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EarningsQ2 2026 Earnings Report
BBUC Q2 2026 EPS Results
Actual EPS$0.18
Consensus EPS$1.26
Beat/MissMissed by -$1.08
One Year Ago EPS-$1.25
BBUC Q2 2026 Revenue Results
Actual Revenue$6.50B
Expected Revenue―
Beat/Miss―
YoY Revenue Growth+249.30%
Earnings Announcement Details
QuarterQ2 2026
Date07/31/2026
TimeBefore Open
Conference CallFriday, July 31, 2026
BBUC Upcoming Earnings
Brookfield Business Corp. Class A's next earnings date is estimated for November 5, 2026, based on past reporting schedules.
Q2 2026 Earnings Call Audio
BBUC Q2 2026 Earnings Call
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Q2 2026 Earnings Slide Deck
Q2 2026 Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call conveyed a generally positive strategic and financial momentum: strong capital recycling ($1.2B), meaningful liquidity ($2.8B), disciplined buybacks (> $300M repurchased at large discounts), targeted acquisitions, and early traction from a strategic AI partnership that management expects will drive material operational savings. Operationally, same-store EBITDA growth (~+5–6% in key segments) and a sizable increase in adjusted EFO (+~23.5%) provide additional upside. Offsetting these positives are near-term pressure points: a slight decline in consolidated adjusted EBITDA, weakness in Infrastructure Services (≈-11.9%), rising insurance loss ratios at Sagen, elevated investment spending (e.g., Scientific Games), and capital-structure/credit concerns at CDK. Overall, the highlights outweigh the lowlights, though several items warrant monitoring.Company Guidance
Strong Capital Recycling and Monetizations
Generated $1.2 billion in proceeds from asset sales and distributions over the past 6 months, including a sale agreement for Multiplex for ~ $650 million; on track toward a $2 billion capital recycling target (about $1.2 billion achieved in <1 year).
Active and Accretive Share Repurchases
Repurchased more than $300 million of shares since the buyback program launch (at nearly a 50% discount to NAV); repurchased approximately $50 million during the quarter and allocated $150 million of recent proceeds to additional repurchases.
Liquidity and Balance Sheet Strength
Ended the quarter with approximately $2.8 billion of pro forma corporate-level liquidity; management describes the balance sheet as 'as strong as it has ever been.'
Investments in Market-Leading Businesses
Committed over $300 million to acquire two businesses (World Freight Company and Gregg Distributors) with asset-light or recurring-demand models; purchase multiples indicated in the ~9x–11x EBITDA range (avg ~10x).
Strategic AI Partnership (DeployCo) and Early Deployment Wins
Closed strategic investment in DeployCo (Brookfield invested $100 million of a committed up-to-$150 million allocation and syndicated part of it); management reports early AI deployments across the portfolio with 'hundreds of millions' in potential run-rate cost savings and concrete use cases in operations (e.g., Clarios, Chemelex).
Adjusted EFO Growth
Adjusted EFO increased to $289 million from $234 million year-over-year, a rise of approximately +23.5%, aided by a $40 million net gain from sale of securities in the quarter.
Same-Store Operational Improvements
Excluding acquisitions and dispositions, adjusted EBITDA was up ~5% year-over-year; Industrial segment same-store adjusted EBITDA increased +6%, engineered components ~+5%, and Business Services same-store adjusted EBITDA also +6%.
Material Debt Reduction at Key Asset
Clarios repaid $500 million of debt during the quarter, strengthening its balance sheet while accelerating its multibillion-dollar U.S. investment program.
BBUC Earnings History
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