BWA vs CAT vs TRTN-PA Stock Comparison

Borgwarner, Caterpillar and Triton International Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BWA Borgwarner Inc
$50.41 -16.4% 1M +14.3% 1Y
Market cap
$9.59B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.24B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins
CAT Caterpillar Inc
$591.25 -30.3% 1M +8.0% 1Y
Market cap
$255.56B
P/E
23.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$74.73B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionBWACATTRTN-PALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.59B $255.56B $1.34B CAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.1x 23.6x 3.5x TRTN-PA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.4x 22.9x — BWA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% +18.4% +36.3% TRTN-PA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% 14.5% 528.7% TRTN-PA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.9% 15.9% 7.7% CAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.5x 5.6x CAT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% -0.03% BWA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.3% +8.0% -3.7% BWA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.5%/yr +23.5%/yr -2.5%/yr CAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.0% 40.7% 8.3% TRTN-PA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 55/100 43/100 BWA

Percentile Scorecard

BWACATTRTN-PA

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

AxisBWACATTRTN-PA
Valuation 96 #9 of 204 33 #137 of 204 90 #21 of 204
Growth 51 #94 of 191 71 #57 of 191 21 #151 of 191
Profitability 48 #99 of 189 93 #14 of 189 64 #69 of 189
Financial Health 43 #127 of 221 17 #183 of 221 8 #204 of 221
Shareholder Returns 84 #27 of 159 63 #60 of 159 34 #105 of 159
Overall 64 55 43
  • BWA ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • CAT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • TRTN-PA ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBWACATTRTN-PASPY
1 month -16.4%-30.3%-2.8% -1.0%
3 months -24.5%-32.2%-5.0% -0.4%
6 months -15.1%-36.2%-4.8% +4.5%
Year to date +11.9%+3.2%-3.4% +12.4%
1 year +14.3%+8.0%-3.7% +13.6%
3 years +51.1%+145.6%-2.7% +76.4%
3 years, per year +14.8%+34.9%-0.9% +20.8%
5 years +7.5%+187.2%-11.8% +63.7%
5 years, per year +1.5%+23.5%-2.5% +10.4%
10 years +47.9%+618.3%— +267.7%
10 years, per year +4.0%+21.8%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureBWACATTRTN-PASPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.0%40.7%8.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.7%43.5%9.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.331.810.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.350.20-0.44 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.1%-44.5%-15.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.6%-44.5%-6.3% -1.6%
52-week high $77.03$1,064.90$26.42 $779.14
52-week low $40.96$546.13$24.58 $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.

MultipleBWACATTRTN-PA
P/E now vs peer median 21.2xmedian 25.5x 25.1xmedian 25.5x 3.6xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 1.9x 34.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 20.1xmedian 14.4x 7.8xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 23.3x 30.2xmedian 23.3x 5.0xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.2x 14.0xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.41median 1.16 1.93median 1.16 -0.26median 1.16

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 monthsBWACATTRTN-PA
Revenue $14.24B $74.73B $72.04M
Gross profit $2.79B $25.66B $1.86M
Operating income $770.00M $13.09B $754.49M
Net income $538.00M $10.84B $837.82M
Free cash flow $1.15B $8.99B $499.45M
R&D – $2.27B –
EPS (diluted) $2.34 $23.45 $6.91
Cash & equivalents $1.58B $6.71B $62.50M
Total debt $3.01B $45.15B $6.35B
Shares (diluted) 204.60M 462.50M 55.10M
Enterprise value $1.14B $227.26B $1.12B

