Growth Metrics

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

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 16 consecutive years, with 0.08% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Invested Capital fell 1.0% year-over-year to 0.08%, compared with a TTM value of 0.08% through Dec 2025, down 1.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.09%, changed 0.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital was 0.08% for Q4 2025 at Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies, down from 0.08% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.09% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 0.04% in Q1 2021.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.06%, with a median of 0.06% recorded in 2022.
  • Peak annual rise in Return on Invested Capital hit 2bps in 2021, while the deepest fall reached -1bps in 2021.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.05% in 2021, then rose by 0bps to 0.05% in 2022, then increased by 22bps to 0.07% in 2023, then surged by 30bps to 0.09% in 2024, then dropped by -6bps to 0.08% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Invested Capital for WAB at 0.08% in Q4 2025, 0.08% in Q3 2025, and 0.09% in Q2 2025.