Borgwarner (BWA) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Borgwarner's Operating Margin came in at 10.14% for Q2 2026, up 2.20 percentage points from 7.94% a year earlier and up 0.63 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Borgwarner (BWA) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Borgwarner reported Operating Margin of 4.99%, up 1.57 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 3.74%, down 0.13 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin carries a five-year change of -2.34 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Operating Margin was 3.88% in FY2024 (-4.29 pp), 8.17% in FY2023 (+0.18 pp), 7.99% in FY2022 (+0.24 pp) and 7.74% in FY2021 (+1.66 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Operating Margin since Q3 2020.
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.51 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Margin over five years came in Q4 2022 (a gain of 17.51 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2024 (a drop of 17.17 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows BWA's Operating Margin at 9.51% (Q1 2026), -6.66% (Q4 2025) and 6.91% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 333.79 Bn | 305.49 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 20.91% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.60 Bn | 192.18 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 29.51% |
| 3 | Deere | 169.21 Bn | 137.30 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 14.72% |
| 4 | Eaton | 152.39 Bn | 149.57 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 16.32% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.22 Bn | 120.34 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 23.86% |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 89.77 Bn | 82.51 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 26.92% |
| 7 | 3M | 84.26 Bn | 65.66 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 15.14% |
| 8 | Vertiv Holdings | 79.29 Bn | 69.91 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 19.48% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 77.45 Bn | 74.01 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 26.67% |
| 10 | Borgwarner | 11.82 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 721.00 Mn | 10.14% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.14% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.51% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -6.66% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.91% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.94% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.74% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -9.19% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.83% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.24% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.21% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.98% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.51% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.07% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.10% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.99% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.21% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.24% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.09% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -9.52% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.41% |
Borgwarner Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=BWA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "BWA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=BWA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();