BBUC vs FIX
Brookfield Business Partners L.p. and Comfort Systems USA Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | BBUC | FIX |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $27.5B | $9.1B |
| Net income | $387.0M | $1.0B |
| Gross margin | · | 24.1% |
| Net margin | 1.4% | 11.2% |
| Return on equity | · | 49.2% |
| Diluted EPS | −$0.30 | $28.88 |
| Dividend / share | · | $1.95 |
| Payout ratio | · | 6.7% |
| Free cash flow | · | $1.0B |
| Equity | · | $2.4B |
| Net debt / equity | 2.63× | −0.34× |
| Current ratio | 1.67× | 1.21× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −6.1% | 26.1% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −7.8% | 46.8% |
BBUC bills 3.0× the revenue of FIX, and FIX keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (11.2% 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 | BBUC | FIX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $27.5B | $9.1B |
| FY2024 | $40.6B | $7.0B |
| FY2023 | $55.1B | $5.2B |
| FY2022 | $57.4B | $4.1B |
| FY2021 | $46.6B | $3.1B |
| FY2020 | $37.6B | $2.9B |
| FY2019 | $43.0B | $2.6B |
| FY2018 | $37.2B | $2.2B |
| FY2017 | $22.8B | $1.8B |
| FY2016 | $8.0B | $1.6B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | BBUC | FIX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $387.0M | $1.0B |
| FY2024 | $895.0M | $522.4M |
| FY2023 | $3.8B | $323.4M |
| FY2022 | $240.0M | $245.9M |
| FY2021 | $2.2B | $143.3M |
| FY2020 | $580.0M | $150.1M |
| FY2019 | $434.0M | $114.3M |
| FY2018 | $1.2B | $112.9M |
| FY2017 | $215.0M | $55.3M |
| FY2016 | $-35.0M | $64.9M |
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$18,355,359,000 | BBUC |
| FY2024 | +$33,592,524,000 | BBUC |
| FY2023 | +$49,861,240,000 | BBUC |
| FY2022 | +$53,244,636,000 | BBUC |
| FY2021 | +$43,513,364,000 | BBUC |
| FY2020 | +$34,778,341,000 | BBUC |
| FY2019 | +$40,416,723,000 | BBUC |
| FY2018 | +$34,985,121,000 | BBUC |
| FY2017 | +$21,035,078,000 | BBUC |
| FY2016 | +$6,325,660,000 | BBUC |
| FY2015 | +$5,172,481,000 | BBUC |
BBUC has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 11 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
11 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −9.8 pp | FIX |
| FY2024 | −5.2 pp | FIX |
| FY2023 | +0.6 pp | BBUC |
| FY2022 | −5.5 pp | FIX |
| FY2021 | −0.0 pp | FIX |
| FY2020 | −3.7 pp | FIX |
| FY2019 | −3.4 pp | FIX |
| FY2018 | −1.9 pp | FIX |
| FY2017 | −2.1 pp | FIX |
| FY2016 | −6.5 pp | FIX |
| FY2015 | +0.3 pp | BBUC |
The higher net margin has changed hands between BBUC and FIX over this period.
11 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
BBUC's net margin has been more volatile than FIX's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 2.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.2.
11 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between BBUC and FIX over these 11 fiscal years — BBUC led in 2 and FIX in 9.
11 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
FIX's return on equity has been more volatile than BBUC's over the 4 comparable fiscal years — 4.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.1.
4 of 13 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
FIX led in return on equity in every one of the 4 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
4 of 13 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.