BC vs MBUU vs THO Stock Comparison

Brunswick, Malibu Boats and Thor Industries Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BC Brunswick Corp
$66.12 -1.7% 1M -8.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.29B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.63B
Div. yield
2.65%
Recreational Vehicles Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
MBUU Malibu Boats, Inc.
$21.87 -9.2% 1M -36.6% 1Y
Market cap
$422.20M
P/E
255.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$914.59M
Div. yield
–
Recreational Vehicles Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
THO Thor Industries Inc
$70.15 -2.7% 1M -36.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.62B
P/E
20.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.61B
Div. yield
2.22%
Recreational Vehicles Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Brunswick leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Brunswick 5, Thor Industries 4, Malibu Boats 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBCMBUUTHOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.29B $422.20M $3.62B BC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -50.3x 255.4x 20.7x THO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.3x 8.6x 20.1x MBUU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.5% +13.3% +0.3% MBUU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.5% 0.2% 1.8% THO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.4% 0.3% 4.3% THO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.5x 1.9x 0.8x THO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.65% — 2.22% BC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.1% -36.6% -36.7% BC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.1%/yr -20.0%/yr -7.2%/yr BC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.9% 48.9% 39.2% BC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 65/100 62/100 MBUU

Percentile Scorecard

BCMBUUTHO

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

AxisBCMBUUTHO
Valuation 43 #29 of 50 76 #13 of 50 78 #12 of 50
Growth 19 #39 of 48 13 #42 of 48 15 #41 of 48
Profitability 62 #18 of 46 67 #16 of 46 71 #14 of 46
Financial Health 39 #32 of 52 78 #12 of 52 86 #8 of 52
Shareholder Returns 55 #14 of 30 93 #3 of 30 59 #13 of 30
Overall 44 65 62
  • BC ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • MBUU ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • THO 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

PeriodBCMBUUTHOSPY
1 month -1.7%-9.2%-2.7% -0.8%
3 months -18.0%-22.8%-8.4% +3.5%
6 months -17.5%-14.2%-10.8% +7.0%
Year to date -10.9%-22.5%-31.7% +12.2%
1 year -8.1%-36.6%-36.7% +13.0%
3 years -2.9%-51.4%-17.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year -1.0%-21.4%-6.2% +23.1%
5 years -26.9%-67.3%-31.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -6.1%-20.0%-7.2% +11.0%
10 years +42.1%+49.4%-13.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +3.6%+4.1%-1.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBCMBUUTHOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.9%48.9%39.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.4%49.4%41.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.291.460.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.22-0.75-0.93 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.3%-72.1%-50.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.9%-36.8%-41.7% -1.8%
52-week high $89.22$34.61$120.34 $779.14
52-week low $59.34$21.49$63.86 $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.

MultipleBCMBUUTHO
P/E now vs peer median -50.3xmedian 18.9x 255.4xmedian 18.9x 20.7xmedian 18.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.0xmedian 8.2x 10.9xmedian 8.2x 7.0xmedian 8.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 9.4x 9.9xmedian 9.4x 21.4xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 0.9x 0.8xmedian 0.9x 0.8xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.71median 1.40 -3.44median 1.40 -0.97median 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 monthsBCMBUUTHO
Revenue $5.63B $914.59M $9.61B
Gross profit $1.44B $146.52M $1.21B
Operating income -$20.60M $3.10M $309.23M
Net income -$86.00M $1.71M $179.04M
Free cash flow $346.30M $42.85M $168.84M
R&D $185.10M – –
EPS (diluted) $-1.31 $0.09 $3.38
Cash & equivalents $299.70M $74.42M $481.99M
Total debt $2.10B $165.00M $928.80M
Shares (diluted) 65.50M 19.34M 52.56M
Enterprise value $3.04B $229.27M $2.01B

