BWA vs CVGI vs HOG Stock Comparison

Borgwarner, Commercial Vehicle and Harley-Davidson Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BWA Borgwarner Inc
$55.71 -9.1% 1M +28.6% 1Y
Market cap
$11.25B
P/E
27.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.34B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins
HOG Harley-Davidson, Inc.
$29.44 +15.7% 1M +9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.10B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.24B
Div. yield
–
Recreational Vehicles Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Borgwarner leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Borgwarner 5, Harley-Davidson 3, Commercial Vehicle 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBWACVGIHOGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.25B $112.65M $3.10B BWA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.1x -4.9x 15.3x HOG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.4x — 39.8x BWA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.2% -0.4% -5.2% BWA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% -3.4% 4.8% HOG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.0% 5.9% 2.9% CVGI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.6% +84.8% +9.1% CVGI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.2%/yr -21.6%/yr -4.5%/yr BWA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.8% 82.4% 38.8% HOG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 43/100 56/100 BWA

Percentile Scorecard

BWACVGIHOG

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

AxisBWACVGIHOG
Valuation 92 #18 of 203 85 #32 of 203 45 #28 of 50
Growth 46 #103 of 188 35 #122 of 188 4 #46 of 48
Profitability 47 #97 of 183 28 #132 of 183 64 #17 of 46
Financial Health 46 #117 of 217 23 #168 of 217 77 #13 of 52
Shareholder Returns 75 #39 of 153 – 90 #4 of 30
Overall 61 43 56
  • BWA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CVGI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • HOG ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBWACVGIHOGSPY
1 month -9.1%+2.3%+15.7% -0.2%
3 months -11.9%-31.9%+16.4% +3.9%
6 months +2.6%-28.6%+25.8% +8.2%
Year to date +23.6%+111.8%+43.7% +12.9%
1 year +28.6%+84.8%+9.1% +12.3%
3 years +51.9%-55.5%+12.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +15.0%-23.7%+4.0% +23.3%
5 years +22.9%-70.4%-20.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +4.2%-21.6%-4.5% +10.9%
10 years +57.2%-37.5%-47.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +4.6%-4.6%-6.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBWACVGIHOGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.8%82.4%38.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.9%69.4%36.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.301.630.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.701.030.24 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.1%-92.7%-66.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.7%-47.2%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $77.03$5.78$29.44 $779.14
52-week low $40.96$1.34$17.19 $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.

MultipleBWACVGIHOG
P/E now vs peer median 27.3xmedian 25.2x -4.6xmedian 25.2x 15.3xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.9x 0.2xmedian 1.9x 0.7xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.0x 6.8xmedian 14.0x —median 8.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 21.7x -294.4xmedian 21.7x -23.0xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.3x 0.8xmedian 2.3x 1.0xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median -1.31median 1.32 0.14median 1.32 -0.51median 1.40

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 monthsBWACVGIHOG
Revenue $14.34B $673.98M $4.24B
Gross profit $2.79B $75.61M $1.42B
Operating income $716.00M $13.41M $213.20M
Net income $478.00M -$23.05M $195.71M
Free cash flow $1.21B -$390.00K -$133.07M
EPS (diluted) $2.01 $-0.66 $1.87
Cash & equivalents $2.45B – $1.90B
Total debt $3.87B $91.78M $2.24B
Shares (diluted) 206.30M 34.77M 108.57M
Enterprise value $2.21B $112.65M -$5.47B

