BC vs HOG vs LVWR Stock Comparison

Brunswick, Harley-Davidson and LiveWire Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BC Brunswick Corp
$67.65 +0.6% 1M -4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.39B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.63B
Div. yield
2.59%
Recreational Vehicles Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
HOG Harley-Davidson, Inc.
$29.44 +15.7% 1M +9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.06B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.24B
Div. yield
2.55%
Recreational Vehicles Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
LVWR LiveWire Group, Inc.
$1.86 +23.2% 1M -66.7% 1Y
Market cap
$382.07M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$31.29M
Div. yield
–
Recreational Vehicles Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Harley-Davidson leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Harley-Davidson 5, Brunswick 4, LiveWire 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBCHOGLVWRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.39B $3.06B $382.07M BC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -51.4x 15.3x -5.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.7x 39.8x — BC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.5% -5.2% +31.3% LVWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.5% 4.8% -234.5% HOG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.4% 2.9% -75.5% HOG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.5x — -0.4x LVWR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.59% 2.55% 0.00% BC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.6% +9.1% -66.7% HOG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.3%/yr -4.5%/yr -28.3%/yr HOG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.9% 38.8% 151.1% BC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 56/100 30/100 HOG

Percentile Scorecard

BCHOGLVWR

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

AxisBCHOGLVWR
Valuation 41 #30 of 50 45 #28 of 50 6 #47 of 50
Growth 19 #39 of 48 4 #46 of 48 83 #9 of 48
Profitability 62 #18 of 46 64 #17 of 46 9 #42 of 46
Financial Health 39 #32 of 52 77 #13 of 52 33 #35 of 52
Shareholder Returns 48 #16 of 30 90 #4 of 30 17 #25 of 30
Overall 42 56 30
  • BC ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • HOG ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • LVWR ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBCHOGLVWRSPY
1 month +0.6%+15.7%+23.2% -0.2%
3 months -17.5%+16.4%-5.6% +3.9%
6 months -15.3%+25.8%-8.4% +8.2%
Year to date -8.9%+43.7%-57.9% +12.9%
1 year -4.6%+9.1%-66.7% +12.3%
3 years -0.7%+12.5%-80.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -0.2%+4.0%-42.0% +23.3%
5 years -27.9%-20.4%-81.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -6.3%-4.5%-28.3% +10.9%
10 years +56.8%-47.0%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +4.6%-6.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBCHOGLVWRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.9%38.8%151.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.4%36.0%123.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.290.861.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.130.24-0.44 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.3%-66.8%-94.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.2%0.0%-66.7% -1.2%
52-week high $89.22$29.44$5.58 $779.14
52-week low $59.34$17.19$0.65 $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.

MultipleBCHOGLVWR
P/E now vs peer median -51.4xmedian 19.4x 15.3xmedian 19.4x -5.2xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.5x 0.7xmedian 0.5x 12.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 8.3x —median 8.3x -6.5xmedian 8.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 9.4x -23.0xmedian 9.4x -7.5xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 0.9x 1.0xmedian 0.9x 32.0xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.75median 1.40 -0.51median 1.40 -0.26median 1.40

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 monthsBCHOGLVWR
Revenue $5.63B $4.24B $31.29M
Gross profit $1.44B $1.42B -$3.40M
Operating income -$20.60M $213.20M -$72.24M
Net income -$86.00M $195.71M -$73.36M
Free cash flow $346.30M -$133.07M -$50.89M
R&D $185.10M – –
EPS (diluted) $-1.31 $1.87 $-0.36
Cash & equivalents $299.70M $1.90B $52.90M
Total debt $2.10B $2.24B $225.99M
Shares (diluted) 65.50M 108.57M 205.04M
Enterprise value $3.14B -$5.49B $162.57M

