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Data last updated: Sep 28, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 28, 2026): BorgWarner Inc. (BWA) pays a $0.68 annual dividend ($0.17 quarterly), yielding 1.11% at $61.32/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-09-01. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.11%
Annual Dividend: $0.68 per share
Payout Ratio: 33.7%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-09-01
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Years of Dividend History: 30
BorgWarner Inc. supplies propulsion technologies across internal combustion, hybrid, and electric drivetrains, and currently pays a BorgWarner Inc. dividend yielding 1.09%. The trailing annual dividend rate is $0.68 per share, paid quarterly, with the next ex-dividend date on September 1, 2026. BWA operates across four segments, including Air Management and E-Propulsion, giving it exposure to both legacy and electrified vehicle platforms. A beta of 1.103 means BWA stock moves roughly in line with the broader market, making it a fit for dividend investors who can tolerate moderate cyclical swings.
BorgWarner Inc. pays out 33.7% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That low payout leaves meaningful room to sustain the dividend even if earnings soften, which matters in an auto parts business tied to OEM production cycles. BorgWarner Inc. dividend safety faces its clearest pressure from cyclicality: the company serves light vehicle, commercial vehicle, and off-highway OEMs, all of which are sensitive to economic downturns, as the dividend history itself shows with past year-over-year declines.
BorgWarner Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of -0.3% per year from 2002 to 2025. Per-share, that means the dividend moved from $0.60 to $0.56 over the full window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 20.0% in 2003, but the data also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, which pulls the long-run growth rate into negative territory. Growth is effectively flat to slightly negative over the full period.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | -2.2% | $0.60 (2022) | $0.56 (2025) |
| 5-Year | -1.3% | $0.60 (2020) | $0.56 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +2.0% | $0.46 (2015) | $0.56 (2025) |
BWA stock fits dividend investors who prioritize a low payout ratio over yield size. The yield is low (below 2%) at 1.09%, and the 5-year average yield of 0.94% shows the current yield is modestly above its own historical norm, not a structural shift upward. The dividend has not grown in real terms over the long run, so income growth is not a defining feature here. What BWA offers is a conservatively funded payout, backed by a 33.7% payout ratio, in a business straddling both combustion and electric drivetrain markets. The trade-off is clear: limited income and limited dividend growth, in exchange for a payout that has room to absorb earnings pressure.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | $0.1700 |
| 2026-06-01 | $0.1700 |
| 2026-03-02 | $0.1700 |
| 2025-12-01 | $0.1700 |
| 2025-09-02 | $0.1700 |
| 2025-06-02 | $0.1100 |
| 2025-03-03 | $0.1100 |
| 2024-12-02 | $0.1100 |
| 2024-09-03 | $0.1100 |
| 2024-06-03 | $0.1100 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.5100 |
| 2025 | $0.5600 |
| 2024 | $0.4400 |
| 2023 | $0.5194 |
| 2022 | $0.5988 |
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