HOG vs VFS vs BC Stock Comparison

Harley-Davidson, VinFast Auto and Brunswick Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HOG Harley-Davidson, Inc.
$32.60 +20.9% 1M +28.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.29B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.98B
Div. yield
2.30%
Recreational Vehicles Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
VFS VinFast Auto Ltd.
$3.22 +4.5% 1M -5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.53B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3,514.06T
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
BC Brunswick Corp
$78.91 +21.5% 1M +19.5% 1Y
Market cap
$5.09B
P/E
24.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.72B
Div. yield
2.22%
Recreational Vehicles Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Brunswick leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Brunswick 4, Harley-Davidson 4, VinFast Auto 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHOGVFSBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.29B $7.53B $5.09B VFS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -25.5x 0.0x 24.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 40.7x — 18.1x BC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -14.6% +4,424.0% +10.4% VFS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.3% -69.2% 3.7% BC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.0% — 7.6% BC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.5x 2.7x VFS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.30% — 2.22% HOG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.2% -5.3% +19.5% HOG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.1%/yr -19.8%/yr -4.7%/yr HOG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.4% 41.6% 38.0% BC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 6/100 54/100 HOG

Percentile Scorecard

HOGVFSBC

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

AxisHOGVFSBC
Valuation 58 #21 of 49 8 #45 of 49 42 #29 of 49
Growth 4 #47 of 49 2 #48 of 49 54 #23 of 49
Profitability 46 #26 of 47 11 #42 of 47 83 #9 of 47
Financial Health 71 #16 of 53 4 #51 of 53 54 #25 of 53
Shareholder Returns 93 #3 of 30 – 38 #19 of 30
Overall 55 6 54
  • HOG ranked among 55 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • VFS 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

PeriodHOGVFSBCSPY
1 month +20.9%+4.5%+21.5% -5.9%
3 months +26.9%-1.8%-2.9% -4.6%
6 months +37.9%-24.6%-2.3% +0.2%
Year to date +59.1%-3.6%+6.3% +7.5%
1 year +28.2%-5.3%+19.5% +8.2%
3 years +17.4%-47.5%+8.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +5.5%-19.3%+2.8% +19.0%
5 years -14.5%-66.9%-21.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year -3.1%-19.8%-4.7% +9.4%
10 years -41.7%—+85.0% +251.5%
10 years, per year -5.2%—+6.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureHOGVFSBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.4%41.6%38.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%40.5%34.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.820.821.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.72-0.130.51 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.8%-97.1%-59.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.8%-32.4%-11.6% -5.9%
52-week high $34.59$4.76$89.22 $779.14
52-week low $17.19$2.81$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.

MultipleHOGVFSBC
P/E now vs peer median -25.5xmedian 20.2x 0.0xmedian 20.2x 24.3xmedian 20.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.5x 0.0xmedian 0.5x 0.9xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.3x -0.5xmedian 8.3x 10.9xmedian 8.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 9.9x 0.0xmedian 9.9x 13.6xmedian 9.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 0.9x 0.0xmedian 0.9x 3.0xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.82median 0.73 —median 0.73 -1.05median 0.73

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 monthsHOGVFSBC
Revenue $3.98B $3,514.06T $5.72B
Gross profit $1.26B -$1,799.20T $1.50B
Operating income -$224.25M -$3,021.72T $325.60M
Net income -$138.51M -$3,525.77T $211.10M
Free cash flow $311.94M -$1,569.01T $375.20M
R&D – $376.86T $190.90M
EPS (diluted) $-1.24 $-1,039,497.78 $3.24
Cash & equivalents $2.08B $281.02T $279.40M
Total debt $2.34B $865.76T $2.00B
Shares (diluted) 106.59M 2.34B 65.10M
Enterprise value -$5.56B -$52.31T $3.89B

