FBIN vs BC Comparison

Fortune Brands is a US-based homebuilding products company that sells building-related products serving R&R and new construction markets. The company operates in three segments: water, outdoors, and security. Water innovation, including plumbing fixtures and faucets, accounts for around 55% of total sales and features brands such as Moen, House of Rohl, and Aqualisa. The outdoors segment includes decking, railing, and doors and makes up 30% of total sales, featuring brands such as Larson, Fiberon, and Therma-Tru. The security segment, which includes smart residential padlocks, accounts for the remaining 15% of sales and features brands such as MasterLock, SentrySafe, Yale, and AmericanLock.

Brunswick is a leading manufacturer in the marine recreation industry. The firm has more than 60 brands delivering products across propulsion (outboard, sterndrive, and inboard engines, propulsion-related controls, rigging, and propellers), parts, accessories, and technology, and boats (including well-known brands like Boston Whaler and Sea Ray). It also owns more than 450 Freedom Boat Club locations as well as Boateka, which facilitates transactions in the used-boat market. Brunswick's focus surrounds building the innovative marine and recreational experiences, technologies, and connections supported by quality and innovation.