HOG vs THO vs BC Stock Comparison

Harley-Davidson, Thor Industries and Brunswick Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HOG Harley-Davidson, Inc.
$29.44 +15.7% 1M +9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.06B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.24B
Div. yield
2.55%
Recreational Vehicles Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
THO Thor Industries Inc
$70.43 -2.3% 1M -35.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.64B
P/E
20.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.61B
Div. yield
2.98%
Recreational Vehicles Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
BC Brunswick Corp
$67.65 +0.6% 1M -4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.39B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.63B
Div. yield
2.59%
Recreational Vehicles Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Brunswick leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Brunswick 4, Harley-Davidson 4, Thor Industries 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHOGTHOBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.06B $3.64B $4.39B BC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.3x 20.8x -51.4x HOG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 39.8x 20.2x 15.7x BC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.2% +0.3% +10.5% BC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.8% 1.8% -1.5% HOG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.9% 4.3% -0.4% THO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x 6.5x THO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.55% 2.98% 2.59% THO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.1% -35.4% -4.6% HOG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.5%/yr -7.5%/yr -6.3%/yr HOG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.8% 39.2% 36.9% BC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 62/100 42/100 THO

Percentile Scorecard

HOGTHOBC

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

AxisHOGTHOBC
Valuation 45 #28 of 50 78 #12 of 50 41 #30 of 50
Growth 4 #46 of 48 15 #41 of 48 19 #39 of 48
Profitability 64 #17 of 46 71 #14 of 46 62 #18 of 46
Financial Health 77 #13 of 52 86 #8 of 52 39 #32 of 52
Shareholder Returns 90 #4 of 30 62 #12 of 30 48 #16 of 30
Overall 56 62 42
  • HOG ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • THO ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • BC ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHOGTHOBCSPY
1 month +15.7%-2.3%+0.6% -0.2%
3 months +16.4%-11.2%-17.5% +3.9%
6 months +25.8%-10.0%-15.3% +8.2%
Year to date +43.7%-31.4%-8.9% +12.9%
1 year +9.1%-35.4%-4.6% +12.3%
3 years +12.5%-17.1%-0.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +4.0%-6.1%-0.2% +23.3%
5 years -20.4%-32.4%-27.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -4.5%-7.5%-6.3% +10.9%
10 years -47.0%-10.6%+56.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year -6.1%-1.1%+4.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHOGTHOBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.8%39.2%36.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%41.2%34.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.860.951.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.24-0.90-0.13 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.8%-50.5%-59.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-41.5%-24.2% -1.2%
52-week high $29.44$120.34$89.22 $779.14
52-week low $17.19$63.86$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.

MultipleHOGTHOBC
P/E now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 19.4x 20.8xmedian 19.4x -51.4xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.5x 0.4xmedian 0.5x 0.8xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.3x 7.0xmedian 8.3x 22.3xmedian 8.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -23.0xmedian 9.4x 21.5xmedian 9.4x 12.7xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.9x 0.9xmedian 0.9x 2.6xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.51median 1.40 -0.97median 1.40 1.75median 1.40

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 monthsHOGTHOBC
Revenue $4.24B $9.61B $5.63B
Gross profit $1.42B $1.21B $1.44B
Operating income $213.20M $309.23M -$20.60M
Net income $195.71M $179.04M -$86.00M
Free cash flow -$133.07M $168.84M $346.30M
R&D – – $185.10M
EPS (diluted) $1.87 $3.38 $-1.31
Cash & equivalents $1.90B $481.99M $299.70M
Total debt $2.24B $928.80M $2.10B
Shares (diluted) 108.57M 52.56M 65.50M
Enterprise value -$5.49B $2.03B $3.14B

