Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.35 for Q1 2026, up 18.42% on a YoY basis from 0.29 in Q1 2025, and up 600.87% quarter-over-quarter from 0.05 in Q4 2025.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.35 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 18.42% year-over-year to 0.35; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.12 (up 1275.89% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.12, up 3029.54% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.35, up from 0.05 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 0.35 in Q1 2026, with the low at 0.54 in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.07 across 5 years, with a median of 0.12 in 2024.
  • The largest YoY upside for FCF Payout Ratio was 175.05% in 2024 against a maximum downside of 2006.1% in 2024.
  • Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.08 in 2022, then slumped by 89.94% to 0.01 in 2023, then sank by 2006.1% to 0.16 in 2024, then soared by 131.58% to 0.05 in 2025, then surged by 600.87% to 0.35 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.35 (Q1 2026), 0.05 (Q4 2025), and 0.14 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 152.26 Bn 151.22 Bn 5.85 Bn 0.55
2 Csx 84.99 Bn 83.89 Bn 3.18 Bn 0.36
3 Norfolk Southern 67.33 Bn 65.99 Bn 2.74 Bn -7.97
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 56.27 Bn 56.68 Bn 2.36 Bn 0.65
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 46.65 Bn 46.16 Bn 1.06 Bn 0.35
6 Trinity Industries 2.76 Bn 2.82 Bn 128.90 Mn -0.48
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.54 Bn 1.05 Bn 69.50 Mn 0.01
8 Foster L B 438.47 Mn 435.35 Mn 25.70 Mn -
9 Rail Vision 179.83 Mn 159.33 Mn 504,000.00 -
10 FreightCar America 178.32 Mn 114.02 Mn - -

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.35
Dec 31, 2025 0.05
Sep 30, 2025 0.14
Jun 30, 2025 0.26
Mar 31, 2025 0.29
Dec 31, 2024 -0.16
Sep 30, 2024 0.07
Jun 30, 2024 0.19
Mar 31, 2024 0.12
Dec 31, 2023 0.01
Jun 30, 2023 -0.25
Mar 31, 2023 -0.54
Dec 31, 2022 0.08
Sep 30, 2022 0.16
Jun 30, 2022 0.12
Mar 31, 2022 0.20
Dec 31, 2021 0.09
Sep 30, 2021 0.10
Jun 30, 2021 0.12
Mar 31, 2021 0.09