BWA vs GENC vs WNC Stock Comparison

Borgwarner, Gencor Industries and Wabash National Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BWA Borgwarner Inc
$53.28 -12.6% 1M +24.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.31B
P/E
21.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.24B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins
GENC Gencor Industries Inc
$17.35 +0.5% 1M +25.9% 1Y
Market cap
$250.65M
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$110.01M
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins
WNC WABASH NATIONAL Corp
$13.29 +4.9% 1M +59.9% 1Y
Market cap
$486.77M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.52B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Borgwarner leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Borgwarner 5, Gencor Industries 4, Wabash National 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBWAGENCWNCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.31B $250.65M $486.77M BWA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.6x 16.8x -3.5x GENC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.9x 15.4x — BWA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% -6.4% -7.3% BWA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% 13.5% -9.1% GENC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.9% — -14.8% BWA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -4.7x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.4% +25.9% +59.9% WNC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.4%/yr +9.2%/yr -3.1%/yr GENC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.0% 38.3% 57.3% GENC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 62/100 24/100 BWA

Percentile Scorecard

BWAGENCWNC

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

AxisBWAGENCWNC
Valuation 95 #12 of 203 68 #66 of 203 21 #161 of 203
Growth 50 #94 of 188 42 #109 of 188 2 #185 of 188
Profitability 48 #96 of 183 37 #115 of 183 15 #155 of 183
Financial Health 41 #129 of 216 100 #2 of 216 9 #196 of 216
Shareholder Returns 83 #26 of 152 – 72 #43 of 152
Overall 63 62 24
  • BWA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • GENC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WNC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBWAGENCWNCSPY
1 month -12.6%+0.5%+4.9% +0.7%
3 months -17.3%+21.1%+7.2% +3.7%
6 months -6.5%+16.6%+52.9% +7.1%
Year to date +18.2%+33.9%+53.6% +12.8%
1 year +24.4%+25.9%+59.9% +11.9%
3 years +45.1%+21.4%-36.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.2%+6.7%-13.9% +22.8%
5 years +18.2%+55.5%-14.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +3.4%+9.2%-3.1% +10.9%
10 years +49.5%+47.7%+19.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +4.1%+4.0%+1.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBWAGENCWNCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.0%38.3%57.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%30.1%51.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.310.841.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.590.681.05 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.1%-55.7%-77.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.8%-13.9%-7.2% -1.2%
52-week high $77.03$20.14$14.32 $779.14
52-week low $40.96$12.23$6.77 $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.

MultipleBWAGENCWNC
P/E now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 25.8x 17.1xmedian 25.8x -3.9xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x 3.3xmedian 14.6x -10.1xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 22.2x -132.5xmedian 22.2x -3.8xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.2x 1.0xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.55median 1.45 2.33median 1.45 0.10median 1.45

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 monthsBWAGENCWNC
Revenue $14.24B $110.01M $1.52B
Gross profit $2.79B $31.45M $13.43M
Operating income $770.00M $12.92M -$157.62M
Net income $538.00M $14.89M -$138.69M
Free cash flow $1.15B -$1.62M -$144.30M
R&D – $2.73M –
EPS (diluted) $2.34 $1.02 $-3.38
Cash & equivalents $1.58B $26.26M $69.29M
Total debt $3.01B – $540.26M
Shares (diluted) 204.60M 14.66M 40.99M
Enterprise value $1.86B -$352.69M $270.63M

