LINE vs STAG vs WAB Stock Comparison

Lineage, STAG Industrial and Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LINE Lineage, Inc.
$35.75 -1.1% 1M -12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$8.15B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.37B
Div. yield
5.92%
Industrial REITs Real Estate
2 wins
STAG STAG Industrial, Inc.
$36.30 -1.4% 1M -6.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.00B
P/E
28.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$880.59M
Div. yield
4.25%
Industrial REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 5, STAG Industrial 3, Lineage 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLINESTAGWABLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.15B $7.00B $46.97B WAB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -48.2x 28.1x 34.3x STAG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 34.9x 24.1x WAB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.0% +9.6% +13.2% WAB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.1% 28.0% — STAG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.92% 4.25% 0.42% LINE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.1% -6.0% +40.6% WAB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -3.6%/yr +25.6%/yr WAB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.0% 19.4% 26.3% STAG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 39/100 45/100 LINE

Percentile Scorecard

LINESTAGWAB

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

AxisLINESTAGWAB
Valuation 82 #27 of 145 7 #135 of 145 34 #135 of 203
Growth 77 #34 of 142 40 #85 of 142 89 #22 of 187
Profitability 24 #104 of 136 56 #60 of 136 56 #82 of 185
Financial Health 57 #60 of 139 58 #59 of 139 28 #159 of 219
Shareholder Returns 82 #25 of 131 32 #90 of 131 20 #123 of 153
Overall 64 39 45
  • LINE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • STAG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • WAB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLINESTAGWABSPY
1 month -1.1%-1.4%-3.6% -0.8%
3 months -16.0%-10.7%-7.7% +3.5%
6 months -1.1%-8.1%+3.9% +7.0%
Year to date +2.1%-1.3%+30.1% +12.2%
1 year -12.1%-6.0%+40.6% +13.0%
3 years —+12.6%+167.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+4.0%+38.8% +23.1%
5 years —-16.9%+212.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-3.6%+25.6% +11.0%
10 years —+56.0%+260.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+4.5%+13.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLINESTAGWABSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.0%19.4%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.3%19.8%24.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.000.280.99 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.33-0.311.54 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.1%-44.0%-23.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.7%-13.7%-9.2% -1.8%
52-week high $45.10$42.04$305.87 $779.14
52-week low $31.80$35.28$196.14 $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.

MultipleLINESTAGWAB
P/E now vs peer median -48.2xmedian 27.4x 28.1xmedian 27.4x 34.3xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 4.2x 7.9xmedian 4.2x 3.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.4xmedian 23.2x -18.4xmedian 23.2x 28.7xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.3x 1.9xmedian 1.3x 4.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.11 4.58median 2.11 1.43median 1.26

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 monthsLINESTAGWAB
Revenue $5.37B $880.59M $12.21B
Gross profit $1.72B – $4.35B
Operating income $192.00M – $2.10B
Net income -$189.00M $252.17M –
Free cash flow $244.00M -$380.65M –
R&D – – $261.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.74 $1.29 $8.07
Cash & equivalents $58.00M $65.89M $489.00M
Total debt $6.22B $3.44B –
Shares (diluted) 228.00M 191.33M 169.60M
Enterprise value $8.87B $6.97B $47.00B

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
MetricLINESTAGWAB
P/E -48.2x 28.1x 34.3x
P/FCF 33.4x -18.4x 28.7x
P/Operating cash flow 8.3x 14.7x 22.5x
P/S 1.5x 7.9x 3.8x
P/B 0.9x 1.9x 4.1x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 2.1x 6.4x
EV/EBITDA 12.8x – –
EV/EBIT 74.6x – –
EV/Revenue 2.7x 11.8x 3.8x
EV/FCF 58.7x -27.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 14.5x 21.8x 22.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 4.58 1.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLINESTAGWAB
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.0% 9.6% 13.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 8.9% 8.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.0% – 19.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 15.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 142.0% – 18.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 20.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 70.0% 5.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 8.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 69.8% 3.1% 17.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 6.1% 24.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.5% 6.3% 40.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% 31.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.2% -102.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -80.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLINESTAGWAB
Gross margin 32.0% – –
EBITDA margin 20.9% – –
Operating margin 3.6% – –
Pretax margin -3.5% – –
Net margin -3.1% 28.0% –
FCF margin 4.5% -43.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 18.4% 54.1% 17.1%
Return on equity -2.1% 6.8% 12.2%
Return on assets -1.0% 3.4% 5.9%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 1.1% – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.1x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.2x 1.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLINESTAGWAB
Debt / assets 32.9% 46.0% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA 5.5x – –
Debt / FCF 25.5x -9.0x –
Liabilities / assets 53.0% 50.4% 50.9%
Equity / assets 47.0% 49.6% 49.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.8x – 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x – –
Cash ratio 0.0x – –
Altman Z-score 0.58 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLINESTAGWAB
Dividend yield 5.9% 4.2% 0.4%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 5.9% 4.2% 0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusLINESTAGWAB
Forward P/E – 34.9xFY2026 24.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.77FY2026 $1.04FY2026 $11.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -28.8%FY2026 +28.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +12.5% +5.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.07BFY2026 $875.74MFY2026 $12.87BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.4%FY2026 +3.9%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.1% +13.0% -2.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLINESTAGWAB
Held by institutions 33.7% 93.8% 92.6%
Institutions holding 327 546 1,195
Change in shares held, QoQ +18.2% +8.5% +0.2%
Institutions buying 183 281 553
Institutions selling 93 166 409
Buyers to sellers 1.97 1.69 1.35

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.

LINESTAGWAB
LINE 1.00 0.36 0.14
STAG 0.36 1.00 0.25
WAB 0.14 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LINE, STAG and WAB?

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lineage (LINE) $8.15B, STAG Industrial (STAG) $7.00B, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) $46.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, LINE, STAG and WAB?

STAG Industrial (STAG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lineage (LINE) -48.2x, STAG Industrial (STAG) 28.1x, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 34.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) is cheapest (STAG Industrial (STAG) 34.9x, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 24.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lineage (LINE) +1.0%, STAG Industrial (STAG) +9.6%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) +13.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

STAG Industrial (STAG) has the highest net margin (Lineage (LINE) -3.1%, STAG Industrial (STAG) 28.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) returned the most: Lineage (LINE) -12.1%, STAG Industrial (STAG) -6.0%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) +40.6%. Over five years, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) compounded fastest (STAG Industrial (STAG) -3.6%/yr, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) +25.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lineage (LINE) has the highest dividend yield: Lineage (LINE) 5.92%, STAG Industrial (STAG) 4.25%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 0.42%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, STAG Industrial (STAG) has been the steadiest (Lineage (LINE) 37.0%, STAG Industrial (STAG) 19.4%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LINE, STAG and WAB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 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.