| Indicators | Browse All

Brunswick Corporation (BC)

Consumer Cyclical | Recreational Vehicles | Mettawa, United States | NYSE
76.64 USD -0.96 (-1.237%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 76.64

Short-term:★★★☆☆Long-term:★★☆☆☆Dividends:★⯪☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:19 a.m. EDT

Brunswick Corporation presents a complex investment case defined by a sharp divergence between its deteriorating share price and improving earnings guidance. While the company has generated a positive cumulative return over the last nine years, the market has penalized the stock with four consecutive years of annual price declines, which serves as a strong indicator of structural deterioration. The dividend yield of 2.17% appears attractive but is fundamentally unsound given a payout ratio exceeding 190%, signaling that capital returns may be eroding shareholder value. Short-term sentiment remains cautiously optimistic with analysts projecting upside to the $90 range, yet the statistical forecast leans neutral. Options flow reveals a near-term bullish bias contrasted with long-term defensive hedging, suggesting traders expect volatility rather than a clean breakout. Investors should weigh the earnings recovery against the structural damage to the share price and the unsustainable nature of the current payout.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.026892
AutoARIMA0.026942
MSTL0.031100
AutoTheta0.042729

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 49%
H-stat 0.89
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.601
Excess Kurtosis 0.34
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-19
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-19
Debt to Equity Ratio 136.481
Revenue per Share 85.887
Market Cap 4,966,074,880
Forward P/E 14.15
Beta 1.34
Profit Margins -1.53%
Website https://www.brunswick.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:19 a.m. EDT: Near-term call open interest significantly exceeds put open interest, indicating speculative positioning for upside movement within the next month. Conversely, longer-dated put contracts carry substantially higher open interest, suggesting traders are hedging against extended downside risk. Implied volatility is skewed higher for calls compared to puts, reflecting a premium on upside speculation.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.54% 2.29% 2.35% 2.13%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-20 0.44000 0.542808
2026-05-18 0.44000 0.575389
2026-02-23 0.44000 0.528021
2025-11-26 0.43000 0.645937
2025-08-20 0.43000 0.686462
2025-05-19 0.43000 0.812240
2025-02-24 0.43000 0.691096
2024-11-20 0.42000 0.535373
2024-08-21 0.42000 0.544112
2024-05-10 0.42000 0.503658
2024-02-23 0.42000 0.479069
2023-11-21 0.40000 0.510986
2023-08-22 0.40000 0.498380
2023-05-12 0.40000 0.519346
2023-02-24 0.40000 0.456100
2022-11-22 0.36500 0.501718
2022-08-23 0.36500 0.451453
2022-05-17 0.36500 0.459814
2022-02-25 0.36500 0.390082
2021-11-22 0.33500 0.330473
2021-08-23 0.33500 0.331322
2021-05-17 0.33500 0.315919
2021-02-22 0.27000 0.301440
2020-11-23 0.27000 0.349560
2020-08-24 0.24000 0.379627
2020-05-18 0.24000 0.447094
2020-02-24 0.24000 0.395844
2019-11-18 0.24000 0.407470
2019-08-19 0.21000 0.465219
2019-05-20 0.21000 0.451710
2019-02-25 0.21000 0.390552
2018-11-19 0.21000 0.403613
2018-08-20 0.19000 0.294254
2018-05-21 0.19000 0.301348
2018-02-26 0.19000 0.322690
2017-11-20 0.19000 0.367789
2017-08-18 0.16500 0.324356
2017-05-19 0.16500 0.298859
2017-02-24 0.16500 0.271292
2016-11-18 0.16500 0.351812
2016-08-19 0.15000 0.321337
2016-05-20 0.15000 0.328947
2016-02-19 0.15000 0.355282
2015-11-20 0.15000 0.274424
2015-08-21 0.12500 0.249103
2015-05-21 0.12500 0.235582
2015-02-20 0.12500 0.227438
2014-11-21 0.12500 0.261945
2014-08-21 0.12500 0.295159
2014-05-22 0.10000 0.236295
2014-02-21 0.10000 0.231321
2013-11-18 0.10000 0.225938
2012-11-16 0.05000 0.208247
2011-11-18 0.05000 0.301750
2010-11-19 0.05000 0.299043
2009-11-20 0.05000 0.456621
2008-11-20 0.05000 2.439024
2007-11-19 0.60000 3.129890
2006-11-22 0.60000 1.813785
2005-11-18 0.60000 1.524778
2004-11-18 0.60000 1.258125
2003-11-21 0.50000 1.688049
2002-11-21 0.50000 2.401537
2001-11-21 0.12500 0.663834
2001-08-22 0.12500 0.594672
2001-05-23 0.12500 0.546807
2001-02-22 0.12500 0.608273
2000-11-20 0.12500 0.699301
2000-08-23 0.12500 0.638978
2000-05-23 0.12500 0.636943
2000-02-23 0.12500 0.687285
1999-11-22 0.12500 0.569801
1999-08-23 0.12500 0.452489
1999-05-21 0.12500 0.549451
1999-02-23 0.12500 0.574713
1998-11-20 0.12500 0.591716
1998-08-21 0.12500 0.740741
1998-05-20 0.12500 0.392927
