HOG vs HMC vs BC Stock Comparison

Harley-Davidson, Honda Motor and Brunswick Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HOG Harley-Davidson, Inc.
$33.06 +34.8% 1M +22.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.44B
P/E
17.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.24B
Div. yield
2.27%
Recreational Vehicles Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
HMC Honda Motor Co Ltd
$34.31 +9.4% 1M +12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$51.84B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$145.78B
Div. yield
1.89%
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
BC Brunswick Corp
$79.05 +20.8% 1M +19.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.13B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.63B
Div. yield
2.21%
Recreational Vehicles Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Honda Motor leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Honda Motor 5, Harley-Davidson 5, Brunswick 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHOGHMCBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.44B $51.84B $5.13B HMC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.1x -43.0x -60.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.7x 12.4x 18.3x HMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.2% +0.8% +10.5% BC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.8% -0.7% -1.5% HOG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.9% 0.0% -0.4% HOG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.8x 6.5x HMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.27% 1.89% 2.21% HOG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.5% +12.5% +19.6% HOG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.4%/yr +2.5%/yr -4.3%/yr HMC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.4% 28.5% 38.0% HMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 47/100 39/100 HOG

Percentile Scorecard

HOGHMCBC

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

AxisHOGHMCBC
Valuation 44 #28 of 49 77 #12 of 49 35 #32 of 49
Growth 6 #46 of 49 33 #33 of 49 23 #38 of 49
Profitability 61 #19 of 47 48 #25 of 47 59 #20 of 47
Financial Health 75 #14 of 53 48 #28 of 53 37 #34 of 53
Shareholder Returns 90 #4 of 30 28 #22 of 30 41 #18 of 30
Overall 55 47 39
  • HOG ranked among 55 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • HMC ranked among 55 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • BC ranked among 55 companies in Automobiles and Components

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHOGHMCBCSPY
1 month +34.8%+9.4%+20.8% -2.3%
3 months +30.6%+15.8%-0.4% -0.7%
6 months +42.4%+43.8%+6.2% +4.8%
Year to date +61.3%+16.4%+6.5% +10.3%
1 year +22.5%+12.5%+19.6% +10.3%
3 years +14.3%+6.5%+5.7% +73.0%
3 years, per year +4.6%+2.1%+1.9% +20.1%
5 years -15.8%+13.3%-19.7% +61.9%
5 years, per year -3.4%+2.5%-4.3% +10.1%
10 years -40.9%+20.9%+84.9% +258.6%
10 years, per year -5.1%+1.9%+6.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHOGHMCBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.4%28.5%38.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.2%27.5%34.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.770.921.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.570.440.52 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.8%-37.7%-59.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-0.8%-11.4% -3.5%
52-week high $33.06$34.59$89.22 $779.14
52-week low $17.19$23.49$59.34 $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.

MultipleHOGHMCBC
P/E now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 21.5x -43.0xmedian 21.5x -60.1xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x 0.9xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.9x 10.1xmedian 8.9x 25.0xmedian 8.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -25.9xmedian 8.7x 6.8xmedian 8.7x 14.8xmedian 8.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.0x 0.7xmedian 1.0x 3.1xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.58median 1.24 1.48median 1.24 2.04median 1.24

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 monthsHOGHMCBC
Revenue $4.24B $145.78B $5.63B
Gross profit $1.42B $25.18B $1.44B
Operating income $213.20M -$770.90M -$20.60M
Net income $195.71M -$573.09M -$86.00M
Free cash flow -$133.07M $7.66B $346.30M
R&D – $9.64B $185.10M
EPS (diluted) $1.87 $-0.62 $-1.31
Cash & equivalents $1.90B $32.71B $299.70M
Total debt $2.24B $86.87B $2.10B
Shares (diluted) 108.57M 1.73B 65.50M
Enterprise value -$5.11B -$96.32B $3.88B

