BWA vs PCAR vs PHIN Stock Comparison

Borgwarner, Paccar and Phinia Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BWA Borgwarner Inc
$53.28 -12.6% 1M +24.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.34B
P/E
21.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.24B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins
PCAR Paccar Inc
$102.29 -8.5% 1M +4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$53.75B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.08B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins
PHIN Phinia Inc.
$61.04 +1.0% 1M +17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.25B
P/E
11.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.62B
Div. yield
0.02%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Phinia leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Phinia 5, Paccar 4, Borgwarner 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBWAPCARPHINLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.34B $53.75B $2.25B PCAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.6x 19.5x 11.9x PHIN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.9x 16.4x 11.0x BWA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% -1.5% +5.6% PHIN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% 9.5% 5.2% PCAR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.9% -50.7% 8.9% PHIN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.02% PHIN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.4% +4.2% +17.3% BWA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.4%/yr +11.4%/yr — PCAR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.0% 27.0% 34.9% PCAR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 46/100 64/100 PHIN

Percentile Scorecard

BWAPCARPHIN

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

AxisBWAPCARPHIN
Valuation 95 #12 of 203 53 #96 of 203 96 #9 of 203
Growth 50 #94 of 188 19 #153 of 188 59 #78 of 188
Profitability 48 #96 of 183 31 #127 of 183 54 #85 of 183
Financial Health 41 #129 of 216 56 #95 of 216 33 #146 of 216
Shareholder Returns 83 #26 of 152 69 #48 of 152 80 #31 of 152
Overall 63 46 64
  • BWA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PCAR 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

PeriodBWAPCARPHINSPY
1 month -12.6%-8.5%+1.0% +0.7%
3 months -17.3%-23.5%-16.5% +3.7%
6 months -6.5%-13.9%-15.4% +7.1%
Year to date +18.2%-6.6%-2.6% +12.8%
1 year +24.4%+4.2%+17.3% +11.9%
3 years +45.1%+22.3%+138.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.2%+7.0%+33.6% +22.8%
5 years +18.2%+71.2%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +3.4%+11.4%— +10.9%
10 years +49.5%+177.0%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +4.1%+10.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBWAPCARPHINSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.0%27.0%34.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%24.5%36.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.310.891.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.590.150.50 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.1%-30.6%-35.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.8%-26.0%-28.3% -1.2%
52-week high $77.03$138.21$85.16 $779.14
52-week low $40.96$94.15$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.

MultipleBWAPCARPHIN
P/E now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 25.8x 19.5xmedian 25.8x 11.7xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x 0.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x -2.9xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 22.2x 24.9xmedian 22.2x 9.7xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.2x 2.6xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.55median 1.45 -1.56median 1.45 0.63median 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 monthsBWAPCARPHIN
Revenue $14.24B $29.08B $3.62B
Gross profit $2.79B $5.86B $801.00M
Operating income $770.00M -$20.02B $302.00M
Net income $538.00M $2.76B $189.00M
Free cash flow $1.15B $2.17B $227.00M
R&D – $438.50M –
EPS (diluted) $2.34 $5.23 $5.09
Cash & equivalents $1.58B $6.15B $436.00M
Total debt $3.01B $10.40B $1.09B
Shares (diluted) 204.60M 527.70M 37.10M
Enterprise value $1.88B $16.61B $761.96M

