BWA vs CAT vs PHIN Stock Comparison

Borgwarner, Caterpillar and Phinia Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BWA Borgwarner Inc
$54.94 -9.2% 1M +25.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.19B
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.34B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins
CAT Caterpillar Inc
$686.82 -15.5% 1M +32.0% 1Y
Market cap
$318.29B
P/E
29.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$74.73B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
6 wins
PHIN Phinia Inc.
$57.31 -5.2% 1M +5.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.11B
P/E
15.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.62B
Div. yield
0.02%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionBWACATPHINLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.19B $318.29B $2.11B CAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.0x 29.4x 15.6x PHIN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.2x 26.6x 10.3x BWA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.2% +18.4% +7.7% CAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% 14.5% 3.7% CAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.0% 15.9% 6.8% CAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.02% PHIN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.7% +32.0% +5.5% CAT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.0%/yr +27.9%/yr — CAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.8% 40.4% 34.7% PHIN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 50/100 62/100 BWA

Percentile Scorecard

BWACATPHIN

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

AxisBWACATPHIN
Valuation 93 #16 of 203 22 #159 of 203 98 #6 of 203
Growth 47 #101 of 188 68 #61 of 188 48 #98 of 188
Profitability 50 #94 of 187 91 #17 of 187 50 #95 of 187
Financial Health 46 #120 of 222 16 #186 of 222 33 #149 of 222
Shareholder Returns 78 #34 of 153 53 #72 of 153 81 #30 of 153
Overall 63 50 62
  • BWA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CAT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PHIN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBWACATPHINSPY
1 month -9.2%-15.5%-5.2% -1.0%
3 months -14.7%-22.7%-26.9% +2.9%
6 months -2.4%-17.3%-22.2% +6.4%
Year to date +21.9%+19.9%-8.6% +11.4%
1 year +25.7%+32.0%+5.5% +13.1%
3 years +43.1%+175.2%+114.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +12.7%+40.2%+29.0% +21.5%
5 years +21.9%+242.3%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +4.0%+27.9%— +10.9%
10 years +57.9%+695.6%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +4.7%+23.0%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBWACATPHINSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.8%40.4%34.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.9%39.9%36.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.281.831.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.630.790.16 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.1%-35.5%-35.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.7%-35.5%-32.7% -2.5%
52-week high $77.03$1,064.90$85.16 $779.14
52-week low $40.96$520.50$51.54 $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.

MultipleBWACATPHIN
P/E now vs peer median 26.9xmedian 25.9x 29.2xmedian 25.9x 15.7xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.9x 4.2xmedian 1.9x 0.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.7x 22.9xmedian 13.7x —median 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 21.1x 35.1xmedian 21.1x 8.4xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.3x 16.3xmedian 2.3x 1.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.29median 1.19 2.24median 1.19 -1.48median 1.19

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 monthsBWACATPHIN
Revenue $14.34B $74.73B $3.62B
Gross profit $2.79B $25.66B $797.00M
Operating income $716.00M $13.09B $252.00M
Net income $478.00M $10.84B $135.00M
Free cash flow $1.21B $8.99B $250.00M
R&D – $2.27B –
EPS (diluted) $2.01 $23.45 $3.55
Cash & equivalents $2.45B $6.71B $370.00M
Total debt $3.87B $173.08B $1.02B
Shares (diluted) 206.30M 462.50M 38.00M
Enterprise value $2.15B $289.99B $703.55M