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
MetricHOGVFSBC
P/E -25.5x 0.0x 24.3x
P/FCF 10.6x 0.0x 13.6x
P/Operating cash flow 7.7x 0.0x 8.9x
P/S 0.8x 0.0x 0.9x
P/B 1.1x 0.0x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 0.0x 5.8x
EV/EBITDA – -0.5x 10.9x
EV/EBIT -15.9x -0.1x 20.9x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.1x 1.2x
EV/FCF 11.4x -0.3x 18.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.3x -0.2x 11.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.82 – -1.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHOGVFSBC
Revenue growth (1Y) -14.6% 4,424% 10.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.4% – -4.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -34.1% -6,447% 17.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -21.1% – -6.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -140.5% -4,777% 335.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.6% – -26.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -128.1% -3,441% 188.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.0% – -25.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -130.1% -2,344% 189.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.0% – -23.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -22.2% – -24.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.3% – -7.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -20.4% – -39.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.1% – -2.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHOGVFSBC
Gross margin 31.5% -51.2% 26.2%
EBITDA margin – -24.7% 10.9%
Operating margin -5.6% -86.0% 5.7%
Pretax margin -3.7% -102.7% 4.3%
Net margin -3.3% -69.2% 3.7%
FCF margin 7.8% -44.6% 6.6%
Operating cash flow margin 10.7% -50.4% 10.0%
Return on equity -4.5% – 12.5%
Return on assets -1.9% -47.1% 3.9%
Return on invested capital -4.0% – 7.6%
Return on capital employed -4.5% -208.1% 8.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.1x 0.5x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHOGVFSBC
Debt / assets 32.1% 29.1% 36.8%
Debt / equity 0.8x -0.2x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.5x 2.7x
Debt / FCF 7.5x -0.6x 5.3x
Liabilities / assets 58.2% 256.0% 68.9%
Equity / assets 41.8% -156.0% 31.1%
Interest coverage -0.9x -5.7x 3.3x
Current ratio 2.0x 0.5x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.01 -10.29 3.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHOGVFSBC
Dividend yield 2.3% – 2.2%
Net buyback yield 10.7% – 1.5%
Shareholder yield 13.0% – 3.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 53.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 30.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 1.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 0.9%

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.

ConsensusHOGVFSBC
Forward P/E 40.7xFY2026 – 18.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.80FY2026 $-1.86FY2026 $4.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -71.2%FY2026 – +33.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +146.3% – +20.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.08BFY2026 $5.02BFY2026 $5.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.9%FY2026 +39.4%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% +20.0% +3.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHOGVFSBC
Held by institutions 100.0% 0.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 441 32 472
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% -8.3% +0.9%
Institutions buying 219 20 216
Institutions selling 122 8 168
Buyers to sellers 1.80 2.50 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.

HOGVFSBC
HOG 1.00 0.19 0.51
VFS 0.19 1.00 0.13
BC 0.51 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HOG, VFS and BC?

VinFast Auto (VFS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Harley-Davidson (HOG) $3.29B, VinFast Auto (VFS) $7.53B, Brunswick (BC) $5.09B.

Which company is growing faster?

VinFast Auto (VFS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Harley-Davidson (HOG) -14.6%, VinFast Auto (VFS) +4,424.0%, Brunswick (BC) +10.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Brunswick (BC) has the highest net margin (Harley-Davidson (HOG) -3.3%, VinFast Auto (VFS) -69.2%, Brunswick (BC) 3.7%). On return on invested capital, Brunswick (BC) leads (Harley-Davidson (HOG) -4.0%, Brunswick (BC) 7.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Harley-Davidson (HOG) returned the most: Harley-Davidson (HOG) +28.2%, VinFast Auto (VFS) -5.3%, Brunswick (BC) +19.5%. Over five years, Harley-Davidson (HOG) compounded fastest (Harley-Davidson (HOG) -3.1%/yr, VinFast Auto (VFS) -19.8%/yr, Brunswick (BC) -4.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Harley-Davidson (HOG) has the highest dividend yield: Harley-Davidson (HOG) 2.30%, Brunswick (BC) 2.22%. VinFast Auto (VFS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brunswick (BC) has been the steadiest (Harley-Davidson (HOG) 39.4%, VinFast Auto (VFS) 41.6%, Brunswick (BC) 38.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HOG, VFS 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.