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Harley-Davidson Presentation "Motorcycle Industry Overview" Farley
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Harley-Davidson Presentation "Motorcycle Industry Overview" Farley
Global Research
10 June 2026ab
Harley-Davidson Presentation Equities
AmericasMotorcycle Industry OverviewPlease
Recreational Products & Services
Robin M. Farley
Analyst
robin.farley@ubs.com
+1-212-713 2060
Arpine Kocharyan
arpine.kocharyan@ubs.com
+1-212-713 2086
Alex Kivali
alex.kivali@ubs.com
+1-212-713 3945
Robert Henry
Associate Analyst
robert.henry@ubs.com
+1-212-713 2256
Derin Sezercan
derin.sezercan@ubs.com
+1-212-713 4716Harley-DavidsonIs World's Leading Maker of Heavyweight Motorcycles Anoop Savio
Harley-Davidson manufactures roughly half of the heavyweight motorcycles sold in the
anoop.savio@ubs.com
U.S. and roughly one-third worldwide. U.S. retail sales volume was down -13% YOY in +1-212-713 1057
'25, down -4% YOY in '24, down -10% in '23, down -13% in '22, up +22% in '21, and
down -18% YOY in ’20, as Covid impacted sales in 1H and low inventory in the channel
impacted sales in 2H. The company shifted the timing of its new model year launch from
Q3’20 to Q1’21. Since '13 HOG has seen decelerating retail sales growth in the U.S.,
growing +4.4% in '13, +1.3% in '14, down -1.7% in '15, down -3.9% in '16, down -
8.5% in '17, down -10.2% in '18, and -5.2% in '19.
Getting More Constructive
We are as constructive on HOG as we have been in years, with a near-term outlook that
seems achievable for 2027. After “hitting the bricks” with management recently, we
believe new management can effectively show growth in the next year, with cost saves
and tariff reductions helping bridge to growth in ’26 and ’27. We still need to see more
evidence of the fundamental demand shift needed to reach HOG’s medium-term goals,
but we believe there are drivers in the next 12 months that are likely to give investors a
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