ALSN vs WPRT vs BWA Stock Comparison

Allison Transmission Holdings, Aetherion Technologies and Borgwarner Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WPRT Aetherion Technologies Inc. Data shown for AETR
$1.81 -1.6% 1M -11.3% 1Y
Market cap
$31.45M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$8.50M
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
1 win
BWA Borgwarner Inc
$47.54 -24.9% 1M +5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.55B
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.24B
Div. yield
1.43%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Allison Transmission Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Allison Transmission Holdings 8, Borgwarner 3, Aetherion Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALSNWPRTBWALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.56B $31.45M $9.55B ALSN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.6x -0.7x 20.0x ALSN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x — 8.7x BWA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +70.8% -73.4% +0.4% ALSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% -493.2% 3.4% ALSN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.3% -39.8% 5.9% ALSN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 1.0x — WPRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.98% — 1.43% BWA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.2% -11.3% +5.9% ALSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.9%/yr -45.1%/yr +0.3%/yr ALSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.2% 54.0% 41.4% ALSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 26/100 64/100 BWA

Percentile Scorecard

ALSNWPRTBWA

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisALSNWPRTBWA
Valuation 78 #46 of 204 12 #179 of 204 96 #10 of 204
Growth 69 #60 of 191 36 #123 of 191 51 #94 of 191
Profitability 86 #27 of 189 4 #181 of 189 47 #100 of 189
Financial Health 17 #184 of 221 53 #105 of 221 43 #127 of 221
Shareholder Returns 60 #65 of 159 – 84 #27 of 159
Overall 62 26 64
  • ALSN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • WPRT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • BWA ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodALSNWPRTBWASPY
1 month +1.4%-1.6%-24.9% -5.9%
3 months +0.1%-2.2%-27.7% -4.6%
6 months -5.4%-5.7%-18.3% +0.2%
Year to date +18.9%+15.3%+5.5% +7.5%
1 year +44.2%-11.3%+5.9% +8.2%
3 years +123.3%-70.4%+44.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year +30.7%-33.4%+13.1% +19.0%
5 years +229.4%-95.0%+1.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year +26.9%-45.1%+0.3% +9.4%
10 years +308.5%-87.0%+39.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year +15.1%-18.4%+3.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureALSNWPRTBWASPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.2%54.0%41.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.9%48.5%35.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.040.591.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.37-0.210.14 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.1%-96.1%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.4%-26.7%-38.3% -5.9%
52-week high $136.00$2.47$77.03 $779.14
52-week low $79.27$1.54$40.96 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleALSNWPRTBWA
P/E now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 23.4x -0.7xmedian 23.4x 20.0xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.7x 3.7xmedian 1.7x 0.7xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 13.4x -0.4xmedian 13.4x —median 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 21.9x -3.6xmedian 21.9x 8.3xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.1x 0.6xmedian 2.1x 1.6xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -26.90median 1.02 -0.10median 1.02 -2.27median 1.02

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsALSNWPRTBWA
Revenue $5.24B $8.50M $14.24B
Gross profit $1.78B $952.00K $2.79B
Operating income $961.00M -$23.52M $770.00M
Net income $583.00M -$41.91M $538.00M
Free cash flow $831.00M -$8.83M $1.15B
R&D $215.00M $5.35M –
EPS (diluted) $7.02 $-2.42 $2.34
Cash & equivalents $497.00M $23.95M $1.58B
Total debt $4.04B $972.00K $3.01B
Shares (diluted) 83.00M 17.34M 204.60M
Enterprise value $6.86B -$205.65M $1.29B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricALSNWPRTBWA
P/E 16.6x -0.7x 20.0x
P/FCF 11.5x -3.6x 8.3x
P/Operating cash flow 9.1x -4.0x 5.7x
P/S 1.8x 3.7x 0.7x
P/B 4.6x 0.6x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 19.2x 0.6x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 10.5x -0.4x –
EV/EBIT 13.6x -0.4x 14.2x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 1.0x 0.8x
EV/FCF 15.8x -1.0x 9.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.4x -1.1x 6.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -26.90 -0.10 -2.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALSNWPRTBWA
Revenue growth (1Y) 70.8% -73.4% 0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.7% -70.1% 0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.8% -72.0% 6.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -72.0% 3.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.8% -71.1% 68.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 17.0% -12.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -16.6% 21.9% 186.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.3% 7.3% -10.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -15.6% 18.0% 277.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 7.7% -8.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.1% 55.5% -2.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 10.8% 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 32.3% 55.5% -7.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 27.8% 53.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALSNWPRTBWA
Gross margin 33.9% 11.2% 19.6%
EBITDA margin 23.8% -267.3% –
Operating margin 18.3% -276.7% 5.4%
Pretax margin 14.2% -423.1% 5.3%
Net margin 11.1% -493.2% 3.4%
FCF margin 15.8% -103.9% 8.1%
Operating cash flow margin 20.1% -93.2% 11.8%
Return on equity 28.7% -29.3% 9.2%
Return on assets 6.7% -19.9% 4.0%
Return on invested capital 12.3% -39.8% 5.9%
Return on capital employed 13.1% -42.2% 8.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.1x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 0.2x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 8.2% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALSNWPRTBWA
Debt / assets 45.9% 1.1% 22.8%
Debt / equity 1.9x 0.0x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 1.0x –
Debt / FCF 4.9x -0.1x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 76.3% 38.5% 55.6%
Equity / assets 23.7% 61.5% 44.4%
Interest coverage – -100.9x –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.8x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.00 -19.53 2.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALSNWPRTBWA
Dividend yield 1.0% – 1.4%
Net buyback yield 1.6% 352.1% 7.6%
Shareholder yield 2.6% 352.1% 9.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 25.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 12.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 28.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -1.4%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusALSNWPRTBWA
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 – 8.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.65FY2026 $-1.37FY2026 $5.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.4%FY2026 – +10.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +47.3% – +1.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.38BFY2026 $10.34MFY2026 $13.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +112.0%FY2026 -55.7%FY2026 -4.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% +10.1% +0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALSNWPRTBWA
Held by institutions 100.0% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 568 – 817
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% – +3.7%
Institutions buying 257 – 420
Institutions selling 232 – 296
Buyers to sellers 1.11 – 1.42

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ALSNWPRTBWA
ALSN 1.00 0.11 0.39
WPRT 0.11 1.00 0.11
BWA 0.39 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALSN, WPRT and BWA?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $9.56B, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) $31.45M, Borgwarner (BWA) $9.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALSN, WPRT and BWA?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 16.6x, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -0.7x, Borgwarner (BWA) 20.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Borgwarner (BWA) is cheapest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 15.2x, Borgwarner (BWA) 8.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +70.8%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -73.4%, Borgwarner (BWA) +0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) has the highest net margin (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 11.1%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -493.2%, Borgwarner (BWA) 3.4%). On return on invested capital, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) leads (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.3%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -39.8%, Borgwarner (BWA) 5.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) returned the most: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +44.2%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -11.3%, Borgwarner (BWA) +5.9%. Over five years, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) compounded fastest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +26.9%/yr, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -45.1%/yr, Borgwarner (BWA) +0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Borgwarner (BWA) has the highest dividend yield: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 0.98%, Borgwarner (BWA) 1.43%. Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) has been the steadiest (Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 32.2%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) 54.0%, Borgwarner (BWA) 41.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALSN, WPRT and BWA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.