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BorgWarner’s $650 Million Buyback Supercharges EPS Growth Amid Auto Market Weakness!

BorgWarner’s second quarter 2026 results reflected steady performance amid a challenging automotive market environment marked by declining industry production. The company reported sales of approximately $3.6 billion, essentially flat year-over-year, with a modest organic sales increase of 0.5% excluding the Battery Energy Systems (BES) segment. This organic growth was slightly ahead of the weighted decline in light vehicle production attributable to BorgWarner’s geographic exposure, with transfer case volumes in North America contributing notably. The BES segment, however, faced headwinds driven by weaker European demand and reduced North American incentives, leading to a year-over-year sales decline of $62 million in that segment. Adjusted operating income reached $413 million, representing an 11.3% adjusted operating margin—an expansion of 100 basis points from the previous year. This margin improvement resulted from strong cost controls, the exit of BorgWarner’s charging business, and margin expansions across all business units, supplemented by lower corporate costs.