Borgwarner (BWA) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Borgwarner (BWA) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 6.02% in Q1 2026, up 21.89% quarter-over-quarter from 4.94% in Q4 2025, and up 145.0% on a YoY basis from 2.46% in Q1 2025.

Borgwarner (BWA) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Borgwarner's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 6.02% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 145.0% year-over-year to 6.02%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.02% (up 145.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 5.06%, down 11.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 6.02% for Q1 2026 at Borgwarner, up from 4.94% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 11.34% in Q1 2024 to a low of 4.15% in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 7.31% across 5 years, with a median of 6.12% in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed jumped 385 bps in 2023, then sank 677 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 8.2% in 2022, then surged by 35 bps to 11.04% in 2023, then plunged by 55 bps to 5.0% in 2024, then declined by 1 bps to 4.94% in 2025, then advanced by 22 bps to 6.02% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 6.02% (Q1 2026), 4.94% (Q4 2025), and 4.15% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 O Reilly Automotive 76.00 Bn 75.75 Bn 2.35 Bn 47.39%
2 Autozone 51.46 Bn 51.20 Bn 2.52 Bn 33.85%
3 Modine Manufacturing 15.07 Bn 14.98 Bn 186.10 Mn 17.03%
4 Borgwarner 14.88 Bn 15.05 Bn 677.00 Mn 6.02%
5 Genuine Parts 14.73 Bn 14.25 Bn 2.34 Bn 8.77%
6 Aptiv 13.96 Bn 10.89 Bn 920.00 Mn 5.79%
7 Aurora Innovation 11.93 Bn 10.71 Bn -5.00 Mn -43.85%
8 Magna International 10.79 Bn 9.60 Bn 1.42 Bn 12.50%
9 Allison Transmission Holdings 10.06 Bn 9.75 Bn 406.00 Mn 13.44%
10 Autoliv 9.12 Bn 8.77 Bn 526.00 Mn 22.07%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 6.02%
Dec 31, 2025 4.94%
Sep 30, 2025 4.15%
Jun 30, 2025 4.46%
Mar 31, 2025 4.57%
Dec 31, 2024 5.00%
Sep 30, 2024 10.48%
Jun 30, 2024 11.01%
Mar 31, 2024 11.34%
Dec 31, 2023 11.04%
Sep 30, 2023 9.43%
Jun 30, 2023 8.76%
Mar 31, 2023 7.85%
Dec 31, 2022 8.20%
Sep 30, 2022 5.57%
Jun 30, 2022 5.27%
Mar 31, 2022 6.12%
Dec 31, 2021 7.18%
Sep 30, 2021 9.10%
Jun 30, 2021 9.70%