1998-02-23 0.12500 0.389105
1997-11-19 0.12500 0.371747
1997-08-20 0.12500 0.393701
1997-05-21 0.12500 0.409836
1997-02-20 0.12500 0.442478
1996-11-19 0.12500 0.500000
1996-08-21 0.12500 0.581395
1996-05-21 0.12500 0.595238
1996-02-21 0.12500 0.520833
1995-11-17 0.12500 0.617284
1995-08-23 0.12500 0.595238
1995-05-19 0.12500 0.625000
1995-02-17 0.12500 0.632911
1994-11-16 0.11000 0.594595
1994-08-19 0.11000 0.511628
1994-05-19 0.11000 0.444444
1994-02-18 0.11000 0.550000
1993-11-17 0.11000 0.624113
1993-08-19 0.11000 0.739496
1993-05-19 0.11000 0.771930
1993-02-19 0.11000 0.704000
1992-11-18 0.11000 0.739496
1992-08-19 0.11000 0.862745
1992-05-15 0.11000 0.656716
1992-02-19 0.11000 0.647059
1991-11-04 0.11000 0.854369
1991-08-05 0.11000 0.733333
1991-05-06 0.11000 0.778761
1991-02-04 0.11000 0.888889
1990-10-19 0.11000 1.466667
1990-07-19 0.11000 0.862745
1990-04-19 0.11000 0.727273
1990-01-19 0.11000 0.807339
1989-10-19 0.11000 0.715447
1989-07-19 0.11000 0.682171
1989-04-19 0.11000 0.556962
1989-01-19 0.11000 0.606897
1988-10-19 0.11000 0.571429
1988-07-19 0.11000 0.517647
1988-04-19 0.09000 0.395604
1988-01-19 0.09000 0.545455
1987-10-19 0.07500 0.512821
1987-07-20 0.07500 0.307692
1987-04-20 0.07500 0.352941
1987-01-16 0.07500 0.396040
1986-10-20 0.07000 0.480687
1986-07-21 0.07000 0.380952
1986-04-21 0.07000 0.432432
1986-01-13 0.07000 0.622222
1985-10-21 0.06250 0.671141
1985-07-19 0.06250 0.641026
1985-04-19 0.06250 0.699301
1985-01-18 0.06250 0.709220
1984-10-19 0.05000 0.603774
1984-07-19 0.05000 0.686695
1984-04-18 0.03750 0.560748
1984-01-19 0.03750 0.474308
1983-10-12 0.03750 0.583942
1983-07-19 0.03125 0.671141
1983-04-19 0.03125 0.873362
1983-01-19 0.03125 0.961538
1982-10-19 0.03125 1.000000
1982-07-19 0.03125 1.242236
1982-04-19 0.03125 1.428571
1982-01-19 0.03125 1.449275
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.76
dividendYield 2.27
exDividendDate 2026-08-20
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.74
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.02242268
lastDividendValue 0.44
lastDividendDate 2026-08-20
dividendDate 2026-09-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.22243226
Address1 26,125 North Riverwoods Boulevard
Address2 Suite 500
All Time High 117.62
All Time Low 1.765625
Ask 79.82
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 5
Average Analyst Rating 2.1 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 638,330
Average Daily Volume3 Month 676,124
Average Volume 676,124
Average Volume10Days 638,330
Beta 1.338
Bid 69.12
Bid Size 700
Board Risk 4
Book Value 25.889
City Mettawa
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 76.64
Current Ratio 1.447
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 78.575
Day Low 76.55
Debt To Equity 136.481
Display Name Brunswick
Dividend Date 1,789,430,400
Dividend Rate 1.76
Dividend Yield 2.27
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,423,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,423,600
Earnings Growth 0.875
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.852
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,414,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,672,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,672,200
Ebitda 603,299,968
Ebitda Margins 0.107159995
Enterprise To Ebitda 11.55
Enterprise To Revenue 1.238
Enterprise Value 6,968,274,944
Eps Current Year 4.55848
Eps Forward 5.41525
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -1.29
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,787,184,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 847 735 4433
Fifty Day Average 80.9102
Fifty Day Average Change -4.2702026
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.05277706
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 22.243225
Fifty Two Week High 90.25
Fifty Two Week High Change -13.610001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.15080333
Fifty Two Week Low 58.56
Fifty Two Week Low Change 18.079998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.30874312
Fifty Two Week Range 58.56 - 90.25
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 378,657,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.05
Float Shares 63,961,541
Forward Eps 5.41525
Forward P E 14.152625
Free Cashflow 366,062,496
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 14,000
Fullday Change -0.959999
Fullday Change Percent -1.23711
Fullday Price 76.64
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.25947002
Gross Profits 1,460,800,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00868
Held Percent Institutions 1.06526
