Allison Transmission Holdings Inc vs BorgWarner Inc

Allison Transmission Holdings Inc (ALSN) is fairly valued and BorgWarner Inc (BWA) is slightly undervalued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, BWA trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +7%, against +2% for ALSN.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Allison Transmission Holdings Inc (ALSN)

Discounting its cash flows at 8.5% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $118.03; the price of $115.38 is 2% below that value, and 78% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 30/100 on 3 of 12 signals

BorgWarner Inc (BWA)

Discounting its cash flows at 9.2% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $65.64; the price of $61.11 is 7% below that value, and 75% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 14/100 on 3 of 12 signals

MetricALSNBWA
VerdictFairly valuedSlightly undervalued
Price$115.38$61.11
Intrinsic value$118.03$65.64
Margin of safety+2%+7%
Leak Score30/100 (3/12)14/100 (3/12)
Market cap$9.5B$12.4B
Revenue growth, 5 years7.7%7.1%
Operating margin21.4%10.2%
Net margin12.0%2.9%
Return on equity28.4%7.2%
Debt to equity2.140.72
P/E18.3x31.0x
Forward P/E10.5x10.3x
P/B4.8x2.2x
Dividend yield1.0%1.1%

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