OSK vs WNC vs BWA Stock Comparison

Oshkosh, Wabash National and Borgwarner Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OSK Oshkosh Corp
$135.10 +2.7% 1M +8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$8.58B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.76B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
7 wins
WNC WABASH NATIONAL Corp
$13.29 +4.9% 1M +59.9% 1Y
Market cap
$483.49M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.52B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins
BWA Borgwarner Inc
$53.28 -12.6% 1M +24.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.34B
P/E
21.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.24B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Oshkosh leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Oshkosh 7, Borgwarner 2, Wabash National 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOSKWNCBWALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.58B $483.49M $10.34B BWA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.2x -3.5x 21.6x OSK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.5x — 9.9x BWA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.2% -7.3% +0.4% OSK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.6% -9.1% 3.4% OSK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.2% -14.8% 5.9% OSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x -4.7x — WNC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.2% +59.9% +24.4% WNC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.8%/yr -3.1%/yr +3.4%/yr OSK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.3% 57.3% 41.0% OSK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 24/100 63/100 OSK

Percentile Scorecard

OSKWNCBWA

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

AxisOSKWNCBWA
Valuation 91 #20 of 203 21 #161 of 203 95 #12 of 203
Growth 40 #113 of 188 2 #185 of 188 50 #94 of 188
Profitability 61 #72 of 183 15 #155 of 183 48 #96 of 183
Financial Health 52 #105 of 216 9 #196 of 216 41 #129 of 216
Shareholder Returns 92 #13 of 152 72 #43 of 152 83 #26 of 152
Overall 67 24 63
  • OSK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WNC 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

PeriodOSKWNCBWASPY
1 month +2.7%+4.9%-12.6% +0.7%
3 months -5.4%+7.2%-17.3% +3.7%
6 months -13.6%+52.9%-6.5% +7.1%
Year to date +7.5%+53.6%+18.2% +12.8%
1 year +8.2%+59.9%+24.4% +11.9%
3 years +53.5%-36.2%+45.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +15.4%-13.9%+13.2% +22.8%
5 years +26.3%-14.4%+18.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +4.8%-3.1%+3.4% +10.9%
10 years +154.3%+19.7%+49.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.8%+1.8%+4.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureOSKWNCBWASPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.3%57.3%41.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.3%51.4%34.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.411.521.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.211.050.59 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.5%-77.4%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.1%-7.2%-30.8% -1.2%
52-week high $177.94$14.32$77.03 $779.14
52-week low $118.59$6.77$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.

MultipleOSKWNCBWA
P/E now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 25.8x -3.9xmedian 25.8x 22.4xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x 0.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 14.6x -10.1xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 22.2x -3.8xmedian 22.2x 9.3xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x 1.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 45.16median 1.45 0.10median 1.45 -2.55median 1.45

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 monthsOSKWNCBWA
Revenue $10.76B $1.52B $14.24B
Gross profit $1.66B $13.43M $2.79B
Operating income $734.30M -$157.62M $770.00M
Net income $498.50M -$138.69M $538.00M
Free cash flow $942.10M -$144.30M $1.15B
EPS (diluted) $8.01 $-3.38 $2.34
Cash & equivalents $558.00M $69.29M $1.58B
Total debt $1.10B $540.26M $3.01B
Shares (diluted) 62.24M 40.99M 204.60M
Enterprise value $6.88B $267.35M $1.88B

