brookfield Business has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.04%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Brookfield Business are expected to grow by 7.04% in the coming year, from $5.54 to $5.93 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Brookfield Business is -72.83, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Brookfield Business is -72.83, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Brookfield Business has a P/B Ratio of 0.44. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.41% of the float of Brookfield Business has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Brookfield Business has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.88, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Brookfield Business has recently decreased by 24.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Brookfield Business has a dividend yield of 0.77%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Brookfield Business does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Brookfield Business will have a dividend payout ratio of 4.22% next year. This indicates that Brookfield Business will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.37

News Sentiment

Brookfield Business has a news sentiment score of 0.37. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.73 average news sentiment score of Construction companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for Brookfield Business this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for BBUC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Brookfield Business to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Brookfield Business insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

85.04% of the stock of Brookfield Business is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/31 Dividend: 3/23/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/31 Dividend: 3/23/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/31/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/08/2026
• Today: 5/15/2026
• Record date for 6/30 Dividend: 5/29/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend: 5/29/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Construction
• Industry: Construction – Special Contractors
• Sub-Industry: Construction
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BBUC
• CIK: 1654795
• Web: N/A
• Phone: (212) 417-7000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 57,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Brookfield Business: $41.38
• High Price Target: $42.00
• Low Price Target: $40.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +27.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.45)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 5.86
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$26 million
• Net Margins: 1.28%
• Pretax Margin: 1.40%
• Return on Equity: 2.33%
• Return on Assets: 0.46%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.78
• Current Ratio: 1.43
• Quick Ratio: 1.39

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $27.46 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.24
• Cash Flow: $38.66 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.84
• Book Value: $74.97 per share
• Price / Book: 0.43

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 207,010,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $6.72 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 1.27