GBX vs WAB vs ITT Stock Comparison

Greenbrier Companies, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies and Itt Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GBX Greenbrier Companies Inc
$37.50 -11.9% 1M -17.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.16B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.46B
Div. yield
3.52%
Rail Equipment Industrials
3 wins
ITT Itt Inc.
$194.37 -5.7% 1M +10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$17.38B
P/E
41.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
0.78%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Itt leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Itt 5, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 4, Greenbrier Companies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGBXWABITTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.16B $47.18B $17.38B WAB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.7x 34.5x 41.2x GBX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.9x 24.0x 24.5x GBX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -24.0% +13.2% +28.1% ITT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.2% — 8.9% ITT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.2% — 6.0% ITT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.8x — 2.5x ITT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.52% 0.42% 0.78% GBX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.9% +39.3% +10.0% WAB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.4%/yr +25.2%/yr +15.5%/yr WAB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.8% 26.2% 32.9% WAB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 45/100 47/100 ITT

Percentile Scorecard

GBXWABITT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisGBXWABITT
Valuation 62 #78 of 203 34 #135 of 203 19 #165 of 203
Growth 10 #170 of 188 89 #22 of 188 65 #67 of 188
Profitability 27 #134 of 183 56 #82 of 183 52 #88 of 183
Financial Health 13 #188 of 217 27 #158 of 217 31 #151 of 217
Shareholder Returns 89 #18 of 153 20 #123 of 153 66 #52 of 153
Overall 40 45 47
  • GBX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WAB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ITT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodGBXWABITTSPY
1 month -11.9%-3.1%-5.7% -0.2%
3 months -27.6%-8.8%-2.3% +3.9%
6 months -22.6%+6.0%-9.0% +8.2%
Year to date -19.8%+30.7%+12.0% +12.9%
1 year -17.9%+39.3%+10.0% +12.3%
3 years +13.5%+168.3%+110.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +4.3%+39.0%+28.2% +23.3%
5 years -11.6%+207.0%+105.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.4%+25.2%+15.5% +10.9%
10 years +21.4%+262.2%+464.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +2.0%+13.7%+18.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGBXWABITTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.8%26.2%32.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%24.1%32.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.410.991.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.561.500.31 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.6%-23.7%-38.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.3%-8.8%-12.3% -1.2%
52-week high $58.87$305.87$221.69 $779.14
52-week low $37.50$196.14$169.49 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleGBXWABITT
P/E now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 25.2x 34.5xmedian 25.2x 41.2xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.9x 3.9xmedian 1.9x 3.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x 21.8xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.8xmedian 21.7x 28.7xmedian 21.7x —median 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.3x 4.2xmedian 2.3x 3.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.42median 1.32 1.44median 1.32 -13.40median 1.32

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsGBXWABITT
Revenue $2.46B $12.21B $4.74B
Gross profit $333.70M $4.35B $1.67B
Operating income $143.60M $2.10B $680.00M
Net income $81.60M – $421.50M
Free cash flow -$239.70M – –
R&D – $261.00M $123.80M
EPS (diluted) $2.49 $8.07 $4.69
Cash & equivalents $235.10M $489.00M $590.80M
Total debt $1.84B – $2.87B
Shares (diluted) 31.77M 169.60M 89.80M
Enterprise value -$112.25M $47.21B $13.93B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricGBXWABITT
P/E 14.7x 34.5x 41.2x
P/FCF -4.8x 28.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 29.4x 22.6x –
P/S 0.5x 3.9x 3.7x
P/B 0.7x 4.2x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 6.4x 10.0x
EV/EBITDA 10.1x – 21.8x
EV/EBIT 19.3x – 28.9x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 3.9x 4.1x
EV/FCF -11.5x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 69.8x 22.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.42 1.44 -13.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGBXWABITT
Revenue growth (1Y) -24.0% 13.2% 28.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -14.5% 8.9% 14.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -45.1% 19.7% 27.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -8.9% 15.4% 17.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -60.1% 18.5% -2.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.6% 20.3% 8.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -61.7% – -18.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.6% – -0.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -60.8% 17.0% -28.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 24.0% -3.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -85.1% 40.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.8% 31.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1,531% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.2% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGBXWABITT
Gross margin 13.6% – 35.2%
EBITDA margin 11.1% – 19.0%
Operating margin 5.8% – 14.4%
Pretax margin 3.2% – 12.8%
Net margin 3.2% – 8.9%
FCF margin -9.7% – –
Operating cash flow margin 1.6% 17.1% –
Return on equity 4.8% 12.2% 8.9%
Return on assets 1.9% 5.9% 3.8%
Return on invested capital 3.2% – 6.0%
Return on capital employed – – 7.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGBXWABITT
Debt / assets 41.4% – 26.0%
Debt / equity 1.1x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.8x – 2.5x
Debt / FCF -7.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 61.9% 50.9% 56.4%
Equity / assets 38.1% 49.1% 43.6%
Interest coverage 2.0x – 6.8x
Current ratio – 1.1x 1.3x
Quick ratio – – 0.8x
Cash ratio – – 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 2.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGBXWABITT
Dividend yield 3.5% 0.4% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 1.2% – 0.7%
Shareholder yield 4.7% 0.4% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 29.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 14.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 10.7%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusGBXWABITT
Forward P/E 10.9xFY2027 24.0xFY2026 24.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.44FY2027 $11.63FY2026 $7.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.3%FY2027 +29.7%FY2026 +18.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.5% +5.7% +18.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.82BFY2027 $12.82BFY2026 $5.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.7%FY2027 +14.8%FY2026 +36.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.5% -2.8% +9.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGBXWABITT
Held by institutions 100.0% 92.6% 98.4%
Institutions holding 271 1,195 715
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% +0.2% +3.4%
Institutions buying 132 553 326
Institutions selling 83 409 252
Buyers to sellers 1.59 1.35 1.29

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

GBXWABITT
GBX 1.00 0.38 0.17
WAB 0.38 1.00 0.60
ITT 0.17 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GBX, WAB and ITT?

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Greenbrier Companies (GBX) $1.16B, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) $47.18B, Itt (ITT) $17.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, GBX, WAB and ITT?

Greenbrier Companies (GBX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Greenbrier Companies (GBX) 14.7x, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 34.5x, Itt (ITT) 41.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) is cheapest (Greenbrier Companies (GBX) 10.9x, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 24.0x, Itt (ITT) 24.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Itt (ITT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Greenbrier Companies (GBX) -24.0%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) +13.2%, Itt (ITT) +28.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Itt (ITT) has the highest net margin (Greenbrier Companies (GBX) 3.2%, Itt (ITT) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Itt (ITT) leads (Greenbrier Companies (GBX) 3.2%, Itt (ITT) 6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) returned the most: Greenbrier Companies (GBX) -17.9%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) +39.3%, Itt (ITT) +10.0%. Over five years, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) compounded fastest (Greenbrier Companies (GBX) -2.4%/yr, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) +25.2%/yr, Itt (ITT) +15.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Greenbrier Companies (GBX) has the highest dividend yield: Greenbrier Companies (GBX) 3.52%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 0.42%, Itt (ITT) 0.78%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) has been the steadiest (Greenbrier Companies (GBX) 31.8%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 26.2%, Itt (ITT) 32.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GBX, WAB and ITT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Itt (ITT) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.