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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation

WAB

Industrials · 282.79 +0.8% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:10 GMT-4

Market read

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation's current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing is mixed. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 10 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 13.0% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin fell 0.6 percentage points.
Company+0.8% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 1 activeRail Equipment · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 8 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • Interest expense, net increased to $80 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 due to higher average overall debt balances primarily related to acquisitions.
  • Higher inventories decreased cash from operations by $35 million in the period, driven by increased raw material costs and tariffs (prior-year decrease $180 million).

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if WAB's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Industrials · Railroads

The latest filing is mixed. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 10 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 13.0% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges
  • Operating margin fell 0.6 percentage points.
What would clarify the read
  • Interest expense, net increased to $80 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 due to higher average overall debt balances primarily related to acquisitions.
  • Higher inventories decreased cash from operations by $35 million in the period, driven by increased raw material costs and tariffs (prior-year decrease $180 million).

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations601
Usable filing statements148
Verified relationships10
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +7.5% year over year.
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
  • Demand and volume has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
  • Restructuring and cost reductions has repeated favorable evidence across 4 filings.
Evidence challenging the case

No qualifying adverse evidence was identified; that is not proof there is no downside.

Questions before a position
  • P/E is 67% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 33% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

280.32
6m+14.0%12m+47.5%24m+71.4%
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$7.8B+3.5%$2.96-1.2%
2022-12-31$8.4B+6.9%$3.46-2.8%
2023-12-31$9.7B+15.7%$4.53-1.8%
2024-12-31$10.4B+7.3%$6.04-2.6%
2025-12-31$11.2B+7.5%$6.83-2.1%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratespositive · 5 filings
Interest expense, net Interest expense, net, increased $59 million to $151 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025, primarily due to higher average overall debt balances in the current period, primarily related to ac…
10-Q · Jul 22, 2026
Demand and volumepositive · 5 filings
This was partially offset by decreased Services sales from lower deliveries of locomotive modernizations and engine overhauls, decreased Digital Intelligence sales driven by the exit of a low margin project, and decreased Components sales from lower North Ame…
10-Q · Jul 22, 2026
Foreign exchangemixed · 5 filings
This was partially offset by higher foreign exchange gains in the current period, compared to foreign exchange losses in the prior period.
10-Q · Jul 22, 2026
Input and raw-material costsmixed · 5 filings
Higher Inventories decreased cash from operations by $35 million, compared to a decrease in cash from operations of $180 million in the prior year period, driven by the impact of increased raw material costs and tariffs in the prior year period.
10-Q · Jul 22, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 4.3× · EV/sales 4.7×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

282.79+0.8% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:10 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for WAB. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment · baseline

The latest filing presents a mixed picture

10-Q filed 2026-04-22 against the comparable filing from 2025-04-23.

mixed
OperationsmixedEvidence score 0
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationdiscount

What improved

  • Revenue increased 13.0% versus the comparable filing period.

What weakened

  • Operating margin fell 0.6 percentage points.

Filing receipts

Freight sales increased primarily due to higher North American and international locomotive deliveries and higher mining sales, partially offset by lower deliveries of locomotive modernizations and engine overhauls and the exit of a low margin Digital project.

29 Cost of sales Freight Segment Cost of sales increased $111 million, primarily due to higher sales volume, and Cost of sales as a percentage of Net sales decreased 1.3 percentage points.

Non‑cash adjustments, including depreciation and amortization of $139 million and stock‑based compensation of $22 million, further supported cash provided by operating activities and increased year over year, primarily due to incremental non‑cash expense from acquisitions and higher equity‑based compensation.

Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind WAB

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

CNICanadian National Railway CompanypartnerFeb 13, 2026

In both 2025 and 2024, Canadian National Railway Company, Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific Railroad each recognized Wabtec’s leadership in energy efficiency, innovation, and environmental stewardship with partnership awards.

NSCNorfolk Southern CorporationpartnerFeb 13, 2026

This was Wabtec’s third year in a row receiving the Thoroughbred Sustainability Partner Award from Norfolk Southern.

Depended on by

UECUranium Energy Corp.partnerJun 9, 2026

Government had entered into a strategic partnership encompassing at least $80 billion for the construction of new nuclear reactors using Westinghouse technology.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

WAB is currently a Leader in the organic co-movement group Rail Equipment. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for WAB; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.