Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies' (WAB) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $561.0 million in Q2 2026, up 20.39% YoY from $466.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 3.12% on a QoQ basis from $544.0 million in Q1 2026.
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $561.0 million in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 20.39% year-over-year to $561.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $2.2 billion (up 23.53% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.0 billion, up 14.57% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses advanced to $561.0 million in Q2 2026, from $544.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $610.0 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $356.0 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $449.0 million and a median of $435.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses increased 0.26% — and 2025, when it soared 31.75%.
- Tracing WAB's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $405.0 million in 2022, then gained by 12.59% to $456.0 million in 2023, then grew by 1.54% to $463.0 million in 2024, then soared by 31.75% to $610.0 million in 2025, then dropped by 8.03% to $561.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $561.0 million (Q2 2026), $544.0 million (Q1 2026), and $610.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 181.87 Bn | 179.76 Bn | 6.50 Bn | 4.10 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 95.41 Bn | 94.02 Bn | 3.29 Bn | 2.43 Bn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 84.63 Bn | 84.37 Bn | 2.92 Bn | 1.95 Bn |
| 4 | Canadian National Railway | 79.06 Bn | 79.06 Bn | - | 2.83 Bn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 78.67 Bn | 77.60 Bn | - | 2.34 Bn |
| 6 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 49.67 Bn | 49.00 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 561.00 Mn |
| 7 | Trinity Industries | 2.35 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 109.90 Mn | 51.10 Mn |
| 8 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.42 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 81.10 Mn | 55.20 Mn |
| 9 | Foster L B | 390.60 Mn | 384.82 Mn | 30.87 Mn | 24.11 Mn |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 231.51 Mn | 167.21 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 561.00 Mn |
| 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 |