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Company Profile: Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (WAB)

WAB insider trades (13 months) →

$291.78 +1.74% vs. previous close · Market cap $48.96B

Today's multi-factor rank: 103 of 461 · see the ranking

Momentum
7.2/10
Value
4.3/10
Growth
5.1/10
Quality
4.7/10
Multifactor
5.4/10

Market and Valuation

Price & Market

Prev Close Price:$286.79
Open:$289.03
Day's Low:$288.10
Day's High:$294.22
Bid / Ask:-
Market Cap:48.96B
Enterprise Value:54.45B

52-Week Range

52-Week Low:$194.93
52-Week High:$306.64
Current position in 52-week range
52w Low-52w High
50-Day Avg:$285.35
200-Day Avg:$268.26

Volume

Volume Today:944,383
Avg Volume (3m):893,618
Avg Volume (10d):1,201,590
52-Week Change:+40.27%
vs S&P 500, 52 weeks:-
Beta:0.93

Valuation Multiples

P/E (trailing):36.20

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 21, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

P/E (forward):23.19
PEG Ratio:1.37
Price / Book:4.33
Price / Sales (TTM):4.01
EV / Revenue:4.46
EV / EBITDA:19.69

Dividends

Current yield:0.43%
Annual Dividend Rate:$1.24
Dividend Trailing:$1.18
Yield Trailing:0.41%
5-Year Avg Yield:0.50%
Payout Ratio:14.66%
Last Ex-Dividend Date:-

Valuation Context

P/E vs sector (indicative)

Most Recent Quarter:-
Fiscal Year (Next):-

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Financial Statements TTM (Trailing 12 Months)

Income Statement

Total Revenue (TTM):12.21B
Gross Profit:4.42B
EBITDA:2.77B
Net Income (TTM):1.37B
Rev Growth (YoY):+8.10%
Earnings Growth (YoY):+33.70%
Quarterly earnings growth (YoY):+31.90%

Margins

Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-
Operating Margin:-
Net Margin:-

Per Share

EPS Trailing (TTM):$8.06

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 21, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

EPS Forward (Est.):$12.58
Revenue Per Share:$72.08
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$67.46
Last Dividend:-
Ex-Dividend Date:-
Last Split:-

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Total cash:478.00M
Total Debt:6.77B
Net Debt (Debt - Cash):6.30B
Debt / Equity:59.61%
Current Ratio:1.10
Quick Ratio:0.50

Cash Flows

Operating Cash Flow:2.09B
Free Cash Flow (FCF):1.24B
FCF Yield (FCF / Market Cap):-
Enterprise Value:54.45B
EV / Revenue:4.46
EV / EBITDA:19.69

Profitability

ROE (Return on Equity):12.24%
ROA (Return on Assets):6.28%
P/E (trailing):36.20
P/E (forward):23.19
Price / Book:4.33
PEG Ratio:1.37
52-Week Change:+40.27%
S&P 500 change, 52 weeks:+11.37%

Historical Evolution (Last 4 Years)

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cash Flow

EPS and Earnings Per Share

Key EPS Metrics

EPS Trailing (TTM):$8.06

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 21, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

EPS Forward (Est.):$12.58
P/E (forward):23.19
PEG Ratio:1.37

Growth and Margins

Earnings Growth YoY:-
Quarterly Earnings Growth YoY:-
Rev Growth YoY:-
Net Margin:-
Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-

Per Share

Revenue Per Share:$72.08
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$67.46

Cash Flows (TTM)

Free Cash Flow:1.24B
Operating Cash Flow:2.09B
EBITDA:2.77B
Total Revenue (TTM):12.21B
Net Income (TTM):1.37B
Fiscal Year (Last):-

EPS Surprise History - Last 4 Quarters

Actual vs. Analyst Estimates · Green = beat expectations · Red = missed

Quarter Period Actual EPS Estimated EPS Difference Surprise % Currency

Ownership Structure

Ownership Distribution

% Insiders:-
% Institutional:-
% Inst. (of Float):-
No. of Institutions:-
Visual distribution
InsidersInstitutionalFree Float

Shares & Short Interest

Shares Outstanding:167,802,384
Float (free shares):166,493,525
Short interest (shares):3,771,311
Short % of float:-
Short Ratio (days to cover):4.45
Short interest, prior month:-
Short Interest Date:-

Governance Score (1=Best, 10=Worst)

Overall risk:-
Audit Risk:-
Board risk:-
Compensation Risk:-
Shareholder rights risk:-

Top Institutional Holders

Position Change: ▲ Increased · ▼ Reduced · = Unchanged

Organization Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Top Mutual Funds

Position Change: ▲ Increased ▼ Decreased = Unchanged

Fund Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Recent Insider Trades

Executive / Insider Title Date Action Shares

Options Chain

CALLS

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PUTS

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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (WAB) SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K

Direct links to financial reports filed with the SEC.

