Brunswick Corporation (BC) is a publicly traded company in the Consumer Cyclical — Auto - Recreational Vehicles industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Brunswick Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets recreation products in the United States, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Propulsion, Engine P&A, Navico Group, and Boat.
Is Brunswick Corporation stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
Brunswick Corporation (BC) trades at 23.3× earnings (P/E), against a median of 17.9× across the 209 consumer cyclicals companies above $2bn in Kaplio's universe. It trades at 22.6 times its average earnings over ten years; between the 10 times Lynch paid for a cyclical and the 25 of Graham's limit for the defensive investor, it is fairly priced.
Kaplio overview: Brunswick Corporation
Market cap $5B · 52 weeks $59 – $89 (14 % below the high) · P/E 23.3× · 2027 expected P/E 13.4× · Dividend 2.4 % · 11 years rising · Next earnings January 28, 2027 · expected EPS $0.95 · Closing price, Oct 30 · accounts published Oct 29.
- Valuation: P/E 23.3× (fairly priced).
- Business: 5-year ROIC 9.1 % (weak).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 8.0× (fragile).
- Earnings: 7 of 8 (uneven).
It trades at 22.6 times its average earnings over ten years; between the 10 times Lynch paid for a cyclical and the 25 of Graham's limit for the defensive investor, it is fairly priced.
What matters in consumer cyclicals: 4 of 7 pass
- Inventory turnover 3.4×, fails.
- 5y avg ROIC 9.1 %, fails.
- Net debt / EBITDA 8.0×, fails.
- 5y avg operating margin 8.9 %, passes.
- Current Ratio 1.51, passes, near the threshold.
- Altman Z-Score 2.8, passes.
- EV/Sales vs history 1.3×, passes.
- P/E read in reverse (cyclicals) 23.3×, info.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Brunswick Corporation: P/E 23.3×; EV/EBITDA 10.3×; ROIC 6.9 %; $4.9B. Polaris Inc. (P/E —; EV/EBITDA 27.3×; ROIC 3.4 %; $3.4B), Choice Hotels International, Inc. (P/E 15.7×; EV/EBITDA 11.6×; ROIC 13.3 %; $5.1B), Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (P/E —; EV/EBITDA 9.2×; ROIC 6.6 %; $5.9B).
Expensive or cheap against its last ten years?
P/E at each close: today 23.3× · median 18.2× · minimum 7.5× · maximum 42.0× · cheap below 12.8× · expensive above 22.9×. It has been cheaper than today 81% of the time over its last ten years.
Dividend
solid · Yield 2.4 % ($1.72 per share in 2025) · Years raising it ≥ 11 · 5-year growth +12 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 3.3× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $23.50 a year ($1.96 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 12.95% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 6.91% |
| Return on Assets | 3.88% |
| Gross Margin | 26.22% |
| Operating Margin | 5.77% |
| Net Margin | 3.69% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 1.18 |
| Current Ratio | 1.51 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 5 |
| Altman Z-Score | 2.81 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | +15.15% |
| 3 months | -5.10% |
| Year-to-date | +1.48% |
| 1 year | +13.96% |
| 3 years | +4.33% |
| 5 years | -22.35% |
| 10 years | +78.57% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $1.7500 per share in 4 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-11-24 | $0.4400 |
| 2026-08-20 | $0.4400 |
| 2026-05-18 | $0.4400 |
| 2026-02-23 | $0.4400 |
| 2025-11-26 | $0.4300 |
| 2025-08-20 | $0.4300 |
| 2025-05-19 | $0.4300 |
| 2025-02-24 | $0.4300 |
| 2024-11-20 | $0.4200 |
| 2024-08-21 | $0.4200 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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Explore sector: Consumer Cyclical · Auto - Recreational Vehicles
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