Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) reported Debt Ratio of 0.28 for Q1 2026, up 34.32% on a YoY basis from 0.21 in Q1 2025, and up 12.26% quarter-over-quarter from 0.25 in Q4 2025.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies has reported Debt Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.28 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt Ratio rose 34.32% year-over-year to 0.28; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.28 (up 34.32% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.25, up 17.98% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.28, up from 0.25 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.28 in Q1 2026, with the low at 0.21 in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.23 across 5 years, with a median of 0.22 in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Debt Ratio dropped 8.43% — and 2026, when it surged 34.32%.
  • Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies' Debt Ratio stood at 0.22 in 2022, then dropped by 0.85% to 0.21 in 2023, then declined by 0.69% to 0.21 in 2024, then grew by 17.98% to 0.25 in 2025, then advanced by 12.26% to 0.28 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.28 (Q1 2026), 0.25 (Q4 2025), and 0.25 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 152.26 Bn 151.22 Bn 5.85 Bn 0.44
2 Csx 84.99 Bn 83.89 Bn 3.18 Bn 0.43
3 Norfolk Southern 67.33 Bn 65.99 Bn 2.74 Bn 0.38
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 56.27 Bn 56.68 Bn 2.36 Bn 0.28
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 46.65 Bn 46.16 Bn 1.06 Bn 0.28
6 Trinity Industries 2.76 Bn 2.82 Bn 128.90 Mn -
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.54 Bn 1.05 Bn 69.50 Mn -
8 Foster L B 438.47 Mn 435.35 Mn 25.70 Mn 0.18
9 Rail Vision 179.83 Mn 159.33 Mn 504,000.00 -
10 FreightCar America 178.32 Mn 114.02 Mn - 0.37

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.28
Dec 31, 2025 0.25
Sep 30, 2025 0.25
Jun 30, 2025 0.23
Mar 31, 2025 0.21
Dec 31, 2024 0.21
Sep 30, 2024 0.22
Jun 30, 2024 0.21
Mar 31, 2024 0.21
Dec 31, 2023 0.21
Sep 30, 2023 0.22
Jun 30, 2023 0.23
Mar 31, 2023 0.22
Dec 31, 2022 0.22
Sep 30, 2022 0.22
Jun 30, 2022 0.23
Mar 31, 2022 0.23
Dec 31, 2021 0.22
Sep 30, 2021 0.22
Jun 30, 2021 0.22