Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 10.93% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 23.0% year-over-year to 10.93%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.93% (down 23.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 11.77%, up 108.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 10.93%, up from 10.77% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 11.16% in Q1 2025, with the low at 5.93% in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 8.92% across 5 years, with a median of 8.92% in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 254 bps — and 2026, when it retreated 23 bps.
• Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies' Return on Capital Employed stood at 6.78% in 2022, then advanced by 26 bps to 8.53% in 2023, then advanced by 27 bps to 10.81% in 2024, then fell by 0 bps to 10.77% in 2025, then grew by 1 bps to 10.93% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 10.93% (Q1 2026), 10.77% (Q4 2025), and 10.48% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.