BWA vs TEX vs WPRT Stock Comparison

Borgwarner, Terex and Aetherion Technologies 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
9 wins
TEX Terex Corp
$49.75 -13.2% 1M -14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.06B
P/E
40.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.68B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Borgwarner leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Borgwarner 9, Terex 2, Aetherion Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBWATEXWPRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.25B $6.06B $37.53M BWA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.1x 40.7x -0.9x BWA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.4x 9.5x — TEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.2% +29.2% -73.4% TEX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% 2.2% -493.2% BWA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.0% 3.8% -39.8% BWA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.7x 1.0x WPRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% — BWA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.6% -14.9% +7.5% BWA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.2%/yr +1.6%/yr -41.4%/yr BWA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.8% 49.0% 53.3% BWA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 49/100 25/100 BWA

Percentile Scorecard

BWATEXWPRT

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

AxisBWATEXWPRT
Valuation 92 #18 of 203 77 #47 of 203 11 #181 of 203
Growth 46 #103 of 188 42 #110 of 188 29 #133 of 188
Profitability 47 #97 of 183 33 #123 of 183 4 #175 of 183
Financial Health 46 #117 of 217 26 #160 of 217 54 #100 of 217
Shareholder Returns 75 #39 of 153 66 #53 of 153 –
Overall 61 49 25
  • BWA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TEX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WPRT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBWATEXWPRTSPY
1 month -9.1%-13.2%+6.4% -0.2%
3 months -11.9%-27.5%+22.7% +3.9%
6 months +2.6%-19.6%+9.6% +8.2%
Year to date +23.6%-6.8%+37.6% +12.9%
1 year +28.6%-14.9%+7.5% +12.3%
3 years +51.9%+13.6%-56.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +15.0%+4.3%-24.2% +23.3%
5 years +22.9%+8.1%-93.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +4.2%+1.6%-41.4% +10.9%
10 years +57.2%+110.5%-87.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +4.6%+7.7%-18.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBWATEXWPRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.8%49.0%53.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.9%48.7%47.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.301.890.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.70-0.300.14 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.1%-51.8%-96.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.7%-33.3%-12.6% -1.2%
52-week high $77.03$74.58$2.47 $779.14
52-week low $40.96$41.78$1.54 $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.

MultipleBWATEXWPRT
P/E now vs peer median 27.3xmedian 25.2x 37.9xmedian 25.2x -0.9xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.9x 0.9xmedian 1.9x 4.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.0x 12.8xmedian 14.0x -0.6xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 21.7x 16.8xmedian 21.7x -4.2xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.3x 1.2xmedian 2.3x 0.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.31median 1.32 -0.91median 1.32 -0.12median 1.32

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 monthsBWATEXWPRT
Revenue $14.34B $6.68B $8.50M
Gross profit $2.79B $1.18B $952.00K
Operating income $716.00M $382.00M -$23.52M
Net income $478.00M $149.00M -$41.91M
Free cash flow $1.21B $339.00M -$8.83M
R&D – – $5.35M
EPS (diluted) $2.01 $1.30 $-2.42
Cash & equivalents $2.45B $407.00M $23.95M
Total debt $3.87B $2.69B $972.00K
Shares (diluted) 206.30M 114.20M 17.34M
Enterprise value $2.21B $3.98B -$199.57M

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
MetricBWATEXWPRT
P/E 27.3x 37.9x -0.9x
P/FCF 9.4x 16.8x -4.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x 12.5x -4.7x
P/S 0.8x 0.9x 4.4x
P/B 2.0x 1.2x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 2.8x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA – 12.8x -0.6x
EV/EBIT 17.8x 20.9x -0.6x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.2x 1.7x
EV/FCF 10.5x 23.5x -1.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.4x 17.5x -1.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.31 -0.91 -0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWATEXWPRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.2% 29.2% -73.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 10.3% -70.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.5% 18.4% -72.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 2.6% -72.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.2% 2.4% -71.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -14.3% -13.9% -35.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 81.1% -16.8% 21.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -21.1% -30.6% 7.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 109.0% -52.0% 18.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -20.8% -41.6% 7.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.5% 21.9% 55.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 7.1% 10.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.2% 43.6% 55.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.9% 8.0% 27.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWATEXWPRT
Gross margin 19.5% 17.7% 11.2%
EBITDA margin – 9.3% -267.3%
Operating margin 5.0% 5.7% -276.7%
Pretax margin 4.9% 2.8% -423.1%
Net margin 2.9% 2.2% -493.2%
FCF margin 8.5% 5.1% -103.9%
Operating cash flow margin 12.0% 6.8% -93.2%
Return on equity 8.4% 3.0% -29.3%
Return on assets 3.5% 1.4% -19.9%
Return on invested capital 5.0% 3.8% -39.8%
Return on capital employed 6.8% 4.5% -42.2%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.7x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.6x 3.1x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.0% 8.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWATEXWPRT
Debt / assets 27.8% 26.0% 1.1%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.5x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.7x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 3.2x 7.9x -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 58.4% 52.4% 38.5%
Equity / assets 41.6% 47.6% 61.5%
Interest coverage – 2.0x -100.9x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.8x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.7x 0.9x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.2x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 3.06 1.86 -19.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBWATEXWPRT
Dividend yield 1.2% 1.4% –
Net buyback yield 5.7% 0.1% 295.0%
Shareholder yield 6.9% 1.4% 295.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.3% 41.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 11.5% 18.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 45.8% 37.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -4.0% 17.4% –

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.

ConsensusBWATEXWPRT
Forward P/E 10.4xFY2026 9.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.38FY2026 $5.26FY2026 $-1.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.6%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +2.8% +9.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.71BFY2026 $8.62BFY2026 $10.34MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.2%FY2026 +59.1%FY2026 -55.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.7% +8.2% +10.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWATEXWPRT
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 21.0%
Institutions holding 815 482 46
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +5.5% +70.5%
Institutions buying 419 240 16
Institutions selling 295 164 13
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.46 1.23

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.

BWATEXWPRT
BWA 1.00 0.51 0.10
TEX 0.51 1.00 0.19
WPRT 0.10 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BWA, TEX and WPRT?

Borgwarner (BWA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Borgwarner (BWA) $11.25B, Terex (TEX) $6.06B, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) $37.53M.

Which stock is cheaper, BWA, TEX and WPRT?

Borgwarner (BWA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Borgwarner (BWA) 27.1x, Terex (TEX) 40.7x, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -0.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Terex (TEX) is cheapest (Borgwarner (BWA) 10.4x, Terex (TEX) 9.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Terex (TEX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Borgwarner (BWA) +2.2%, Terex (TEX) +29.2%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -73.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Borgwarner (BWA) has the highest net margin (Borgwarner (BWA) 2.9%, Terex (TEX) 2.2%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -493.2%). On return on invested capital, Borgwarner (BWA) leads (Borgwarner (BWA) 5.0%, Terex (TEX) 3.8%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -39.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Borgwarner (BWA) returned the most: Borgwarner (BWA) +28.6%, Terex (TEX) -14.9%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) +7.5%. Over five years, Borgwarner (BWA) compounded fastest (Borgwarner (BWA) +4.2%/yr, Terex (TEX) +1.6%/yr, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -41.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Borgwarner (BWA) has the highest dividend yield: Borgwarner (BWA) 0.01%, Terex (TEX) 0.01%. Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Borgwarner (BWA) has been the steadiest (Borgwarner (BWA) 40.8%, Terex (TEX) 49.0%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) 53.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BWA, TEX and WPRT?

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 9. 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.