CVGI vs DAN vs BWA Stock Comparison

Commercial Vehicle, Dana and Borgwarner Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DAN DANA Inc
$22.88 -17.9% 1M +12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.46B
P/E
2.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.66B
Div. yield
2.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins
BWA Borgwarner Inc
$51.73 -14.5% 1M +20.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.39B
P/E
21.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.24B
Div. yield
1.31%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCVGIDANBWALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $119.35M $2.46B $10.39B BWA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.8x 2.2x 21.8x DAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.0x 9.6x BWA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.4% +3.7% +0.4% DAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.4% 14.6% 3.4% DAN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.9% 0.0% 5.9% CVGI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 1.8x — DAN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.01% 1.31% DAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +108.6% +12.7% +20.4% CVGI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.1%/yr -0.7%/yr +1.9%/yr BWA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 82.5% 44.5% 41.0% BWA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 63/100 63/100 BWA

Percentile Scorecard

CVGIDANBWA

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

AxisCVGIDANBWA
Valuation 84 #33 of 203 98 #6 of 203 96 #10 of 203
Growth 36 #122 of 189 83 #33 of 189 49 #97 of 189
Profitability 27 #136 of 187 46 #101 of 187 48 #98 of 187
Financial Health 24 #169 of 221 21 #175 of 221 41 #131 of 221
Shareholder Returns – 68 #49 of 152 84 #25 of 152
Overall 43 63 63
  • CVGI ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • DAN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • BWA ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCVGIDANBWASPY
1 month +7.1%-17.9%-14.5% -2.3%
3 months -30.9%-17.2%-18.3% -0.7%
6 months -25.6%-34.0%-8.1% +4.8%
Year to date +120.1%-3.7%+14.8% +10.3%
1 year +108.6%+12.7%+20.4% +10.3%
3 years -48.5%+85.6%+55.1% +73.0%
3 years, per year -19.9%+22.9%+15.8% +20.1%
5 years -65.2%-3.6%+10.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year -19.1%-0.7%+1.9% +10.1%
10 years -30.8%+53.4%+48.8% +258.6%
10 years, per year -3.6%+4.4%+4.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCVGIDANBWASPY
Volatility, 1Y 82.5%44.5%41.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.9%47.7%34.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.611.341.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.320.290.50 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.7%-69.7%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -45.2%-41.2%-32.8% -3.5%
52-week high $5.78$38.93$77.03 $779.14
52-week low $1.34$19.47$40.96 $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.

MultipleCVGIDANBWA
P/E now vs peer median -4.8xmedian 25.6x 2.2xmedian 25.6x 21.8xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x 0.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 14.4x 6.2xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -306.0xmedian 22.5x 17.2xmedian 22.5x 9.0xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.2x 1.2xmedian 2.2x 1.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.15median 1.36 0.02median 1.36 -2.47median 1.36

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 monthsCVGIDANBWA
Revenue $673.98M $7.66B $14.24B
Gross profit $75.61M $725.00M $2.79B
Operating income $13.41M $210.00M $770.00M
Net income -$23.05M $1.13B $538.00M
Free cash flow -$390.00K $143.00M $1.15B
EPS (diluted) $-0.66 $10.18 $2.34
Cash & equivalents – $331.00M $1.58B
Total debt $91.78M $1.34B $3.01B
Shares (diluted) 34.77M 109.50M 204.60M
Enterprise value $119.35M $833.34M $2.13B

