DAN vs WPRT vs BWA Stock Comparison

Dana, Aetherion Technologies and Borgwarner Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DAN DANA Inc
$27.20 +0.2% 1M +37.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.93B
P/E
2.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.66B
Div. yield
1.69%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
6 wins
BWA Borgwarner Inc
$55.71 -9.1% 1M +28.6% 1Y
Market cap
$11.35B
P/E
27.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.34B
Div. yield
1.22%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Dana leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Dana 6, Borgwarner 5, Aetherion Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDANWPRTBWALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.93B $37.53M $11.35B BWA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.6x -0.9x 27.3x DAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x — 10.4x BWA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% -73.4% +2.2% DAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.6% -493.2% 2.9% DAN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% -39.8% 5.0% BWA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.0x — WPRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.69% — 1.22% DAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.4% +7.5% +28.6% DAN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.8%/yr -41.4%/yr +4.2%/yr BWA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.1% 53.3% 40.8% BWA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 25/100 61/100 DAN

Percentile Scorecard

DANWPRTBWA

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

AxisDANWPRTBWA
Valuation 95 #11 of 203 11 #181 of 203 92 #18 of 203
Growth 83 #33 of 188 29 #133 of 188 46 #103 of 188
Profitability 46 #100 of 183 4 #175 of 183 47 #97 of 183
Financial Health 21 #172 of 217 54 #100 of 217 46 #117 of 217
Shareholder Returns 63 #58 of 153 – 75 #39 of 153
Overall 61 25 61
  • DAN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WPRT 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

PeriodDANWPRTBWASPY
1 month +0.2%+6.4%-9.1% -0.2%
3 months -0.7%+22.7%-11.9% +3.9%
6 months -27.7%+9.6%+2.6% +8.2%
Year to date +14.5%+37.6%+23.6% +12.9%
1 year +37.4%+7.5%+28.6% +12.3%
3 years +115.5%-56.4%+51.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +29.2%-24.2%+15.0% +23.3%
5 years +20.5%-93.1%+22.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.8%-41.4%+4.2% +10.9%
10 years +78.8%-87.2%+57.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +6.0%-18.6%+4.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDANWPRTBWASPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.1%53.3%40.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.1%47.3%33.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.300.651.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.850.140.70 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.7%-96.1%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.1%-12.6%-27.7% -1.2%
52-week high $38.93$2.47$77.03 $779.14
52-week low $19.47$1.54$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.

MultipleDANWPRTBWA
P/E now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 25.2x -0.9xmedian 25.2x 27.3xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.9x 4.4xmedian 1.9x 0.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 14.0x -0.6xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 21.7x -4.2xmedian 21.7x 9.4xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.3x 0.7xmedian 2.3x 2.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.02median 1.32 -0.12median 1.32 -1.31median 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 monthsDANWPRTBWA
Revenue $7.66B $8.50M $14.34B
Gross profit $725.00M $952.00K $2.79B
Operating income $210.00M -$23.52M $716.00M
Net income $1.13B -$41.91M $478.00M
Free cash flow $143.00M -$8.83M $1.21B
R&D – $5.35M –
EPS (diluted) $10.18 $-2.42 $2.01
Cash & equivalents $331.00M $23.95M $2.45B
Total debt $1.34B $972.00K $3.87B
Shares (diluted) 109.50M 17.34M 206.30M
Enterprise value $1.30B -$199.57M $2.48B

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
MetricDANWPRTBWA
P/E 2.6x -0.9x 27.3x
P/FCF 20.5x -4.2x 9.4x
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x -4.7x 6.6x
P/S 0.4x 4.4x 0.8x
P/B 1.5x 0.7x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 0.7x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x -0.6x –
EV/EBIT 18.8x -0.6x 17.8x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 1.7x 0.9x
EV/FCF 27.5x -1.6x 10.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.6x -1.8x 7.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.02 -0.12 -1.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDANWPRTBWA
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% -73.4% 2.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.9% -70.1% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 79.0% -72.0% 7.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.4% -72.0% 3.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 307.9% -71.1% 49.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.3% -35.5% -14.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 28,400% 21.9% 81.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 83.0% 7.3% -21.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 6,201% 18.0% 109.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 108.3% 7.7% -20.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 49.3% 55.5% 1.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 10.8% 14.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 180.4% 55.5% 2.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 27.8% 43.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDANWPRTBWA
Gross margin 9.5% 11.2% 19.5%
EBITDA margin 7.3% -267.3% –
Operating margin 2.7% -276.7% 5.0%
Pretax margin 1.0% -423.1% 4.9%
Net margin 14.6% -493.2% 2.9%
FCF margin 1.9% -103.9% 8.5%
Operating cash flow margin 6.0% -93.2% 12.0%
Return on equity 56.6% -29.3% 8.4%
Return on assets 18.6% -19.9% 3.5%
Return on invested capital 0.0% -39.8% 5.0%
Return on capital employed 5.3% -42.2% 6.8%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.1x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 0.2x 3.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 8.2% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDANWPRTBWA
Debt / assets 22.0% 1.1% 27.8%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.0x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.0x –
Debt / FCF 9.4x -0.1x 3.2x
Liabilities / assets 67.6% 38.5% 58.4%
Equity / assets 32.4% 61.5% 41.6%
Interest coverage 1.5x -100.9x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.1x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.1x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.8x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.29 -19.42 3.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDANWPRTBWA
Dividend yield 1.7% – 1.2%
Net buyback yield 19.2% 295.0% 5.7%
Shareholder yield 20.9% 295.0% 6.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 4.5% – 29.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 35.7% – 11.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) -12.1% – 45.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -4.2% – -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.

ConsensusDANWPRTBWA
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 – 10.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.90FY2026 $-1.37FY2026 $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 $8.05BFY2026 $10.34MFY2026 $13.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.3%FY2026 -55.7%FY2026 -4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +34.2% +10.1% +0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDANWPRTBWA
Held by institutions 99.2% 21.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 342 46 815
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +70.5% +3.7%
Institutions buying 168 16 419
Institutions selling 126 13 295
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.23 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.

DANWPRTBWA
DAN 1.00 0.19 0.47
WPRT 0.19 1.00 0.10
BWA 0.47 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DAN, WPRT and BWA?

Borgwarner (BWA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dana (DAN) $2.93B, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) $37.53M, Borgwarner (BWA) $11.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, DAN, WPRT and BWA?

Dana (DAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dana (DAN) 2.6x, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -0.9x, Borgwarner (BWA) 27.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Borgwarner (BWA) is cheapest (Dana (DAN) 14.3x, 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?

Dana (DAN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dana (DAN) +3.7%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -73.4%, Borgwarner (BWA) +2.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dana (DAN) has the highest net margin (Dana (DAN) 14.6%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -493.2%, Borgwarner (BWA) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, Borgwarner (BWA) leads (Dana (DAN) 0.0%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -39.8%, Borgwarner (BWA) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dana (DAN) returned the most: Dana (DAN) +37.4%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) +7.5%, Borgwarner (BWA) +28.6%. Over five years, Borgwarner (BWA) compounded fastest (Dana (DAN) +3.8%/yr, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -41.4%/yr, Borgwarner (BWA) +4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dana (DAN) has the highest dividend yield: Dana (DAN) 1.69%, Borgwarner (BWA) 1.22%. Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Borgwarner (BWA) has been the steadiest (Dana (DAN) 44.1%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) 53.3%, Borgwarner (BWA) 40.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DAN, WPRT 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, Dana (DAN) leads on 6. 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.