Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies' (WAB) quarterly EBT Margin came in at 16.29% in Q2 2026, down 34.0% YoY from 24.69% in Q2 2025, and up 2.49% on a QoQ basis from 15.9% in Q1 2026.
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) has 18 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 16.29% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly EBT Margin fell 34.0% year-over-year to 16.29% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 14.22% (down 35.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 14.26%, up 68.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin advanced to 16.29% in Q2 2026, from 15.9% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBT Margin ranged from a high of 16.63% in Q2 2025 to a low of 9.11% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 12.78% and a median of 11.82% in 2023 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBT Margin tumbled 223 bps — and 2024, when it soared 392 bps.
- Tracing WAB's EBT Margin over 5 years: stood at 9.11% in 2022, then gained by 22 bps to 11.08% in 2023, then slipped by 1 bps to 10.99% in 2024, then decreased by 11 bps to 9.81% in 2025, then soared by 66 bps to 16.29% in 2026.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 16.29% (Q2 2026), 15.9% (Q1 2026), and 9.81% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 180.52 Bn | 178.40 Bn | 6.50 Bn | 37.22% |
| 2 | Csx | 94.59 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 3.29 Bn | 33.55% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 84.21 Bn | 83.94 Bn | 2.92 Bn | 32.64% |
| 4 | Canadian National Railway | 78.52 Bn | 78.52 Bn | - | 34.73% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 77.93 Bn | 76.86 Bn | - | 27.68% |
| 6 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 49.47 Bn | 48.80 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 16.29% |
| 7 | Trinity Industries | 2.37 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 109.90 Mn | 27.62% |
| 8 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.42 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 81.10 Mn | 2.67% |
| 9 | Foster L B | 390.24 Mn | 384.46 Mn | 30.87 Mn | 3.93% |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 228.00 Mn | 163.70 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.29% |
| 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% |