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BorgWarner

BWA
50
Auto - Parts · Consumer Cyclical
Also trades as: 0HOU.L GBP 0.56 (-3.64%)
Price
$55.46
-1.99 (-3.46%)
Market Cap
$11.30B
Winston Score
50
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Oct 22, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Mixed
13/30
Growth
Mixed
9/20
Cash Flow
Strong
8/10
Stability
Strong
8/10
Valuation
Strong
7/10
Ownership
Weak
2/15
Dividends
Good
3/5

50 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 50.

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Share count falling — buybacks

−9.6% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 239.5M (2021) → 216.4M (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

BorgWarner makes parts that go inside cars and trucks. It specializes in components that control how engines run and how power moves through a vehicle — things like turbochargers, transmission parts, and electric motor systems. Its customers are major automakers around the world, including Ford, Stellantis, Volkswagen, and BMW.

The company earns revenue by selling these parts directly to automakers during vehicle production, as well as through the aftermarket for repairs. BorgWarner operates globally, with significant manufacturing in North America, Europe, and Asia, and generates roughly $14 billion in annual revenue. It has been actively shifting its product lineup toward electric vehicle components, which is both its main growth opportunity and its biggest risk — if EV adoption slows or automakers consolidate their supplier relationships, BorgWarner could face pressure on both its legacy business and its newer electric investments.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+0.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+26.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$710M/ year

→ Flat (-4% vs prior year)

5.0% of revenue

In line with sector average (4%)

Steady R&D investment year-over-year

Insider Activity

0.7%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$2.4B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

BorgWarner is growing revenue at 0% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
19.8%
Thin — 19.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
9.8%
Modest — 9.8% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
15.0%
Strong — 15.0% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+2.2%
Nearly flat sales (+2.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+108.3%
Earnings growing fast (+108.3% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
416%
Turns 416% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
8.1%
Modest free cash flow (8.1%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.69
Moderate — manageable debt (0.69)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
17.81x
Comfortably covers interest (17.8x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
27.7x
Growth-priced — P/E 27.7

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+19.1
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (27.7 → 8.7)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.16%
Small dividend — 1.16% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+36.0%
Dividend growing fast (36.0% YoY)
Payout Ratio
34%
no trend
Pays out a modest share of profit and keeps the rest to reinvest. Room to keep paying through a weak year.

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