Adient vs BorgWarner
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KIRA’s take AI analyst
I put Adient and BorgWarner side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Adient is the larger business, with $14.5B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $14.3B for BorgWarner.
- BorgWarner grew revenue faster (1.6%, against −1.0%).
- BorgWarner turned more of its sales into free cash flow (8.2% FCF margin, against 1.4%).
- BorgWarner earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (4.6%, against 2.0%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Adient’s earnings: a P/E of 30.5x against 27.2x for BorgWarner.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 10 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Adient
ADNT
1/10
Share count change
BorgWarner
BWA
9/10
Revenue growth5-year growthGross marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityPiotroski F-scoreNet debt / EBITDA
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | ADNT FY25 | BWA FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $1.3B | $11.4B |
| Revenue | $14.5B | $14.3B |
| Free cash flow | $204M | $1.2B |
| Net income | −$281M | $277M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −1.0% | 1.6% |
| 5-year growth | 2.8% | 7.1% |
| Share count change | −7.9% | −3.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 6.6% | 18.7% |
| Operating margin | — | 3.7% |
| Net margin | −1.9% | 1.9% |
| FCF margin | 1.4% | 8.2% |
| Return on capital | 2.0% | 4.6% |
| Return on equity | −14.4% | 5.1% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $1.4B | $1.6B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.4x | 1.3x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $125M | $627M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 30.5x | 27.2x |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 7 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.