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
MetricCVGIDANBWA
P/E -4.8x 2.2x 21.8x
P/FCF -306.0x 17.2x 9.0x
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x 5.4x 6.2x
P/S 0.2x 0.3x 0.7x
P/B 0.9x 1.2x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 1.3x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x 6.2x –
EV/EBIT 15.7x 16.5x 15.3x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 0.5x 0.8x
EV/FCF -541.4x 24.3x 10.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.7x 7.6x 7.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.15 0.02 -2.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVGIDANBWA
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.4% 3.7% 0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.0% -9.9% 0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% 79.0% 6.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.1% -6.4% 3.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 425.0% 307.9% 68.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.0% 6.3% -12.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 39.8% 28,400% 186.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -33.9% 83.0% -10.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.5% 6,201% 277.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.2% 108.3% -8.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 211.2% 49.3% -2.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -49.8% -8.6% 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 98.2% 180.4% -7.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.1% 5.2% 53.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVGIDANBWA
Gross margin 11.2% 9.5% 19.6%
EBITDA margin 4.5% 7.3% –
Operating margin 2.0% 2.7% 5.4%
Pretax margin -2.4% 1.0% 5.3%
Net margin -3.4% 14.6% 3.4%
FCF margin -0.1% 1.9% 8.1%
Operating cash flow margin 1.6% 6.0% 11.8%
Return on equity -17.3% 56.6% 9.2%
Return on assets -5.3% 18.6% 4.0%
Return on invested capital 5.9% 0.0% 5.9%
Return on capital employed 4.9% 5.3% 8.5%
Asset turnover 1.6x 1.3x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x 0.4x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.5% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVGIDANBWA
Debt / assets 20.2% 22.0% 22.8%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.7x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 1.8x –
Debt / FCF -235.3x 9.4x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 70.1% 67.6% 55.6%
Equity / assets 29.9% 32.4% 44.4%
Interest coverage 0.9x 1.5x –
Current ratio 2.0x 1.5x 1.4x
Quick ratio – 0.9x 1.0x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.89 2.23 3.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVGIDANBWA
Dividend yield – 2.0% 1.3%
Net buyback yield – 22.8% 7.0%
Shareholder yield – 24.8% 8.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 4.5% 25.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 35.7% 12.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -12.1% 28.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -4.2% -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.

ConsensusCVGIDANBWA
Forward P/E – 12.0xFY2026 9.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.20FY2026 $1.90FY2026 $5.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +413.5%FY2026 +9.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +128.4% +2.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $777.74MFY2026 $8.05BFY2026 $13.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.8%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026 -4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.3% +34.2% +0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVGIDANBWA
Held by institutions 60.7% 99.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 111 342 817
Change in shares held, QoQ +55.8% +1.8% +3.7%
Institutions buying 80 168 420
Institutions selling 20 126 296
Buyers to sellers 4.00 1.33 1.42

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.

CVGIDANBWA
CVGI 1.00 0.17 0.21
DAN 0.17 1.00 0.49
BWA 0.21 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVGI, DAN and BWA?

Borgwarner (BWA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) $119.35M, Dana (DAN) $2.46B, Borgwarner (BWA) $10.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVGI, DAN and BWA?

Dana (DAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -4.8x, Dana (DAN) 2.2x, Borgwarner (BWA) 21.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Borgwarner (BWA) is cheapest (Dana (DAN) 12.0x, Borgwarner (BWA) 9.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dana (DAN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -0.4%, Dana (DAN) +3.7%, Borgwarner (BWA) +0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dana (DAN) has the highest net margin (Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -3.4%, Dana (DAN) 14.6%, Borgwarner (BWA) 3.4%). On return on invested capital, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) leads (Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) 5.9%, Dana (DAN) 0.0%, Borgwarner (BWA) 5.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) returned the most: Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) +108.6%, Dana (DAN) +12.7%, Borgwarner (BWA) +20.4%. Over five years, Borgwarner (BWA) compounded fastest (Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -19.1%/yr, Dana (DAN) -0.7%/yr, Borgwarner (BWA) +1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dana (DAN) has the highest dividend yield: Dana (DAN) 2.01%, Borgwarner (BWA) 1.31%. Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Borgwarner (BWA) has been the steadiest (Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) 82.5%, Dana (DAN) 44.5%, Borgwarner (BWA) 41.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.