BWA vs CAT vs MUFG Stock Comparison

Borgwarner, Caterpillar and Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BWA Borgwarner Inc
$53.28 -12.6% 1M +24.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.44B
P/E
21.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.24B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins
CAT Caterpillar Inc
$647.25 -21.7% 1M +10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$292.37B
P/E
24.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$77.77B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 5, Borgwarner 3, Caterpillar 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBWACATMUFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.44B $292.37B $246.46B CAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.8x 24.7x 16.3x MUFG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.9x 25.1x 12.8x BWA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% +20.3% -12.0% CAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% — 47.7% MUFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.9% — 3.6% BWA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.4% +10.5% +46.3% MUFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.4%/yr +26.0%/yr +31.9%/yr MUFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.0% 40.3% 26.3% MUFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 44/100 37/100 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 95 #12 of 203 29 #144 of 203 19 #292 of 361
Growth 50 #94 of 188 74 #49 of 188 80 #31 of 153
Profitability 48 #96 of 183 77 #43 of 183 62 #49 of 128
Financial Health 41 #129 of 216 8 #199 of 216 9 #128 of 140
Shareholder Returns 83 #26 of 152 31 #105 of 152 16 #281 of 335
Overall 63 44 37
  • BWA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CAT ranked among 222 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 -12.6%-21.7%-5.1% +0.7%
3 months -17.3%-20.0%-2.4% +3.7%
6 months -6.5%-27.3%+22.3% +7.1%
Year to date +18.2%+13.0%+38.4% +12.8%
1 year +24.4%+10.5%+46.3% +11.9%
3 years +45.1%+167.3%+161.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.2%+38.8%+37.7% +22.8%
5 years +18.2%+217.3%+298.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +3.4%+26.0%+31.9% +10.9%
10 years +49.5%+671.6%+328.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +4.1%+22.7%+15.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBWACATMUFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.0%40.3%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%42.5%26.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.311.880.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.590.261.76 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.1%-39.2%-35.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.8%-39.2%-9.1% -1.2%
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 22.4xmedian 25.8x 25.2xmedian 25.8x 16.6xmedian 12.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x 8.2xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x —median 14.6x —median 5.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 22.2x 42.3xmedian 22.2x —median 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.2x 13.9xmedian 2.2x 2.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.55median 1.45 1.95median 1.45 0.28median 1.34

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 $77.77B $31.62B
Gross profit $2.79B – $29.85B
Operating income $770.00M $14.25B $18.02B
Net income $538.00M $11.83B $13.97B
Free cash flow $1.15B – –
R&D – $2.31B –
EPS (diluted) $2.34 $25.58 $1.32
Cash & equivalents $1.58B $7.93B –
Total debt $3.01B – $494.43B
Shares (diluted) 204.60M 462.50M 11.40B
Enterprise value $1.99B $292.37B -$94.93B

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
MetricBWACATMUFG
P/E 22.4x 25.2x 16.6x
P/FCF 9.3x 42.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x 21.0x –
P/S 0.8x 3.8x 8.2x
P/B 1.8x 13.9x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 14.1x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT 15.7x – 5.8x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 3.8x 3.3x
EV/FCF 10.5x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.2x 21.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.55 1.95 0.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWACATMUFG
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% 20.3% -12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 5.3% -2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.3% – 38.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.1% – 7.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 68.1% 24.9% 24.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.4% 7.4% 12.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 186.2% 27.6% 62.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.5% 9.1% 32.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 277.5% 29.9% 104.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.8% 12.9% 59.4%
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
MetricBWACATMUFG
Gross margin 19.6% – 94.4%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin 5.4% – 57.0%
Pretax margin 5.3% – 59.6%
Net margin 3.4% – 47.7%
FCF margin 8.1% – –
Operating cash flow margin 11.8% 18.2% –
Return on equity 9.2% 57.9% 11.7%
Return on assets 4.0% 11.3% 0.5%
Return on invested capital 5.9% – 3.6%
Return on capital employed 8.5% – –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.7x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWACATMUFG
Debt / assets 22.8% – 4.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 2.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 55.6% 79.9% 96.0%
Equity / assets 44.4% 20.1% 4.0%
Interest coverage – – 0.6x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.4x –
Quick ratio 1.0x – –
Cash ratio 0.4x – –
Altman Z-score 3.07 – –

Shareholder Returns

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

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 9.9xFY2026 25.1xFY2026 12.8xFY2026
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 816 4,059 575
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +0.5% -0.1%
Institutions buying 420 1,890 325
Institutions selling 295 1,595 160
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.18 2.03

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 0.53 0.36
CAT 0.53 1.00 0.37
MUFG 0.36 0.37 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) $10.44B, Caterpillar (CAT) $292.37B, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) $246.46B.

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) 24.7x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 16.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Borgwarner (BWA) is cheapest (Borgwarner (BWA) 9.9x, Caterpillar (CAT) 25.1x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 12.8x). 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%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) -12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has the highest net margin (Borgwarner (BWA) 3.4%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 47.7%). On return on invested capital, Borgwarner (BWA) leads (Borgwarner (BWA) 5.9%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) returned the most: Borgwarner (BWA) +24.4%, Caterpillar (CAT) +10.5%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +46.3%. Over five years, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) compounded fastest (Borgwarner (BWA) +3.4%/yr, Caterpillar (CAT) +26.0%/yr, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +31.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Borgwarner (BWA) 0.01%, Caterpillar (CAT) 0.00%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 0.00%. Caterpillar (CAT) and Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has been the steadiest (Borgwarner (BWA) 41.0%, Caterpillar (CAT) 40.3%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 26.3%). 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 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.