BWA vs CMI vs GNRC Stock Comparison

Borgwarner, Cummins and Generac Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BWA Borgwarner Inc
$53.28 -12.6% 1M +24.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.70B
P/E
22.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.24B
Div. yield
1.28%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins
CMI Cummins Inc
$517.69 -0.7% 1M +17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$71.27B
P/E
26.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.71B
Div. yield
1.58%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
6 wins
GNRC Generac Holdings Inc.
$203.37 -4.2% 1M +12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$12.00B
P/E
39.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.62B
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cummins leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cummins 6, Borgwarner 4, Generac Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBWACMIGNRCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.70B $71.27B $12.00B CMI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.4x 26.3x 39.7x BWA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.9x 16.5x 21.8x BWA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% +2.9% +6.1% GNRC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% 7.8% — CMI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.9% 13.6% — CMI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.7x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.28% 1.58% 0.00% CMI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.4% +17.3% +12.4% BWA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.4%/yr +16.6%/yr -16.4%/yr CMI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.0% 36.7% 57.0% CMI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 61/100 59/100 BWA

Percentile Scorecard

BWACMIGNRC

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

AxisBWACMIGNRC
Valuation 95 #12 of 203 53 #97 of 203 61 #25 of 62
Growth 50 #94 of 188 54 #88 of 188 40 #36 of 59
Profitability 48 #96 of 183 73 #51 of 183 87 #8 of 55
Financial Health 41 #129 of 216 52 #104 of 216 48 #38 of 72
Shareholder Returns 83 #26 of 152 73 #42 of 152 –
Overall 63 61 59
  • BWA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CMI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • GNRC ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBWACMIGNRCSPY
1 month -12.6%-0.7%-4.2% +0.7%
3 months -17.3%-18.2%+6.0% +3.7%
6 months -6.5%-22.8%-21.5% +7.1%
Year to date +18.2%+1.4%+49.1% +12.8%
1 year +24.4%+17.3%+12.4% +11.9%
3 years +45.1%+137.8%+147.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.2%+33.5%+35.3% +22.8%
5 years +18.2%+115.8%-59.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +3.4%+16.6%-16.4% +10.9%
10 years +49.5%+308.9%+430.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +4.1%+15.1%+18.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBWACMIGNRCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.0%36.7%57.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%38.1%54.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.311.652.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.590.470.22 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.1%-30.8%-83.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.8%-28.8%-31.2% -1.2%
52-week high $77.03$727.59$295.54 $779.14
52-week low $40.96$428.74$136.37 $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.

MultipleBWACMIGNRC
P/E now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 25.8x 26.3xmedian 25.8x 39.7xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.9x 2.1xmedian 1.9x 2.6xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x 14.9xmedian 14.6x —median 18.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 22.2x 21.2xmedian 22.2x 33.0xmedian 30.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.2x 5.1xmedian 2.2x 4.0xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -2.55median 1.45 8.20median 1.45 2.16median 0.97

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 monthsBWACMIGNRC
Revenue $14.24B $34.71B $4.62B
Gross profit $2.79B $8.79B $1.84B
Operating income $770.00M $3.89B $478.99M
Net income $538.00M $2.83B $301.14M
Free cash flow $1.15B $3.37B –
R&D – $1.44B $253.28M
EPS (diluted) $2.34 $19.60 $5.05
Cash & equivalents $1.58B $3.18B $393.67M
Total debt $3.01B $7.35B –
Shares (diluted) 204.60M 138.50M 59.64M
Enterprise value $2.44B $68.40B $12.00B

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
MetricBWACMIGNRC
P/E 22.4x 26.3x 39.7x
P/FCF 9.3x 21.2x 33.0x
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x 15.3x 20.0x
P/S 0.8x 2.1x 2.6x
P/B 1.8x 5.1x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 6.1x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA – 14.9x –
EV/EBIT 15.7x 19.2x –
EV/Revenue 0.9x 2.2x 2.6x
EV/FCF 10.5x 22.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.2x 16.1x 20.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.55 8.20 2.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWACMIGNRC
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% 2.9% 6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 2.5% 4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.3% 1.7% 7.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 4.8% 11.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 68.1% -6.0% -3.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.4% 4.1% 11.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 186.2% -7.8% -0.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.5% 2.9% 15.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 277.5% -7.7% -0.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.8% 3.2% 18.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.0% 63.4% 2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 28.8% 25.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -7.4% 103.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 53.4% 45.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWACMIGNRC
Gross margin 19.6% 25.3% –
EBITDA margin – 14.4% –
Operating margin 5.4% 11.2% –
Pretax margin 5.3% 11.1% –
Net margin 3.4% 7.8% –
FCF margin 8.1% 9.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.8% 13.4% 13.0%
Return on equity 9.2% 20.7% 10.2%
Return on assets 4.0% 8.1% 5.1%
Return on invested capital 5.9% 13.6% –
Return on capital employed 8.5% 16.0% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x 1.6x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWACMIGNRC
Debt / assets 22.8% 20.6% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.7x –
Debt / FCF 2.6x 2.2x –
Liabilities / assets 55.6% 61.0% 50.9%
Equity / assets 44.4% 39.0% 49.1%
Interest coverage – 12.1x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.7x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.0x –
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.4x –
Altman Z-score 3.07 4.49 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBWACMIGNRC
Dividend yield 1.3% 1.6% –
Net buyback yield 6.8% 0.7% –
Shareholder yield 8.0% 2.2% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusBWACMIGNRC
Forward P/E 9.9xFY2026 16.5xFY2026 21.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.38FY2026 $31.39FY2026 $9.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.6%FY2026 +31.9%FY2026 +46.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.8% +14.7% +42.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.71BFY2026 $35.38BFY2026 $4.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.2%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 +9.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.7% +11.3% +48.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWACMIGNRC
Held by institutions 100.0% 85.4% 89.4%
Institutions holding 816 2,107 999
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +1.0% -1.0%
Institutions buying 420 1,050 532
Institutions selling 295 728 321
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.44 1.66

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.

BWACMIGNRC
BWA 1.00 0.50 0.52
CMI 0.50 1.00 0.50
GNRC 0.52 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BWA, CMI and GNRC?

Cummins (CMI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Borgwarner (BWA) $10.70B, Cummins (CMI) $71.27B, Generac Holdings (GNRC) $12.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, BWA, CMI and GNRC?

Borgwarner (BWA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Borgwarner (BWA) 22.4x, Cummins (CMI) 26.3x, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 39.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Borgwarner (BWA) is cheapest (Borgwarner (BWA) 9.9x, Cummins (CMI) 16.5x, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 21.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Generac Holdings (GNRC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Borgwarner (BWA) +0.4%, Cummins (CMI) +2.9%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) +6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cummins (CMI) has the highest net margin (Borgwarner (BWA) 3.4%, Cummins (CMI) 7.8%). On return on invested capital, Cummins (CMI) leads (Borgwarner (BWA) 5.9%, Cummins (CMI) 13.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Borgwarner (BWA) returned the most: Borgwarner (BWA) +24.4%, Cummins (CMI) +17.3%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) +12.4%. Over five years, Cummins (CMI) compounded fastest (Borgwarner (BWA) +3.4%/yr, Cummins (CMI) +16.6%/yr, Generac Holdings (GNRC) -16.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cummins (CMI) has the highest dividend yield: Borgwarner (BWA) 1.28%, Cummins (CMI) 1.58%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 0.00%. Generac Holdings (GNRC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cummins (CMI) has been the steadiest (Borgwarner (BWA) 41.0%, Cummins (CMI) 36.7%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 57.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BWA, CMI and GNRC?

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