Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies' Retained Earnings was $4.53 billion in Q2 2026, up 31.2% from $3.45 billion a year earlier and up 8.2% from the prior quarter.
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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Retained Earnings at Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies came in at $3.88 billion, down 37.3% from FY2024.
- Retained Earnings shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Retained Earnings was $6.19 billion in FY2024 (+17.4%), $5.27 billion in FY2023 (+15.1%), $4.58 billion in FY2022 (+12.9%) and $4.06 billion in FY2021 (+13.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Retained Earnings since Q4 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Retained Earnings was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 7.4%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Retained Earnings over five years was Q1 2026 (growth of 32.5%); the worst was Q1 2025 (a decline of 42.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, WAB's Retained Earnings in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $4.19 billion (Q1 2026), $3.88 billion (Q4 2025) and $3.72 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 340.33 Bn | 312.03 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 70.14 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 195.04 Bn | 189.62 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 11.64 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 171.72 Bn | 139.81 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 62.17 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 152.74 Bn | 149.93 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 11.53 Bn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.82 Bn | 118.95 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 24.49 Bn |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 91.30 Bn | 84.04 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 41.58 Bn |
| 7 | 3M | 90.37 Bn | 71.82 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 39.59 Bn |
| 8 | Vertiv Holdings | 81.71 Bn | 72.33 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 1.87 Bn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.34 Bn | 75.90 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 30.81 Bn |
| 10 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 48.89 Bn | 46.38 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 4.53 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.53 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.19 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.88 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.72 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.45 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.19 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.01 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.76 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.27 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.09 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.88 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.72 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.58 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.45 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.31 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.89 Bn |
API Access
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Retained Earnings API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=retained-earnings&ticker=WAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "ticker": "WAB", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=retained-earnings&ticker=WAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();