TRN vs ITT vs WAB Stock Comparison

Trinity Industries, Itt and Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TRN Trinity Industries Inc
$30.53 +16.4% 1M +16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.39B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.12B
Div. yield
4.06%
Rail Equipment Industrials
5 wins
ITT Itt Inc.
$196.00 -5.5% 1M +4.0% 1Y
Market cap
$17.48B
P/E
41.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.18B
Div. yield
0.78%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 6, Trinity Industries 5, Itt 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTRNITTWABLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.39B $17.48B $46.75B WAB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.4x 41.9x 34.2x TRN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 24.7x 23.9x TRN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.4% +35.8% +13.2% ITT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.4% 8.1% 11.2% TRN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.5% 6.5% 8.8% WAB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.0x 2.2x 2.2x WAB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.06% 0.78% 0.42% TRN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.3% +4.0% +35.1% WAB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.4%/yr +13.5%/yr +24.2%/yr WAB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.9% 31.3% 27.1% WAB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 51/100 60/100 TRN

Percentile Scorecard

TRNITTWAB

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

AxisTRNITTWAB
Valuation 78 #45 of 204 28 #148 of 204 30 #143 of 204
Growth 75 #49 of 191 72 #54 of 191 85 #29 of 191
Profitability 64 #68 of 189 56 #84 of 189 70 #57 of 189
Financial Health 4 #213 of 221 33 #149 of 221 32 #150 of 221
Shareholder Returns 83 #28 of 159 65 #57 of 159 82 #29 of 159
Overall 61 51 60
  • TRN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • ITT 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

PeriodTRNITTWABSPY
1 month +16.4%-5.5%-4.5% -5.9%
3 months -1.5%-8.7%-5.7% -4.6%
6 months -16.7%-5.7%+4.8% +0.2%
Year to date +15.5%+13.0%+30.4% +7.5%
1 year +16.3%+4.0%+35.1% +8.2%
3 years +27.6%+94.3%+152.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +8.5%+24.8%+36.2% +19.0%
5 years +1.8%+88.4%+195.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year +0.4%+13.5%+24.2% +9.4%
10 years +97.0%+489.3%+264.7% +251.5%
10 years, per year +7.0%+19.4%+13.8% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureTRNITTWABSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.9%31.3%27.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%31.9%25.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.541.151.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.430.131.30 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.0%-38.6%-23.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.8%-11.6%-9.0% -5.9%
52-week high $38.09$221.69$305.87 $779.14
52-week low $24.82$169.49$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.

