Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026)
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies' (WAB) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.0% in Q2 2026, little changed YoY from 0.0% in Q2 2025, and down 31.04% on a QoQ basis from 0.01% in Q1 2026.
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) has 17 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.0% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.0% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.0% (changed 0.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.02%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital fell to 0.0% in Q2 2026, from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.06% in Q2 2022 to a low of 0.0% in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of 0.01% and a median of 0.01% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Invested Capital grew 5 bps — and 2023, when it slipped 5 bps.
- Tracing WAB's Return on Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at 0.01% in 2022, then tumbled by 76 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then soared by 150 bps to 0.01% in 2024, then grew by 11 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then tumbled by 57 bps to 0.0% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 0.0% (Q2 2026), 0.01% (Q1 2026), and 0.01% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 182.58 Bn | 180.47 Bn | 6.50 Bn | 0.01% |
| 2 | Csx | 95.72 Bn | 94.33 Bn | 3.29 Bn | 0.00% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 85.71 Bn | 85.44 Bn | 2.92 Bn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Canadian National Railway | 79.38 Bn | 79.38 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 78.72 Bn | 77.65 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 6 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 50.38 Bn | 49.71 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 0.00% |
| 7 | Trinity Industries | 2.37 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 109.90 Mn | 0.00% |
| 8 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.43 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 81.10 Mn | 0.00% |
| 9 | Foster L B | 392.93 Mn | 387.15 Mn | 30.87 Mn | 0.00% |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 235.01 Mn | 170.72 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.02% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.06% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.04% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.01% |