BWA vs CAT vs GE Stock Comparison

Borgwarner, Caterpillar and General Electric Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BWA Borgwarner Inc
$53.28 -12.6% 1M +24.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.34B
P/E
21.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.24B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
6 wins
CAT Caterpillar Inc
$647.25 -21.7% 1M +10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$286.42B
P/E
24.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$77.77B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
1 win
GE General Electric Co
$313.11 -1.6% 1M -0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$311.41B
P/E
34.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$52.58B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Borgwarner leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Borgwarner 6, General Electric 4, Caterpillar 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBWACATGELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.34B $286.42B $311.41B GE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.6x 24.2x 34.2x BWA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.9x 25.1x 41.3x BWA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% +20.3% +19.6% CAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% — 17.3% GE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.9% — -38.7% BWA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.7x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% BWA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.4% +10.5% -0.4% BWA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.4%/yr +26.0%/yr +36.8%/yr GE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.0% 40.3% 33.4% GE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 44/100 46/100 BWA

Percentile Scorecard

BWACATGE

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

AxisBWACATGE
Valuation 95 #12 of 203 29 #144 of 203 33 #67 of 100
Growth 50 #94 of 188 74 #49 of 188 33 #65 of 96
Profitability 48 #96 of 183 77 #43 of 183 57 #41 of 95
Financial Health 41 #129 of 216 8 #199 of 216 20 #84 of 105
Shareholder Returns 83 #26 of 152 31 #105 of 152 84 #11 of 65
Overall 63 44 46
  • BWA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CAT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • GE ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBWACATGESPY
1 month -12.6%-21.7%-1.6% +0.7%
3 months -17.3%-20.0%-11.8% +3.7%
6 months -6.5%-27.3%+8.0% +7.1%
Year to date +18.2%+13.0%+1.6% +12.8%
1 year +24.4%+10.5%-0.4% +11.9%
3 years +45.1%+167.3%+257.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.2%+38.8%+52.9% +22.8%
5 years +18.2%+217.3%+379.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +3.4%+26.0%+36.8% +10.9%
10 years +49.5%+671.6%+123.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +4.1%+22.7%+8.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBWACATGESPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.0%40.3%33.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%42.5%35.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.311.881.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.590.26-0.01 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.1%-39.2%-45.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.8%-39.2%-17.8% -1.2%
52-week high $77.03$1,064.90$381.07 $779.14
52-week low $40.96$546.13$273.25 $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.

MultipleBWACATGE
P/E now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 25.8x 25.2xmedian 25.8x 35.6xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x 6.2xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x —median 14.6x -21.8xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 22.2x 42.3xmedian 22.2x 40.5xmedian 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.2x 13.9xmedian 2.2x 18.2xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -2.55median 1.45 1.95median 1.45 -124.64median 0.93

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 monthsBWACATGE
Revenue $14.24B $77.77B $52.58B
Gross profit $2.79B – $18.52B
Operating income $770.00M $14.25B -$16.58B
Net income $538.00M $11.83B $9.13B
Free cash flow $1.15B – $7.99B
R&D – $2.31B $1.81B
EPS (diluted) $2.34 $25.58 $8.74
Cash & equivalents $1.58B $7.93B $8.76B
Total debt $3.01B – $19.33B
Shares (diluted) 204.60M 462.50M 1.04B
Enterprise value $1.88B $286.42B $269.93B

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
MetricBWACATGE
P/E 22.4x 25.2x 35.6x
P/FCF 9.3x 42.3x 40.5x
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x 21.0x 34.3x
P/S 0.8x 3.8x 6.2x
P/B 1.8x 13.9x 18.2x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 14.1x 23.6x
EV/EBITDA – – -21.8x
EV/EBIT 15.7x – -20.2x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 3.8x 6.4x
EV/FCF 10.5x – 41.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.2x 21.0x 35.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.55 1.95 -124.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWACATGE
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% 20.3% 19.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 5.3% 7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.3% – 11.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.1% – 10.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 68.1% 24.9% 13.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.4% 7.4% -98.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 186.2% 27.6% 13.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.5% 9.1% -3.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 277.5% 29.9% 15.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.8% 12.9% -0.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.0% 22.9% 21.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 6.9% 6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -7.4% – 20.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 53.4% – 2.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWACATGE
Gross margin 19.6% – 35.2%
EBITDA margin – – -29.1%
Operating margin 5.4% – -31.5%
Pretax margin 5.3% – 20.3%
Net margin 3.4% – 17.3%
FCF margin 8.1% – 15.2%
Operating cash flow margin 11.8% 18.2% 17.9%
Return on equity 9.2% 57.9% 51.2%
Return on assets 4.0% 11.3% 7.2%
Return on invested capital 5.9% – -38.7%
Return on capital employed 8.5% – -19.5%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x 1.2x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWACATGE
Debt / assets 22.8% – 15.2%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.7x
Debt / FCF 2.6x – 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 55.6% 79.9% 86.0%
Equity / assets 44.4% 20.1% 14.0%
Interest coverage – – -17.9x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.4x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.0x – 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.07 – 2.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBWACATGE
Dividend yield 1.3% 1.0% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 6.8% – 2.6%
Shareholder yield 8.0% 1.0% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.8% – 19.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 12.1% – 21.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 28.7% – 26.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.4% – 36.5%

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.

ConsensusBWACATGE
Forward P/E 9.9xFY2026 25.1xFY2026 41.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.38FY2026 $25.79FY2026 $7.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.6%FY2026 +35.3%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.8% +31.4% +28.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.71BFY2026 $84.12BFY2026 $54.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.2%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.7% +1.5% +11.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWACATGE
Held by institutions 100.0% 72.3% 79.4%
Institutions holding 816 4,059 3,444
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +0.5% +1.5%
Institutions buying 420 1,890 1,831
Institutions selling 295 1,595 1,149
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.18 1.59

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.

BWACATGE
BWA 1.00 0.54 0.23
CAT 0.54 1.00 0.40
GE 0.23 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BWA, CAT and GE?

General Electric (GE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Borgwarner (BWA) $10.34B, Caterpillar (CAT) $286.42B, General Electric (GE) $311.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, BWA, CAT and GE?

Borgwarner (BWA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Borgwarner (BWA) 21.6x, Caterpillar (CAT) 24.2x, General Electric (GE) 34.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Borgwarner (BWA) is cheapest (Borgwarner (BWA) 9.9x, Caterpillar (CAT) 25.1x, General Electric (GE) 41.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Caterpillar (CAT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Borgwarner (BWA) +0.4%, Caterpillar (CAT) +20.3%, General Electric (GE) +19.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

General Electric (GE) has the highest net margin (Borgwarner (BWA) 3.4%, General Electric (GE) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Borgwarner (BWA) leads (Borgwarner (BWA) 5.9%, General Electric (GE) -38.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Borgwarner (BWA) returned the most: Borgwarner (BWA) +24.4%, Caterpillar (CAT) +10.5%, General Electric (GE) -0.4%. Over five years, General Electric (GE) compounded fastest (Borgwarner (BWA) +3.4%/yr, Caterpillar (CAT) +26.0%/yr, General Electric (GE) +36.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Borgwarner (BWA) has the highest dividend yield: Borgwarner (BWA) 0.01%, Caterpillar (CAT) 0.00%, General Electric (GE) 0.01%. Caterpillar (CAT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, General Electric (GE) has been the steadiest (Borgwarner (BWA) 41.0%, Caterpillar (CAT) 40.3%, General Electric (GE) 33.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BWA, CAT and GE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Borgwarner (BWA) leads on 6. 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.