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Delisted: March 31, 2026

Brookfield Business Partners L.P.

BBU

Conglomerates · Industrials

Price

$31.46

-0.67 (-2.09%)

Market Cap

$2.79B

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+10.5% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 78.3M (2021) → 86.5M (2025)

Brookfield Business Partners is a large holding company that owns and operates businesses across several industries, including infrastructure services, industrials, and business services. It is managed by Brookfield Asset Management, one of the world's largest alternative asset managers. Its portfolio companies serve customers in construction, healthcare, water treatment, and other sectors across North America, Europe, Australia, and beyond.

The company makes money by buying underperforming or undervalued businesses, improving their operations, and eventually selling them at a profit — a model sometimes called private equity. It also collects cash flows from the businesses it currently owns. With a market cap around $2.8 billion and operations spread globally, its competitive edge comes from Brookfield's deep deal-making network and access to capital. The main risk is that its low ROIC of 3.5% suggests the portfolio is not yet generating strong returns on invested capital, which could weigh on long-term value creation if that does not improve.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-3.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+76.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

7.0%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$3.5B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue declining

Brookfield Business Partners L.P.'s revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

20.8%

Thin — 20.8% gross margin

Operating Margin

16.7%

Healthy — 16.7% operating margin

ROCE

2.6%

Weak — 2.6% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

-32.1%

Shrinking sales (-32.1% YoY)

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

FCF Margin

4.2%

Thin free cash flow (4.2%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

19.07

Heavy debt load (19.07)

Interest Cover

1.32x

Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.3x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

0.81%

Small dividend — 0.81% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth

+0.0%

Dividend flat

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