Which is better, BWA or DECK?

On the Buffett-Fit framework, Deckers Outdoor Corporation (DECK) currently grades higher than BWA — 67/100 (B grade) vs 43/100 (D). That said, "better" depends on which framework you trust — BWA wins on Benjamin Graham; DECK wins on Warren Buffett, Philip Fisher, Peter Lynch, Joel Greenblatt, Charlie Munger, and Terry Smith. The full pillar breakdown is on this page.

Should I buy BWA or DECK?

This page is an educational comparison, not investment advice. Both BWA and DECK are graded against the same Buffett 5-pillar framework (moat, earnings durability, management quality, financial health, valuation) plus six other documented investor frameworks. Read the side-by-side breakdown to see which one matches the criteria you care about most — and always do your own research before making any investment decision.

Is BWA better than DECK for value investing?

On the Buffett-style value-investing framework, DECK currently grades higher — 67/100 vs 43/100, a 24-point gap. The gap is driven by which pillars each stock passes; the table on this page shows moat, durability, management, financial health, and valuation side-by-side.

What's the difference between BWA and DECK on Warren Buffett's framework?

Both stocks are evaluated on the same five pillars: economic moat (durable competitive advantage), earnings durability (consistent profitability), management quality (capital allocation), financial health (conservative balance sheet), and valuation (margin of safety). BWA currently scores 43/100 (D grade); DECK scores 67/100 (B grade). The "Where each wins" section on this page breaks down which pillar each stock dominates.

Which has the stronger moat, BWA or DECK?

Moat strength is one of the five pillars in the Buffett-Fit score on this page. BWA and DECK are each scored on ROIC sustainability, gross-margin durability, and qualitative signals like brand strength, switching costs, network effects, and regulatory barriers. The pillar breakdown on this page shows the moat sub-score side-by-side so you can see which one has the more durable competitive advantage.

Which is more undervalued, BWA or DECK?

Valuation is one of the five Buffett-Fit pillars on this page. Both stocks are scored on owner-earnings yield, price-to-intrinsic-value vs the underlying compounding rate, and the margin of safety relative to a conservative DCF. The valuation sub-score in the table below tells you which one currently trades at a more attractive price relative to its underlying business quality.

Are BWA and DECK both Consumer Cyclical stocks?

Yes — both BorgWarner Inc. (BWA) and Deckers Outdoor Corporation (DECK) operate in the Consumer Cyclical sector. That makes this a direct sector-peer comparison, which is the apples-to-apples way to use the Buffett-Fit framework: the score weighs each stock against its sector's specific quality and valuation benchmarks (sector-relative bonus), so the cross-stock comparison isn't distorted by inter-sector base-rate differences.

Is this BWA vs DECK comparison investment advice?

No. This page is an educational pattern-match against documented public frameworks (Buffett, Graham, Fisher, Lynch, Greenblatt, Munger, Smith), not personalised investment advice. The scores reflect how closely each stock matches each framework's documented criteria — they are not buy/hold/sell recommendations. Always do your own research and consult a licensed financial adviser for personalised advice.

Stock comparison

BorgWarner

Deckers Outdoor

Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.

BWA

BorgWarner

Market cap

$12.97B

Sector

Consumer Discretionary

DECK

Deckers Outdoor

Market cap

$13.28B

Sector

Consumer Discretionary

Overall winner

Deckers Outdoor DECK

Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.

Fit scores by strategy

Strategy	BWA	DECK	Winner
Warren Buffett	43D	67B	DECK
Benjamin Graham	70B	62C	BWA
Philip Fisher	18F	67B	DECK
Peter Lynch	8F	51C	DECK
Joel Greenblatt	17F	42D	DECK
Charlie Munger	28F	66B	DECK
Terry Smith	30F	73B	DECK

Side-by-side metrics

Metric	BWA	DECK
Market cap	$12.97B	$13.28B
P/E (TTM)	35.8x	13.2x
EV/EBIT	11.3x	9.8x
ROIC (TTM)	8.91%	32.7%
Gross margin	18.91%	57.54%
Net margin	2.53%	19.35%
Revenue CAGR 5y	-0.89%	18.3%
EPS CAGR 5y	-13.25%	29.38%
Debt / Equity	0.7x	0.1x
Dividend yield	0.98%	0.0%

Where each one wins

The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.

BWA leads on

Dividend yield0.98%vs 0.0%+100%

DECK leads on

EPS CAGR 5y29.38%vs -13.25%+145%
Revenue CAGR 5y18.3%vs -0.89%+105%
Net margin19.35%vs 2.53%+87%
Debt / Equity0.1xvs 0.7x+82%

Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.

BorgWarner

Deckers Outdoor

Fit scores by strategy

Side-by-side metrics

Where each one wins

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