---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000908255-26-000023"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BWA"
cik: "0000908255"
company_name: "BORGWARNER INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:05:40.924524+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BorgWarner Q1 2026 adjusted EPS $1.24 (+12% YoY); maintains full-year guidance

## Summary
- GAAP EPS $1.16; adjusted EPS $1.24 up 12% YoY; net sales $3,533M (+1% YoY).
- Organic sales down 4.2%; adjusted operating margin 10.5% (+50 bps YoY).
- Returned $185M to shareholders ($150M buybacks, $35M dividend) in Q1.
- Full-year 2026 guidance maintained: net sales $14.0-14.3B; adj. EPS $5.00-5.20; free cash flow $0.9-1.1B.
- Secured 12 new business awards including turbocharger, eMotor, and controller contracts.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000908255-26-000023
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BWA
- cik: 0000908255
- company_name: BORGWARNER INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/908255/000090825526000023/0000908255-26-000023-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/908255/000090825526000023/bwa-20260506.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 1ebf2789edbb3078914564c847768fed40c9cf9d
  claim: BORGWARNER INC reported quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $3,533 million, net income $242 million, EPS $1.24.
  evidence_excerpt: one electric vehicle award in South Korea. Production is expected to begin in 2026 and 2027 in China and 2027 in South Korea. First Quarter Highlights: • U.S. GAAP net sales of $3,533 million, an increase of approximately 1% compared with the first quarter of 2025. ◦ Excluding the impact of foreign currencies, organic net sales decreased 4.2% compared with the first
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/908255/000090825526000023/0000908255-26-000023-index.htm
- claim_id: e597adb5ead3ce956445d2027577f9ff9492326b
  claim: BORGWARNER INC reported full year 2026 results: revenue $14.0 billion to $14.3 billion. Guidance reaffirmed.
  evidence_excerpt: light vehicle markets will be down 3% to approximately flat and a decline in the Company’s Battery Energy Systems segment sales. Net sales are expected to be in the range of $14.0 billion to $14.3 billion in 2026, compared with 2025 net sales of approximately $14.3 billion. The Company’s net sales guidance implies a year-over-year change in organic net s
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/908255/000090825526000023/0000908255-26-000023-index.htm

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