WAB vs ITT vs GATX Stock Comparison

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies, Itt and Gatx Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
GATX Gatx Corp
$186.49 +9.1% 1M +22.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.51B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.21B
Div. yield
1.39%
Rail Equipment Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionWABITTGATXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $46.75B $17.48B $6.51B WAB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.2x 41.9x 17.0x GATX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.9x 24.7x 19.4x GATX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.2% +35.8% +29.7% ITT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.2% 8.1% 17.7% GATX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.8% 6.5% 1.7% WAB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 2.2x 11.7x WAB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.42% 0.78% 1.39% GATX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.1% +4.0% +22.0% WAB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.2%/yr +13.5%/yr +12.3%/yr WAB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.1% 31.3% 25.0% GATX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 51/100 50/100 WAB

Percentile Scorecard

WABITTGATX

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

AxisWABITTGATX
Valuation 30 #143 of 204 28 #148 of 204 41 #120 of 204
Growth 85 #29 of 191 72 #54 of 191 61 #76 of 191
Profitability 70 #57 of 189 56 #84 of 189 61 #75 of 189
Financial Health 32 #150 of 221 33 #149 of 221 3 #214 of 221
Shareholder Returns 82 #29 of 159 65 #57 of 159 85 #24 of 159
Overall 60 51 50
  • WAB ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • ITT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • GATX ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWABITTGATXSPY
1 month -4.5%-5.5%+9.1% -5.9%
3 months -5.7%-8.7%+4.4% -4.6%
6 months +4.8%-5.7%+1.9% +0.2%
Year to date +30.4%+13.0%+10.0% +7.5%
1 year +35.1%+4.0%+22.0% +8.2%
3 years +152.4%+94.3%+72.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year +36.2%+24.8%+20.0% +19.0%
5 years +195.4%+88.4%+78.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year +24.2%+13.5%+12.3% +9.4%
10 years +264.7%+489.3%+317.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year +13.8%+19.4%+15.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureWABITTGATXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.1%31.3%25.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.7%31.9%25.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.031.150.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.300.130.88 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -23.7%-38.6%-32.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.0%-11.6%-7.1% -5.9%
52-week high $305.87$221.69$200.76 $779.14
52-week low $196.14$169.49$152.47 $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.

MultipleWABITTGATX
P/E now vs peer median 34.2xmedian 23.4x 41.9xmedian 23.4x 17.0xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.7x 3.4xmedian 1.7x 2.9xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 13.4x 19.6xmedian 13.4x 18.3xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.2xmedian 21.9x 27.0xmedian 21.9x -1.5xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 2.1x 3.7xmedian 2.1x 1.8xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.41median 1.02 -10.49median 1.02 0.98median 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 monthsWABITTGATX
Revenue $12.21B $5.18B $2.21B
Gross profit $4.35B $1.85B –
Operating income $2.10B $727.00M –
Net income $1.37B $418.20M $400.70M
Free cash flow $1.78B $646.80M -$4.47B
R&D $261.00M $135.70M –
EPS (diluted) $8.10 $4.66 $10.92
Cash & equivalents $489.00M $558.10M $390.00M
Total debt $6.38B $2.81B $11.94B
Shares (diluted) 168.80M 89.80M 35.80M
Enterprise value $44.31B $14.00B $4.64B

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
MetricWABITTGATX
P/E 34.2x 41.9x 17.0x
P/FCF 26.2x 27.0x -1.5x
P/Operating cash flow 22.4x 22.7x 7.5x
P/S 3.8x 3.4x 2.9x
P/B 4.1x 3.7x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 6.4x 9.6x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 19.8x 19.6x 18.3x
EV/EBIT 25.1x 27.1x 51.6x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 3.8x 8.2x
EV/FCF 29.5x 30.5x -4.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.2x 25.6x 20.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.41 -10.49 0.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWABITTGATX
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.2% 35.8% 29.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 17.1% 17.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.7% 37.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.4% 20.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.5% 9.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.3% 9.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 15.3% -13.5% 28.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.4% -1.2% 18.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.5% -24.5% 25.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% -4.0% 17.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 40.1% 16.1% 21.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.2% 13.3% 14.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 40.6% 18.3% -765.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.5% 14.5% -63.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWABITTGATX
Gross margin 35.6% 35.7% –
EBITDA margin 21.8% 19.4% 44.6%
Operating margin 17.2% 14.0% –
Pretax margin 15.0% 12.0% 15.8%
Net margin 11.2% 8.1% 17.7%
FCF margin 14.6% 12.5% -202.1%
Operating cash flow margin 17.1% 14.9% 39.1%
Return on equity 12.2% 8.8% 11.1%
Return on assets 5.9% 3.9% 2.3%
Return on invested capital 8.8% 6.5% 1.7%
Return on capital employed 11.9% 8.3% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.8x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWABITTGATX
Debt / assets 27.6% 25.9% 69.1%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.6x 3.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 2.2x 11.7x
Debt / FCF 3.6x 4.3x -2.7x
Liabilities / assets 50.9% 56.0% 79.5%
Equity / assets 49.1% 44.0% 20.5%
Interest coverage 7.0x 5.4x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.3x –
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.8x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 3.53 2.90 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWABITTGATX
Dividend yield 0.4% 0.8% 1.4%
Net buyback yield 1.8% 1.0% 2.7%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 1.8% 4.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 14.6% 31.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 11.3% 20.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 22.6% 20.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 12.0% –

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.

ConsensusWABITTGATX
Forward P/E 23.9xFY2026 24.7xFY2026 19.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.63FY2026 $7.93FY2026 $9.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.7%FY2026 +18.0%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.7% +18.2% +25.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.82BFY2026 $5.39BFY2026 $2.22BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.8%FY2026 +36.8%FY2026 +27.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.8% +9.2% +16.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWABITTGATX
Held by institutions 92.7% 98.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,197 717 414
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% +3.4% +2.6%
Institutions buying 553 327 180
Institutions selling 410 252 142
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.30 1.27

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.

WABITTGATX
WAB 1.00 0.63 0.50
ITT 0.63 1.00 0.48
GATX 0.50 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WAB, ITT and GATX?

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) $46.75B, Itt (ITT) $17.48B, Gatx (GATX) $6.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, WAB, ITT and GATX?

Gatx (GATX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 34.2x, Itt (ITT) 41.9x, Gatx (GATX) 17.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gatx (GATX) is cheapest (Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 23.9x, Itt (ITT) 24.7x, Gatx (GATX) 19.4x). 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: Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) +13.2%, Itt (ITT) +35.8%, Gatx (GATX) +29.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gatx (GATX) has the highest net margin (Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 11.2%, Itt (ITT) 8.1%, Gatx (GATX) 17.7%). On return on invested capital, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) leads (Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 8.8%, Itt (ITT) 6.5%, Gatx (GATX) 1.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) returned the most: Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) +35.1%, Itt (ITT) +4.0%, Gatx (GATX) +22.0%. Over five years, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) compounded fastest (Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) +24.2%/yr, Itt (ITT) +13.5%/yr, Gatx (GATX) +12.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Gatx (GATX) has the highest dividend yield: Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 0.42%, Itt (ITT) 0.78%, Gatx (GATX) 1.39%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gatx (GATX) has been the steadiest (Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 27.1%, Itt (ITT) 31.3%, Gatx (GATX) 25.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.