LOMA vs POWL vs WAB Stock Comparison

Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima, Powell Industries and Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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POWL Powell Industries Inc
$125.06 -38.9% 1M -5.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.56B
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.16B
Div. yield
0.24%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
4 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, Powell Industries 4, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLOMAPOWLWABLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.04B $4.56B $46.75B WAB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 63.7x 23.9x 34.2x POWL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 24.2x 23.9x LOMA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +7.0% +13.2% WAB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 16.5% 11.2% POWL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 8.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.24% 0.42% WAB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.5% -5.2% +35.1% WAB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.6%/yr +68.3%/yr +24.2%/yr POWL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.0% 66.9% 27.1% WAB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 72/100 60/100 POWL

Percentile Scorecard

LOMAPOWLWAB

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

AxisLOMAPOWLWAB
Valuation 44 #6 of 10 54 #94 of 204 30 #143 of 204
Growth – 91 #19 of 191 85 #29 of 191
Profitability – 97 #6 of 189 70 #57 of 189
Financial Health 100 #1 of 9 75 #57 of 221 32 #150 of 221
Shareholder Returns – 46 #87 of 159 82 #29 of 159
Overall – 72 60
  • LOMA ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • POWL ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • WAB ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLOMAPOWLWABSPY
1 month -8.5%-38.9%-4.5% -5.9%
3 months -18.2%-39.7%-5.7% -4.6%
6 months -20.1%-59.1%+4.8% +0.2%
Year to date -31.5%+17.7%+30.4% +7.5%
1 year -20.5%-5.2%+35.1% +8.2%
3 years +44.5%+365.8%+152.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +13.1%+67.1%+36.2% +19.0%
5 years +25.3%+1,247.6%+195.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year +4.6%+68.3%+24.2% +9.4%
10 years —+949.8%+264.7% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+26.5%+13.8% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureLOMAPOWLWABSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.0%66.9%27.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.8%72.8%25.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.952.411.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.49-0.081.30 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.3%-61.2%-23.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.4%-61.2%-9.0% -5.9%
52-week high $13.12$322.05$305.87 $779.14
52-week low $8.86$94.02$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.

MultipleLOMAPOWLWAB
P/E now vs peer median 63.7xmedian 21.3x 23.9xmedian 23.4x 34.2xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.8x 3.9xmedian 1.7x 3.8xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 10.0x 16.6xmedian 13.4x 19.8xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 598.4xmedian 31.1x 18.7xmedian 21.9x 26.2xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.1x 6.0xmedian 2.1x 4.1xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.95 0.33median 1.02 1.41median 1.02

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 monthsLOMAPOWLWAB
Revenue – $1.16B $12.21B
Gross profit – $348.18M $4.35B
Operating income – $227.67M $2.10B
Net income – $190.86M $1.37B
Free cash flow – $243.96M $1.78B
R&D – $14.98M $261.00M
EPS (diluted) – $5.21 $8.10
Cash & equivalents – $633.56M $489.00M
Total debt $205.24M – $6.38B
Shares (diluted) 116.70M 36.60M 168.80M
Enterprise value $1.04B $2.40B $44.31B

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
MetricLOMAPOWLWAB
P/E 63.7x 23.9x 34.2x
P/FCF 598.4x 18.7x 26.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 17.8x 22.4x
P/S 1.8x 3.9x 3.8x
P/B 1.4x 6.0x 4.1x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 6.1x 6.4x
EV/EBITDA – 16.6x 19.8x
EV/EBIT – 17.2x 25.1x
EV/Revenue – 3.4x 4.3x
EV/FCF – 16.1x 29.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 15.3x 25.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.33 1.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLOMAPOWLWAB
Revenue growth (1Y) – 7.0% 13.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 21.0% 8.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 11.9% 19.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 39.2% 15.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 8.0% 18.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 74.2% 20.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – 8.8% 15.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 73.1% 21.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 8.6% 17.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 72.8% 24.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 153.9% 40.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 25.5% 31.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 201.1% 40.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 25.0% 33.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLOMAPOWLWAB
Gross margin – 30.1% 35.6%
EBITDA margin – 20.4% 21.8%
Operating margin – 19.7% 17.2%
Pretax margin – 21.2% 15.0%
Net margin – 16.5% 11.2%
FCF margin – 21.1% 14.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 22.1% 17.1%
Return on equity – 26.1% 12.2%
Return on assets – 14.8% 5.9%
Return on invested capital – – 8.8%
Return on capital employed – 34.0% 11.9%
Asset turnover – 0.9x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLOMAPOWLWAB
Debt / assets 15.7% – 27.6%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.2x
Debt / FCF – – 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 43.8% 46.2% 50.9%
Equity / assets 56.2% 53.8% 49.1%
Interest coverage – – 7.0x
Current ratio 1.4x 2.0x 1.1x
Quick ratio – 1.8x 0.5x
Cash ratio – 1.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 6.83 3.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLOMAPOWLWAB
Dividend yield – 0.2% 0.4%
Net buyback yield – – 1.8%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.2% 2.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 6.8% 14.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 5.3% 11.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.6% 22.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.8% 18.8%

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.

ConsensusLOMAPOWLWAB
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2026 24.2xFY2026 23.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.51FY2026 $5.17FY2026 $11.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +142.9%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026 +29.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.1% +26.9% +5.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $612.36MFY2026 $1.24BFY2026 $12.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.9% +26.2% -2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLOMAPOWLWAB
Held by institutions 17.5% 75.0% 92.7%
Institutions holding 58 583 1,197
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.6% -4.3% +0.2%
Institutions buying 26 320 553
Institutions selling 17 215 410
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.49 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.

LOMAPOWLWAB
LOMA 1.00 0.17 0.23
POWL 0.17 1.00 0.51
WAB 0.23 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LOMA, POWL and WAB?

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) $1.04B, Powell Industries (POWL) $4.56B, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) $46.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, LOMA, POWL and WAB?

Powell Industries (POWL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 63.7x, Powell Industries (POWL) 23.9x, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 34.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) is cheapest (Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 17.4x, Powell Industries (POWL) 24.2x, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 23.9x). 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: Powell Industries (POWL) +7.0%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) +13.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Powell Industries (POWL) has the highest net margin (Powell Industries (POWL) 16.5%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 11.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) returned the most: Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) -20.5%, Powell Industries (POWL) -5.2%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) +35.1%. Over five years, Powell Industries (POWL) compounded fastest (Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) +4.6%/yr, Powell Industries (POWL) +68.3%/yr, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) +24.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) has the highest dividend yield: Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 0.00%, Powell Industries (POWL) 0.24%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 0.42%. Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) has been the steadiest (Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 42.0%, Powell Industries (POWL) 66.9%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 27.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LOMA, POWL 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.