BC vs MBUU vs MCFT Stock Comparison

Brunswick, Malibu Boats and MasterCraft Boat Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BC Brunswick Corp
$67.65 +0.6% 1M -4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.48B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.63B
Div. yield
0.03%
Recreational Vehicles Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
MBUU Malibu Boats, Inc.
$22.28 -7.5% 1M -34.1% 1Y
Market cap
$425.48M
P/E
257.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$914.59M
Div. yield
–
Recreational Vehicles Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Malibu Boats leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Malibu Boats 5, Brunswick 3, MasterCraft Boat Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBCMBUUMCFTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.48B $425.48M $345.49M BC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -52.1x 257.4x -207.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.7x 8.6x 10.2x MBUU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.5% +13.3% +22.8% MCFT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.5% 0.2% -0.5% MBUU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.4% 0.3% — MBUU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.5x 1.9x — MBUU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.6% -34.1% -11.4% BC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.3%/yr -20.2%/yr -5.5%/yr MCFT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.9% 48.9% 40.0% BC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 64/100 52/100 MBUU

Percentile Scorecard

BCMBUUMCFT

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

AxisBCMBUUMCFT
Valuation 41 #30 of 50 76 #13 of 50 49 #26 of 50
Growth 19 #39 of 48 9 #44 of 48 17 #40 of 48
Profitability 62 #18 of 46 67 #16 of 46 60 #19 of 46
Financial Health 39 #32 of 52 78 #12 of 52 82 #10 of 52
Shareholder Returns 48 #16 of 30 93 #3 of 30 52 #15 of 30
Overall 42 64 52
  • BC ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • MBUU ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • MCFT 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

PeriodBCMBUUMCFTSPY
1 month +0.6%-7.5%-3.1% -0.2%
3 months -17.5%-21.7%-20.4% +3.9%
6 months -15.3%-12.8%-14.7% +8.2%
Year to date -8.9%-21.0%+5.6% +12.9%
1 year -4.6%-34.1%-11.4% +12.3%
3 years -0.7%-50.5%-1.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -0.2%-20.9%-0.4% +23.3%
5 years -27.9%-67.7%-24.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -6.3%-20.2%-5.5% +10.9%
10 years +56.8%+55.3%+77.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +4.6%+4.5%+5.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBCMBUUMCFTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.9%48.9%40.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.4%49.4%39.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.291.470.99 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.13-0.70-0.29 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.3%-72.1%-57.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.2%-35.6%-27.1% -1.2%
52-week high $89.22$34.61$27.38 $779.14
52-week low $59.34$21.49$17.21 $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.

MultipleBCMBUUMCFT
P/E now vs peer median -51.4xmedian 19.4x 260.2xmedian 19.4x -206.1xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x 1.0xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 8.3x 11.1xmedian 8.3x 23.8xmedian 8.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 9.4x 10.0xmedian 9.4x 15.3xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 0.9x 0.8xmedian 0.9x 0.9xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.75median 1.40 -3.50median 1.40 7.77median 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 monthsBCMBUUMCFT
Revenue $5.63B $914.59M $348.90M
Gross profit $1.44B $146.52M $79.78M
Operating income -$20.60M $3.10M -$1.11M
Net income -$86.00M $1.71M -$1.66M
Free cash flow $346.30M $42.85M $22.38M
R&D $185.10M – –
EPS (diluted) $-1.31 $0.09 $-0.10
Cash & equivalents $299.70M $74.42M $43.87M
Total debt $2.10B $165.00M –
Shares (diluted) 65.50M 19.34M 17.16M
Enterprise value $3.24B $228.58M $68.29M

