Borgwarner (BWA) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Borgwarner's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 6.84% in Q2 2026, up 2.38 percentage points from 4.46% a year earlier and up 0.82 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Borgwarner (BWA) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Borgwarner came in at 5.06%, down 0.11 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -1.77 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 5.16% in FY2024 (-4.54 pp), 9.70% in FY2023 (+1.66 pp), 8.04% in FY2022 (+0.73 pp) and 7.31% in FY2021 (+0.49 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q3 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.61 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q1 2024 (a gain of 3.00 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2025 (a drop of 6.77 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, BWA's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 6.02% (Q1 2026), 4.94% (Q4 2025) and 4.15% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 333.79 Bn | 305.49 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 22.08% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.60 Bn | 192.18 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 23.04% |
| 3 | Deere | 169.21 Bn | 137.30 Bn | 4.66 Bn | - |
| 4 | Eaton | 152.39 Bn | 149.57 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 12.16% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.22 Bn | 120.34 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 18.77% |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 89.77 Bn | 82.51 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 14.90% |
| 7 | 3M | 84.26 Bn | 65.66 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 19.43% |
| 8 | Vertiv Holdings | 79.29 Bn | 69.91 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 29.36% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 77.45 Bn | 74.01 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 41.86% |
| 10 | Borgwarner | 11.82 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 721.00 Mn | 6.84% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.84% |
| 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 | 8.34% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.38% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.75% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.41% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.76% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.18% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.10% |
API Access
Borgwarner Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=BWA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=BWA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();