BorgWarner Inc (BWA) is slightly undervalued and Genuine Parts Co (GPC) is overvalued.
Against our estimates of intrinsic value, BWA trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +7%, against -98% for GPC.
Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.
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
Discounting its cash flows at 8.1% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $65.61; the price of $129.59 is 98% above that value, and 79% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 43/100 on 8 of 12 signals
| Metric | BWA | GPC |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Slightly undervalued | Overvalued |
| Price | $61.11 | $129.59 |
| Intrinsic value | $65.64 | $65.61 |
| Margin of safety | +7% | -98% |
| Leak Score | 14/100 (3/12) | 43/100 (8/12) |
| Market cap | $12.4B | $17.9B |
| Revenue growth, 5 years | 7.1% | 8.0% |
| Operating margin | 10.2% | 4.8% |
| Net margin | 2.9% | 0.1% |
| Return on equity | 7.2% | 0.7% |
| Debt to equity | 0.72 | 1.47 |
| P/E | 31.0x | 519.2x |
| Forward P/E | 10.3x | 15.6x |
| P/B | 2.2x | 4.0x |
| Dividend yield | 1.1% | 3.3% |