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
MetricOSKWNCBWA
P/E 16.8x -3.9x 22.4x
P/FCF 8.8x -3.8x 9.3x
P/Operating cash flow 7.3x -4.4x 6.4x
P/S 0.8x 0.4x 0.8x
P/B 1.8x 2.0x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 2.5x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 9.0x -10.1x –
EV/EBIT 12.0x -6.4x 15.7x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.7x 0.9x
EV/FCF 9.4x -7.0x 10.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.8x -8.2x 7.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 45.16 0.10 -2.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOSKWNCBWA
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.2% -7.3% 0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.6% -16.4% 0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -10.1% -88.7% 6.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.4% -69.7% 3.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -22.8% -142.5% 68.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.5% -35.9% -12.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -25.2% -153.3% 186.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.5% -37.9% -10.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.4% -153.5% 277.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.4% -39.7% -8.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.3% -182.2% -2.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.2% -35.4% 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.0% -330.0% -7.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 69.7% -43.3% 53.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOSKWNCBWA
Gross margin 15.4% 0.9% 19.6%
EBITDA margin 9.1% -6.6% –
Operating margin 6.8% -10.4% 5.4%
Pretax margin 5.9% -12.0% 5.3%
Net margin 4.6% -9.1% 3.4%
FCF margin 8.8% -9.5% 8.1%
Operating cash flow margin 10.5% -8.1% 11.8%
Return on equity 11.0% -49.0% 9.2%
Return on assets 4.9% -11.2% 4.0%
Return on invested capital 10.2% -14.8% 5.9%
Return on capital employed 10.5% -18.1% 8.5%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.2x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 0.9x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.7% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOSKWNCBWA
Debt / assets 10.7% 43.8% 22.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x 2.0x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x -4.7x –
Debt / FCF 1.2x -3.7x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 55.6% 78.0% 55.6%
Equity / assets 44.4% 22.0% 44.4%
Interest coverage 6.1x -6.2x –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.4x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.13 1.51 3.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOSKWNCBWA
Dividend yield 1.6% 2.4% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 4.1% 0.1% 6.8%
Shareholder yield 5.7% 2.5% 8.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 25.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 12.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 28.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -1.4%

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.

ConsensusOSKWNCBWA
Forward P/E 13.5xFY2026 – 9.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.00FY2026 $-2.47FY2026 $5.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.3%FY2026 – +9.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +46.4% – +2.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.70BFY2026 $1.68BFY2026 $13.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +9.3%FY2026 -4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.3% +13.4% +0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOSKWNCBWA
Held by institutions 100.0% 91.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 599 165 816
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% -3.6% +3.7%
Institutions buying 310 84 420
Institutions selling 188 61 295
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.38 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.

OSKWNCBWA
OSK 1.00 0.48 0.35
WNC 0.48 1.00 0.35
BWA 0.35 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OSK, WNC and BWA?

Borgwarner (BWA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Oshkosh (OSK) $8.58B, Wabash National (WNC) $483.49M, Borgwarner (BWA) $10.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, OSK, WNC and BWA?

Oshkosh (OSK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Oshkosh (OSK) 17.2x, Wabash National (WNC) -3.5x, Borgwarner (BWA) 21.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Borgwarner (BWA) is cheapest (Oshkosh (OSK) 13.5x, Borgwarner (BWA) 9.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Oshkosh (OSK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Oshkosh (OSK) +4.2%, Wabash National (WNC) -7.3%, Borgwarner (BWA) +0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Oshkosh (OSK) has the highest net margin (Oshkosh (OSK) 4.6%, Wabash National (WNC) -9.1%, Borgwarner (BWA) 3.4%). On return on invested capital, Oshkosh (OSK) leads (Oshkosh (OSK) 10.2%, Wabash National (WNC) -14.8%, Borgwarner (BWA) 5.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wabash National (WNC) returned the most: Oshkosh (OSK) +8.2%, Wabash National (WNC) +59.9%, Borgwarner (BWA) +24.4%. Over five years, Oshkosh (OSK) compounded fastest (Oshkosh (OSK) +4.8%/yr, Wabash National (WNC) -3.1%/yr, Borgwarner (BWA) +3.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Oshkosh (OSK) 0.00%, Wabash National (WNC) 0.00%, Borgwarner (BWA) 0.01%. Oshkosh (OSK) and Wabash National (WNC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Oshkosh (OSK) has been the steadiest (Oshkosh (OSK) 39.3%, Wabash National (WNC) 57.3%, Borgwarner (BWA) 41.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OSK, WNC 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, Oshkosh (OSK) leads on 7. 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.