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
MetricBWACATTRTN-PA
P/E 21.2x 25.1x 3.6x
P/FCF 8.8x 30.2x 5.0x
P/Operating cash flow 6.0x 20.0x 2.8x
P/S 0.7x 3.6x 34.8x
P/B 1.7x 14.0x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 14.3x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – 20.1x 7.8x
EV/EBIT 15.0x 23.7x 11.7x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 4.2x 122.1x
EV/FCF 10.0x 34.5x 17.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.9x 22.9x 9.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.41 1.93 -0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWACATTRTN-PA
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% 18.4% 36.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 4.9% -13.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.3% 11.7% -44.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 5.6% -39.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 68.1% 13.7% -16.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.4% 7.7% -7.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 186.2% 14.9% -10.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.5% 9.0% 9.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 277.5% 17.1% -28.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.8% 13.0% -13.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.0% 19.3% -17.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 10.6% -14.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -7.4% 16.2% 17.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 53.4% 7.4% -24.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWACATTRTN-PA
Gross margin 19.6% 34.3% 2.6%
EBITDA margin – 20.7% 1,563%
Operating margin 5.4% 17.5% 1,047%
Pretax margin 5.3% 18.6% 677.9%
Net margin 3.4% 14.5% 528.7%
FCF margin 8.1% 12.0% 693.3%
Operating cash flow margin 11.8% 18.2% 1,252%
Return on equity 9.2% 57.0% 31.1%
Return on assets 4.0% 10.9% 8.6%
Return on invested capital 5.9% 15.9% 7.7%
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 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – 20.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWACATTRTN-PA
Debt / assets 22.8% 44.0% 65.3%
Debt / equity 0.5x 2.3x 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.5x 5.6x
Debt / FCF 2.6x 5.0x 12.7x
Liabilities / assets 55.6% 81.1% 71.8%
Equity / assets 44.4% 18.9% 28.2%
Interest coverage – 6.8x 2.8x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.4x –
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.5x –
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 3.03 4.24 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBWACATTRTN-PA
Dividend yield 1.3% 1.1% 0.0%
Net buyback yield 7.1% 2.7% -6.7%
Shareholder yield 8.5% 3.7% -6.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.8% 25.9% 5.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 12.1% 31.3% 9.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 28.7% 4.2% 87.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.4% 4.1% -31.8%

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.

ConsensusBWACATTRTN-PA
Forward P/E 9.4xFY2026 22.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.38FY2026 $25.79FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +9.6%FY2026 +35.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +2.8% +31.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.71BFY2026 $84.12BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -4.2%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +0.7% +1.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWACATTRTN-PA
Held by institutions 100.0% 72.3% –
Institutions holding 817 4,063 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +0.6% –
Institutions buying 420 1,892 –
Institutions selling 296 1,597 –
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.18 –

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.

BWACATTRTN-PA
BWA 1.00 0.55 0.10
CAT 0.55 1.00 0.12
TRTN-PA 0.10 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BWA, CAT and TRTN-PA?

Caterpillar (CAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Borgwarner (BWA) $9.59B, Caterpillar (CAT) $255.56B, Triton International (TRTN-PA) $1.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, BWA, CAT and TRTN-PA?

Triton International (TRTN-PA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Borgwarner (BWA) 20.1x, Caterpillar (CAT) 23.6x, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 3.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Borgwarner (BWA) is cheapest (Borgwarner (BWA) 9.4x, Caterpillar (CAT) 22.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Triton International (TRTN-PA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Borgwarner (BWA) +0.4%, Caterpillar (CAT) +18.4%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) +36.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Triton International (TRTN-PA) has the highest net margin (Borgwarner (BWA) 3.4%, Caterpillar (CAT) 14.5%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 528.7%). On return on invested capital, Caterpillar (CAT) leads (Borgwarner (BWA) 5.9%, Caterpillar (CAT) 15.9%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Borgwarner (BWA) returned the most: Borgwarner (BWA) +14.3%, Caterpillar (CAT) +8.0%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) -3.7%. Over five years, Caterpillar (CAT) compounded fastest (Borgwarner (BWA) +1.5%/yr, Caterpillar (CAT) +23.5%/yr, Triton International (TRTN-PA) -2.5%/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) 0.01%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) -0.03%. Triton International (TRTN-PA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Triton International (TRTN-PA) has been the steadiest (Borgwarner (BWA) 41.0%, Caterpillar (CAT) 40.7%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 8.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BWA, CAT and TRTN-PA?

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 4. 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.