Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies' (WAB) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 11.05% in Q2 2026, up 43.0% YoY from 7.73% in Q2 2025, and up 1.09% on a QoQ basis from 10.93% in Q1 2026.
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 11.05% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 43.0% year-over-year to 11.05% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 11.05% (up 43.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 11.77%, up 108.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed rose to 11.05% in Q2 2026, from 10.93% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 21.87% in Q3 2023 to a low of 5.93% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 10.57% and a median of 10.49% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 1500 bps — and 2024, when it slumped 1137 bps.
- Tracing WAB's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: 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 climbed by 3 bps to 11.05% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 11.05% (Q2 2026), 10.93% (Q1 2026), and 10.77% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 6 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 49.47 Bn | 48.80 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 11.05% |
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.05% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.93% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.77% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.48% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.62% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.16% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.81% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.50% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.02% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.92% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.53% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.87% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 21.23% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.26% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.78% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.87% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.48% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.93% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.65% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.95% |