Growth Metrics

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

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DateValue
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