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
MetricBWAGENCWNC
P/E 22.4x 17.1x -3.9x
P/FCF 9.3x -132.5x -3.8x
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x 195.7x -4.4x
P/S 0.8x 1.9x 0.4x
P/B 1.8x 1.0x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 1.0x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA – 3.3x -10.1x
EV/EBIT 15.7x 3.9x -6.4x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.5x 0.7x
EV/FCF 10.5x -30.9x -7.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.2x 45.6x -8.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.55 2.33 0.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWAGENCWNC
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% -6.4% -7.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 0.8% -16.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.3% -3.3% -88.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 4.7% -69.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 68.1% -16.6% -142.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.4% 2.8% -35.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 186.2% -2.0% -153.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.5% 7.3% -37.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 277.5% -2.0% -153.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.8% 7.3% -39.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.0% 796.7% -182.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 28.4% -35.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -7.4% -78.4% -330.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 53.4% 50.4% -43.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWAGENCWNC
Gross margin 19.6% 28.6% 0.9%
EBITDA margin – 13.7% -6.6%
Operating margin 5.4% 11.7% -10.4%
Pretax margin 5.3% 17.0% -12.0%
Net margin 3.4% 13.5% -9.1%
FCF margin 8.1% -1.5% -9.5%
Operating cash flow margin 11.8% 1.0% -8.1%
Return on equity 9.2% 6.7% -49.0%
Return on assets 4.0% 6.3% -11.2%
Return on invested capital 5.9% – -14.8%
Return on capital employed 8.5% 5.7% -18.1%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.5x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x 0.1x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWAGENCWNC
Debt / assets 22.8% – 43.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -4.7x
Debt / FCF 2.6x – -3.7x
Liabilities / assets 55.6% 5.9% 78.0%
Equity / assets 44.4% 94.1% 22.0%
Interest coverage – – -6.2x
Current ratio 1.4x 19.2x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x 14.9x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 14.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.07 11.97 1.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBWAGENCWNC
Dividend yield 1.3% – 2.4%
Net buyback yield 6.8% – 0.1%
Shareholder yield 8.0% – 2.5%
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.

ConsensusBWAGENCWNC
Forward P/E 9.9xFY2026 15.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.38FY2026 $1.13FY2026 $-2.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.6%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +2.8% -15.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.71BFY2026 $111.17MFY2026 $1.68BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.2%FY2026 -3.7%FY2026 +9.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.7% +38.5% +13.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWAGENCWNC
Held by institutions 100.0% 48.7% 91.8%
Institutions holding 816 94 165
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% -2.6% -3.6%
Institutions buying 420 40 84
Institutions selling 295 33 61
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.21 1.38

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.

BWAGENCWNC
BWA 1.00 0.21 0.35
GENC 0.21 1.00 0.22
WNC 0.35 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BWA, GENC and WNC?

Borgwarner (BWA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Borgwarner (BWA) $10.31B, Gencor Industries (GENC) $250.65M, Wabash National (WNC) $486.77M.

Which stock is cheaper, BWA, GENC and WNC?

Gencor Industries (GENC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Borgwarner (BWA) 21.6x, Gencor Industries (GENC) 16.8x, Wabash National (WNC) -3.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Borgwarner (BWA) is cheapest (Borgwarner (BWA) 9.9x, Gencor Industries (GENC) 15.4x). 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) +0.4%, Gencor Industries (GENC) -6.4%, Wabash National (WNC) -7.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gencor Industries (GENC) has the highest net margin (Borgwarner (BWA) 3.4%, Gencor Industries (GENC) 13.5%, Wabash National (WNC) -9.1%). On return on invested capital, Borgwarner (BWA) leads (Borgwarner (BWA) 5.9%, Wabash National (WNC) -14.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wabash National (WNC) returned the most: Borgwarner (BWA) +24.4%, Gencor Industries (GENC) +25.9%, Wabash National (WNC) +59.9%. Over five years, Gencor Industries (GENC) compounded fastest (Borgwarner (BWA) +3.4%/yr, Gencor Industries (GENC) +9.2%/yr, Wabash National (WNC) -3.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Borgwarner (BWA) 0.01%, Gencor Industries (GENC) 0.00%, Wabash National (WNC) 0.00%. Gencor Industries (GENC) and Wabash National (WNC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gencor Industries (GENC) has been the steadiest (Borgwarner (BWA) 41.0%, Gencor Industries (GENC) 38.3%, Wabash National (WNC) 57.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BWA, GENC and WNC?

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.