Type Date Official link
S-3ASR2026-10-21View filing ↗
8-K2026-10-01View filing ↗
8-K2026-07-22View filing ↗
11-K2026-06-23View filing ↗
SD2026-06-01View filing ↗
8-K2026-05-15View filing ↗
10-Q2026-04-22View filing ↗
DEF 14A2026-03-31View filing ↗
8-K2026-03-03View filing ↗
10-K2026-02-13View filing ↗

Company and Executive Profile

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation provides locomotives, equipment, systems, and services for the freight rail and passenger transit industries worldwide. It operates in two segments, Freight and Transit. It offers diesel-electric and liquid natural gas-powered locomotives; engines, electric motors, and propulsion systems; and marine and mining products. The company also offers positive train control equipment; electronically controlled pneumatic braking products; railway electronics; signal design and engineering services; distributed locomotive power, and train cruise and remote controls; industrial/mobile Internet of Things hardware and software, edge-to-cloud, on and off-board analytics and rules, and asset performance management solutions; rail and shipper transportation management, and port visibility and optimization solutions; and network optimization solutions. In addition, it provides freight car trucks, braking equipment, and related components; air compressors and dryers, as well as heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems; heat transfer components and systems; custom engineered burners and combustion systems; rail gear, signaling, and switch products; and turbochargers. Further, it offers freight locomotive overhauls, modernizations, and refurbishment; locomotive and car maintenance; transit locomotive and car overhaul; unit exchange of locomotive components; long-term parts arrangements; and way equipment maintenance services. Additionally, it provides railway and freight braking equipment and related components; brake shoes, discs, and pads; HVAC equipment; access and platform screen doors; pantographs; power converters and battery chargers; passenger information systems and closed-circuit television; signaling and railway electric relays; and doors, window assemblies, accessibility lifts, ramps, and electric charging solutions for buses. The company was founded in 1869 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

General Information

Headquarters:United States
City:Pittsburgh
Employees:31,000
Sector:Industrials
Industry:Railroads
Website:-

Key Executives

NameTitleAgeTotal pay
Mr. Rafael Ottoni SantanaChairman & CEO536.15M
Mr. John A. Olin CPAExecutive VP & CFO642.41M
Mr. Eric GebhardtExecutive VP & Chief Technology Officer572.13M
Mr. David L. DeNinnoExecutive VP, General Counsel & Secretary692.13M
Mr. Pascal SchweitzerPresident of Transit482.34M
Mr. Greg A. SbroccoExecutive Vice President of Global Operations56-
Mr. John A. Mastalerz Jr.Senior VP of Finance & Chief Accounting Officer58-
Rick SmithChief Information Officer--

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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (WAB): Quantitative Analysis

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (WAB) — Industrials — Railroads. WAB is in the S&P 500 today. Model factor scores and market data, recalculated every trading day.

So far in 2026, WAB has returned +37.1% against +11.4% for the S&P 500 (SPY): total return, dividends included on both sides, from Dec 31, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026.

WAB ranks 103 of 461 on today's multifactor score, and 10 of the 69 Industrials companies that score. Its strongest factor is momentum (Z 1.33, ranked 43 of 494); its weakest is value (Z -0.41, ranked 333 of 489). Each factor ranks only the companies with data for it, and the multifactor score only those with all four: that is why the totals differ.

Factor scores

The Z-Score is how many standard deviations the company sits from the index average: 0 is average, positive is better than average, negative is worse.

FactorZ-ScoreRank
Multifactor0.211103 of 461 ↑1
Momentum1.33343 of 494 ↑5
Value-0.408333 of 489
Quality-0.170267 of 468 ↓3
Growth0.088135 of 489

Market data

MetricValue
Price$291.78
Market Cap48.96B
P/E36.20
Revenue (last 12 months)12.21B
Price / book4.33
Book value per share$67.46
52-week range$194.93 – $306.64
Dividend yield0.43%
Beta0.93
Average volume893,618
Shares outstanding167.80M
Short interest (% of float)2.91% (as of Oct 15, 2026)

When does WAB report earnings? 12 of its last 12, before the open →

What are WAB insiders doing? 115 transactions filed with the SEC, of them 50 sells, the last one on Oct 6, 2026 →

WAB latest SEC filings

Filing dates on EDGAR, the SEC's public registry. All WAB filings on EDGAR.

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Frequently asked questions about Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB)

When does Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies report earnings?

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies has no announced date in the Nasdaq public calendar checked (Nov 3, 2026 to Dec 7, 2026). Of its last 12 earnings announcements: 12 before the open (SEC filings through Oct 21, 2026). WAB earnings dates and times, quarter by quarter →

What is Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's P/E ratio?

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's P/E (price over earnings per share for the last twelve months) is 36.2 at the Nov 3, 2026 close. That EPS is the 12-month diluted figure from the SEC, the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026. The median of the 74 Industrials companies with a P/E is 26.4, and the S&P 500's, 23.5: Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies is above its sector median. Industrials stocks, company by company →

Where does Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies rank on Quant500?

In the Nov 3, 2026 multi-factor ranking, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies ranks 103 of 461, and 10 of the 69 Industrials companies that score. The ranking orders S&P 500 companies by the average of four factors (momentum, value, quality and growth) and is recalculated every trading day. It is a model output, not investment advice. The full ranking → How it is calculated →

Have Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies insiders bought or sold shares?

SEC Form 4 shows no open-market purchase of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies shares from August 2025 through Nov 3, 2026. The latest sale was on Oct 6, 2026, by a director who is also an officer, for $318k. In total, from August 2025 through Nov 3, 2026: 0 purchases and 50 sales by directors, officers and large shareholders. All WAB insider trades →

Does Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies pay a dividend?

Yes. Its dividend yield is 0.43% at the Nov 3, 2026 close (annual dividend of $1.24 per share). The next announced ex-dividend date is Nov 17, 2026.

What sector is Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies in, and which index?

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies is classified in the Industrials sector (industry: Railroads), per the data provider's classification (similar to GICS, not identical). It is in the S&P 500 today. It is one of the 76 S&P 500 companies in that sector. Industrials stocks →

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