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
MetricBCMBUUMCFT
P/E -51.4x 260.2x -206.1x
P/FCF 12.7x 10.0x 15.3x
P/Operating cash flow 8.3x 6.4x 11.2x
P/S 0.8x 0.5x 1.0x
P/B 2.6x 0.8x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 5.2x 1.9x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 22.3x 11.1x 23.8x
EV/EBIT -300.3x 168.0x -268.1x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 0.6x 0.9x
EV/FCF 17.9x 12.2x 13.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.7x 7.7x 9.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.75 -3.50 7.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBCMBUUMCFT
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.5% 13.3% 22.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.8% -13.0% -19.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.3% 1.7% 40.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -8.9% -25.3% -22.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -110.2% -85.8% -109.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.5% -72.2% -26.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -306.7% -88.8% -123.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -29.2% -74.9% -26.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -308.3% -88.7% -122.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -29.4% -74.3% -26.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -23.6% 19.5% -20.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.6% -28.5% -39.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -36.1% 49.9% -22.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.0% -30.9% -41.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBCMBUUMCFT
Gross margin 25.6% 16.0% 22.9%
EBITDA margin 4.9% 5.1% 3.6%
Operating margin -0.4% 0.3% -0.3%
Pretax margin -1.9% 0.3% 0.4%
Net margin -1.5% 0.2% -0.5%
FCF margin 6.2% 4.7% 6.4%
Operating cash flow margin 9.4% 7.4% 8.7%
Return on equity -5.2% 0.3% -0.6%
Return on assets -1.6% 0.2% -0.4%
Return on invested capital -0.4% 0.3% –
Return on capital employed -0.5% 0.4% -0.4%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.9x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -6.1x 39.5x -18.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.6% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBCMBUUMCFT
Debt / assets 38.2% 16.6% –
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 6.5x 1.9x –
Debt / FCF 6.1x 3.9x –
Liabilities / assets 69.5% 47.0% 23.8%
Equity / assets 30.5% 53.0% 76.2%
Interest coverage -0.2x 0.9x -5.2x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.4x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.72 2.28 2.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBCMBUUMCFT
Dividend yield 2.6% – –
Net buyback yield 1.6% 7.9% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 7.9% 0.7%
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.

ConsensusBCMBUUMCFT
Forward P/E 15.7xFY2026 8.6xFY2027 10.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $4.32FY2026 $2.58FY2027 $1.96FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +32.1%FY2026 +69.7%FY2027 +11.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +23.8% +18.2% +16.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.61BFY2026 $1.17BFY2027 $662.23MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +4.6%FY2026 +28.4%FY2027 +89.8%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +4.4% +6.6% -6.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBCMBUUMCFT
Held by institutions 100.0% 91.4% 72.9%
Institutions holding 470 142 152
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% -32.7% +14.6%
Institutions buying 216 90 108
Institutions selling 168 35 27
Buyers to sellers 1.29 2.57 4.00

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.

BCMBUUMCFT
BC 1.00 0.62 0.65
MBUU 0.62 1.00 0.66
MCFT 0.65 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BC, MBUU and MCFT?

Brunswick (BC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brunswick (BC) $4.48B, Malibu Boats (MBUU) $425.48M, MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) $345.49M.

Which company is growing faster?

MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brunswick (BC) +10.5%, Malibu Boats (MBUU) +13.3%, MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) +22.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Malibu Boats (MBUU) has the highest net margin (Brunswick (BC) -1.5%, Malibu Boats (MBUU) 0.2%, MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) -0.5%). On return on invested capital, Malibu Boats (MBUU) leads (Brunswick (BC) -0.4%, Malibu Boats (MBUU) 0.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Brunswick (BC) returned the most: Brunswick (BC) -4.6%, Malibu Boats (MBUU) -34.1%, MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) -11.4%. Over five years, MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) compounded fastest (Brunswick (BC) -6.3%/yr, Malibu Boats (MBUU) -20.2%/yr, MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) -5.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Brunswick (BC) 0.03%, Malibu Boats (MBUU) 0.00%, MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) 0.00%. Malibu Boats (MBUU) and MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brunswick (BC) has been the steadiest (Brunswick (BC) 36.9%, Malibu Boats (MBUU) 48.9%, MasterCraft Boat Holdings (MCFT) 40.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BC, MBUU and MCFT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Malibu Boats (MBUU) 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.