WNC vs WPRT vs BWA Stock Comparison

Wabash National, Aetherion Technologies and Borgwarner Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WNC WABASH NATIONAL Corp
$11.14 -19.7% 1M +41.7% 1Y
Market cap
$453.83M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.52B
Div. yield
2.87%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins
BWA Borgwarner Inc
$47.54 -24.9% 1M +5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.55B
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.24B
Div. yield
1.43%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Borgwarner leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Borgwarner 7, Wabash National 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWNCWPRTBWALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $453.83M $31.45M $9.55B BWA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.3x -0.7x 20.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 8.7x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -7.3% -73.4% +0.4% BWA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -9.1% -493.2% 3.4% BWA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -14.8% -39.8% 5.9% BWA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.7x 1.0x — WNC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.87% — 1.43% WNC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +41.7% -11.3% +5.9% WNC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.4%/yr -45.1%/yr +0.3%/yr BWA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.7% 54.0% 41.4% BWA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 24/100 26/100 64/100 BWA

Percentile Scorecard

WNCWPRTBWA

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

AxisWNCWPRTBWA
Valuation 22 #160 of 204 12 #179 of 204 96 #10 of 204
Growth 2 #188 of 191 36 #123 of 191 51 #94 of 191
Profitability 15 #161 of 189 4 #181 of 189 47 #100 of 189
Financial Health 8 #203 of 221 53 #105 of 221 43 #127 of 221
Shareholder Returns 75 #41 of 159 – 84 #27 of 159
Overall 24 26 64
  • WNC ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • WPRT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • BWA ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWNCWPRTBWASPY
1 month -19.7%-1.6%-24.9% -5.9%
3 months -11.4%-2.2%-27.7% -4.6%
6 months +42.8%-5.7%-18.3% +0.2%
Year to date +28.8%+15.3%+5.5% +7.5%
1 year +41.7%-11.3%+5.9% +8.2%
3 years -46.9%-70.4%+44.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year -19.0%-33.4%+13.1% +19.0%
5 years -35.5%-95.0%+1.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year -8.4%-45.1%+0.3% +9.4%
10 years +2.3%-87.0%+39.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year +0.2%-18.4%+3.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureWNCWPRTBWASPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.7%54.0%41.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.5%48.5%35.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.530.591.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.71-0.210.14 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.4%-96.1%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.2%-26.7%-38.3% -5.9%
52-week high $14.32$2.47$77.03 $779.14
52-week low $6.77$1.54$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.

MultipleWNCWPRTBWA
P/E now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 23.4x -0.7xmedian 23.4x 20.0xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.7x 3.7xmedian 1.7x 0.7xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -9.2xmedian 13.4x -0.4xmedian 13.4x —median 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.1xmedian 21.9x -3.6xmedian 21.9x 8.3xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.1x 0.6xmedian 2.1x 1.6xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 1.02 -0.10median 1.02 -2.27median 1.02

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 monthsWNCWPRTBWA
Revenue $1.52B $8.50M $14.24B
Gross profit $13.43M $952.00K $2.79B
Operating income -$157.62M -$23.52M $770.00M
Net income -$138.69M -$41.91M $538.00M
Free cash flow -$144.30M -$8.83M $1.15B
R&D – $5.35M –
EPS (diluted) $-3.38 $-2.42 $2.34
Cash & equivalents $69.29M $23.95M $1.58B
Total debt $540.26M $972.00K $3.01B
Shares (diluted) 40.99M 17.34M 204.60M
Enterprise value $239.49M -$205.65M $1.29B

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
MetricWNCWPRTBWA
P/E -3.3x -0.7x 20.0x
P/FCF -3.1x -3.6x 8.3x
P/Operating cash flow -3.7x -4.0x 5.7x
P/S 0.3x 3.7x 0.7x
P/B 1.7x 0.6x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 0.6x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA -9.2x -0.4x –
EV/EBIT -5.9x -0.4x 14.2x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 1.0x 0.8x
EV/FCF -6.4x -1.0x 9.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -7.5x -1.1x 6.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 -0.10 -2.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWNCWPRTBWA
Revenue growth (1Y) -7.3% -73.4% 0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -16.4% -70.1% 0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -88.7% -72.0% 6.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -69.7% -72.0% 3.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -142.5% -71.1% 68.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.9% 17.0% -12.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -153.3% 21.9% 186.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.9% 7.3% -10.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -153.5% 18.0% 277.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.7% 7.7% -8.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -182.2% 55.5% -2.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.4% 10.8% 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -330.0% 55.5% -7.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.3% 27.8% 53.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWNCWPRTBWA
Gross margin 0.9% 11.2% 19.6%
EBITDA margin -6.6% -267.3% –
Operating margin -10.4% -276.7% 5.4%
Pretax margin -12.0% -423.1% 5.3%
Net margin -9.1% -493.2% 3.4%
FCF margin -9.5% -103.9% 8.1%
Operating cash flow margin -8.1% -93.2% 11.8%
Return on equity -49.0% -29.3% 9.2%
Return on assets -11.2% -19.9% 4.0%
Return on invested capital -14.8% -39.8% 5.9%
Return on capital employed -18.1% -42.2% 8.5%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.1x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 0.2x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 8.2% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWNCWPRTBWA
Debt / assets 43.8% 1.1% 22.8%
Debt / equity 2.0x 0.0x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.7x 1.0x –
Debt / FCF -3.7x -0.1x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 78.0% 38.5% 55.6%
Equity / assets 22.0% 61.5% 44.4%
Interest coverage -6.2x -100.9x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.8x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.46 -19.53 2.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWNCWPRTBWA
Dividend yield 2.9% – 1.4%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 352.1% 7.6%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 352.1% 9.0%
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.

ConsensusWNCWPRTBWA
Forward P/E – – 8.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.06FY2026 $-1.37FY2026 $5.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +10.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +1.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.73BFY2026 $10.34MFY2026 $13.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 -55.7%FY2026 -4.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.4% +10.1% +0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWNCWPRTBWA
Held by institutions 91.8% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 165 – 817
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.6% – +3.7%
Institutions buying 84 – 420
Institutions selling 61 – 296
Buyers to sellers 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.

WNCWPRTBWA
WNC 1.00 0.12 0.36
WPRT 0.12 1.00 0.11
BWA 0.36 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WNC, WPRT and BWA?

Borgwarner (BWA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Wabash National (WNC) $453.83M, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) $31.45M, Borgwarner (BWA) $9.55B.

Which company is growing faster?

Borgwarner (BWA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Wabash National (WNC) -7.3%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -73.4%, Borgwarner (BWA) +0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Borgwarner (BWA) has the highest net margin (Wabash National (WNC) -9.1%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -493.2%, Borgwarner (BWA) 3.4%). On return on invested capital, Borgwarner (BWA) leads (Wabash National (WNC) -14.8%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -39.8%, Borgwarner (BWA) 5.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wabash National (WNC) returned the most: Wabash National (WNC) +41.7%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -11.3%, Borgwarner (BWA) +5.9%. Over five years, Borgwarner (BWA) compounded fastest (Wabash National (WNC) -8.4%/yr, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -45.1%/yr, Borgwarner (BWA) +0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Wabash National (WNC) has the highest dividend yield: Wabash National (WNC) 2.87%, Borgwarner (BWA) 1.43%. Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Borgwarner (BWA) has been the steadiest (Wabash National (WNC) 58.7%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) 54.0%, Borgwarner (BWA) 41.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WNC, WPRT 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 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.