Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies' Return on Assets [ROA] was 5.94% in Q3 2026, up 0.25 percentage points from 5.69% a year earlier and up 0.43 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies came in at 5.80%, up 0.14 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has now increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year change of +3.60 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 5.66% in FY2024 (+1.26 pp), 4.40% in FY2023 (+0.93 pp), 3.47% in FY2022 (+0.41 pp) and 3.06% in FY2021 (+0.86 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q4 2016.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.23 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q2 2024 (a gain of 1.81 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2026 (a drop of 0.52 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, WAB's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 5.51% (Q2 2026), 5.39% (Q1 2026) and 5.43% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 267.46 Bn | 238.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 11.29% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.37 Bn | 192.21 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 13.04% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.36 Bn | 194.13 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 4.54% |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.64 Bn | 134.62 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 6.87% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.80 Bn | 119.79 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 10.23% |
| 6 | 3M | 97.84 Bn | 80.25 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 9.76% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 93.37 Bn | 85.86 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 6.41% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.86 Bn | 78.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 19.57% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.77 Bn | 63.62 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 12.31% |
| 10 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 51.00 Bn | 48.55 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 5.94% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.94% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.51% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.39% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.43% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.69% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.90% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.91% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.71% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.71% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.46% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.92% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.37% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.06% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.65% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.57% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.49% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.69% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.50% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.25% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.07% |
API Access
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=WAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=WAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();