BrightView Holdings, Inc.

Worth knowing

• Profitable, but burning cash. Reports a profit, but free cash flow is negative.

  BrightView reports a profit but its free cash flow is negative: it spent more on investment and running the business than it brought in. That's common for companies building capacity, but it means the profit isn't yet turning into cash.

• Stock pay outran buybacks. Stock-based pay expense $61M vs $30M spent repurchasing shares over the 3 fiscal years to FY Sep 2025. Shares outstanding changed −0.4% from September 2022 to July 2026.

  Over three fiscal years BrightView recorded $61M of stock-based pay expense and spent $30M repurchasing shares (repurchases can include shares withheld to cover employees' taxes). Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.Over three fiscal years BrightView recorded $61M of stock-based pay expense and spent $30M repurchasing shares. Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.

• Investment surge. Capital spending 9.5% of revenue, up from 3.9% in FY Sep 2022.

  BrightView is spending 9.5% of revenue on facilities and equipment, up from 3.9% in FY Sep 2022. That weighs on free cash flow today; whether it pays off depends on the returns those investments earn.

• Valuation signals disagree. Cheaper than 85% of peers on operating cash profit (EBITDA), but only 0% on free cash flow.Cheaper than 85% of peers on operating cash profit, but only 0% on free cash flow.

  Relative to its operating cash profit (EBITDA), BrightView looks cheaper than 85% of peers; relative to its free cash flow, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.Relative to its operating cash profit, BrightView looks cheaper than 85% of peers; relative to its free cash flow, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.