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
MetricHOGHMCBC
P/E 17.1x -43.0x -60.1x
P/FCF -25.9x 6.8x 14.8x
P/Operating cash flow -13,493x 6.0x 9.7x
P/S 0.8x 0.4x 0.9x
P/B 1.1x 0.7x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 0.7x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA – 10.1x 25.0x
EV/EBIT 17.8x -128.7x -336.2x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.7x 1.2x
EV/FCF -28.5x 13.0x 20.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -14,852x 11.4x 13.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.58 1.48 2.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHOGHMCBC
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.2% 0.8% 10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -11.1% 14.0% -5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -25.3% -17.0% 14.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -18.3% -1.4% -8.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.0% -111.8% -110.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -38.9% -27.8% -26.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -16.4% -112.2% -306.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -36.8% -27.6% -29.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -6.1% -124.9% -308.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -29.8% -29.0% -29.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -100.0% 183.3% -23.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.0% -21.9% -8.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -116.2% 2,713% -36.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.0% -21.6% 2.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHOGHMCBC
Gross margin 33.4% 17.3% 25.6%
EBITDA margin – 6.8% 4.9%
Operating margin 5.0% -0.5% -0.4%
Pretax margin 6.8% -0.4% -1.9%
Net margin 4.8% -0.7% -1.5%
FCF margin -3.1% 5.3% 6.2%
Operating cash flow margin 0.0% 6.0% 9.4%
Return on equity 6.3% -0.8% -5.2%
Return on assets 2.7% -0.3% -1.6%
Return on invested capital 2.9% 0.0% -0.4%
Return on capital employed 4.4% -0.5% -0.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x -15.1x -6.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHOGHMCBC
Debt / assets 30.9% 40.8% 38.2%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.1x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.8x 6.5x
Debt / FCF -16.9x 11.3x 6.1x
Liabilities / assets 57.0% 63.3% 69.5%
Equity / assets 43.0% 36.7% 30.5%
Interest coverage 0.7x -1.0x -0.2x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.3x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.27 1.41 2.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHOGHMCBC
Dividend yield 2.3% 1.9% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 10.5% – 1.3%
Shareholder yield 12.7% 1.9% 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -131.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 32.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 1.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.0%

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.

ConsensusHOGHMCBC
Forward P/E 44.7xFY2026 12.4xFY2026 18.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.74FY2026 $2.77FY2026 $4.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -73.4%FY2026 – +32.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +147.3% +63.9% +23.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.11BFY2026 $159.46BFY2026 $5.61BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.8%FY2026 +15.7%FY2026 +4.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.9% -1.1% +4.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHOGHMCBC
Held by institutions 100.0% 3.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 441 384 472
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% -3.2% +0.9%
Institutions buying 220 231 216
Institutions selling 122 95 168
Buyers to sellers 1.80 2.43 1.29

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.

HOGHMCBC
HOG 1.00 0.26 0.50
HMC 0.26 1.00 0.39
BC 0.50 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HOG, HMC and BC?

Honda Motor (HMC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Harley-Davidson (HOG) $3.44B, Honda Motor (HMC) $51.84B, Brunswick (BC) $5.13B.

Which company is growing faster?

Brunswick (BC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Harley-Davidson (HOG) -5.2%, Honda Motor (HMC) +0.8%, Brunswick (BC) +10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Harley-Davidson (HOG) has the highest net margin (Harley-Davidson (HOG) 4.8%, Honda Motor (HMC) -0.7%, Brunswick (BC) -1.5%). On return on invested capital, Harley-Davidson (HOG) leads (Harley-Davidson (HOG) 2.9%, Honda Motor (HMC) 0.0%, Brunswick (BC) -0.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Harley-Davidson (HOG) returned the most: Harley-Davidson (HOG) +22.5%, Honda Motor (HMC) +12.5%, Brunswick (BC) +19.6%. Over five years, Honda Motor (HMC) compounded fastest (Harley-Davidson (HOG) -3.4%/yr, Honda Motor (HMC) +2.5%/yr, Brunswick (BC) -4.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Harley-Davidson (HOG) has the highest dividend yield: Harley-Davidson (HOG) 2.27%, Honda Motor (HMC) 1.89%, Brunswick (BC) 2.21%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Honda Motor (HMC) has been the steadiest (Harley-Davidson (HOG) 39.4%, Honda Motor (HMC) 28.5%, Brunswick (BC) 38.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HOG, HMC and BC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Honda Motor (HMC) 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.