MultipleTRNITTWAB
P/E now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 23.4x 41.9xmedian 23.4x 34.2xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.7x 3.4xmedian 1.7x 3.8xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 13.4x 19.6xmedian 13.4x 19.8xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.2xmedian 21.9x 27.0xmedian 21.9x 26.2xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.1x 3.7xmedian 2.1x 4.1xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 1.02 -10.49median 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 monthsTRNITTWAB
Revenue $2.12B $5.18B $12.21B
Gross profit $521.30M $1.85B $4.35B
Operating income $731.90M $727.00M $2.10B
Net income $334.90M $418.20M $1.37B
Free cash flow -$259.60M $646.80M $1.78B
R&D – $135.70M $261.00M
EPS (diluted) $4.03 $4.66 $8.10
Cash & equivalents $158.30M $558.10M $489.00M
Total debt $5.33B $2.81B $6.38B
Shares (diluted) 81.00M 89.80M 168.80M
Enterprise value $1.74B $14.00B $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
MetricTRNITTWAB
P/E 7.4x 41.9x 34.2x
P/FCF -9.2x 27.0x 26.2x
P/Operating cash flow 5.7x 22.7x 22.4x
P/S 1.1x 3.4x 3.8x
P/B 2.1x 3.7x 4.1x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 9.6x 6.4x
EV/EBITDA 7.3x 19.6x 19.8x
EV/EBIT 10.3x 27.1x 25.1x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 3.8x 4.3x
EV/FCF -29.1x 30.5x 29.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.9x 25.6x 25.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 -10.49 1.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTRNITTWAB
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.4% 35.8% 13.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 17.1% 8.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -8.9% 37.1% 19.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 20.0% 15.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 71.9% 9.2% 18.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 9.1% 20.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 177.0% -13.5% 15.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 52.4% -1.2% 21.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 246.3% -24.5% 17.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 65.3% -4.0% 24.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.8% 16.1% 40.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 13.3% 31.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.2% 18.3% 40.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.2% 14.5% 33.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTRNITTWAB
Gross margin 24.6% 35.7% 35.6%
EBITDA margin 48.8% 19.4% 21.8%
Operating margin 34.5% 14.0% 17.2%
Pretax margin 21.9% 12.0% 15.0%
Net margin 15.4% 8.1% 11.2%
FCF margin -12.2% 12.5% 14.6%
Operating cash flow margin 19.9% 14.9% 17.1%
Return on equity 29.4% 8.8% 12.2%
Return on assets 4.0% 3.9% 5.9%
Return on invested capital 8.5% 6.5% 8.8%
Return on capital employed – 8.3% 11.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.8x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.8% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTRNITTWAB
Debt / assets 63.8% 25.9% 27.6%
Debt / equity 4.7x 0.6x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.0x 2.2x 2.2x
Debt / FCF -20.5x 4.3x 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 86.4% 56.0% 50.9%
Equity / assets 13.6% 44.0% 49.1%
Interest coverage – 5.4x 7.0x
Current ratio – 1.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio – 0.8x 0.5x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 2.90 3.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTRNITTWAB
Dividend yield 4.1% 0.8% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 2.3% 1.0% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 6.3% 1.8% 2.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.7% 31.5% 14.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) -38.3% 20.3% 11.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.8% 20.2% 22.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 12.0% 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.

ConsensusTRNITTWAB
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 24.7xFY2026 23.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.13FY2026 $7.93FY2026 $11.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -32.2%FY2026 +18.0%FY2026 +29.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.3% +18.2% +5.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.42BFY2026 $5.39BFY2026 $12.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.2%FY2026 +36.8%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.2% +9.2% -2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTRNITTWAB
Held by institutions 95.3% 98.4% 92.7%
Institutions holding 345 717 1,197
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.3% +3.4% +0.2%
Institutions buying 171 327 553
Institutions selling 97 252 410
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.30 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.

TRNITTWAB
TRN 1.00 0.26 0.36
ITT 0.26 1.00 0.63
WAB 0.36 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TRN, ITT and WAB?

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Trinity Industries (TRN) $2.39B, Itt (ITT) $17.48B, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) $46.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, TRN, ITT and WAB?

Trinity Industries (TRN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Trinity Industries (TRN) 7.4x, Itt (ITT) 41.9x, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 34.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Trinity Industries (TRN) is cheapest (Trinity Industries (TRN) 14.3x, Itt (ITT) 24.7x, 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?

Itt (ITT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Trinity Industries (TRN) -2.4%, Itt (ITT) +35.8%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) +13.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Trinity Industries (TRN) has the highest net margin (Trinity Industries (TRN) 15.4%, Itt (ITT) 8.1%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 11.2%). On return on invested capital, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) leads (Trinity Industries (TRN) 8.5%, Itt (ITT) 6.5%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 8.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) returned the most: Trinity Industries (TRN) +16.3%, Itt (ITT) +4.0%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) +35.1%. Over five years, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) compounded fastest (Trinity Industries (TRN) +0.4%/yr, Itt (ITT) +13.5%/yr, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) +24.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Trinity Industries (TRN) has the highest dividend yield: Trinity Industries (TRN) 4.06%, Itt (ITT) 0.78%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 0.42%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) has been the steadiest (Trinity Industries (TRN) 37.9%, Itt (ITT) 31.3%, 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, TRN, ITT 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 6. 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.