Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.35 for Q1 2026, up 18.42% year-on-year from 0.29 in Q1 2025, and up 600.87% on a QoQ basis from 0.05 in Q4 2025.
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.35 in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 0.54 in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.12 (2024), against an average of 0.07.
- Peak annual rise in FCF Payout Ratio reached 175.05% in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 2006.1% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.08 in 2022, then sank by 89.94% to 0.01 in 2023, then plunged by 2006.1% to 0.16 in 2024, then jumped by 131.58% to 0.05 in 2025, then soared 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 | 155.75 Bn | 154.71 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 0.55 |
| 2 | Csx | 84.18 Bn | 83.08 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 0.36 |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 68.46 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 2.74 Bn | -7.97 |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 58.41 Bn | 58.81 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 0.65 |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 44.40 Bn | 43.91 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 0.35 |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.59 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 128.90 Mn | -0.48 |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.46 Bn | 968.55 Mn | 69.50 Mn | 0.01 |
| 8 | Foster L B | 419.50 Mn | 416.39 Mn | 25.70 Mn | - |
| 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 | 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 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.08 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.11 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.08 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -0.20 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.06 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.33 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.06 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 7.31 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.05 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -0.21 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.54 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 1.71 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.09 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.63 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -1.43 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -0.21 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.05 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 0.44 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 0.06 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 0.11 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 0.04 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 0.06 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 0.11 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 0.16 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 0.03 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 0.07 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 0.04 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 0.19 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 0.03 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 0.13 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 0.49 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 0.09 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 0.02 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 0.03 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 0.06 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -0.16 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 0.01 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 0.06 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 0.01 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 0.05 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 0.01 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 0.01 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 0.06 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 0.05 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 0.01 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 0.01 |