Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $544.0 million for Q1 2026, up 27.7% year-on-year from $426.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 10.82% on a QoQ basis from $610.0 million in Q4 2025.
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $544.0 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 27.7% year-over-year to $544.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.1 billion (up 19.72% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.0 billion, up 14.57% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $544.0 million, down from $610.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $610.0 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $356.0 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $426.0 million (2025), against an average of $442.4 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Expenses increased 0.26%; it then soared 31.75% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $405.0 million in 2022, then advanced by 12.59% to $456.0 million in 2023, then increased by 1.54% to $463.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 31.75% to $610.0 million in 2025, then retreated by 10.82% to $544.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $544.0 million (Q1 2026), $610.0 million (Q4 2025), and $511.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 155.75 Bn | 154.71 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 3.76 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 84.18 Bn | 83.08 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 2.23 Bn |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 68.46 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 2.12 Bn |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 58.41 Bn | 58.81 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 1.78 Bn |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 44.40 Bn | 43.91 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 544.00 Mn |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.59 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 128.90 Mn | 50.70 Mn |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.46 Bn | 968.55 Mn | 69.50 Mn | 57.40 Mn |
| 8 | Foster L B | 419.50 Mn | 416.39 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 23.03 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 | 544.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 610.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 511.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 466.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 426.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 463.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 447.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 444.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 403.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 456.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 422.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 411.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 389.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 405.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 387.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 381.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 356.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 388.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 386.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 377.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 342.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 343.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 359.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 327.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 361.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 448.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 430.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 414.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 321.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 203.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 176.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 200.44 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 179.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 176.86 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 151.54 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 160.61 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 155.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 158.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 92.39 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 104.11 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 113.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 116.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 104.99 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 111.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 106.94 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 117.33 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 111.48 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 92.34 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 87.72 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 88.91 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 78.26 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 80.33 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 79.22 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 80.02 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 74.44 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 72.56 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 75.27 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 74.83 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 71.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 86.38 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 66.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 66.64 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 58.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 63.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 57.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 57.86 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 49.07 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 54.94 Mn |