Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies posted quarterly FCF Margin of 5.19% for Q1 2026, down 45.0% year-on-year from 9.43% in Q1 2025, and down 82.32% on a QoQ basis from 29.34% in Q4 2025.
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 5.19% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 45.0% year-over-year to 5.19%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 13.08% (down 93.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 13.42%, down 224.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 5.19%, down from 29.34% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 29.34% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 2.6% in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 10.81% (2025), against an average of 11.86%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when FCF Margin tumbled 992 bps; it then jumped 1473 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 14.87% in 2022, then jumped by 62 bps to 24.11% in 2023, then gained by 3 bps to 24.74% in 2024, then advanced by 19 bps to 29.34% in 2025, then sank by 82 bps to 5.19% in 2026.
- The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 5.19% (Q1 2026), 29.34% (Q4 2025), and 10.81% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 155.75 Bn | 154.71 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 24.18% |
| 2 | Csx | 84.18 Bn | 83.08 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 20.94% |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 68.46 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 2.74 Bn | -1.27% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 58.41 Bn | 58.81 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 8.43% |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 44.40 Bn | 43.91 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 5.19% |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.59 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 128.90 Mn | -10.45% |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.46 Bn | 968.55 Mn | 69.50 Mn | 21.89% |
| 8 | Foster L B | 419.50 Mn | 416.39 Mn | 25.70 Mn | -11.06% |
| 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 | 5.19% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 29.34% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.81% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.28% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.63% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 24.74% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.63% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.15% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.13% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 24.11% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.14% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.20% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.60% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.87% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.27% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.38% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.32% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.64% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.59% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 9.69% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 14.48% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 14.26% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 10.64% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 15.90% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -5.97% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 15.83% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 3.66% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 17.01% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.10% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 22.15% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -5.05% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 1.93% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 0.64% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 12.37% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 1.92% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -0.72% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -4.96% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 24.36% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 3.01% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 17.66% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 8.69% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 21.52% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 16.33% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 6.48% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 4.30% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 27.48% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 10.02% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 13.60% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 2.86% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 19.52% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 4.90% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 0.77% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 4.16% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 18.45% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 12.72% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 3.82% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -1.58% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 24.85% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 4.92% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 9.22% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 2.00% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 23.50% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 12.11% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 2.30% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 2.41% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 17.27% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 15.94% |