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
MetricHOGTHOBC
P/E 15.3x 20.8x -51.4x
P/FCF -23.0x 21.5x 12.7x
P/Operating cash flow -12,015x 11.3x 8.3x
P/S 0.7x 0.4x 0.8x
P/B 1.0x 0.9x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 1.0x 5.2x
EV/EBITDA – 7.0x 22.3x
EV/EBIT 16.0x 13.2x -300.3x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.4x 1.1x
EV/FCF -25.6x 24.2x 17.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -13,375x 12.7x 11.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.51 -0.97 1.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHOGTHOBC
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.2% 0.3% 10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -11.1% -4.8% -5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -25.3% -9.5% 14.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -18.3% -8.8% -8.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.0% -26.0% -110.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -38.9% -24.8% -26.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -16.4% -30.1% -306.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -36.8% -21.9% -29.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -6.1% -30.2% -308.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -29.8% -21.4% -29.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -100.0% -44.4% -23.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.0% -31.1% -8.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -116.2% -62.9% -36.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.0% -39.8% 2.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHOGTHOBC
Gross margin 33.4% 12.6% 25.6%
EBITDA margin – 6.0% 4.9%
Operating margin 5.0% 3.2% -0.4%
Pretax margin 6.8% 2.5% -1.9%
Net margin 4.8% 1.8% -1.5%
FCF margin -3.1% 1.8% 6.2%
Operating cash flow margin 0.0% 3.3% 9.4%
Return on equity 6.3% 4.1% -5.2%
Return on assets 2.7% 2.5% -1.6%
Return on invested capital 2.9% 4.3% -0.4%
Return on capital employed 4.4% 5.6% -0.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.4x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 1.8x -6.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHOGTHOBC
Debt / assets 30.9% 13.4% 38.2%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.2x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x 6.5x
Debt / FCF -16.9x 5.5x 6.1x
Liabilities / assets 57.0% 38.7% 69.5%
Equity / assets 43.0% 61.3% 30.5%
Interest coverage 0.7x – -0.2x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.8x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.22 3.44 2.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHOGTHOBC
Dividend yield 2.5% 3.0% 2.6%
Net buyback yield 11.8% 3.2% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 14.3% 6.1% 4.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 59.7% -131.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 63.3% 32.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.8% 1.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.0% 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.

ConsensusHOGTHOBC
Forward P/E 39.8xFY2026 20.2xFY2027 15.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.74FY2026 $3.49FY2027 $4.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -73.4%FY2026 +3.3%FY2027 +32.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +147.3% +34.1% +23.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.11BFY2026 $9.03BFY2027 $5.61BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.8%FY2026 -6.1%FY2027 +4.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.9% +17.7% +4.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHOGTHOBC
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 439 409 470
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% +2.4% +0.9%
Institutions buying 219 179 216
Institutions selling 122 153 168
Buyers to sellers 1.80 1.17 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.

HOGTHOBC
HOG 1.00 0.39 0.49
THO 0.39 1.00 0.63
BC 0.49 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HOG, THO and BC?

Brunswick (BC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Harley-Davidson (HOG) $3.06B, Thor Industries (THO) $3.64B, Brunswick (BC) $4.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, HOG, THO and BC?

Harley-Davidson (HOG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Harley-Davidson (HOG) 15.3x, Thor Industries (THO) 20.8x, Brunswick (BC) -51.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brunswick (BC) is cheapest (Harley-Davidson (HOG) 39.8x, Thor Industries (THO) 20.2x, Brunswick (BC) 15.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Brunswick (BC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Harley-Davidson (HOG) -5.2%, Thor Industries (THO) +0.3%, Brunswick (BC) +10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Harley-Davidson (HOG) has the highest net margin (Harley-Davidson (HOG) 4.8%, Thor Industries (THO) 1.8%, Brunswick (BC) -1.5%). On return on invested capital, Thor Industries (THO) leads (Harley-Davidson (HOG) 2.9%, Thor Industries (THO) 4.3%, Brunswick (BC) -0.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Harley-Davidson (HOG) returned the most: Harley-Davidson (HOG) +9.1%, Thor Industries (THO) -35.4%, Brunswick (BC) -4.6%. Over five years, Harley-Davidson (HOG) compounded fastest (Harley-Davidson (HOG) -4.5%/yr, Thor Industries (THO) -7.5%/yr, Brunswick (BC) -6.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Thor Industries (THO) has the highest dividend yield: Harley-Davidson (HOG) 2.55%, Thor Industries (THO) 2.98%, Brunswick (BC) 2.59%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brunswick (BC) has been the steadiest (Harley-Davidson (HOG) 38.8%, Thor Industries (THO) 39.2%, Brunswick (BC) 36.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HOG, THO 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, Brunswick (BC) leads on 4. 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.