BWA vs WNC vs OSK Stock Comparison

Borgwarner, Wabash National and Oshkosh 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
WNC WABASH NATIONAL Corp
$13.29 +4.9% 1M +59.9% 1Y
Market cap
$483.49M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.52B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins
OSK Oshkosh Corp
$135.10 +2.7% 1M +8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$8.58B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.76B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Oshkosh leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Oshkosh 7, Borgwarner 2, Wabash National 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBWAWNCOSKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.34B $483.49M $8.58B BWA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.6x -3.5x 17.2x OSK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.9x — 13.5x BWA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% -7.3% +4.2% OSK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% -9.1% 4.6% OSK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.9% -14.8% 10.2% OSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -4.7x 0.6x WNC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.4% +59.9% +8.2% WNC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.4%/yr -3.1%/yr +4.8%/yr OSK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.0% 57.3% 39.3% OSK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 24/100 67/100 OSK

Percentile Scorecard

BWAWNCOSK

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

AxisBWAWNCOSK
Valuation 95 #12 of 203 21 #161 of 203 91 #20 of 203
Growth 50 #94 of 188 2 #185 of 188 40 #113 of 188
Profitability 48 #96 of 183 15 #155 of 183 61 #72 of 183
Financial Health 41 #129 of 216 9 #196 of 216 52 #105 of 216
Shareholder Returns 83 #26 of 152 72 #43 of 152 92 #13 of 152
Overall 63 24 67
  • BWA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WNC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • OSK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBWAWNCOSKSPY
1 month -12.6%+4.9%+2.7% +0.7%
3 months -17.3%+7.2%-5.4% +3.7%
6 months -6.5%+52.9%-13.6% +7.1%
Year to date +18.2%+53.6%+7.5% +12.8%
1 year +24.4%+59.9%+8.2% +11.9%
3 years +45.1%-36.2%+53.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.2%-13.9%+15.4% +22.8%
5 years +18.2%-14.4%+26.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +3.4%-3.1%+4.8% +10.9%
10 years +49.5%+19.7%+154.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +4.1%+1.8%+9.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBWAWNCOSKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.0%57.3%39.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%51.4%38.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.311.521.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.591.050.21 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.1%-77.4%-43.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.8%-7.2%-24.1% -1.2%
52-week high $77.03$14.32$177.94 $779.14
52-week low $40.96$6.77$118.59 $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.

MultipleBWAWNCOSK
P/E now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 25.8x -3.9xmedian 25.8x 16.8xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x 0.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x -10.1xmedian 14.6x 9.0xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 22.2x -3.8xmedian 22.2x 8.8xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x 1.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.55median 1.45 0.10median 1.45 45.16median 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 monthsBWAWNCOSK
Revenue $14.24B $1.52B $10.76B
Gross profit $2.79B $13.43M $1.66B
Operating income $770.00M -$157.62M $734.30M
Net income $538.00M -$138.69M $498.50M
Free cash flow $1.15B -$144.30M $942.10M
EPS (diluted) $2.34 $-3.38 $8.01
Cash & equivalents $1.58B $69.29M $558.00M
Total debt $3.01B $540.26M $1.10B
Shares (diluted) 204.60M 40.99M 62.24M
Enterprise value $1.88B $267.35M $6.88B

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
MetricBWAWNCOSK
P/E 22.4x -3.9x 16.8x
P/FCF 9.3x -3.8x 8.8x
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x -4.4x 7.3x
P/S 0.8x 0.4x 0.8x
P/B 1.8x 2.0x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 2.5x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA – -10.1x 9.0x
EV/EBIT 15.7x -6.4x 12.0x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.7x 0.8x
EV/FCF 10.5x -7.0x 9.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.2x -8.2x 7.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.55 0.10 45.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWAWNCOSK
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% -7.3% 4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% -16.4% 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.3% -88.7% -10.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.1% -69.7% 2.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 68.1% -142.5% -22.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.4% -35.9% -1.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 186.2% -153.3% -25.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.5% -37.9% -1.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 277.5% -153.5% -22.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.8% -39.7% 0.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.0% -182.2% 16.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.8% -35.4% 36.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -7.4% -330.0% 26.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 53.4% -43.3% 69.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWAWNCOSK
Gross margin 19.6% 0.9% 15.4%
EBITDA margin – -6.6% 9.1%
Operating margin 5.4% -10.4% 6.8%
Pretax margin 5.3% -12.0% 5.9%
Net margin 3.4% -9.1% 4.6%
FCF margin 8.1% -9.5% 8.8%
Operating cash flow margin 11.8% -8.1% 10.5%
Return on equity 9.2% -49.0% 11.0%
Return on assets 4.0% -11.2% 4.9%
Return on invested capital 5.9% -14.8% 10.2%
Return on capital employed 8.5% -18.1% 10.5%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.2x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x 0.9x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.7% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWAWNCOSK
Debt / assets 22.8% 43.8% 10.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x 2.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -4.7x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 2.6x -3.7x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 55.6% 78.0% 55.6%
Equity / assets 44.4% 22.0% 44.4%
Interest coverage – -6.2x 6.1x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.4x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.07 1.51 3.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBWAWNCOSK
Dividend yield 1.3% 2.4% 1.6%
Net buyback yield 6.8% 0.1% 4.1%
Shareholder yield 8.0% 2.5% 5.7%
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.

ConsensusBWAWNCOSK
Forward P/E 9.9xFY2026 – 13.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.38FY2026 $-2.47FY2026 $10.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.6%FY2026 – -7.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.8% – +46.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.71BFY2026 $1.68BFY2026 $10.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.2%FY2026 +9.3%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.7% +13.4% +5.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWAWNCOSK
Held by institutions 100.0% 91.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 816 165 599
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% -3.6% +5.1%
Institutions buying 420 84 310
Institutions selling 295 61 188
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.38 1.65

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.

BWAWNCOSK
BWA 1.00 0.35 0.35
WNC 0.35 1.00 0.48
OSK 0.35 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BWA, WNC and OSK?

Borgwarner (BWA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Borgwarner (BWA) $10.34B, Wabash National (WNC) $483.49M, Oshkosh (OSK) $8.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, BWA, WNC and OSK?

Oshkosh (OSK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Borgwarner (BWA) 21.6x, Wabash National (WNC) -3.5x, Oshkosh (OSK) 17.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Borgwarner (BWA) is cheapest (Borgwarner (BWA) 9.9x, Oshkosh (OSK) 13.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Oshkosh (OSK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Borgwarner (BWA) +0.4%, Wabash National (WNC) -7.3%, Oshkosh (OSK) +4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Oshkosh (OSK) has the highest net margin (Borgwarner (BWA) 3.4%, Wabash National (WNC) -9.1%, Oshkosh (OSK) 4.6%). On return on invested capital, Oshkosh (OSK) leads (Borgwarner (BWA) 5.9%, Wabash National (WNC) -14.8%, Oshkosh (OSK) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wabash National (WNC) returned the most: Borgwarner (BWA) +24.4%, Wabash National (WNC) +59.9%, Oshkosh (OSK) +8.2%. Over five years, Oshkosh (OSK) compounded fastest (Borgwarner (BWA) +3.4%/yr, Wabash National (WNC) -3.1%/yr, Oshkosh (OSK) +4.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Oshkosh (OSK) has been the steadiest (Borgwarner (BWA) 41.0%, Wabash National (WNC) 57.3%, Oshkosh (OSK) 39.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Oshkosh (OSK) leads on 7. 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.