BWA vs CAT vs ITT Stock Comparison

Borgwarner, Caterpillar and Itt Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BWA Borgwarner Inc
$47.54 -24.9% 1M +5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.55B
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.24B
Div. yield
1.43%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins
CAT Caterpillar Inc
$553.47 -35.9% 1M -2.8% 1Y
Market cap
$253.27B
P/E
21.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$77.77B
Div. yield
1.13%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins
ITT Itt Inc.
$196.00 -5.5% 1M +4.0% 1Y
Market cap
$17.48B
P/E
41.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.18B
Div. yield
0.78%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionBWACATITTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.55B $253.27B $17.48B CAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.0x 21.5x 41.9x BWA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.7x 21.5x 24.7x BWA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% +20.3% +35.8% ITT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% 15.2% 8.1% CAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.9% 16.8% 6.5% CAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.2x 2.2x CAT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.43% 1.13% 0.78% BWA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.9% -2.8% +4.0% BWA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.3%/yr +21.9%/yr +13.5%/yr CAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.4% 41.1% 31.3% ITT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 57/100 51/100 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 96 #10 of 204 37 #129 of 204 28 #148 of 204
Growth 51 #94 of 191 73 #52 of 191 72 #54 of 191
Profitability 47 #100 of 189 92 #16 of 189 56 #84 of 189
Financial Health 43 #127 of 221 19 #180 of 221 33 #149 of 221
Shareholder Returns 84 #27 of 159 64 #58 of 159 65 #57 of 159
Overall 64 57 51
  • BWA ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • CAT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • ITT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBWACATITTSPY
1 month -24.9%-35.9%-5.5% -5.9%
3 months -27.7%-35.4%-8.7% -4.6%
6 months -18.3%-38.2%-5.7% +0.2%
Year to date +5.5%-3.4%+13.0% +7.5%
1 year +5.9%-2.8%+4.0% +8.2%
3 years +44.8%+132.3%+94.3% +68.3%
3 years, per year +13.1%+32.5%+24.8% +19.0%
5 years +1.4%+168.8%+88.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year +0.3%+21.9%+13.5% +9.4%
10 years +39.5%+572.4%+489.3% +251.5%
10 years, per year +3.4%+21.0%+19.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureBWACATITTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.4%41.1%31.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.5%44.3%31.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.321.771.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.14-0.070.13 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.1%-48.0%-38.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.3%-48.0%-11.6% -5.9%
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 20.0xmedian 23.4x 21.5xmedian 23.4x 41.9xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.7x 3.3xmedian 1.7x 3.4xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.4x 17.4xmedian 13.4x 19.6xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 21.9x 26.3xmedian 21.9x 27.0xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.1x 11.8xmedian 2.1x 3.7xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -2.27median 1.02 1.65median 1.02 -10.49median 1.02

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 $5.18B
Gross profit $2.79B $27.05B $1.85B
Operating income $770.00M $14.25B $727.00M
Net income $538.00M $11.83B $418.20M
Free cash flow $1.15B $9.62B $646.80M
R&D – $2.31B $135.70M
EPS (diluted) $2.34 $25.67 $4.66
Cash & equivalents $1.58B $7.93B $558.10M
Total debt $3.01B $45.20B $2.81B
Shares (diluted) 204.60M 460.90M 89.80M
Enterprise value $1.29B $224.57B $14.00B

