BC vs NIU vs THO Stock Comparison

Brunswick, Niu Technologies and Thor Industries Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BC Brunswick Corp
$74.31 +14.4% 1M +8.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.82B
P/E
32.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.72B
Div. yield
2.35%
Recreational Vehicles Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
NIU Niu Technologies
$1.88 -2.1% 1M -55.2% 1Y
Market cap
$147.07M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$678.78M
Div. yield
–
Recreational Vehicles Consumer Discretionary
1 win
THO Thor Industries Inc
$73.57 +4.8% 1M -29.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.80B
P/E
21.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.61B
Div. yield
2.85%
Recreational Vehicles Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Brunswick leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Brunswick 5, Thor Industries 5, Niu Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBCNIUTHOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.82B $147.07M $3.80B BC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.3x -5.0x 21.7x THO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.2x — 21.1x BC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.4% +63.4% +0.3% NIU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -4.4% 1.8% THO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -19.6% 4.3% THO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.35% — 2.85% THO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.7% -55.2% -29.0% BC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.4%/yr -41.0%/yr -6.3%/yr BC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.6% 59.5% 39.0% BC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 42/100 63/100 THO

Percentile Scorecard

BCNIUTHO

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

AxisBCNIUTHO
Valuation 41 #30 of 50 47 #27 of 50 78 #12 of 50
Growth 58 #21 of 49 50 #25 of 49 15 #42 of 49
Profitability 78 #11 of 46 36 #30 of 46 67 #16 of 46
Financial Health – 34 #34 of 51 84 #9 of 51
Shareholder Returns 32 #20 of 29 – 71 #9 of 29
Overall 52 42 63
  • BC ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • NIU 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

PeriodBCNIUTHOSPY
1 month +14.4%-2.1%+4.8% +0.7%
3 months -6.6%-27.4%-3.0% +3.7%
6 months -6.5%-39.4%-6.9% +7.1%
Year to date +0.1%-38.0%-28.3% +12.8%
1 year +8.7%-55.2%-29.0% +11.9%
3 years +9.6%-7.4%-14.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +3.1%-2.5%-4.9% +22.8%
5 years -20.2%-92.8%-27.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -4.4%-41.0%-6.3% +10.9%
10 years +72.0%—-7.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +5.6%—-0.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBCNIUTHOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.6%59.5%39.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.4%71.6%40.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.281.520.94 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.23-0.93-0.74 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.3%-94.0%-50.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.7%-55.2%-38.9% -1.2%
52-week high $89.22$4.20$120.34 $779.14
52-week low $59.34$1.85$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.

MultipleBCNIUTHO
P/E now vs peer median 32.3xmedian 21.7x -5.0xmedian 21.7x 21.7xmedian 21.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.7x —median 8.7x 7.3xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 9.4x —median 9.4x 22.5xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.0x 1.4xmedian 1.0x 0.9xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median -1.02median 1.36 0.18median 1.36 -1.02median 1.36

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 monthsBCNIUTHO
Revenue $5.72B $678.78M $9.61B
Gross profit – $123.64M $1.21B
Operating income $325.60M -$35.73M $309.23M
Net income $211.10M -$30.56M $179.04M
Free cash flow – – $168.84M
R&D $190.90M $26.77M –
EPS (diluted) $2.30 $-0.37 $3.38
Cash & equivalents – $163.70M $481.99M
Total debt – $227.75M $928.80M
Shares (diluted) 65.50M 79.86M 52.56M
Enterprise value $4.82B -$543.82M $2.19B

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
MetricBCNIUTHO
P/E 32.3x -5.0x 21.7x
P/FCF 12.3x – 22.5x
P/Operating cash flow 8.4x – 11.8x
P/S 0.8x 0.2x 0.4x
P/B 2.9x 1.4x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 5.5x 1.4x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – – 7.3x
EV/EBIT – -0.5x 13.7x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.0x 0.4x
EV/FCF – – 25.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.4x – 13.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.02 0.18 -1.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBCNIUTHO
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.4% 63.4% 0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.7% 16.8% -4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 72.4% -9.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 9.1% -8.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 335.4% -116.4% -26.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.4% -25.5% -24.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 188.5% -43.1% -30.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -25.0% -47.5% -21.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 163.3% -44.5% -30.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.5% -27.3% -21.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -24.9% – -44.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.8% – -31.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -62.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -39.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBCNIUTHO
Gross margin – 18.2% 12.6%
EBITDA margin – – 6.0%
Operating margin – -5.3% 3.2%
Pretax margin – -4.7% 2.5%
Net margin – -4.4% 1.8%
FCF margin – – 1.8%
Operating cash flow margin 10.0% – 3.3%
Return on equity – -27.2% 4.1%
Return on assets – -6.3% 2.5%
Return on invested capital – -19.6% 4.3%
Return on capital employed – -42.2% 5.6%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.4x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x – 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBCNIUTHO
Debt / assets – 12.8% 13.4%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.8x
Debt / FCF – – 5.5x
Liabilities / assets – 79.4% 38.7%
Equity / assets 31.1% 20.6% 61.3%
Interest coverage – -40.4x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.0x 1.8x
Quick ratio – 0.5x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 0.5x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 0.82 3.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBCNIUTHO
Dividend yield 2.4% – 2.9%
Net buyback yield – – 3.0%
Shareholder yield 2.4% – 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 59.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 63.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusBCNIUTHO
Forward P/E 17.2xFY2026 – 21.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $4.32FY2026 $-0.37FY2026 $3.49FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +32.1%FY2026 – +3.3%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +23.8% – +34.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.61BFY2026 $758.50MFY2026 $9.03BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +4.6%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026 -6.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +4.4% +20.9% +17.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBCNIUTHO
Held by institutions 100.0% 7.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 471 50 410
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% -17.0% +2.4%
Institutions buying 216 21 179
Institutions selling 168 17 154
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.24 1.16

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.

BCNIUTHO
BC 1.00 0.16 0.63
NIU 0.16 1.00 0.13
THO 0.63 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BC, NIU and THO?

Brunswick (BC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brunswick (BC) $4.82B, Niu Technologies (NIU) $147.07M, Thor Industries (THO) $3.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, BC, NIU and THO?

Thor Industries (THO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brunswick (BC) 32.3x, Niu Technologies (NIU) -5.0x, Thor Industries (THO) 21.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brunswick (BC) is cheapest (Brunswick (BC) 17.2x, Thor Industries (THO) 21.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Niu Technologies (NIU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brunswick (BC) +10.4%, Niu Technologies (NIU) +63.4%, Thor Industries (THO) +0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Thor Industries (THO) has the highest net margin (Niu Technologies (NIU) -4.4%, Thor Industries (THO) 1.8%). On return on invested capital, Thor Industries (THO) leads (Niu Technologies (NIU) -19.6%, Thor Industries (THO) 4.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Brunswick (BC) returned the most: Brunswick (BC) +8.7%, Niu Technologies (NIU) -55.2%, Thor Industries (THO) -29.0%. Over five years, Brunswick (BC) compounded fastest (Brunswick (BC) -4.4%/yr, Niu Technologies (NIU) -41.0%/yr, Thor Industries (THO) -6.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Thor Industries (THO) has the highest dividend yield: Brunswick (BC) 2.35%, Thor Industries (THO) 2.85%. Niu Technologies (NIU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brunswick (BC) has been the steadiest (Brunswick (BC) 37.6%, Niu Technologies (NIU) 59.5%, Thor Industries (THO) 39.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BC, NIU 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.