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
MetricBCHOGLVWR
P/E -51.4x 15.3x -5.2x
P/FCF 12.7x -23.0x -7.5x
P/Operating cash flow 8.3x -12,015x -8.0x
P/S 0.8x 0.7x 12.2x
P/B 2.6x 1.0x 32.0x
P/Tangible book 5.2x 1.0x 48.4x
EV/EBITDA 22.3x – -6.5x
EV/EBIT -300.3x 16.0x -5.6x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 0.8x 13.0x
EV/FCF 17.9x -25.6x -8.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.7x -13,375x -8.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.75 -0.51 -0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBCHOGLVWR
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.5% -5.2% 31.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.8% -11.1% -6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.3% -25.3% 60.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -8.9% -18.3% -61.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -110.2% 15.0% 20.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.5% -38.9% 12.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -306.7% -16.4% 12.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -29.2% -36.8% 19.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -308.3% -6.1% 12.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -29.4% -29.8% 19.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -23.6% -100.0% 38.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.6% -26.0% 20.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -36.1% -116.2% 38.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.0% -31.0% 22.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBCHOGLVWR
Gross margin 25.6% 33.4% -10.9%
EBITDA margin 4.9% – -201.0%
Operating margin -0.4% 5.0% -230.9%
Pretax margin -1.9% 6.8% -233.6%
Net margin -1.5% 4.8% -234.5%
FCF margin 6.2% -3.1% -162.7%
Operating cash flow margin 9.4% 0.0% -152.1%
Return on equity -5.2% 6.3% -364.6%
Return on assets -1.6% 2.7% -59.7%
Return on invested capital -0.4% 2.9% -75.5%
Return on capital employed -0.5% 4.4% -69.1%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -6.1x 0.0x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 12.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBCHOGLVWR
Debt / assets 38.2% 30.9% 65.1%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.7x 6.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.5x – -0.4x
Debt / FCF 6.1x -16.9x -1.5x
Liabilities / assets 69.5% 57.0% 89.9%
Equity / assets 30.5% 43.0% 10.1%
Interest coverage -0.2x 0.7x -25.2x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.9x 4.2x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.9x 3.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.8x 2.9x
Altman Z-score 2.72 2.22 -3.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBCHOGLVWR
Dividend yield 2.6% 2.5% –
Net buyback yield 1.6% 11.8% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 14.3% -0.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) -131.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 32.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.0% – –

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.

ConsensusBCHOGLVWR
Forward P/E 15.7xFY2026 39.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.32FY2026 $0.74FY2026 $-0.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.1%FY2026 -73.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +23.8% +147.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.61BFY2026 $4.11BFY2026 $192.71MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.6%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026 +650.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.4% +2.9% +277.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBCHOGLVWR
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 2.0%
Institutions holding 470 439 62
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +3.1% +4.1%
Institutions buying 216 219 32
Institutions selling 168 122 20
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.80 1.60

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.

BCHOGLVWR
BC 1.00 0.49 0.17
HOG 0.49 1.00 0.05
LVWR 0.17 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BC, HOG and LVWR?

Brunswick (BC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brunswick (BC) $4.39B, Harley-Davidson (HOG) $3.06B, LiveWire (LVWR) $382.07M.

Which company is growing faster?

LiveWire (LVWR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brunswick (BC) +10.5%, Harley-Davidson (HOG) -5.2%, LiveWire (LVWR) +31.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Harley-Davidson (HOG) has the highest net margin (Brunswick (BC) -1.5%, Harley-Davidson (HOG) 4.8%, LiveWire (LVWR) -234.5%). On return on invested capital, Harley-Davidson (HOG) leads (Brunswick (BC) -0.4%, Harley-Davidson (HOG) 2.9%, LiveWire (LVWR) -75.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Harley-Davidson (HOG) returned the most: Brunswick (BC) -4.6%, Harley-Davidson (HOG) +9.1%, LiveWire (LVWR) -66.7%. Over five years, Harley-Davidson (HOG) compounded fastest (Brunswick (BC) -6.3%/yr, Harley-Davidson (HOG) -4.5%/yr, LiveWire (LVWR) -28.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Brunswick (BC) has the highest dividend yield: Brunswick (BC) 2.59%, Harley-Davidson (HOG) 2.55%, LiveWire (LVWR) 0.00%. LiveWire (LVWR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brunswick (BC) has been the steadiest (Brunswick (BC) 36.9%, Harley-Davidson (HOG) 38.8%, LiveWire (LVWR) 151.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BC, HOG and LVWR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Harley-Davidson (HOG) leads on 5. 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.