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BrightView Holdings
(NYSE:BV)
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Rating:51Neutral
Price Target:
$13.00
▼(-7.14% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/06/26
The score is held back primarily by weak and compressing profitability and inconsistent free cash flow, despite improved leverage. Technicals add near-term downside risk (weak momentum and price below key short-term averages). Offsetting factors include a constructive earnings-call backdrop with reaffirmed/updated revenue guidance and improving operating KPIs, plus incremental balance-sheet flexibility from extended debt maturities.
Positive Factors
Recurring maintenance + national branch network
A business mix weighted toward recurring maintenance contracts and a national branch footprint supports predictable, multi-site contracts and cross-selling. This durable model increases revenue visibility, customer stickiness and operating leverage versus pure project businesses over the medium term.
Negative Factors
Thin and compressing profitability
Margins have materially compressed from prior periods and net profitability is very thin, indicating limited cushion for cost shocks. Persistent low EBIT and net margins constrain reinvestment, reduce returns on capital and make the business more sensitive to cyclical costs over the medium term.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Recurring maintenance + national branch network
A business mix weighted toward recurring maintenance contracts and a national branch footprint supports predictable, multi-site contracts and cross-selling. This durable model increases revenue visibility, customer stickiness and operating leverage versus pure project businesses over the medium term.
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BrightView Holdings (BV) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$1.05B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)845.45K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)0.91
Revenue Growth1.45%
EPS Growth-716.67%
CountryUS
Employees18,400
SectorIndustrials
Sector Strength72
IndustrySpecialty Business Services
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.24
Shares Outstanding92,600,000
10 Day Avg. Volume754,172
30 Day Avg. Volume845,453
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.13
Price to Book (P/B)0.71
Price to Sales (P/S)0.48
P/FCF Ratio33.94
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$13.61Price Target Upside-2.76% Downside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering8
EPS Forecast (FY)0.52
Revenue Forecast (FY)$2.76B
BrightView Holdings Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
BrightView Holdings, Inc., operating through its various subsidiaries, stands as a prominent provider of commercial landscaping solutions across the United States. The company's operations are strategically divided into two primary segments: Maint...
How the Company Makes Money
BrightView primarily generates revenue by selling landscaping services through two operating segments: (1) Maintenance Services, which includes recurring contracts to perform ongoing landscape maintenance (e.g., mowing, pruning, fertilization, irr...
BrightView Holdings Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Aug 04, 2026
(Q3-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Nov 18, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presents a largely constructive picture: underlying operating metrics (contract book growth, customer retention, lower turnover, sales force expansion and fuel-consumption improvements) show clear momentum and management reaffirmed Land revenue guidance and raised the pro-forma profitability outlook. That said, near-term financial results were dented by elevated fuel costs (~$4M), a $16M nonroutine self-insurance adjustment, lower reported adjusted EBITDA ($96M) and reduced free cash flow guidance ($70M–$80M). Management framed the insurance item as nonrecurring and emphasized balance-sheet strengthening and a path to improved cash conversion in 2027 and beyond. Overall, positive operational progress outweighs the near-term financial headwinds.Positive Updates
Revenue Growth
Total revenue of $718 million, up 1.3% year-over-year, driven by Land Maintenance growth.
Negative Updates
Elevated Fuel Costs
Average fuel prices were about $1 higher than Q3 2025, creating a ~$4 million headwind to results in Q3; management expects fuel headwinds to persist through the second half of the fiscal year.
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Q3-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Revenue Growth
Total revenue of $718 million, up 1.3% year-over-year, driven by Land Maintenance growth.
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Company Guidance
Management reaffirmed Land revenue guidance of 2%–3% for 2026 and updated total revenue guidance to $2.75–$2.78 billion (≈+3.5% at the midpoint vs. 2025); they also reaffirmed a Q4 Land outlook of 3%–6%. Reported Q3 revenue was $718M (+1.3%), with Land up 2.3% and the contract book ~+4% since H2 2025; reported Q3 adjusted EBITDA was $96M (13.3% margin), but management said excluding a $4M fuel headwind and a $16M nonroutine self‑insurance adjustment EBITDA would have been $116M (16.2%), and that normalized adjusted EBITDA guidance would be about $365M–$370M. Adjusted free cash flow guidance was revised to $70M–$80M (vs. prior $100M–$115M), fuel mitigation programs cut consumption ~10% and hedges/ops offset ≈$2M in Q3, the company has added ~200 net sellers (500 seller target) and extended all three debt tranches, unlocking an additional $100M of capacity.BrightView Holdings Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
46
Neutral
Balance Sheet
66
Positive
Cash Flow
41
Neutral
| Breakdown | TTM | Sep 2025 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 2.74B | 2.67B | 2.77B | 2.82B | 2.77B | 2.55B |
| Gross Profit | 575.10M | 621.70M | 645.60M | 678.90M | 674.80M | 650.80M |
| EBITDA | 308.20M | 306.50M | 303.10M | 244.00M | 222.80M | 230.20M |
| Net Income | 11.40M | 56.00M | 66.40M | -7.70M | 14.00M | 46.30M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 3.41B | 3.39B | 3.39B | 3.35B | 3.31B | 3.24B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 14.40M | 74.50M | 140.40M | 67.00M | 20.10M | 123.70M |
| Total Debt | 963.40M | 913.20M | 927.00M | 1.00B | 1.43B | 1.22B |
| Total Liabilities | 1.67B | 1.59B | 1.61B | 1.61B | 2.09B | 1.89B |
| Stockholders Equity | 1.74B | 1.80B | 1.78B | 1.74B | 1.22B | 1.34B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | -24.50M | 37.60M | 127.20M | 58.60M | -400.00K | 87.20M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 212.70M | 291.80M | 205.60M | 129.90M | 106.90M | 148.40M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -210.00M | -223.90M | -5.60M | -61.40M | -193.70M | -158.70M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -67.40M | -133.80M | -126.60M | -21.60M | -16.80M | -23.10M |
BrightView Holdings Technical Analysis
Negative
14.00
Price Trends
13.33
Negative
12.76
Negative
12.80
Negative
Market Momentum
-0.69
Positive
36.08
Neutral
29.01
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For BV, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 14 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 13.08, above the 50-day MA of 13.33, and above the 200-day MA of 12.80, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -0.69 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 36.08 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 29.01 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for BV.
BrightView Holdings Risk Analysis
BrightView Holdings disclosed 48 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. BrightView Holdings reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
BrightView Holdings Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (63)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
71 Outperform | $2.84B | 7.98 | 21.72% | 2.11% | -3.32% | 24.98% | |
67 Neutral | $2.83B | 18.56 | 8.94% | 2.38% | 6.53% | 107.41% | |
67 Neutral | $5.06B | 43.81 | 5.32% | 0.49% | 1.41% | -22.01% | |
63 Neutral | $10.79B | 15.43 | 7.44% | 2.01% | 2.89% | -14.66% | |
62 Neutral | $15.90B | 41.34 | 11.23% | 0.81% | 11.02% | 6.21% | |
57 Neutral | $12.23B | 25.51 | 5.82% | 2.18% | 2.92% | 43.13% | |
51 Neutral | $1.05B | -47.34 | 0.65% | ― | 1.45% | -716.67% |
* Industrials Sector Average
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BrightView Holdings Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
BrightView Extends Debt Maturities to Support Long-Term Strategy
Positive
Jun 18, 2026
On June 17, 2026, BrightView Holdings, Inc. and its lenders entered into an amendment to its credit agreement that extends the maturity of its seven-year senior secured term loans to June 17, 2033, pushing out the prior April 2029 date. On June 12...
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