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
MetricBCMBUUTHO
P/E -50.3x 255.4x 20.7x
P/FCF 12.4x 9.9x 21.4x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x 6.3x 11.3x
P/S 0.8x 0.5x 0.4x
P/B 2.6x 0.8x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 5.0x 1.8x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 22.0x 10.9x 7.0x
EV/EBIT -295.5x 165.5x 13.2x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 0.6x 0.4x
EV/FCF 17.6x 12.0x 24.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.5x 7.6x 12.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.71 -3.44 -0.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBCMBUUTHO
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.5% 13.3% 0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.8% -13.0% -4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.3% 1.7% -9.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -8.9% -25.3% -8.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -110.2% -85.8% -26.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.5% -72.2% -24.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -306.7% -88.8% -30.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -29.2% -74.9% -21.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -308.3% -88.7% -30.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -29.4% -74.3% -21.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -23.6% 19.5% -44.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.6% -28.5% -31.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -36.1% 49.9% -62.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.0% -30.9% -39.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBCMBUUTHO
Gross margin 25.6% 16.0% 12.6%
EBITDA margin 4.9% 5.1% 6.0%
Operating margin -0.4% 0.3% 3.2%
Pretax margin -1.9% 0.3% 2.5%
Net margin -1.5% 0.2% 1.8%
FCF margin 6.2% 4.7% 1.8%
Operating cash flow margin 9.4% 7.4% 3.3%
Return on equity -5.2% 0.3% 4.1%
Return on assets -1.6% 0.2% 2.5%
Return on invested capital -0.4% 0.3% 4.3%
Return on capital employed -0.5% 0.4% 5.6%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.9x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -6.1x 39.5x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.6% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBCMBUUTHO
Debt / assets 38.2% 16.6% 13.4%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.5x 1.9x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 6.1x 3.9x 5.5x
Liabilities / assets 69.5% 47.0% 38.7%
Equity / assets 30.5% 53.0% 61.3%
Interest coverage -0.2x 0.9x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.4x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.71 2.27 3.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBCMBUUTHO
Dividend yield 2.6% – 2.2%
Net buyback yield 1.6% 8.0% 3.2%
Shareholder yield 4.2% 8.0% 5.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) -131.6% – 59.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 32.7% – 63.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.0% – 2.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.0% – 4.0%

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.

ConsensusBCMBUUTHO
Forward P/E 15.3xFY2026 8.6xFY2027 20.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $4.33FY2026 $2.53FY2027 $3.49FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +32.4%FY2026 +66.4%FY2027 +3.3%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +23.3% +20.6% +34.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.64BFY2026 $1.17BFY2027 $9.03BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +5.3%FY2026 +28.4%FY2027 -6.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% +6.6% +17.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBCMBUUTHO
Held by institutions 100.0% 91.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 470 142 409
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% -32.7% +2.4%
Institutions buying 216 90 179
Institutions selling 168 35 153
Buyers to sellers 1.29 2.57 1.17

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.

BCMBUUTHO
BC 1.00 0.62 0.63
MBUU 0.62 1.00 0.53
THO 0.63 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BC, MBUU and THO?

Brunswick (BC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brunswick (BC) $4.29B, Malibu Boats (MBUU) $422.20M, Thor Industries (THO) $3.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, BC, MBUU and THO?

Thor Industries (THO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brunswick (BC) -50.3x, Malibu Boats (MBUU) 255.4x, Thor Industries (THO) 20.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Malibu Boats (MBUU) is cheapest (Brunswick (BC) 15.3x, Malibu Boats (MBUU) 8.6x, Thor Industries (THO) 20.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Malibu Boats (MBUU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brunswick (BC) +10.5%, Malibu Boats (MBUU) +13.3%, Thor Industries (THO) +0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Thor Industries (THO) has the highest net margin (Brunswick (BC) -1.5%, Malibu Boats (MBUU) 0.2%, Thor Industries (THO) 1.8%). On return on invested capital, Thor Industries (THO) leads (Brunswick (BC) -0.4%, Malibu Boats (MBUU) 0.3%, Thor Industries (THO) 4.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Brunswick (BC) returned the most: Brunswick (BC) -8.1%, Malibu Boats (MBUU) -36.6%, Thor Industries (THO) -36.7%. Over five years, Brunswick (BC) compounded fastest (Brunswick (BC) -6.1%/yr, Malibu Boats (MBUU) -20.0%/yr, Thor Industries (THO) -7.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Brunswick (BC) has the highest dividend yield: Brunswick (BC) 2.65%, Thor Industries (THO) 2.22%. Malibu Boats (MBUU) 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%, Thor Industries (THO) 39.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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