Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies posted quarterly EBT Margin of 15.9% for Q1 2026, down 42.0% year-on-year from 27.41% in Q1 2025, and up 61.99% on a QoQ basis from 9.81% in Q4 2025.
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) has 18 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 15.9% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBT Margin fell 42.0% year-over-year to 15.9%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 14.21% (up 18.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 14.26%, up 68.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 15.9%, up from 9.81% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 16.63% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 9.11% in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 11.08% (2023), against an average of 12.57%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when EBT Margin sank 223 bps; it then soared 392 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 9.11% in 2022, then advanced by 22 bps to 11.08% in 2023, then dropped by 1 bps to 10.99% in 2024, then slipped by 11 bps to 9.81% in 2025, then surged by 62 bps to 15.9% in 2026.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 15.9% (Q1 2026), 9.81% (Q4 2025), and 14.73% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 155.75 Bn | 154.71 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 35.85% |
| 2 | Csx | 84.18 Bn | 83.08 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 30.53% |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 68.46 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 23.85% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 58.41 Bn | 58.81 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 30.26% |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 44.40 Bn | 43.91 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 15.90% |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.59 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 128.90 Mn | 7.13% |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.46 Bn | 968.55 Mn | 69.50 Mn | 1.94% |
| 8 | Foster L B | 419.50 Mn | 416.39 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 1.16% |
| 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 | 15.90% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.81% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.73% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.63% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.32% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.99% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.19% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.56% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.54% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.08% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.55% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.76% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.62% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.11% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.43% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.08% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.38% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.34% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.18% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 8.40% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 8.63% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 5.84% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 9.40% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 6.58% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 7.73% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 7.38% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 5.66% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 6.45% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.91% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 5.14% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 9.53% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 8.44% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 10.75% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 6.95% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 8.48% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 10.38% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 10.86% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 4.35% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 17.06% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 17.56% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 17.81% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 17.94% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 17.89% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 17.70% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 17.25% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 15.98% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 16.46% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 17.51% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 16.88% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 15.78% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 16.53% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 17.19% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 16.16% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 15.91% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 15.72% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 16.00% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 15.48% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -17.07% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 14.06% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 10.89% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 13.87% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -16.69% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 12.20% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 12.47% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 12.79% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 10.20% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 12.85% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 9.90% |