BorgWarner Inc. BWA

Competitive advantage analysis · consumer-cyclical

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
56/100
Moderate

About BorgWarner Inc.

BorgWarner Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides technology solutions for combustion, hybrid, and electric vehicles worldwide. The company operates through the Turbos & Thermal Technologies; Drivetrain & Morse Systems; PowerDrive Systems; and Battery & Charging Systems segments. It offers turbochargers, eBoosters, eTurbos, emissions systems, thermal systems, gasoline ignition technology, smart remote actuators, powertrain sensors, cabin heaters, battery heaters, and battery … Full BWA analysis →

Competitive advantage assessment

Key strengths

  • Consistent Cash Generation Cash generation is strong and consistent (score 0.79).
  • Cash Generation Consistent Cash generation is consistent (score 0.79), indicating reliable business model.

Key risks

  • Revenue Volatility Signals Weak Stickiness Revenue volatility is high (stability score 0.38), suggesting weak customer stickiness.

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Pricing Power

Developing
48

Where BWA ranks in Auto Parts

BorgWarner Inc. ranks #24 of 60 scored companies in Auto Parts by moat score — the top 40%. The widest moat in the group is Allison Transmission Holdings, (ALSN) at 83/100.

Moat scores for companies ranked near BWA in Auto Parts
# Company Moat score Rating
20 Aptiv PLC APTV 61/100 Moderate
21 Holley Inc. HLLY 61/100 Moderate
22 Gentherm Inc THRM 59/100 Moderate
23 Hesai Group HSAI 56/100 Moderate
24 BorgWarner Inc. BWA 56/100 Moderate
25 Genuine Parts Company GPC 55/100 Moderate
26 American Axle & Manufacturing H AXL 53/100 Moderate
27 Mobileye Global Inc. MBLY 50/100 Moderate
28 Adient plc ADNT 49/100 Developing

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How BWA scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 48 · 20% of the moat score

Pricing power is the ability to raise prices without losing volume.

Cost Advantage

Score 68 · 15% of the moat score

A cost advantage means delivering the same product for structurally less — better purchasing, denser distribution, a more automated process.

Customer Stickiness

Score 63 · 15% of the moat score

Stickiness is what makes revenue repeat without being re-won every year.

Capital Efficiency

Score 55 · 18% of the moat score

Capital efficiency asks what the company earns on the money tied up in the business.

Resilience

Score 64 · 17% of the moat score

Resilience is the capacity to get through a bad year on its own terms — enough liquidity, enough interest cover, and enough cash generation to avoid a rescue financing or a forced sale.

Scale & Market Position

Score 38 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding BWA's moat

What is BorgWarner Inc.'s moat score?

BorgWarner Inc. (BWA) scores 56 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #24 of 60 scored companies in Auto Parts, the top 40%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 59 companies in Auto Parts. Its strongest defense is Cost Advantage (68/100) and its weakest is Scale & Market Position (38/100).

How does BorgWarner Inc. compare with other Auto Parts companies?

BorgWarner Inc. ranks #24 of 60 scored companies in Auto Parts by moat score. The widest moat in Auto Parts is Allison Transmission Holdings, (ALSN) at 83/100. The companies ranked closest are Hesai Group (HSAI) at 56 just above it and Genuine Parts Company (GPC) at 54 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Corporate Default in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 59 companies in Auto Parts. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is BorgWarner Inc. scored with the Corporate Default template?

Most public companies sell a product or a service at a margin, so the moat question is whether that margin survives contact with competitors. The Corporate template scores the six defenses that show up in a general operating company's financial signature: whether it can hold price, produce more cheaply than rivals, keep its customers, earn a return above its cost of capital, withstand a downturn, and turn size into economics.

Which competitive defenses are measured for BorgWarner Inc.?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and BWA scores: Pricing Power (48), Cost Advantage (68), Customer Stickiness (63), Capital Efficiency (55), Resilience (64), Scale & Market Position (38). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.

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