(BBU) Brookfield Business Partners - Overview
Sector: Industrials | Industry: Conglomerates | Exchange: NYSE (USA) | Market Cap: 2.790m USD | Total Return: 37.5% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 8.60M
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -95.1%
Qual. Beats: 1
Warnings
High Debt/EBITDA (6.0) with thin interest coverage (1.2)
Choppy
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Brookfield Business Partners (BBU) is a Bermuda-based private equity firm and a primary vehicle for Brookfield Corporation’s business services and industrial operations. The firm focuses on acquiring controlling interests in companies within the infrastructure, construction, energy, and business services sectors to facilitate operational improvements and growth capital.
The company employs a value-oriented investment strategy, targeting high-barrier-to-entry industries where it can leverage its parent companys global operating platform. By maintaining majority stakes, BBU exerts direct influence over corporate governance and capital allocation to drive long-term profitability. You can explore further fundamental metrics for this stock on ValueRay.
As a publicly traded partnership, BBU provides retail and institutional investors with liquidity and direct exposure to private equity-style buyouts. This model differs from traditional asset managers by consolidating the financial results of its subsidiaries, reflecting the underlying operational performance of its diverse global portfolio.
- Monetization of mature portfolio companies through strategic divestitures and capital recycling
- Interest rate volatility impacts debt servicing costs for highly leveraged subsidiaries
- Operational improvements in industrial and infrastructure assets drive EBITDA margin expansion
- Global economic growth trends dictate demand across cyclical business services segments
| Net Income: -13.6m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.02 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 0.51 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 46.48% < 20% (prev -3.56%; Δ 50.03% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.04 > 3% & CFO 3.22b > Net Income -13.6m |
| Net Debt (40.9b) to EBITDA (6.78b): 6.04 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.83 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (88.3m) vs 12m ago -59.30% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 19.33% > 18% (prev 0.14%; Δ 1.92k% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 36.49% > 50% (prev 53.82%; Δ -17.33% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 1.17 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 6.78b / Interest Expense TTM 3.16b) |
| A: 0.17 (Total Current Assets 28.3b - Total Current Liabilities 15.5b) / Total Assets 75.6b |
| B: 0.01 (Retained Earnings 462.5m / Total Assets 75.6b) |
| C: 0.05 (EBIT TTM 3.70b / Avg Total Assets 75.5b) |
| D: 0.04 (Book Value of Equity 2.29b / Total Liabilities 60.3b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 1.50 = BB |
| DSRI: 1.81 (Receivables 7.71b/6.28b, Revenue 27.6b/40.6b) |
| GMI: 0.73 (GM 19.33% / 14.12%) |
| AQI: 0.77 (AQ_t 0.48 / AQ_t-1 0.62) |
| SGI: 0.68 (Revenue 27.6b / 40.6b) |
| TATA: -0.04 (NI -13.6m - CFO 3.22b) / TA 75.6b) |
| Beneish M = -3.01 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of May 25, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 33.65 with a total of 181,879 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +1.60%,
over one month by +0.66%,
over three months by -1.03% and
over the past year by +37.49%.
Brookfield Business Partners has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.67. Therefore, it is recommended to hold BBU.
- StrongBuy: 0
- Buy: 5
- Hold: 0
- Sell: 1
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 40.7 | 21% |
P/S = 0.1016
P/B = 1.219
P/EG = -0.5
Revenue TTM = 27.6b USD
EBIT TTM = 3.70b USD
EBITDA TTM = 6.78b USD
Long Term Debt = 42.4b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 1.32b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 44.5b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 824.0m
Net Debt = 40.9b USD (calculated: Debt 44.5b - CCE 3.55b)
Enterprise Value = 43.7b USD (2.79b + Debt 44.5b - CCE 3.55b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 1.17 (Ebit TTM 3.70b / Interest Expense TTM 3.16b)
EV/FCF = 37.68x (Enterprise Value 43.7b / FCF TTM 1.16b)
FCF Yield = 2.65% (FCF TTM 1.16b / Enterprise Value 43.7b)
FCF Margin = 4.21% (FCF TTM 1.16b / Revenue TTM 27.6b)
Net Margin = -0.05% (Net Income TTM -13.6m / Revenue TTM 27.6b)
Gross Margin = 19.33% ((Revenue TTM 27.6b - Cost of Revenue TTM 22.2b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 20.76% (prev 18.15%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.58 (Enterprise Value 43.7b / Total Assets 75.6b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 7.09% (Interest Expense 3.16b / Debt 44.5b)
Taxrate = 32.95% (58.9m / 178.7m)
NOPAT = 2.48b (EBIT 3.70b * (1 - 32.95%))
Current Ratio = 1.83 (Total Current Assets 28.3b / Total Current Liabilities 15.5b)
Debt / Equity = 19.43 (Debt 44.5b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 2.29b)
Debt / EBITDA = 6.04 (Net Debt 40.9b / EBITDA 6.78b)
Debt / FCF = 35.28 (Net Debt 40.9b / FCF TTM 1.16b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 2.27b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -0.02% (Net Income -13.6m / Total Assets 75.6b)
RoE = -0.60% (Net Income TTM -13.6m / Total Stockholder Equity 2.27b)
RoCE = 8.27% (EBIT 3.70b / Capital Employed (Equity 2.27b + L.T.Debt 42.4b))
RoIC = 4.03% (NOPAT 2.48b / Invested Capital 61.4b)
WACC = 5.10% (E(2.79b)/V(47.3b) * Re(10.57%) + D(44.5b)/V(47.3b) * Rd(7.09%) * (1-Tc(0.33)))
Discount Rate = 10.57% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 36.80 | Cagr: 7.78%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈1.01b ; Y1≈1.15b ; Y5≈1.70b
[DCF] Fair Price = N/A (negative equity: EV 25.5b - Net Debt 40.9b = -15.4b; debt exceeds intrinsic value)
EPS Correlation: N/A | EPS CAGR: N/A | SUE: -0.66 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -95.12 | Revenue CAGR: -26.54% | SUE: 1.80 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.34 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=N/A | Analysts=1
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=1.74 | Chg30d=+1438.46% | Revisions=+20% | GrowthEPS=+0.0% | GrowthRev=+0.0%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=2.42 | Chg30d=+317.24% | Revisions=+20% | GrowthEPS=+39.1% | GrowthRev=+2.2%