Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies has reported Research & Development for 18 years, with the latest figure at $56.0 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 21.74% year-over-year to $56.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $233.0 million (up 14.22% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $223.0 million, up 8.25% from the prior year.
• Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $56.0 million, down from $68.0 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Research & Development was $68.0 million in Q4 2025, with the low at $45.0 million in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Research & Development has averaged $53.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $53.0 million in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Research & Development slipped 16.39% — and 2025, when it jumped 33.33%.
• Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies' Research & Development stood at $60.0 million in 2022, then advanced by 1.67% to $61.0 million in 2023, then declined by 16.39% to $51.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 33.33% to $68.0 million in 2025, then retreated by 17.65% to $56.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at $56.0 million (Q1 2026), $68.0 million (Q4 2025), and $59.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.