Does Brunswick Corporation have an economic moat?

Based on its FY2025 SEC filings, the Moat Index scores Brunswick Corporation (BC) 53.7 out of 100 — a Shallow moat. The four filters behind that score (each 0–100): pricing power 43, returns on capital 93, balance-sheet safety 0, capital discipline 64.

Is BC stock trading below its intrinsic value?

Against a deliberately conservative owner-earnings model (9% discount rate, 0% assumed growth, capped at 4%), estimated intrinsic value is $71.99 per share versus a recent price of $80.45 — 12% above value. This is an educational estimate computed from primary SEC filings, not investment advice.

How has BC's Moat Score changed over time?

The record logs 3 readings since Jul 17, 2026; the latest reads 53.7 out of 100 (shallow moat). No tier changes on record yet. The history is append-only — readings are only ever added, never rewritten.

The Moat Index

Brunswick Corporation

BC · Industrials · $5.2B mkt cap · FY2025 filings · Shallow moat ·

Doesn't clear the bar

Shallow moat

The four filters

Pricing power43

Median gross margin 27.6% over 10y, stable.

Returns on capital93

Median ROIC 20.1%, above the 9% hurdle in 80% of years.

Balance-sheet safety0

Net debt/EBITDA 7.3x, interest coverage -0x.

Capital discipline64

Owner earnings trend unclear, share count shrinking (buybacks).

Margin of safety

Above valueOn sale

12% above value

Owner earnings (normalized): $420.4M
Est. intrinsic value / share: $71.99
Recent price: $80.45
Discount to value: 12% above value

Conservative model: 9% discount rate, 0% assumed growth (capped at 4%), maintenance capex ≈ min(capex, D&A).

18 years of fundamentals

The business, in plain English

Brunswick Corporation booked $5.4B of revenue in FY2025 in the Industrials sector and kept 24.8% of it as gross profit — a moderate-margin business by that measure. After every other cost, −2.6% of each revenue dollar reached the bottom line.

Across the filed record, revenue grew from $2.8B (FY2009) to $5.4B (FY2025) — about 4.2% a year compounded over 16 years.

It earned −0.9% on invested capital in FY2025, with a median of 22.0% across 13 filed years. The Returns on Capital filter above scores it 93/100.

The balance sheet carried $2.1B of total debt in FY2025. Balance-Sheet Safety scores it 0/100.

The share count fell 29.8% between FY2013 and FY2025 — management has been retiring shares, which concentrates each remaining owner's claim. Capital Discipline scores it 64/100.

Put together: Returns on Capital is the strongest of the four filters (93/100) and Balance-Sheet Safety the weakest (0/100), which is how BC lands at 54/100 — a Shallow moat.

This breakdown is generated from the filed numbers and sub-scores above — no outside narrative, no estimates. Where a filing doesn’t disclose an input, the sentence that would need it is omitted instead of guessed.

RevenueSales, as filed$5.4B FY2025

Gross marginRevenue kept after cost of goods24.8% FY2025

Return on invested capitalOperating profit on the capital employed−0.9% FY2025

Owner earningsCash an owner could take out−$10.6M FY2025

Gaps in a line mean that item isn’t in BC’s filings for that year — the series is never interpolated or estimated. The Table view lists every filed value, including operating and net margins, total debt, and share count.

Moat Score history

Moat Score over timeLast scored reading of each day, on the 0–100 scale53.7 / 100

Score history begins Jul 17, 2026 — the record builds from here and can’t be backfilled.

Tier changesSame-methodology crossings of the Wide / Narrow / Shallow bars

None yet — BC has read Shallow moat for every logged capture since Jul 17, 2026.

Scores are logged append-only and never overwritten — this record can’t be backfilled, which is exactly why it’s worth keeping.

Industrials context

#97 of 309 scored Industrials companies, ranked by Moat Score.

Nearest peers by Moat Score

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Common questions about BC

Does Brunswick Corporation have an economic moat?: Based on its FY2025 SEC filings, the Moat Index scores Brunswick Corporation (BC) 53.7 out of 100 — a Shallow moat. The four filters behind that score (each 0–100): pricing power 43, returns on capital 93, balance-sheet safety 0, capital discipline 64.
Is BC stock trading below its intrinsic value?: Against a deliberately conservative owner-earnings model (9% discount rate, 0% assumed growth, capped at 4%), estimated intrinsic value is $71.99 per share versus a recent price of $80.45 — 12% above value. This is an educational estimate computed from primary SEC filings, not investment advice.
How has BC's Moat Score changed over time?: The record logs 3 readings since Jul 17, 2026; the latest reads 53.7 out of 100 (shallow moat). No tier changes on record yet. The history is append-only — readings are only ever added, never rewritten.

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