# Brunswick Corporation (BC) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure. Price $74.43, market value $4.8 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Brunswick Corporation reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **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: 2.9×**. The shares trade at 2.9× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 24.1×**. Enterprise value is 24.1× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 7.1%** (5-yr avg 5.9%). Free cash flow equals 7.1% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 5.9%. Above 5% is generally attractive.

## 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.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.36%** ($1.74 per share, trailing). Brunswick Corporation yields 2.36%, 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** (17 analysts). 17 analysts cover Brunswick Corporation; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $90.71 (+22% 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): 15.7%** (YTD 1.3%, 3-mo -7.4%). The shares are up 15.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -17.5%** (27.1% above the low). Trading 18% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 37**. An RSI of 37 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.44** (volatility 38%). Beta of 1.44 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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