Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 10.93% for Q1 2026, down 23.0% year-on-year from 14.2% in Q1 2025, and up 1.49% on a QoQ basis from 10.77% in Q4 2025.
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 11.16% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 5.93% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 8.92% (2024), against an average of 8.92%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Return on Capital Employed jumped 254 bps; it then retreated 23 bps in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 6.78% in 2022, then climbed by 26 bps to 8.53% in 2023, then climbed by 27 bps to 10.81% in 2024, then retreated by 0 bps to 10.77% in 2025, then increased 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.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 155.75 Bn | 154.71 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 15.27% |
| 2 | Csx | 84.18 Bn | 83.08 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 11.62% |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 68.46 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 9.77% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 58.41 Bn | 58.81 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 6.79% |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 44.40 Bn | 43.91 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 10.93% |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.59 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 128.90 Mn | - |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.46 Bn | 968.55 Mn | 69.50 Mn | - |
| 8 | Foster L B | 419.50 Mn | 416.39 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 9.98% |
| 9 | FreightCar America | 145.10 Mn | 80.80 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Swvl Holdings | 18.35 Mn | 13.93 Mn | - | -118.90% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 8.03% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.48% |
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.87% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 4.69% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 4.89% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 5.32% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 5.10% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 5.12% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 4.23% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 3.37% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 3.08% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 3.86% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 6.81% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 7.75% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 8.67% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 8.62% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 8.52% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 6.63% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 7.33% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 7.62% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 11.13% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 19.68% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 21.31% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 22.71% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 23.25% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 22.33% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 22.79% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 21.80% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 20.86% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 19.88% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 20.04% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 19.90% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 19.52% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 20.07% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 20.81% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 21.51% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 21.55% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 19.98% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 19.88% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 18.05% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 17.57% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 16.05% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 15.00% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 14.84% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 14.42% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 14.32% |