CYD vs FSS vs BWA Stock Comparison

China Yuchai International, Federal Signal and Borgwarner Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FSS Federal Signal Corp /De/
$113.43 -1.4% 1M -9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.69B
P/E
23.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.45B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins
BWA Borgwarner Inc
$55.92 -8.4% 1M +28.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.96B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.34B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Federal Signal leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Federal Signal 5, Borgwarner 3, China Yuchai International 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCYDFSSBWALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $893.69M $6.69B $10.96B BWA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.6x 23.4x 26.4x CYD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.2x 23.1x 10.4x CYD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +24.0% +2.2% FSS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 11.7% 2.9% FSS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.3% 5.0% FSS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% BWA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.4% -9.9% +28.4% BWA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.7%/yr +21.5%/yr +4.4%/yr FSS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.0% 35.0% 40.8% FSS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 76/100 61/100 CYD

Percentile Scorecard

CYDFSSBWA

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

AxisCYDFSSBWA
Valuation 100 #2 of 203 54 #95 of 203 92 #18 of 203
Growth – 94 #13 of 188 46 #102 of 188
Profitability – 91 #18 of 184 47 #98 of 184
Financial Health 49 #111 of 217 76 #53 of 217 47 #115 of 217
Shareholder Returns 93 #11 of 153 66 #53 of 153 75 #39 of 153
Overall 81 76 61
  • CYD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • FSS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • BWA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCYDFSSBWASPY
1 month -26.1%-1.4%-8.4% +0.9%
3 months -47.0%+1.3%-10.1% +5.9%
6 months -40.2%-6.6%+3.2% +8.5%
Year to date -32.5%+4.5%+24.1% +13.3%
1 year -36.4%-9.9%+28.4% +12.4%
3 years +194.1%+98.1%+52.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +43.3%+25.6%+15.1% +23.5%
5 years +81.9%+165.0%+24.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +12.7%+21.5%+4.4% +11.0%
10 years +115.6%+834.3%+56.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +8.0%+25.0%+4.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCYDFSSBWASPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.0%35.0%40.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.6%35.9%33.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.521.281.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.66-0.280.70 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.1%-33.3%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -59.9%-15.2%-27.4% -0.9%
52-week high $59.71$133.73$77.03 $779.14
52-week low $23.25$104.77$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.

MultipleCYDFSSBWA
P/E now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 25.4x 24.2xmedian 25.4x 27.4xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.9x 2.8xmedian 1.9x 0.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.3x 15.1xmedian 14.3x —median 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 21.8x 20.4xmedian 21.8x 9.4xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.2x 4.6xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.41 0.85median 1.41 -1.31median 1.41

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 monthsCYDFSSBWA
Revenue – $2.45B $14.34B
Gross profit – $714.00M $2.79B
Operating income – $395.40M $716.00M
Net income – $285.40M $478.00M
Free cash flow – $339.20M $1.21B
EPS (diluted) – $4.64 $2.01
Cash & equivalents $1.08B $62.80M $2.45B
Total debt $288.74M $453.60M $3.87B
Shares (diluted) 37.52M 61.50M 206.30M
Enterprise value -$2.46B $6.44B $1.91B

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
MetricCYDFSSBWA
P/E 11.6x 24.2x 27.4x
P/FCF 2.8x 20.4x 9.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 18.6x 6.6x
P/S 0.3x 2.8x 0.8x
P/B 0.5x 4.6x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 6.2x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA – 15.1x –
EV/EBIT – 18.5x 17.9x
EV/Revenue – 3.0x 0.9x
EV/FCF – 21.6x 10.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 19.6x 7.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.85 -1.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCYDFSSBWA
Revenue growth (1Y) – 24.0% 2.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 16.1% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 24.5% 7.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 22.1% 3.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 27.8% 49.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 28.8% -14.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – 28.8% 81.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 28.6% -21.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – 28.4% 109.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 28.6% -20.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 45.6% 1.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 59.2% 14.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 49.8% 2.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 73.3% 43.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCYDFSSBWA
Gross margin – 29.2% 19.5%
EBITDA margin – 19.8% –
Operating margin – 16.2% 5.0%
Pretax margin – 15.2% 4.9%
Net margin – 11.7% 2.9%
FCF margin – 13.9% 8.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 15.2% 12.0%
Return on equity – 19.4% 8.4%
Return on assets – 11.7% 3.5%
Return on invested capital – 15.3% 5.0%
Return on capital employed – 18.5% 6.8%
Asset turnover – 1.0x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 3.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCYDFSSBWA
Debt / assets 6.3% 18.6% 27.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.3x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x –
Debt / FCF – 1.3x 3.2x
Liabilities / assets 59.6% 38.2% 58.4%
Equity / assets 40.4% 61.8% 41.6%
Interest coverage – 19.3x –
Current ratio 1.4x 2.7x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.1x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – 7.10 3.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCYDFSSBWA
Dividend yield 3.6% 0.5% 1.2%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 5.7%
Shareholder yield 3.6% 0.5% 6.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 12.6% 29.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.6% 11.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 13.6% 45.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 17.0% -4.0%

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.

ConsensusCYDFSSBWA
Forward P/E 7.2xFY2026 23.1xFY2026 10.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.34FY2026 $4.92FY2026 $5.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +62.9%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 +9.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.4% +10.0% +2.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.43BFY2026 $2.79BFY2026 $13.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.5%FY2026 +28.1%FY2026 -4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.0% -5.3% +0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCYDFSSBWA
Held by institutions 22.4% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 121 474 815
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.4% +3.9% +3.7%
Institutions buying 65 249 419
Institutions selling 33 152 295
Buyers to sellers 1.97 1.64 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.

CYDFSSBWA
CYD 1.00 0.23 0.39
FSS 0.23 1.00 0.26
BWA 0.39 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CYD, FSS and BWA?

Borgwarner (BWA) is the largest by market capitalisation: China Yuchai International (CYD) $893.69M, Federal Signal (FSS) $6.69B, Borgwarner (BWA) $10.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, CYD, FSS and BWA?

China Yuchai International (CYD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (China Yuchai International (CYD) 11.6x, Federal Signal (FSS) 23.4x, Borgwarner (BWA) 26.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, China Yuchai International (CYD) is cheapest (China Yuchai International (CYD) 7.2x, Federal Signal (FSS) 23.1x, Borgwarner (BWA) 10.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Federal Signal (FSS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Federal Signal (FSS) +24.0%, Borgwarner (BWA) +2.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Federal Signal (FSS) has the highest net margin (Federal Signal (FSS) 11.7%, Borgwarner (BWA) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, Federal Signal (FSS) leads (Federal Signal (FSS) 15.3%, Borgwarner (BWA) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Borgwarner (BWA) returned the most: China Yuchai International (CYD) -36.4%, Federal Signal (FSS) -9.9%, Borgwarner (BWA) +28.4%. Over five years, Federal Signal (FSS) compounded fastest (China Yuchai International (CYD) +12.7%/yr, Federal Signal (FSS) +21.5%/yr, Borgwarner (BWA) +4.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Borgwarner (BWA) has the highest dividend yield: China Yuchai International (CYD) 0.00%, Federal Signal (FSS) 0.01%, Borgwarner (BWA) 0.01%. China Yuchai International (CYD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Federal Signal (FSS) has been the steadiest (China Yuchai International (CYD) 55.0%, Federal Signal (FSS) 35.0%, Borgwarner (BWA) 40.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CYD, FSS 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, Federal Signal (FSS) 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.