Industrials
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation(WAB)
Live Price
Offline$265.20
+1.19% today
1Y Change
+34.46%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 17, 2026
- Market Cap
- $44.49B
- Revenue Growth
- +7.5%
- EPS Growth
- +13.4%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.4%
Coverage: 248 bars ยท Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 17, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (WAB) is a Industrials stock with a market cap of $44.49B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $265.20 and up 34.5% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 17, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +7.5%, EPS growth of +13.4%, a dividend yield of 0.4%. What stands out right now is revenue +7.5%, EPS +13.4%, free cash flow -7.9% with operating margin 16.1% and ROIC 7.2%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 0.4%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 36.8 and price/sales 3.9. Stock Foundry combines WAB price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Industrials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+7.5% vs +3.6% peer median
Operating Margin
Near sector median
+16.1% vs +16.9% peer median
P/E
Near sector median
36.8 vs 36.7 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 22, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +7.5% and EPS at +13.4%, with operating margin around 16.1%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 0.4%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +2.4% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 22, 2026 | โ | +3.0% | -0.1% | -0.9% |
2026 Feb 11, 2026 | +1.0% | -0.2% | +2.9% | -5.5% |
2025 Oct 22, 2025 | +1.8% | +1.8% | +4.2% | +2.3% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
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WAB Max Drawdown
-13.40%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
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Company Overview
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation
New York Stock Exchange
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation provides technology-based equipment, systems, and services for the freight rail and passenger transit industries worldwide. It operates through two segments, Freight and Transit. The Freight segment manufactures and services components for new and existing freight cars and locomotives; builds new commuter locomotives; rebuilds freight locomotives; supplies railway electronics, positive train control equipment, signal design, and engineering services; and provides related heat exchange and cooling systems. It serves publicly traded railroads; leasing companies; manufacturers of original equipment, including locomotives and freight cars; and utilities. The Transit segment manufactures and services components for new and existing passenger transit vehicles, such as regional trains, high speed trains, subway cars, light-rail vehicles, and buses; refurbishes subway cars; and provides heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment, as well as doors for buses and subways. This segment serves public transit authorities and municipalities, leasing companies, and manufacturers of subway cars and buses. It also provides electronically controlled pneumatic braking products; railway electronics; freight car trucks; draft gears, couplers, and slack adjusters; air compressors and dryers; heat exchangers and cooling products; and track and switch products. In addition, the company offers railway braking equipment and related components; friction products; new switcher locomotives; transit locomotive and car overhaul services; and freight locomotive overhaul, modernizations, and refurbishment services. Further, it provides platform screen doors; pantographs; window assemblies; couplers; accessibility lifts and ramps for buses and subway cars; and traction motors. The company was founded in 1869 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- Leadership
- Rafael Ottoni Santana
- IPO Date
- Jun 16, 1995
- Employees
- 29.5k
- Street Address
- 30 Isabella Street
- Mailing
- Pittsburgh, PA, 15212
- Region
- Pittsburgh, PA, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 412 825 1000
- Last Updated
- May 5, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 36.8
- EV/EBITDA
- 21.8
- Price/Sales
- 3.9
- Price/Book
- 4.0
Growth
- Revenue
- +7.5%
- EPS
- +13.4%
- Free Cash Flow
- -7.9%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 33.8%
- Operating Margin
- 16.1%
- Net Margin
- 10.5%
- ROE
- 10.9%
- ROIC
- 7.2%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.62
- Current Ratio
- 1.02
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