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BorgWarner Inc.

$BWA·$14B·Auto - Parts·Consumer Cyclical
$67.78+4.6%YTD+38.7%1Y+62.0%
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BWBWA
$BWABorgWarner Inc.
$67.78+4.60%32 posts+29%
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Today's AI verdict on what's driving $BWA, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersCooling offAI verdict · as of 2026-08-21

Catching its breath after a run — could pick back up or fade from here.

EV-transition auto-parts supplier printing beats — a director just bought $500K into the strength, while officers monetized.

BorgWarner supplies propulsion components across ICE, hybrid, and EV vehicles — a bet on the auto electrification cycle plus continued cash from legacy ICE volume. The equity was left for dead in 2024-25 on EV-slowdown fears; the 2026 tape is a real reversal on execution and mix.

  • Q1 revenue grew 0.5% year-on-year to $3.53B and Q2 EPS came in at $1.42 vs $1.28 (an 11% beat) — the fourth straight beat, showing management is out-executing the guidance rather than benefitting from a top-line surge.
  • Stock is +39% year-to-date and +57% over 12 months, sitting at the 63rd percentile of the 52-week range — a strong run driven by the beat cadence rather than any structural EV-mix inflection yet.
  • Trades at ~37x trailing GAAP earnings but forward 2026 consensus EPS of $5.19 gets you to ~12x — a normal auto-parts multiple; the trailing looks stretched only because 2025 EPS was impaired by one-off charges.
  • Insider signal is a real split: director Rajesh Kalathur bought $501K in an Aug 19 open-market P-Purchase, while three other officers (Kulikowski, McAlmont, Demmerle) sold ~$754K combined on Aug 17-18 — one director stepping in with cash while others take chips off; a director buy with cash is usually the stronger signal.

What restarts the move upward is Oct 29 Q3 confirming EV-content-per-vehicle continues to grow alongside a raised full-year guide. What sustains the cooling is a China-EV or GLP-1-adjacent auto demand wobble; the multiple is only cheap on the forward if the beats keep landing.

What to watch: Oct 29 Q3 earnings — organic revenue growth and EV-content commentary. Watch for follow-through insider activity — either more directors buying or the officers extending their cluster.

On the calendar: 2026-10-29 — Q3 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Global auto supplier making turbochargers, EV drivetrain hardware, and thermal management systems for combustion and electric vehicle manufacturers.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Auto - Parts sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $BWA.

Auto - Parts · Consumer Cyclical

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What this means for $BWA

Partial — Global auto supplier making turbochargers, EV drivetrain hardware, and thermal management systems for combustion and electric vehicle manufacturers; partial earnings exposure to auto - parts demand dynamics through its product portfolio.

Industry benchmark

10-name peer basket
+6.5%YTD
+8.3%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
36.9How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
8.9%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
9.7%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
9.4%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
0.9Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
6.3%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
18.9%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.7Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 5, 2026$1.42$1.28+10.9%
Q1 2026May 6, 2026$1.24$1.17+6.0%
Q4 2025Feb 11, 2026$1.35$1.16+16.4%
Q3 2025Oct 30, 2025$1.24$1.16+6.9%
Next earningsThu, Oct 29·consensus EPS $1.25

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$3.5B+0.5%19.2%9.9%$1.18$9.0M
Q4 FY25$3.6B+4.0%20.4%11.1%$-1.23$457.0M
Q3 FY25$3.6B+4.1%18.5%9.0%$0.73$257.0M
Q2 FY25$3.6B+1.0%17.6%8.8%$1.04$502.0M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 11 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$14.2B$14.1B – $14.3B$5.19$5.14 – $5.2311
FY27$14.8B$14.7B – $15.1B$5.84$5.60 – $5.9510
FY28$16.1B$14.8B – $17.8B$6.75$6.20 – $7.409
FY29$19.1B$18.5B – $19.6B$7.53$7.27 – $7.834
FY30$20.1B$19.6B – $20.7B$8.22$7.94 – $8.554

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.9×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.71%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+1.7%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+19.7%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 203.6M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.0% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.115-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

BuyAug 19Rajesh KalathurDirector7.4K sh$501KSellAug 18Amy B. KulikowskiVP & Chief Accounting Officer2.9K sh$199KSellAug 17Stefan DemmerlePresident1.0K sh$70KSellAug 17Tonit M CalawayEVP, CAO, Gen Counsel & Sec44.0K sh$3.1MSellAug 17Isabelle MckenziePresident4.5K sh$317KSellAug 17Shaun McalmontDirector7.0K sh$486KSellJun 5Sailaja ShankarDirector5.0K sh$365KSellMay 28Volker WengPresident5.0K sh$362KSellMay 14Volker WengPresident5.0K sh$339KSellMay 13Stefan DemmerlePresident5.0K sh$325K
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KPress release / Reg FDAug 108-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

BWA (BWA) filed a Reg FD disclosure (Item 7.01) on 2026-08-10, furnishing an investor presentation or Reg FD disclosure. Reg FD filings ensure simultaneous public disclosure of material information shared with select investors. This is generally an informational filing; no new deal terms or financial results were announced unless noted. Investors should review the attached exhibit for updated guidance or strategic commentary.

3New insider — initial holdingsAug 53
AI summary

One Reporting filed a Form 3 reporting initial beneficial ownership of BWA securities. The form establishes the reporting person's baseline ownership position. Form 3 must be filed within 10 days of becoming a director, officer, or 10%-or-greater shareholder. This is an administrative filing that anchors future insider-transaction reporting for BWA.

8-KOfficer or director changeJul 318-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

BWA (BWA) disclosed a leadership departure of Board to from eight to nine members and appointed Rajesh Kalathur to the Board as an independent in an 8-K filed on 2026-07-31. (the "Company") increased the size of the Board to from eight to nine members and appointed Rajesh Kalathur to the Board as an independent director to fill the vacancy created by that increase. There are no transactions and no proposed transactions required to be discl This is largely an administrative personnel disclosure with limited direct financial impact.

8-KOfficer or director changeMay 288-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

BorgWarner announced that Stefan Demmerle will transition from President/GM of BorgWarner PowerDrive Systems to VP/President/GM of Battery Energy Systems and CTO, effective July 1, 2026. His compensation and other employment terms are unchanged. This is an internal leadership realignment that signals BorgWarner's continued investment in its battery energy business unit — a strategic, rather than financial, disclosure.

8-KOfficer or director changeApr 308-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 5.07: Shareholder vote · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
+ 13 other (4 13Gs · 2 10-Qs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 2 proxys) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

BorgWarner Announces Final Results and Upsize of its Cash Tender Offers for its Senior Notesprnewswire.com·7d agoBorgWarner Announces Pricing Terms of Cash Tender Offers for its Senior Notesprnewswire.com·9d agoHere's Why BorgWarner (BWA) is a Strong Value Stockzacks.com·11d agoBorgWarner Inc. (BWA) Presents at J.P. Morgan Automotive Conference Transcriptseekingalpha.com·12d agoHere's Why BorgWarner (BWA) is a Strong Growth Stockzacks.com·13d ago

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