AGX vs BBUC
Argan Inc. and Brookfield Business Partners L.p., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | AGX | BBUC |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $944.6M | $27.5B |
| Net income | $137.8M | $387.0M |
| Gross margin | 20.5% | · |
| Net margin | 14.6% | 1.4% |
| Return on equity | 33.8% | · |
| Diluted EPS | $9.74 | −$0.30 |
| Dividend / share | $1.75 | · |
| Payout ratio | 17.6% | · |
| Free cash flow | $410.8M | · |
| Equity | $462.3M | · |
| Net debt / equity | · | 2.63× |
| Current ratio | 1.59× | 1.67× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 19.2% | −6.1% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 42.0% | −7.8% |
BBUC bills 29.1× the revenue of AGX, and AGX keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (14.6% against 1.4%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | AGX | BBUC |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $944.6M | $27.5B |
| FY2024 | $874.2M | $40.6B |
| FY2023 | $573.3M | $55.1B |
| FY2022 | $455.0M | $57.4B |
| FY2021 | $509.4M | $46.6B |
| FY2020 | $392.2M | $37.6B |
| FY2019 | $239.0M | $43.0B |
| FY2018 | $482.2M | $37.2B |
| FY2017 | $892.8M | $22.8B |
| FY2016 | $675.0M | $8.0B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | AGX | BBUC |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $137.8M | $387.0M |
| FY2024 | $85.5M | $895.0M |
| FY2023 | $32.4M | $3.8B |
| FY2022 | $33.1M | $240.0M |
| FY2021 | $38.2M | $2.2B |
| FY2020 | $23.9M | $580.0M |
| FY2019 | $-42.7M | $434.0M |
| FY2018 | $52.0M | $1.2B |
| FY2017 | $72.0M | $215.0M |
| FY2016 | $70.3M | $-35.0M |
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$26,512,394,000 | BBUC |
| FY2024 | −$39,745,821,000 | BBUC |
| FY2023 | −$54,494,667,000 | BBUC |
| FY2022 | −$56,929,960,000 | BBUC |
| FY2021 | −$46,077,630,000 | BBUC |
| FY2020 | −$37,242,794,000 | BBUC |
| FY2019 | −$42,793,003,000 | BBUC |
| FY2018 | −$36,685,847,000 | BBUC |
| FY2017 | −$21,930,185,000 | BBUC |
| FY2016 | −$7,284,953,000 | BBUC |
BBUC has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 10 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
10 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +13.2 pp | AGX |
| FY2024 | +7.6 pp | AGX |
| FY2023 | −1.2 pp | BBUC |
| FY2022 | +7.2 pp | AGX |
| FY2021 | +2.4 pp | AGX |
| FY2020 | +4.5 pp | AGX |
| FY2019 | −18.0 pp | BBUC |
| FY2018 | +7.5 pp | AGX |
| FY2017 | +7.2 pp | AGX |
| FY2016 | +14.0 pp | AGX |
The higher net margin has changed hands between AGX and BBUC over this period.
10 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
AGX's net margin has been more volatile than BBUC's over the 10 comparable fiscal years — 8.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.4.
10 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between AGX and BBUC over these 10 fiscal years — AGX led in 8 and BBUC in 2.
10 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
AGX's return on equity has been more volatile than BBUC's over the 4 comparable fiscal years — 5.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.1.
4 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
AGX led in return on equity in every one of the 4 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
4 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.