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
MetricBWACATPHIN
P/E 26.9x 29.2x 15.7x
P/FCF 9.2x 35.1x 8.4x
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x 23.3x 5.8x
P/S 0.8x 4.2x 0.6x
P/B 1.9x 16.3x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 16.6x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA – 22.9x –
EV/EBIT 17.6x 27.1x 10.9x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 4.7x 0.8x
EV/FCF 10.4x 39.4x 11.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.3x 26.1x 7.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.29 2.24 -1.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWACATPHIN
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.2% 18.4% 7.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 4.9% 1.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.5% 11.7% 7.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 5.6% 2.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.2% 13.7% -6.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -14.3% 7.7% -6.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 81.1% 14.9% 25.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -21.1% 9.0% -16.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 109.0% 17.1% 32.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -20.8% 13.0% -10.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.5% 19.3% 35.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 10.6% 11.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.2% 16.2% 65.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.9% 7.4% 23.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWACATPHIN
Gross margin 19.5% 34.3% 22.0%
EBITDA margin – 20.7% –
Operating margin 5.0% 17.5% 7.0%
Pretax margin 4.9% 18.6% 5.4%
Net margin 2.9% 14.5% 3.7%
FCF margin 8.5% 12.0% 6.9%
Operating cash flow margin 12.0% 18.2% 9.9%
Return on equity 8.4% 57.0% 8.7%
Return on assets 3.5% 10.9% 3.5%
Return on invested capital 5.0% 15.9% 6.8%
Return on capital employed 6.8% 22.1% 9.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.6x 1.3x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWACATPHIN
Debt / assets 27.8% 44.0% 26.5%
Debt / equity 0.7x 2.3x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.5x –
Debt / FCF 3.2x 5.0x 4.1x
Liabilities / assets 58.4% 81.1% 59.9%
Equity / assets 41.6% 18.9% 40.1%
Interest coverage – 6.8x 3.1x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.4x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.7x 0.5x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.05 4.55 2.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBWACATPHIN
Dividend yield 1.2% 0.7% 2.0%
Net buyback yield 5.8% 2.3% 7.6%
Shareholder yield 7.0% 3.0% 9.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.3% 25.9% 31.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 11.5% 31.3% 17.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 45.8% 4.2% 2.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -4.0% 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.

ConsensusBWACATPHIN
Forward P/E 10.2xFY2026 26.6xFY2026 10.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.38FY2026 $25.79FY2026 $5.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.6%FY2026 +35.3%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.8% +31.4% +29.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.71BFY2026 $84.12BFY2026 $3.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.2%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% +1.5% +9.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWACATPHIN
Held by institutions 100.0% 72.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 815 4,055 391
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +0.5% -7.1%
Institutions buying 419 1,886 166
Institutions selling 295 1,595 126
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.18 1.32

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.

BWACATPHIN
BWA 1.00 0.49 0.46
CAT 0.49 1.00 0.37
PHIN 0.46 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BWA, CAT and PHIN?

Caterpillar (CAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Borgwarner (BWA) $11.19B, Caterpillar (CAT) $318.29B, Phinia (PHIN) $2.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, BWA, CAT and PHIN?

Phinia (PHIN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Borgwarner (BWA) 27.0x, Caterpillar (CAT) 29.4x, Phinia (PHIN) 15.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Borgwarner (BWA) is cheapest (Borgwarner (BWA) 10.2x, Caterpillar (CAT) 26.6x, Phinia (PHIN) 10.3x). 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) +2.2%, Caterpillar (CAT) +18.4%, Phinia (PHIN) +7.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Caterpillar (CAT) has the highest net margin (Borgwarner (BWA) 2.9%, Caterpillar (CAT) 14.5%, Phinia (PHIN) 3.7%). On return on invested capital, Caterpillar (CAT) leads (Borgwarner (BWA) 5.0%, Caterpillar (CAT) 15.9%, Phinia (PHIN) 6.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caterpillar (CAT) returned the most: Borgwarner (BWA) +25.7%, Caterpillar (CAT) +32.0%, Phinia (PHIN) +5.5%. Over five years, Caterpillar (CAT) compounded fastest (Borgwarner (BWA) +4.0%/yr, Caterpillar (CAT) +27.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Phinia (PHIN) has the highest dividend yield: Borgwarner (BWA) 0.01%, Caterpillar (CAT) 0.01%, Phinia (PHIN) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Phinia (PHIN) has been the steadiest (Borgwarner (BWA) 40.8%, Caterpillar (CAT) 40.4%, Phinia (PHIN) 34.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.