Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies posted quarterly EBITDA Margin of 17.53% for Q1 2026, down 64.0% year-on-year from 48.68% in Q1 2025, and up 45.96% on a QoQ basis from 12.01% in Q4 2025.
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) has 18 years of EBITDA Margin data on file, last reported at 17.53% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin fell 64.0% year-over-year to 17.53%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 15.96% (up 4.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 16.06%, up 57.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 17.53%, up from 12.01% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBITDA Margin topped out at 18.16% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 10.71% in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 12.96% (2023), against an average of 14.41%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when EBITDA Margin plunged 202 bps; it then soared 392 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of EBITDA Margin shows it stood at 10.71% in 2022, then rose by 14 bps to 12.19% in 2023, then gained by 6 bps to 12.93% in 2024, then fell by 7 bps to 12.01% in 2025, then soared by 46 bps to 17.53% in 2026.
- The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 17.53% (Q1 2026), 12.01% (Q4 2025), and 17.01% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 155.75 Bn | 154.71 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 49.72% |
| 2 | Csx | 84.18 Bn | 83.08 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 35.99% |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 68.46 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 40.99% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 58.41 Bn | 58.81 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 33.99% |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 44.40 Bn | 43.91 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 17.53% |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.59 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 128.90 Mn | 20.55% |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.46 Bn | 968.55 Mn | 69.50 Mn | 4.27% |
| 8 | Foster L B | 419.50 Mn | 416.39 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 1.69% |
| 9 | FreightCar America | 145.10 Mn | 80.80 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Swvl Holdings | 18.35 Mn | 13.93 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 17.53% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.01% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.01% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.44% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.16% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.93% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.26% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.26% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.50% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.19% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.51% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.96% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.58% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.71% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.54% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.89% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.40% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.74% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.38% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 10.09% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 10.49% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 7.99% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 11.08% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 9.17% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 11.26% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 9.55% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 8.45% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 8.97% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 4.22% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 8.36% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 11.62% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 11.11% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 12.43% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 8.51% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 10.61% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 12.16% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 12.50% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.08% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 17.78% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 18.42% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 18.42% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 18.16% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 18.79% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 18.40% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 18.13% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 16.69% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 17.06% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 18.10% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 17.53% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 16.32% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 17.40% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 17.64% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 16.84% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 16.46% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 16.48% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 16.54% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 16.13% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 13.56% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 15.13% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 11.77% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 14.58% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 13.06% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 13.48% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 13.27% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 14.06% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 11.64% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 13.85% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 11.00% |