WPRT vs CVGI vs BWA Stock Comparison

Aetherion Technologies, Commercial Vehicle and Borgwarner Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WPRT Aetherion Technologies Inc. Data shown for AETR
$1.81 -1.6% 1M -11.3% 1Y
Market cap
$31.22M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$8.50M
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
1 win
BWA Borgwarner Inc
$47.54 -24.9% 1M +5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.83B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.24B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Borgwarner leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Borgwarner 5, Commercial Vehicle 3, Aetherion Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWPRTCVGIBWALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $31.22M $119.78M $9.83B BWA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.7x -11.5x 20.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 8.7x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -73.4% +11.0% +0.4% CVGI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -493.2% -1.4% 3.4% BWA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -39.8% 9.5% 5.9% CVGI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 2.5x — WPRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.3% +120.9% +5.9% CVGI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -45.1%/yr -18.4%/yr +0.3%/yr BWA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.0% 82.4% 41.4% BWA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 26/100 42/100 64/100 BWA

Percentile Scorecard

WPRTCVGIBWA

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

AxisWPRTCVGIBWA
Valuation 12 #179 of 204 86 #30 of 204 96 #10 of 204
Growth 36 #123 of 191 50 #96 of 191 51 #94 of 191
Profitability 4 #181 of 189 28 #136 of 189 47 #100 of 189
Financial Health 53 #105 of 221 25 #167 of 221 43 #127 of 221
Shareholder Returns – 20 #128 of 159 84 #27 of 159
Overall 26 42 64
  • WPRT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • CVGI 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

PeriodWPRTCVGIBWASPY
1 month -1.6%+11.2%-24.9% -5.9%
3 months -2.2%-10.2%-27.7% -4.6%
6 months -5.7%-37.8%-18.3% +0.2%
Year to date +15.3%+127.1%+5.5% +7.5%
1 year -11.3%+120.9%+5.9% +8.2%
3 years -70.4%-44.5%+44.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year -33.4%-17.8%+13.1% +19.0%
5 years -95.0%-63.7%+1.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year -45.1%-18.4%+0.3% +9.4%
10 years -87.0%-28.0%+39.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year -18.4%-3.2%+3.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureWPRTCVGIBWASPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.0%82.4%41.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.5%69.0%35.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.591.541.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.211.470.14 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.1%-92.7%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.7%-43.4%-38.3% -5.9%
52-week high $2.47$5.78$77.03 $779.14
52-week low $1.54$1.34$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.

MultipleWPRTCVGIBWA
P/E now vs peer median -0.7xmedian 23.4x -11.8xmedian 23.4x 20.0xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.7x 0.2xmedian 1.7x 0.7xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.4xmedian 13.4x 5.6xmedian 13.4x —median 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 21.9x -311.0xmedian 21.9x 8.3xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x 1.6xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.10median 1.02 0.80median 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 monthsWPRTCVGIBWA
Revenue $8.50M $729.59M $14.24B
Gross profit $952.00K $87.66M $2.79B
Operating income -$23.52M $22.12M $770.00M
Net income -$41.91M -$10.40M $538.00M
Free cash flow -$8.83M -$396.00K $1.15B
R&D $5.35M – –
EPS (diluted) $-2.42 $-0.27 $2.34
Cash & equivalents $23.95M – $1.58B
Total debt $972.00K $96.09M $3.01B
Shares (diluted) 17.34M 39.16M 204.60M
Enterprise value -$205.88M $119.78M $1.38B

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
MetricWPRTCVGIBWA
P/E -0.7x -11.8x 20.0x
P/FCF -3.6x -311.0x 8.3x
P/Operating cash flow -4.0x 8.8x 5.7x
P/S 3.7x 0.2x 0.7x
P/B 0.6x 0.9x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 0.9x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA -0.4x 5.6x –
EV/EBIT -0.4x 9.9x 14.2x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 0.3x 0.8x
EV/FCF -1.0x -553.6x 9.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -1.1x 15.7x 6.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.10 0.80 -2.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWPRTCVGIBWA
Revenue growth (1Y) -73.4% 11.0% 0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -70.1% -1.5% 0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -72.0% 31.9% 6.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -72.0% -8.3% 3.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -71.1% 636.1% 68.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.0% -18.0% -12.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.9% 81.1% 186.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.3% -21.1% -10.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 18.0% 83.6% 277.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.7% -14.8% -8.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 55.5% 143.5% -2.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.8% -40.1% 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 55.5% 92.6% -7.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.8% -26.2% 53.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWPRTCVGIBWA
Gross margin 11.2% 12.0% 19.6%
EBITDA margin -267.3% 5.3% –
Operating margin -276.7% 3.0% 5.4%
Pretax margin -423.1% -0.4% 5.3%
Net margin -493.2% -1.4% 3.4%
FCF margin -103.9% -0.1% 8.1%
Operating cash flow margin -93.2% 1.9% 11.8%
Return on equity -29.3% -7.5% 9.2%
Return on assets -19.9% -2.2% 4.0%
Return on invested capital -39.8% 9.5% 5.9%
Return on capital employed -42.2% 7.5% 8.5%
Asset turnover 0.1x 1.6x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x -1.3x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue 8.2% 0.9% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWPRTCVGIBWA
Debt / assets 1.1% 19.9% 22.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.7x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 2.5x –
Debt / FCF -0.1x -242.7x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 38.5% 70.8% 55.6%
Equity / assets 61.5% 29.2% 44.4%
Interest coverage -100.9x 1.5x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.9x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.1x – 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.8x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score -19.53 1.98 2.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWPRTCVGIBWA
Dividend yield – – 1.4%
Net buyback yield 352.1% 0.0% 7.6%
Shareholder yield 352.1% 0.0% 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.

ConsensusWPRTCVGIBWA
Forward P/E – – 8.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.37FY2026 $-0.20FY2026 $5.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +10.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +1.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.34MFY2026 $788.53MFY2026 $13.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -55.7%FY2026 +21.5%FY2026 -4.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.1% +3.7% +0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWPRTCVGIBWA
Held by institutions – 60.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 111 817
Change in shares held, QoQ – +55.8% +3.7%
Institutions buying – 80 420
Institutions selling – 20 296
Buyers to sellers – 4.00 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.

WPRTCVGIBWA
WPRT 1.00 0.05 0.11
CVGI 0.05 1.00 0.21
BWA 0.11 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WPRT, CVGI and BWA?

Borgwarner (BWA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) $31.22M, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) $119.78M, Borgwarner (BWA) $9.83B.

Which company is growing faster?

Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -73.4%, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) +11.0%, Borgwarner (BWA) +0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Borgwarner (BWA) has the highest net margin (Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -493.2%, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -1.4%, Borgwarner (BWA) 3.4%). On return on invested capital, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) leads (Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -39.8%, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) 9.5%, Borgwarner (BWA) 5.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) returned the most: Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -11.3%, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) +120.9%, Borgwarner (BWA) +5.9%. Over five years, Borgwarner (BWA) compounded fastest (Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -45.1%/yr, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) -18.4%/yr, Borgwarner (BWA) +0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) 0.00%, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) 0.00%, Borgwarner (BWA) 0.01%. Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) and Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Borgwarner (BWA) has been the steadiest (Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) 54.0%, Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) 82.4%, Borgwarner (BWA) 41.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WPRT, CVGI 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 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.