Growth Metrics

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 15 consecutive years, with 0.11% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.11%, compared with a TTM value of 0.11% through Dec 2025, changed 0.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.12%, up 1.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.11% for Q4 2025 at Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies, up from 0.1% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.11% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 0.05% in Q1 2021.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.08%, with a median of 0.08% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed changed 0bps in 2021, then rose 3bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.06% in 2021, then increased by 20bps to 0.07% in 2022, then grew by 26bps to 0.09% in 2023, then rose by 27bps to 0.11% in 2024, then fell by 0bps to 0.11% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for WAB at 0.11% in Q4 2025, 0.1% in Q3 2025, and 0.11% in Q2 2025.