BWA vs CAT vs MUFG Stock Comparison

Borgwarner, Caterpillar and Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BWA Borgwarner Inc
$51.73 -14.5% 1M +20.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.39B
P/E
21.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.24B
Div. yield
1.31%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins
CAT Caterpillar Inc
$613.45 -27.4% 1M +6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$282.00B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$74.73B
Div. yield
1.02%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 6, Caterpillar 3, Borgwarner 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBWACATMUFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.39B $282.00B $254.56B CAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.8x 26.0x 16.2x MUFG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.6x 23.8x 12.5x BWA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% +18.4% -12.0% CAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% 14.5% 47.7% MUFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.9% 15.9% 3.7% CAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.31% 1.02% 1.45% MUFG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.4% +6.3% +41.8% MUFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.9%/yr +24.7%/yr +30.5%/yr MUFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.0% 40.6% 26.5% MUFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 54/100 36/100 BWA

Percentile Scorecard

BWACATMUFG

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

AxisBWACATMUFG
Valuation 96 #10 of 203 31 #141 of 203 27 #263 of 359
Growth 49 #97 of 189 70 #58 of 189 74 #88 of 340
Profitability 48 #98 of 187 92 #16 of 187 63 #128 of 343
Financial Health 41 #131 of 221 17 #184 of 221 4 #324 of 338
Shareholder Returns 84 #25 of 152 62 #59 of 152 11 #314 of 351
Overall 63 54 36
  • BWA ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • CAT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • MUFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBWACATMUFGSPY
1 month -14.5%-27.4%-6.0% -2.3%
3 months -18.3%-26.2%-4.6% -0.7%
6 months -8.1%-29.9%+22.1% +4.8%
Year to date +14.8%+7.1%+35.2% +10.3%
1 year +20.4%+6.3%+41.8% +10.3%
3 years +55.1%+154.8%+144.0% +73.0%
3 years, per year +15.8%+36.6%+34.7% +20.1%
5 years +10.0%+201.4%+278.3% +61.9%
5 years, per year +1.9%+24.7%+30.5% +10.1%
10 years +48.8%+656.3%+324.8% +258.6%
10 years, per year +4.1%+22.4%+15.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBWACATMUFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.0%40.6%26.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%43.1%26.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.361.910.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.500.151.58 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.1%-42.4%-35.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.8%-42.4%-11.1% -3.5%
52-week high $77.03$1,064.90$24.14 $779.14
52-week low $40.96$546.13$14.88 $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.

MultipleBWACATMUFG
P/E now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 25.6x 26.0xmedian 25.6x 16.2xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x 8.0xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 20.7xmedian 14.4x —median 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 22.5x 31.4xmedian 22.5x —median 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.2x 14.5xmedian 2.2x 2.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.47median 1.36 2.00median 1.36 0.27median 1.46

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 monthsBWACATMUFG
Revenue $14.24B $74.73B $31.62B
Gross profit $2.79B $25.66B $29.85B
Operating income $770.00M $13.09B $18.02B
Net income $538.00M $10.84B $13.97B
Free cash flow $1.15B $8.99B –
R&D – $2.27B –
EPS (diluted) $2.34 $23.45 $1.32
Cash & equivalents $1.58B $6.71B –
Total debt $3.01B $45.15B $112.96B
Shares (diluted) 204.60M 462.50M 11.40B
Enterprise value $2.13B $253.70B -$77.67B

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
MetricBWACATMUFG
P/E 21.8x 26.0x 16.2x
P/FCF 9.0x 31.4x –
P/Operating cash flow 6.2x 20.8x –
P/S 0.7x 3.8x 8.0x
P/B 1.8x 14.5x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 14.9x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – 20.7x –
EV/EBIT 15.3x 24.5x 4.8x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 4.3x 2.7x
EV/FCF 10.3x 35.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.0x 23.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.47 2.00 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWACATMUFG
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% 18.4% -12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 4.9% -2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.3% 11.7% 38.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 5.6% 7.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 68.1% 13.7% 24.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.4% 7.7% 12.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 186.2% 14.9% 62.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.5% 9.0% 32.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 277.5% 17.1% 104.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.8% 13.0% 59.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.0% 19.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 10.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -7.4% 16.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 53.4% 7.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWACATMUFG
Gross margin 19.6% 34.3% 94.4%
EBITDA margin – 20.7% –
Operating margin 5.4% 17.5% 57.0%
Pretax margin 5.3% 18.6% 59.6%
Net margin 3.4% 14.5% 47.7%
FCF margin 8.1% 12.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.8% 18.2% –
Return on equity 9.2% 57.0% 11.7%
Return on assets 4.0% 10.9% 0.5%
Return on invested capital 5.9% 15.9% 3.7%
Return on capital employed 8.5% 22.1% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.8x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWACATMUFG
Debt / assets 22.8% 44.0% 4.2%
Debt / equity 0.5x 2.3x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.5x –
Debt / FCF 2.6x 5.0x –
Liabilities / assets 55.6% 81.1% 96.0%
Equity / assets 44.4% 18.9% 4.0%
Interest coverage – 6.8x 0.6x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.4x –
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.5x –
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 3.05 4.31 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBWACATMUFG
Dividend yield 1.3% 1.0% 1.4%
Net buyback yield 7.0% 2.6% –
Shareholder yield 8.3% 3.6% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.8% 25.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 12.1% 31.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 28.7% 4.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.4% 4.1% –

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.

ConsensusBWACATMUFG
Forward P/E 9.6xFY2026 23.8xFY2026 12.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.38FY2026 $25.79FY2026 $1.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.6%FY2026 +35.3%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.8% +31.4% +0.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.71BFY2026 $84.12BFY2026 $44.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.2%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.7% +1.5% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWACATMUFG
Held by institutions 100.0% 72.3% 3.0%
Institutions holding 817 4,060 576
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +0.5% -0.1%
Institutions buying 420 1,890 325
Institutions selling 296 1,596 161
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.18 2.02

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.

BWACATMUFG
BWA 1.00 0.54 0.36
CAT 0.54 1.00 0.38
MUFG 0.36 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BWA, CAT and MUFG?

Caterpillar (CAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Borgwarner (BWA) $10.39B, Caterpillar (CAT) $282.00B, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) $254.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, BWA, CAT and MUFG?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Borgwarner (BWA) 21.8x, Caterpillar (CAT) 26.0x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 16.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Borgwarner (BWA) is cheapest (Borgwarner (BWA) 9.6x, Caterpillar (CAT) 23.8x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 12.5x). 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) +18.4%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) -12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has the highest net margin (Borgwarner (BWA) 3.4%, Caterpillar (CAT) 14.5%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 47.7%). On return on invested capital, Caterpillar (CAT) leads (Borgwarner (BWA) 5.9%, Caterpillar (CAT) 15.9%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 3.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) returned the most: Borgwarner (BWA) +20.4%, Caterpillar (CAT) +6.3%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +41.8%. Over five years, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) compounded fastest (Borgwarner (BWA) +1.9%/yr, Caterpillar (CAT) +24.7%/yr, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +30.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has the highest dividend yield: Borgwarner (BWA) 1.31%, Caterpillar (CAT) 1.02%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 1.45%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has been the steadiest (Borgwarner (BWA) 41.0%, Caterpillar (CAT) 40.6%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 26.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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