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
MetricBWACVGIHOG
P/E 27.3x -4.6x 15.3x
P/FCF 9.4x -294.4x -23.0x
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x 10.7x -12,015x
P/S 0.8x 0.2x 0.7x
P/B 2.0x 0.8x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 0.9x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – 6.8x –
EV/EBIT 17.8x 15.4x 16.0x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.3x 0.8x
EV/FCF 10.5x -529.8x -25.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.4x 19.3x -13,375x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.31 0.14 -0.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWACVGIHOG
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.2% -0.4% -5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.8% -6.0% -11.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.5% 13.2% -25.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.7% -12.1% -18.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.2% 425.0% 15.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -14.3% -31.0% -38.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 81.1% 39.8% -16.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -21.1% -33.9% -36.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 109.0% 41.5% -6.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -20.8% -32.2% -29.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.5% 211.2% -100.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.9% -49.8% -26.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.2% 98.2% -116.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.9% -26.1% -31.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWACVGIHOG
Gross margin 19.5% 11.2% 33.4%
EBITDA margin – 4.5% –
Operating margin 5.0% 2.0% 5.0%
Pretax margin 4.9% -2.4% 6.8%
Net margin 2.9% -3.4% 4.8%
FCF margin 8.5% -0.1% -3.1%
Operating cash flow margin 12.0% 1.6% 0.0%
Return on equity 8.4% -17.3% 6.3%
Return on assets 3.5% -5.3% 2.7%
Return on invested capital 5.0% 5.9% 2.9%
Return on capital employed 6.8% 4.9% 4.4%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.6x -0.5x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWACVGIHOG
Debt / assets 27.8% 20.2% 30.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.7x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.0x –
Debt / FCF 3.2x -235.3x -16.9x
Liabilities / assets 58.4% 70.1% 57.0%
Equity / assets 41.6% 29.9% 43.0%
Interest coverage – 0.9x 0.7x
Current ratio 2.1x 2.0x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.7x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.7x – 0.8x
Altman Z-score 3.06 1.88 2.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBWACVGIHOG
Dividend yield 1.2% – 2.5%
Net buyback yield 5.7% – 11.8%
Shareholder yield 6.9% – 14.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 11.5% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 45.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -4.0% – –

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.

ConsensusBWACVGIHOG
Forward P/E 10.4xFY2026 – 39.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.38FY2026 $-0.20FY2026 $0.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.6%FY2026 – -73.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.8% – +147.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.71BFY2026 $777.74MFY2026 $4.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.2%FY2026 +19.8%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.7% +3.3% +2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWACVGIHOG
Held by institutions 100.0% 60.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 815 111 439
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +55.8% +3.1%
Institutions buying 419 80 219
Institutions selling 295 20 122
Buyers to sellers 1.42 4.00 1.80

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.

BWACVGIHOG
BWA 1.00 0.20 0.13
CVGI 0.20 1.00 0.02
HOG 0.13 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BWA, CVGI and HOG?

Borgwarner (BWA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Borgwarner (BWA) $11.25B, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) $112.65M, Harley-Davidson (HOG) $3.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, BWA, CVGI and HOG?

Harley-Davidson (HOG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Borgwarner (BWA) 27.1x, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -4.9x, Harley-Davidson (HOG) 15.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Borgwarner (BWA) is cheapest (Borgwarner (BWA) 10.4x, Harley-Davidson (HOG) 39.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Borgwarner (BWA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Borgwarner (BWA) +2.2%, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -0.4%, Harley-Davidson (HOG) -5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Harley-Davidson (HOG) has the highest net margin (Borgwarner (BWA) 2.9%, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -3.4%, Harley-Davidson (HOG) 4.8%). On return on invested capital, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) leads (Borgwarner (BWA) 5.0%, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) 5.9%, Harley-Davidson (HOG) 2.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) returned the most: Borgwarner (BWA) +28.6%, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) +84.8%, Harley-Davidson (HOG) +9.1%. Over five years, Borgwarner (BWA) compounded fastest (Borgwarner (BWA) +4.2%/yr, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -21.6%/yr, Harley-Davidson (HOG) -4.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Borgwarner (BWA) 0.01%, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) 0.00%, Harley-Davidson (HOG) 0.00%. Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) and Harley-Davidson (HOG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Harley-Davidson (HOG) has been the steadiest (Borgwarner (BWA) 40.8%, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) 82.4%, Harley-Davidson (HOG) 38.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BWA, CVGI and HOG?

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