LINE vs WAB vs STAG Stock Comparison

Lineage, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies and STAG Industrial Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LINE Lineage, Inc.
$35.35 -0.2% 1M -11.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.26B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.37B
Div. yield
–
Industrial REITs Real Estate
1 win
STAG STAG Industrial, Inc.
$36.30 -1.9% 1M -4.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.16B
P/E
26.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$900.52M
Div. yield
–
Industrial REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 5, STAG Industrial 3, Lineage 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLINEWABSTAGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.26B $48.19B $7.16B WAB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -48.9x 35.2x 26.6x STAG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 24.3x 34.9x WAB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.0% +13.2% +9.3% WAB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.1% — 29.9% STAG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.6% +42.6% -4.8% WAB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +25.5%/yr -3.6%/yr WAB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.7% 26.2% 19.3% STAG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 46/100 37/100 LINE

Percentile Scorecard

LINEWABSTAG

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

AxisLINEWABSTAG
Valuation 85 #23 of 145 35 #132 of 203 10 #131 of 145
Growth 75 #37 of 142 89 #22 of 188 44 #80 of 142
Profitability 25 #102 of 135 55 #84 of 184 59 #56 of 135
Financial Health 56 #61 of 136 28 #156 of 217 59 #57 of 136
Shareholder Returns 82 #25 of 131 21 #121 of 153 14 #113 of 131
Overall 64 46 37
  • LINE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • WAB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • STAG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLINEWABSTAGSPY
1 month -0.2%-3.5%-1.9% +0.9%
3 months -20.3%-3.2%-6.7% +5.9%
6 months -1.8%+8.0%-4.7% +8.5%
Year to date +1.0%+32.2%-1.3% +13.3%
1 year -11.6%+42.6%-4.8% +12.4%
3 years —+171.4%+12.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year —+39.5%+4.0% +23.5%
5 years —+211.1%-16.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+25.5%-3.6% +11.0%
10 years —+267.4%+60.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+13.9%+4.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLINEWABSTAGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.7%26.2%19.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.8%24.2%19.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.000.990.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.321.63-0.25 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.1%-23.7%-44.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.6%-7.7%-13.7% -0.9%
52-week high $45.10$305.87$42.04 $779.14
52-week low $31.80$196.14$35.28 $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.

MultipleLINEWABSTAG
P/E now vs peer median -47.7xmedian 25.8x 34.9xmedian 25.4x 26.0xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 4.0x 3.9xmedian 1.9x 7.8xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 14.2x —median 14.3x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.0xmedian 23.0x 28.7xmedian 21.8x -19.0xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.3x 4.2xmedian 2.2x 1.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.91 1.45median 1.41 2.20median 1.91

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 monthsLINEWABSTAG
Revenue $5.37B $12.21B $900.52M
Gross profit $1.72B $4.35B –
Operating income $192.00M $2.10B –
Net income -$189.00M – $274.68M
Free cash flow $244.00M – -$368.54M
R&D – $261.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.74 $8.07 $1.39
Cash & equivalents $58.00M $489.00M $12.22M
Total debt $6.22B – $3.41B
Shares (diluted) 228.00M 169.60M 192.91M
Enterprise value $7.99B $48.19B $7.06B

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
MetricLINEWABSTAG
P/E -47.7x 34.9x 26.0x
P/FCF 33.0x 28.7x -19.0x
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x 22.9x 14.6x
P/S 1.5x 3.9x 7.8x
P/B 0.9x 4.2x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 6.5x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 12.7x – –
EV/EBIT 74.1x – –
EV/Revenue 2.6x 3.9x 11.5x
EV/FCF 58.3x – -28.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.4x 22.9x 21.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.45 2.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLINEWABSTAG
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.0% 13.2% 9.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 8.9% 9.0%
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% – 11.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 14.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 69.8% 17.0% 8.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 24.0% 11.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.5% 40.1% 3.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 31.2% 7.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.2% – -124.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -174.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLINEWABSTAG
Gross margin 32.0% – –
EBITDA margin 20.9% – –
Operating margin 3.6% – –
Pretax margin -3.5% – –
Net margin -3.1% – 29.9%
FCF margin 4.5% – -40.9%
Operating cash flow margin 18.4% 17.1% 53.3%
Return on equity -2.1% 12.2% 7.4%
Return on assets -1.0% 5.9% 3.7%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 1.1% – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.2x – 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% – 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLINEWABSTAG
Debt / assets 32.9% – 45.4%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.5x – –
Debt / FCF 25.5x – -9.2x
Liabilities / assets 53.0% 50.9% 50.3%
Equity / assets 47.0% 49.1% 49.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.1x –
Quick ratio 0.6x – –
Cash ratio 0.0x – –
Altman Z-score 0.57 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLINEWABSTAG
Dividend yield 6.0% 0.4% 4.2%
Net buyback yield – – -2.2%
Shareholder yield 6.0% 0.4% 2.0%
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.

ConsensusLINEWABSTAG
Forward P/E – 24.3xFY2026 34.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.77FY2026 $11.63FY2026 $1.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +29.7%FY2026 -28.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +5.7% +12.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.07BFY2026 $12.82BFY2026 $875.74MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.4%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026 +3.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.1% -2.8% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

LINEWABSTAG
LINE 1.00 0.14 0.34
WAB 0.14 1.00 0.25
STAG 0.34 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LINE, WAB and STAG?

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lineage (LINE) $8.26B, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) $48.19B, STAG Industrial (STAG) $7.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, LINE, WAB and STAG?

STAG Industrial (STAG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lineage (LINE) -48.9x, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 35.2x, STAG Industrial (STAG) 26.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) is cheapest (Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 24.3x, STAG Industrial (STAG) 34.9x). 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%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) +13.2%, STAG Industrial (STAG) +9.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

STAG Industrial (STAG) has the highest net margin (Lineage (LINE) -3.1%, STAG Industrial (STAG) 29.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) returned the most: Lineage (LINE) -11.6%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) +42.6%, STAG Industrial (STAG) -4.8%. Over five years, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) compounded fastest (Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) +25.5%/yr, STAG Industrial (STAG) -3.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, STAG Industrial (STAG) has been the steadiest (Lineage (LINE) 36.7%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 26.2%, STAG Industrial (STAG) 19.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.