Implied Shares Outstanding 64,797,428
Industry Recreational Vehicles
Industry Disp Recreational Vehicles
Industry Key recreational-vehicles
Ir Website http://www.brunswick.com/investors/
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,787,184,000
Last Dividend Value 0.44
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 550,281,600
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Brunswick Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets recreation products in the United States, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Propulsion, Engine P&A, Navico Group, and Boat. The Propulsion segment provides outboard, sterndrive, inboard engines, propulsion-related controls, rigging, and propellers for boat builders through marine retail dealers under the Mercury, Mercury MerCruiser, Mariner, Mercury Racing, Mercury Diesel, Avator, and Fliteboard brands. The Engine P&A segment offers engine parts and consumables, electrical products, boat parts and systems, and engine oils and lubricants through aftermarket retailers, dealers, distributors, and original equipment manufacturers for marine and non-marine markets under the Mercury, Mercury Precision Parts, Quicksilver, and Seachoice brands; and distributes marine parts and accessories. The Navico Group segment provides products and systems for the marine, recreational vehicle (RV), specialty vehicle, mobile, and industrial markets, as well as aftermarket channels; and marine electronics, sensors, control systems, instruments, power systems, and general accessories under the Ancor, Attwood, B&G, BEP, Blue Sea Systems, C-MAP, CZone, Lenco, Lowrance, Marinco, Mastervolt, MotorGuide, Progressive Industries, ProMariner, Simrad, and Whale brand names. The Boat segment offers Sea Ray sport boats and cruisers; Bayliner sport cruisers, runabouts, and Heyday wake boats; Boston Whaler fiberglass offshore boats; Lund fiberglass fishing boats; Crestliner, Harris, Lowe, Lund, and Princecraft aluminum fishing; utility, pontoon, and deck boats; Navan premium exploration boats; and Thunder Jet and Lund heavy-gauge aluminum boats; and the freedom boat club, dealer services, and technology to the marine industry through dealers and distributors. Brunswick Corporation was founded in 1845 and is headquartered in Mettawa, Illinois.
Long Name Brunswick Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 4,966,074,880
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_171649
Most Recent Quarter 1,783,123,200
Net Income To Common -86,500,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 5,028,280,412
Number Of Analyst Opinions 17
Open 78.01
Operating Cashflow 523,000,000
Operating Margins 0.06804
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 1.9317999
Peg Ratio 0.76
Phone (847) 735-4700
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 76.64
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 77.6
Price Eps Current Year 16.812622
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.9603307
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.8820894
Profit Margins -0.01528
Quick Ratio 0.556
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.1
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.959999
Regular Market Change Percent -1.23711
Regular Market Day High 78.575
Regular Market Day Low 76.55
Regular Market Day Range 76.55 - 78.575
Regular Market Open 78.01
Regular Market Previous Close 77.6
Regular Market Price 76.64
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 694,128
Return On Assets 0.033800002
Return On Equity -0.048270002
Revenue Growth 0.077
Revenue Per Share 85.887
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 64,797,428
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0001
Shares Short 8,301
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 9,597
Short Name Brunswick Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0001
Short Ratio 0.01
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol BC
Target High Price 120.0
Target Low Price 76.0
Target Mean Price 90.70588
Target Median Price 90.0
Total Cash 288,900,000
Total Cash Per Share 4.459
Total Debt 2,291,099,904
Total Revenue 5,629,899,776
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.74
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.02242268
Trailing Eps -1.29
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.7302
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 78.4542
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.8142014
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.023124337
Type Disp Equity
Volume 694,128
Website https://www.brunswick.com
Zip 60,045-3420