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
MetricBWAPCARPHIN
P/E 22.4x 19.5x 11.7x
P/FCF 9.3x 24.9x 9.7x
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x 14.7x 6.7x
P/S 0.8x 1.9x 0.6x
P/B 1.8x 2.6x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 2.6x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA – -2.9x –
EV/EBIT 15.7x -2.7x 9.4x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.9x 0.8x
EV/FCF 10.5x 25.3x 12.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.2x 15.0x 8.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.55 -1.56 0.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWAPCARPHIN
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% -1.5% 5.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% -5.2% 1.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.3% -4.0% 5.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.1% -8.7% 3.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 68.1% 1.5% 28.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.4% -10.2% 6.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 186.2% 2.6% 110.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.5% -12.4% 9.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 277.5% 2.4% 124.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.8% -12.5% 18.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.0% -22.3% 13.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.8% -4.8% -3.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -7.4% -32.2% 30.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 53.4% -10.7% -0.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWAPCARPHIN
Gross margin 19.6% 20.1% 22.1%
EBITDA margin – -65.9% –
Operating margin 5.4% -68.8% 8.3%
Pretax margin 5.3% 12.2% 6.9%
Net margin 3.4% 9.5% 5.2%
FCF margin 8.1% 7.4% 6.3%
Operating cash flow margin 11.8% 12.6% 9.0%
Return on equity 9.2% 13.4% 12.3%
Return on assets 4.0% 6.2% 4.8%
Return on invested capital 5.9% -50.7% 8.9%
Return on capital employed 8.5% -51.1% 11.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x 1.3x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWAPCARPHIN
Debt / assets 22.8% 23.0% 27.6%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.5x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.1x –
Debt / FCF 2.6x 4.8x 4.8x
Liabilities / assets 55.6% 53.6% 61.5%
Equity / assets 44.4% 46.4% 38.5%
Interest coverage – – 3.6x
Current ratio 1.4x 2.8x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x 2.2x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.7x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.07 1.41 2.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBWAPCARPHIN
Dividend yield 1.3% 2.7% 1.9%
Net buyback yield 6.8% -0.1% 8.9%
Shareholder yield 8.0% 2.6% 10.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.8% – 22.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 12.1% – 18.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) 28.7% – 0.0%
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.

ConsensusBWAPCARPHIN
Forward P/E 9.9xFY2026 16.4xFY2026 11.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.38FY2026 $6.23FY2026 $5.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.6%FY2026 +24.4%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.8% +20.2% +29.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.71BFY2026 $26.76BFY2026 $3.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.2%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.7% +23.1% +9.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWAPCARPHIN
Held by institutions 100.0% 73.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 816 1,096 392
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +5.8% -7.1%
Institutions buying 420 504 166
Institutions selling 295 406 126
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.24 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.

BWAPCARPHIN
BWA 1.00 0.36 0.43
PCAR 0.36 1.00 0.51
PHIN 0.43 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BWA, PCAR and PHIN?

Paccar (PCAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Borgwarner (BWA) $10.34B, Paccar (PCAR) $53.75B, Phinia (PHIN) $2.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, BWA, PCAR and PHIN?

Phinia (PHIN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Borgwarner (BWA) 21.6x, Paccar (PCAR) 19.5x, Phinia (PHIN) 11.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Borgwarner (BWA) is cheapest (Borgwarner (BWA) 9.9x, Paccar (PCAR) 16.4x, Phinia (PHIN) 11.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Phinia (PHIN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Borgwarner (BWA) +0.4%, Paccar (PCAR) -1.5%, Phinia (PHIN) +5.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Paccar (PCAR) has the highest net margin (Borgwarner (BWA) 3.4%, Paccar (PCAR) 9.5%, Phinia (PHIN) 5.2%). On return on invested capital, Phinia (PHIN) leads (Borgwarner (BWA) 5.9%, Paccar (PCAR) -50.7%, Phinia (PHIN) 8.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Borgwarner (BWA) returned the most: Borgwarner (BWA) +24.4%, Paccar (PCAR) +4.2%, Phinia (PHIN) +17.3%. Over five years, Paccar (PCAR) compounded fastest (Borgwarner (BWA) +3.4%/yr, Paccar (PCAR) +11.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Phinia (PHIN) has the highest dividend yield: Borgwarner (BWA) 0.01%, Paccar (PCAR) 0.00%, Phinia (PHIN) 0.02%. Paccar (PCAR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Paccar (PCAR) has been the steadiest (Borgwarner (BWA) 41.0%, Paccar (PCAR) 27.0%, Phinia (PHIN) 34.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BWA, PCAR 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, Phinia (PHIN) 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.