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 20.0x 21.5x 41.9x
P/FCF 8.3x 26.3x 27.0x
P/Operating cash flow 5.7x 17.9x 22.7x
P/S 0.7x 3.3x 3.4x
P/B 1.6x 11.8x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 12.0x 9.6x
EV/EBITDA – 17.4x 19.6x
EV/EBIT 14.2x 20.4x 27.1x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 3.7x 3.8x
EV/FCF 9.5x 30.2x 30.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.5x 20.5x 25.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.27 1.65 -10.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWACATITT
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% 20.3% 35.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 5.3% 17.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.3% 18.1% 37.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 5.2% 20.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 68.1% 24.9% 9.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.4% 7.4% 9.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 186.2% 27.6% -13.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.5% 9.1% -1.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 277.5% 30.3% -24.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.8% 13.0% -4.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.0% 22.9% 16.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 6.9% 13.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -7.4% 27.2% 18.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 53.4% 3.5% 14.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWACATITT
Gross margin 19.6% 34.8% 35.7%
EBITDA margin – 21.4% 19.4%
Operating margin 5.4% 18.3% 14.0%
Pretax margin 5.3% 19.3% 12.0%
Net margin 3.4% 15.2% 8.1%
FCF margin 8.1% 12.4% 12.5%
Operating cash flow margin 11.8% 18.2% 14.9%
Return on equity 9.2% 57.9% 8.8%
Return on assets 4.0% 11.3% 3.9%
Return on invested capital 5.9% 16.8% 6.5%
Return on capital employed 8.5% 22.3% 8.3%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x 1.2x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWACATITT
Debt / assets 22.8% 42.3% 25.9%
Debt / equity 0.5x 2.1x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.2x 2.2x
Debt / FCF 2.6x 4.7x 4.3x
Liabilities / assets 55.6% 79.9% 56.0%
Equity / assets 44.4% 20.1% 44.0%
Interest coverage – 7.2x 5.4x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.98 4.10 2.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBWACATITT
Dividend yield 1.4% 1.1% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 7.6% 3.2% 1.0%
Shareholder yield 9.0% 4.4% 1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.8% 24.1% 31.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 12.1% 29.7% 20.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 28.7% 4.8% 20.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.4% 4.2% 12.0%

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.

ConsensusBWACATITT
Forward P/E 8.7xFY2026 21.5xFY2026 24.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.44FY2026 $25.73FY2026 $7.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.8%FY2026 +35.0%FY2026 +18.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.3% +30.7% +18.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.64BFY2026 $83.62BFY2026 $5.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.8%FY2026 +23.7%FY2026 +36.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.2% +1.8% +9.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWACATITT
Held by institutions 100.0% 72.3% 98.4%
Institutions holding 817 4,063 717
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +0.6% +3.4%
Institutions buying 420 1,892 327
Institutions selling 296 1,597 252
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 0.56 0.34
CAT 0.56 1.00 0.56
ITT 0.34 0.56 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) $9.55B, Caterpillar (CAT) $253.27B, Itt (ITT) $17.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, BWA, CAT and ITT?

Borgwarner (BWA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Borgwarner (BWA) 20.0x, Caterpillar (CAT) 21.5x, Itt (ITT) 41.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Borgwarner (BWA) is cheapest (Borgwarner (BWA) 8.7x, Caterpillar (CAT) 21.5x, Itt (ITT) 24.7x). 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) +35.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Caterpillar (CAT) has the highest net margin (Borgwarner (BWA) 3.4%, Caterpillar (CAT) 15.2%, Itt (ITT) 8.1%). On return on invested capital, Caterpillar (CAT) leads (Borgwarner (BWA) 5.9%, Caterpillar (CAT) 16.8%, Itt (ITT) 6.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Borgwarner (BWA) returned the most: Borgwarner (BWA) +5.9%, Caterpillar (CAT) -2.8%, Itt (ITT) +4.0%. Over five years, Caterpillar (CAT) compounded fastest (Borgwarner (BWA) +0.3%/yr, Caterpillar (CAT) +21.9%/yr, Itt (ITT) +13.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Borgwarner (BWA) has the highest dividend yield: Borgwarner (BWA) 1.43%, Caterpillar (CAT) 1.13%, Itt (ITT) 0.78%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Itt (ITT) has been the steadiest (Borgwarner (BWA) 41.4%, Caterpillar (CAT) 41.1%, Itt (ITT) 31.3%). 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, Caterpillar (CAT) 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.