GENC vs DAN vs BWA Stock Comparison

Gencor Industries, Dana and Borgwarner Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GENC Gencor Industries Inc
$17.18 -0.8% 1M +23.3% 1Y
Market cap
$254.61M
P/E
17.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$110.01M
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins
DAN DANA Inc
$25.44 -6.3% 1M +27.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.69B
P/E
2.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.78B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins
BWA Borgwarner Inc
$55.92 -8.4% 1M +28.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.85B
P/E
26.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.34B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Borgwarner leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Borgwarner 3, Dana 3, Gencor Industries 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGENCDANBWALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $254.61M $2.69B $10.85B BWA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.1x 2.6x 26.1x DAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x 13.4x 10.4x BWA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.4% +5.1% +2.2% DAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.5% — 2.9% GENC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 5.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.3% +27.0% +28.4% BWA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.0%/yr +2.8%/yr +4.4%/yr GENC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.3% 44.6% 40.8% GENC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 67/100 61/100 DAN

Percentile Scorecard

GENCDANBWA

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

AxisGENCDANBWA
Valuation 69 #64 of 203 99 #4 of 203 92 #18 of 203
Growth 41 #112 of 188 76 #46 of 188 46 #102 of 188
Profitability 37 #117 of 184 75 #47 of 184 47 #98 of 184
Financial Health 100 #2 of 217 8 #199 of 217 47 #115 of 217
Shareholder Returns – 79 #33 of 153 75 #39 of 153
Overall 61 67 61
  • GENC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • DAN 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

PeriodGENCDANBWASPY
1 month -0.8%-6.3%-8.4% +0.9%
3 months +18.8%-5.1%-10.1% +5.9%
6 months +18.7%-29.0%+3.2% +8.5%
Year to date +32.6%+7.1%+24.1% +13.3%
1 year +23.3%+27.0%+28.4% +12.4%
3 years +23.0%+101.6%+52.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +7.1%+26.3%+15.1% +23.5%
5 years +53.9%+14.6%+24.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +9.0%+2.8%+4.4% +11.0%
10 years +46.2%+65.9%+56.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +3.9%+5.2%+4.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGENCDANBWASPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.3%44.6%40.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.0%47.0%33.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.851.281.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.610.610.70 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.7%-69.7%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.7%-34.7%-27.4% -0.9%
52-week high $20.14$38.93$77.03 $779.14
52-week low $12.23$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.

MultipleGENCDANBWA
P/E now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 25.4x 2.6xmedian 25.4x 27.4xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x 0.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 14.3x —median 14.3x —median 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -131.2xmedian 21.8x 20.6xmedian 21.8x 9.4xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.31median 1.41 0.02median 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 monthsGENCDANBWA
Revenue $110.01M $7.78B $14.34B
Gross profit $31.45M – $2.79B
Operating income $12.92M $249.00M $716.00M
Net income $14.89M $1.06B $478.00M
Free cash flow -$1.62M – $1.21B
R&D $2.73M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.02 $9.56 $2.01
Cash & equivalents $26.26M $321.00M $2.45B
Total debt – – $3.87B
Shares (diluted) 14.66M 109.50M 206.30M
Enterprise value -$348.73M $2.69B $1.81B

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
MetricGENCDANBWA
P/E 16.9x 2.6x 27.4x
P/FCF -131.2x 20.6x 9.4x
P/Operating cash flow 193.8x 6.5x 6.6x
P/S 1.9x 0.4x 0.8x
P/B 0.9x 1.5x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 1.6x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 3.2x – –
EV/EBIT 3.7x – 17.9x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.4x 0.9x
EV/FCF -29.6x – 10.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 43.7x 6.5x 7.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.31 0.02 -1.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGENCDANBWA
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.4% 5.1% 2.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.8% -9.8% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.3% – 7.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.7% – 3.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -16.6% 722.5% 49.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.8% -12.1% -14.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -2.0% 1,378% 81.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 143.1% -21.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.0% 2,174% 109.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 149.7% -20.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 796.7% 3.4% 1.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.4% -7.9% 14.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -78.4% – 2.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 50.4% – 43.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGENCDANBWA
Gross margin 28.6% – 19.5%
EBITDA margin 13.7% – –
Operating margin 11.7% – 5.0%
Pretax margin 17.0% – 4.9%
Net margin 13.5% – 2.9%
FCF margin -1.5% – 8.5%
Operating cash flow margin 1.0% 5.4% 12.0%
Return on equity 6.7% 56.6% 8.4%
Return on assets 6.3% 17.5% 3.5%
Return on invested capital – – 5.0%
Return on capital employed 5.7% – 6.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.3x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 0.4x 3.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGENCDANBWA
Debt / assets – – 27.8%
Debt / equity – – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – 3.2x
Liabilities / assets 5.9% 70.8% 58.4%
Equity / assets 94.1% 29.2% 41.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 19.2x 1.1x 2.1x
Quick ratio 14.9x – 1.7x
Cash ratio 14.1x – 0.7x
Altman Z-score 11.88 – 3.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGENCDANBWA
Dividend yield – 1.8% 1.2%
Net buyback yield – – 5.7%
Shareholder yield – 1.8% 6.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 29.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 11.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 45.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -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.

ConsensusGENCDANBWA
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 13.4xFY2026 10.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.13FY2026 $1.90FY2026 $5.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 +413.5%FY2026 +9.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -15.9% +128.4% +2.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $111.17MFY2026 $8.05BFY2026 $13.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.7%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026 -4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +38.5% +34.2% +0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGENCDANBWA
Held by institutions 48.7% 99.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 94 342 815
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.6% +1.8% +3.7%
Institutions buying 40 168 419
Institutions selling 33 126 295
Buyers to sellers 1.21 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.

GENCDANBWA
GENC 1.00 0.35 0.22
DAN 0.35 1.00 0.49
BWA 0.22 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GENC, DAN and BWA?

Borgwarner (BWA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gencor Industries (GENC) $254.61M, Dana (DAN) $2.69B, Borgwarner (BWA) $10.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, GENC, DAN and BWA?

Dana (DAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gencor Industries (GENC) 17.1x, Dana (DAN) 2.6x, Borgwarner (BWA) 26.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Borgwarner (BWA) is cheapest (Gencor Industries (GENC) 15.2x, Dana (DAN) 13.4x, 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: Gencor Industries (GENC) -6.4%, Dana (DAN) +5.1%, Borgwarner (BWA) +2.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gencor Industries (GENC) has the highest net margin (Gencor Industries (GENC) 13.5%, Borgwarner (BWA) 2.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Borgwarner (BWA) returned the most: Gencor Industries (GENC) +23.3%, Dana (DAN) +27.0%, Borgwarner (BWA) +28.4%. Over five years, Gencor Industries (GENC) compounded fastest (Gencor Industries (GENC) +9.0%/yr, Dana (DAN) +2.8%/yr, Borgwarner (BWA) +4.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Gencor Industries (GENC) 0.00%, Dana (DAN) 0.00%, Borgwarner (BWA) 0.01%. Gencor Industries (GENC) and Dana (DAN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gencor Industries (GENC) has been the steadiest (Gencor Industries (GENC) 38.3%, Dana (DAN) 44.6%, Borgwarner (BWA) 40.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GENC, 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 3. 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.