Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies WAB
NYSE WAB
$280.42 -4.03 (-1.42%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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% on a YoY basis from 24.69% in Q2 2025, and up 2.49% quarter-over-quarter from 15.9% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) has reported EBT Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 16.29% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, EBT Margin fell 34.0% year-over-year to 16.29%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at 14.22% (down 35.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 14.26%, up 68.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin rose to 16.29% in Q2 2026 per WAB's latest filing, from 15.9% 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.
  • Historically, EBT Margin has averaged 12.78% across 5 years, with a median of 11.82% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: EBT Margin plunged 223 bps in 2022, then jumped 392 bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, EBT Margin stood at 9.11% in 2022, then climbed by 22 bps to 11.08% in 2023, then declined by 1 bps to 10.99% in 2024, then dropped by 11 bps to 9.81% in 2025, then surged by 66 bps to 16.29% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBT Margin over the past three periods registered 16.29%, 15.9%, and 9.81% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 47.83 Bn 47.19 Bn 1.16 Bn 16.29%
2 Gatx 6.29 Bn 7.09 Bn 555.30 Mn 17.20%
3 Trinity Industries 2.26 Bn 2.10 Bn 109.90 Mn 27.62%
4 Triton International 1.45 Bn 1.45 Bn 622,000.00 537.92%
5 Greenbrier Companies 1.34 Bn 1.19 Bn 81.10 Mn 2.67%
6 Foster L B 394.51 Mn 389.61 Mn 30.87 Mn 3.93%
7 FreightCar America 226.40 Mn 162.11 Mn - -
8 GenFlat Holdings 47.31 Mn 43.30 Mn -32,922.00 -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%