Brookfield Business Partners L.P. (BBU) Stock

About Brookfield Business Partners L.P.

Brookfield Business Partners L.P. functions as a private equity firm, primarily specializing in company acquisitions. Its investment portfolio typically spans sectors such as business services, construction, energy, and various industrial segments. The firm generally aims to secure a majority stake in the businesses it targets. A key objective for its investments is to achieve a return of at least 15%. Brookfield Business Partners L.P. is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, and operates as an affiliate under Brookfield Asset Management Inc.

Brookfield Business Partners L.P. is headquartered in BM.

Brookfield Business Partners L.P. (BBU) stock trades at $31.46 with a market capitalization of $2.79B. The stock is valued at a negative price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of -3.55, reflecting a net loss over the last twelve months, price-to-book of 0.40, price-to-sales of 0.13. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $18.63 and $37.75, and currently trades 16.7% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 0.79%.

On profitability, Brookfield Business Partners L.P. generates a return on equity (ROE) of -58.74% (negative, reflecting a net loss), return on capital employed of 3.58%, an operating margin of 13.91%, a net profit margin of -3.59%.

Official website: bbu.brookfield.com

Brookfield Business Partners L.P. by the numbers, 2016–2025

Between 2016 and 2025 Brookfield Business Partners L.P. reported revenue of $8.0B rising to $27.9B, a change of +251.0% across 10 years. Compounded, revenue has grown -5.8% a year over five years, -21.3% over three, -31.2% over the last twelve months. Net profit fell to $-26.0M.

Operating margin went from 1.0% in 2016 to 15.1% in 2025, a gain of 14.2 percentage points. The most recent net margin is -3.59%. On a trailing twelve-month basis to Dec '25, revenue is $27.6B and net profit $-14.0M.

Borrowings rose from $1.6B to $43.7B, cash on hand is $16.0B, cash from operations was $3.2B in the latest year, positive in 10 of the last 10.

Return on equity has averaged 8.2% over five years, and was -1.1% in the most recent year.

The share price itself has compounded at —% a year over five years, —% over three, —% over the last year. Past price movement is history, not a forecast.

Figures are as reported and in the company's own reporting currency. They describe what has already happened and carry no implication about what follows.

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