# Brunswick Corporation (BC) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Hospitality & Leisure. Price $78.09, market value $5.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 24.0×** (5-yr avg 16.8×, 3-yr avg 23.8×). Brunswick Corporation trades at 24.0× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 16.8×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 14.4×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 0.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.9×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 3.0×**. The shares trade at 3.0× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 24.9×**. Enterprise value is 24.9× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 6.7%** (5-yr avg 5.9%). Free cash flow equals 6.7% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 5.9%. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 4.2%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.2% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: -0.4%**. Operating margin is negative: the business loses money before interest and tax.
- **Net margin: -2.6%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -8.4%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: -0.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -0.5%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -1.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces -1.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 2.4%** (3-yr -7.7%/yr, 5-yr 4.3%/yr). Revenue grew 2.4% over the last year, against 4.3% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -207.8%**. Earnings per share fell 207.8%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 26.1%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 26.1% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.29**. Debt is 1.29 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 6.7×**. It would take 6.7 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Current ratio: 1.44** (quick 1.44). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.44 times.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.25%** ($1.75 per share, trailing). Brunswick Corporation yields 2.25%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 17**. 17 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 11.7%/yr** (1-yr 2.4%). The dividend has compounded at 11.7% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 6 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (16 analysts). 16 analysts cover Brunswick Corporation; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $87.25 (+12% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 21.6%** (YTD 7.6%, 3-mo -0.4%). The shares are up 21.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -13.5%** (32.2% above the low). Trading 13% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 75**. An RSI of 75 is in overbought territory; short-term pullbacks are common from here.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.28** (volatility 38%). Beta of 1.28 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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