BWA vs CAT vs ITT Stock Comparison

Borgwarner, Caterpillar and Itt 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
5 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
2 wins
ITT Itt Inc.
$202.99 -0.7% 1M +3.8% 1Y
Market cap
$17.73B
P/E
42.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionBWACATITTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.34B $286.42B $17.73B CAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.6x 24.2x 42.1x BWA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.9x 25.1x 25.6x BWA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% +20.3% +28.1% ITT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% — 8.9% ITT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.9% — 6.0% ITT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% BWA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.4% +10.5% +3.8% BWA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.4%/yr +26.0%/yr +16.6%/yr CAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.0% 40.3% 31.4% ITT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 44/100 46/100 BWA

Percentile Scorecard

BWACATITT

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

AxisBWACATITT
Valuation 95 #12 of 203 29 #144 of 203 16 #170 of 203
Growth 50 #94 of 188 74 #49 of 188 65 #67 of 188
Profitability 48 #96 of 183 77 #43 of 183 52 #88 of 183
Financial Health 41 #129 of 216 8 #199 of 216 31 #150 of 216
Shareholder Returns 83 #26 of 152 31 #105 of 152 66 #52 of 152
Overall 63 44 46
  • BWA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CAT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ITT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBWACATITTSPY
1 month -12.6%-21.7%-0.7% +0.7%
3 months -17.3%-20.0%+5.2% +3.7%
6 months -6.5%-27.3%-5.3% +7.1%
Year to date +18.2%+13.0%+17.0% +12.8%
1 year +24.4%+10.5%+3.8% +11.9%
3 years +45.1%+167.3%+120.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.2%+38.8%+30.1% +22.8%
5 years +18.2%+217.3%+115.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +3.4%+26.0%+16.6% +10.9%
10 years +49.5%+671.6%+486.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +4.1%+22.7%+19.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBWACATITTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.0%40.3%31.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%42.5%32.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.311.881.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.590.260.12 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.1%-39.2%-38.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.8%-39.2%-8.4% -1.2%
52-week high $77.03$1,064.90$221.69 $779.14
52-week low $40.96$546.13$169.49 $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.

MultipleBWACATITT
P/E now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 25.8x 25.2xmedian 25.8x 43.1xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x —median 14.6x 22.7xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 22.2x 42.3xmedian 22.2x —median 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.2x 13.9xmedian 2.2x 3.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.55median 1.45 1.95median 1.45 -14.00median 1.45

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 monthsBWACATITT
Revenue $14.24B $77.77B $4.74B
Gross profit $2.79B – $1.67B
Operating income $770.00M $14.25B $680.00M
Net income $538.00M $11.83B $421.50M
Free cash flow $1.15B – –
R&D – $2.31B $123.80M
EPS (diluted) $2.34 $25.58 $4.69
Cash & equivalents $1.58B $7.93B $590.80M
Total debt $3.01B – $2.87B
Shares (diluted) 204.60M 462.50M 89.80M
Enterprise value $1.88B $286.42B $14.28B

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
MetricBWACATITT
P/E 22.4x 25.2x 43.1x
P/FCF 9.3x 42.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x 21.0x –
P/S 0.8x 3.8x 3.8x
P/B 1.8x 13.9x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 14.1x 10.5x
EV/EBITDA – – 22.7x
EV/EBIT 15.7x – 30.0x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 3.8x 4.3x
EV/FCF 10.5x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.2x 21.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.55 1.95 -14.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWACATITT
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% 20.3% 28.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 5.3% 14.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.3% – 27.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.1% – 17.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 68.1% 24.9% -2.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.4% 7.4% 8.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 186.2% 27.6% -18.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.5% 9.1% -0.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 277.5% 29.9% -28.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.8% 12.9% -3.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.0% 22.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 6.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -7.4% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 53.4% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWACATITT
Gross margin 19.6% – 35.2%
EBITDA margin – – 19.0%
Operating margin 5.4% – 14.4%
Pretax margin 5.3% – 12.8%
Net margin 3.4% – 8.9%
FCF margin 8.1% – –
Operating cash flow margin 11.8% 18.2% –
Return on equity 9.2% 57.9% 8.9%
Return on assets 4.0% 11.3% 3.8%
Return on invested capital 5.9% – 6.0%
Return on capital employed 8.5% – 7.7%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWACATITT
Debt / assets 22.8% – 26.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.5x
Debt / FCF 2.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 55.6% 79.9% 56.4%
Equity / assets 44.4% 20.1% 43.6%
Interest coverage – – 6.8x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.07 – 2.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBWACATITT
Dividend yield 1.3% 1.0% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 6.8% – 0.7%
Shareholder yield 8.0% 1.0% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.8% – 29.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 12.1% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 28.7% – 14.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.4% – 10.7%

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.

ConsensusBWACATITT
Forward P/E 9.9xFY2026 25.1xFY2026 25.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.38FY2026 $25.79FY2026 $7.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.6%FY2026 +35.3%FY2026 +18.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.8% +31.4% +18.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.71BFY2026 $84.12BFY2026 $5.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.2%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 +36.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.7% +1.5% +9.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWACATITT
Held by institutions 100.0% 72.3% 98.4%
Institutions holding 816 4,059 716
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +0.5% +3.4%
Institutions buying 420 1,890 327
Institutions selling 295 1,595 252
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.18 1.30

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.

BWACATITT
BWA 1.00 0.53 0.32
CAT 0.53 1.00 0.55
ITT 0.32 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BWA, CAT and ITT?

Caterpillar (CAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Borgwarner (BWA) $10.34B, Caterpillar (CAT) $286.42B, Itt (ITT) $17.73B.

Which stock is cheaper, BWA, CAT and ITT?

Borgwarner (BWA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Borgwarner (BWA) 21.6x, Caterpillar (CAT) 24.2x, Itt (ITT) 42.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Borgwarner (BWA) is cheapest (Borgwarner (BWA) 9.9x, Caterpillar (CAT) 25.1x, Itt (ITT) 25.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Itt (ITT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Borgwarner (BWA) +0.4%, Caterpillar (CAT) +20.3%, Itt (ITT) +28.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Itt (ITT) has the highest net margin (Borgwarner (BWA) 3.4%, Itt (ITT) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Itt (ITT) leads (Borgwarner (BWA) 5.9%, Itt (ITT) 6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Borgwarner (BWA) returned the most: Borgwarner (BWA) +24.4%, Caterpillar (CAT) +10.5%, Itt (ITT) +3.8%. Over five years, Caterpillar (CAT) compounded fastest (Borgwarner (BWA) +3.4%/yr, Caterpillar (CAT) +26.0%/yr, Itt (ITT) +16.6%/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%, Itt (ITT) 0.01%. Caterpillar (CAT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Itt (ITT) has been the steadiest (Borgwarner (BWA) 41.0%, Caterpillar (CAT) 40.3%, Itt (ITT) 31.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.