BC
Brunswick Corporation
BC has the edge over F overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
F
Ford Motor Company
F offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
BC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Stable |
BC's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are stable.
F Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
F's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
BC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.7x | $31.76 | -58% |
| Fair | 14x | $45.28 | -41% |
| Forward | 14x | $76.50 | — |
| Expensive | 21x | $69.06 | -9.7% |
| Current | 23x | $76.50 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BC's PE is in its expensive range at 23x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 14x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
F PE Valuation
F has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
BC has the edge over F on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
F Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect F's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
BC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.33 | +63% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.27 | +$6.88 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.27 | -295% |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.06 | -266% |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.08 | -208% |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.61 | -190% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.65 | -87% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.24 | -77% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.93 | -68% |
BC has the edge over F on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
F Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.78 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$1.97 | -270% |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.87 | -340% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.55 | -224% |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.06 | -241% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.16 | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.78 | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.25 | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.46 | +35% |
F has swung to a loss: it lost $1.97 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
BC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.5B | +6.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.6B | +7.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.4B | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.3B | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.4B | +6.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.4B | +0.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.2B | -10% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.2B | -15% |
BC has the edge over F on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.2% | +25 points |
| Q2 2026 | 8.3% | +1.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.6% | -1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.1% | +8 points |
| Q3 2025 | -18% | -26 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7.1% | -3.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.6% | -3.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | -4.8% | -13 points |
BC has the edge over F on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
F Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $49.5B | -2% |
| Q2 2026 | $48.3B | -3.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $43.3B | +6.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $45.9B | -4.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $50.5B | +9.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $50.2B | +5% |
| Q1 2025 | $40.7B | -5% |
| Q4 2024 | $48.2B | +4.9% |
F's revenue grew through 2023 and has held roughly level since: $49.5B last quarter, down 2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.9% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.3% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.4% | +4.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | -25% | -28 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1% | +1.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1% | -2.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8% | -2.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.5% | +3.1 points |
F's operating margin was 2.9% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
BC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $136.4M | +28% |
| Q2 2026 | $272.4M | +0.4% |
| Q1 2026 | -$121.3M | -$56.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $83.6M | -70% |
| Q3 2025 | $106.5M | +239% |
| Q2 2025 | $271.3M | +66% |
| Q1 2025 | -$65.1M | +$142.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $276.1M | +22% |
BC has the edge over F on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
F Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.1B | -40% |
| Q2 2026 | $2B | -54% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.1B | -157% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1B | +108% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.3B | +50% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.2B | +24% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.9B | +$2.6B |
| Q4 2024 | $530M | +169% |
F still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2020 peak: $5.1B over the past year.
BC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -400K shares |
| 1 year | -0.9% | -600K shares |
| 3 years | -7% | -4.9M shares |
| 5 years | -17% | -13.2M shares |
| Available history | -24% | -20.5M shares |
BC has the edge over F on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $28.8M |
| Q2 2026 | $15M |
| Q1 2026 | $16.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $15M |
| Q3 2025 | $21.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $17.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $25.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $10M |
BC spent $75M buying back its own shares over the past year, about the same as the year before.
F Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.2% | +89M shares |
| 1 year | +0.7% | +28M shares |
| 3 years | +0.6% | +26M shares |
| 5 years | +1% | +40M shares |
| Available history | +1.8% | +72M shares |
F has 4.1B diluted shares, up 0.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $311M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $150M |
F spent $311M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 107% from the year before.
BC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 6.5x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 8.1x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 7.3x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 12.2x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 4.0x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 3.5x | Elevated |
BC's net debt is about 2.8 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 12 years a year ago.
F Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
F has the edge over BC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
BC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 53.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 65.3 | Neutral |
BC's weekly RSI is 53 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 65 (neutral).
F Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 19.6 | Oversold |
F's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 20 (oversold).
BC PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | BC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 23x | 18x | 30% above |
| PE % | 87 | 47 | 40 pts above |
BC is trading at 23x earnings, a 30% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
F PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | F | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
F has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $69.2 | 11% above |
| 20 week MA | $74.2 | 3.1% above |
| 50 week MA | $77.4 | 1.2% below |
| 100 week MA | $68.6 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $75.3 | 1.6% above |
BC has the edge over F on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
F Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $12.2 | 2.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $13.3 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $13.4 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $12.1 | 2% below |
| 200 week MA | $12.1 | 1.4% below |
F is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 1.4% below its 200-week average.
BC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $60.8 | $81.5 | +34% |
| 2021 | $81.5 | $96.9 | +19% |
| 2022 | $96.9 | $71.4 | -26% |
| 2023 | $71.4 | $96.8 | +35% |
| 2024 | $96.8 | $64.7 | -33% |
| 2025 | $64.7 | $76.1 | +18% |
| 2026 YTD | $76.1 | $76.5 | +0.5% |
BC has the edge over F on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
F Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.36 | $8.86 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | $8.86 | $20.3 | +129% |
| 2022 | $20.3 | $11.4 | -44% |
| 2023 | $11.4 | $12.2 | +7.3% |
| 2024 | $12.2 | $10.0 | -18% |
| 2025 | $10.0 | $13.3 | +33% |
| 2026 YTD | $13.3 | $11.9 | -11% |
F's yearly returns have swung widely, from +129% in 2021 to −44% in 2022. It's down 11% so far in 2026.