Growth Metrics

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

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DateValue
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