Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies posted quarterly Tax Rate of 22.6% for Q1 2026, down 64.0% year-on-year from 62.78% in Q1 2025, and down 24.4% on a QoQ basis from 29.9% in Q4 2025.
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) has 18 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 22.6% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Rate fell 64.0% year-over-year to 22.6%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 25.44% (up 128.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 25.69%, up 136.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate for Q1 2026 stood at 22.6%, down from 29.9% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 29.9% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 22.5% in Q4 2023.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 24.67% (2025), against an average of 24.83%.
- Peak annual rise in Tax Rate reached 641 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 222 bps in 2022.
- A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 24.29% in 2022, then slipped by 7 bps to 22.5% in 2023, then gained by 11 bps to 25.0% in 2024, then increased by 20 bps to 29.9% in 2025, then dropped by 24 bps to 22.6% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 22.6% (Q1 2026), 29.9% (Q4 2025), and 26.35% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 155.75 Bn | 154.71 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 23.69 |
| 2 | Csx | 84.18 Bn | 83.08 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 24.08 |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 68.46 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 23.50 |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 58.41 Bn | 58.81 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 24.55 |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 44.40 Bn | 43.91 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 22.60 |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.59 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 128.90 Mn | 24.22 |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.46 Bn | 968.55 Mn | 69.50 Mn | 14.91 |
| 8 | Foster L B | 419.50 Mn | 416.39 Mn | 25.70 Mn | -5.74 |
| 9 | FreightCar America | 145.10 Mn | 80.80 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Swvl Holdings | 18.35 Mn | 13.93 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.60 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.60 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 29.90 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 29.90 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 26.35 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 26.35 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 24.67 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 24.67 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.24 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.24 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 25.00 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 25.00 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.34 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.34 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 24.42 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 24.42 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 23.69 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 23.69 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 22.50 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 22.50 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.38 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.38 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 25.48 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 25.48 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 25.75 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 25.75 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.29 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.29 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 24.88 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 24.88 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 25.55 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 25.55 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 25.00 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 25.00 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.87 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.87 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 24.57 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 24.57 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 26.04 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 26.04 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 27.22 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 27.22 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 26.76 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 26.76 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 26.74 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 26.74 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 24.93 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 24.93 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 25.47 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 25.47 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 21.38 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 21.38 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 20.04 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 20.04 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 28.78 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 28.78 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 127.59 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 127.59 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 39.48 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 39.48 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 16.16 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 16.16 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 11.20 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 11.20 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 23.00 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 23.00 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 33.49 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 33.49 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 15.70 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 15.70 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 25.40 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 25.40 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 27.61 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 27.61 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -40.13 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -40.13 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 28.46 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 28.46 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 28.80 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 28.80 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 31.50 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 31.50 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 31.87 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 31.87 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 31.50 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 31.50 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 32.30 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 32.30 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 31.92 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 31.92 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 29.36 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 29.36 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 31.30 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 31.30 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 30.72 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 30.72 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 31.73 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 31.73 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 31.15 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 31.15 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 29.16 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 29.16 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 31.95 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 31.95 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 30.02 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 30.02 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 32.72 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 32.72 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 31.81 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 31.81 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 33.68 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 33.68 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 34.35 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 34.35 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -44.02 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -44.02 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 33.58 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 33.58 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 30.34 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 30.34 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 35.15 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 35.15 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -25.61 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -25.61 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 33.38 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 33.38 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 33.09 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 33.09 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 34.76 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 34.76 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 13.73 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 13.73 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 35.60 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 35.60 |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 6.75 |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 6.75 |