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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · BorgWarner (BWA)

BorgWarner Q1 EPS rises to $1.16 on 1% higher sales; 2026 guidance held

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

BorgWarner reported first-quarter 2026 net sales of $3,533 million, up about 1% from a year earlier, with U.S. GAAP diluted earnings of $1.16 per share versus $0.72 a year earlier. The company maintained its full-year 2026 guidance, including adjusted earnings per share of $5.00 to $5.20, and returned about $185 million to shareholders in the quarter.

Key points

  • Adjusted EPS was $1.24, up about 12% from $1.11 in Q1 2025; organic net sales fell 4.2%.
  • GAAP operating margin was 9.5%, down 280 basis points; adjusted operating margin was 10.5%, up 50 basis points.
  • Full-year 2026 guidance was maintained: net sales of $14.0 billion to $14.3 billion and adjusted EPS of $5.00 to $5.20.
  • Shareholder returns in Q1 2026 totaled about $185 million, including about $150 million in share repurchases and a $35 million dividend.

The filing

CompanyBorgWarner (BWA)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 6, 2026, 8:19 AM ET
Accession number0000908255-26-000023

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 12:56 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 06, 2026.

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