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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (WAB)

Industrials | Railroads | Pittsburgh, United States | NYSE
292.23 USD -5.05 (-1.699%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4:02 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 292.23

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:36 a.m. EDT

Westinghouse Air Brake presents a compelling growth story with double-digit revenue and earnings expansion, yet the valuation remains stretched relative to historical norms. The company is trading near its 52-week high, supported by strong momentum above key moving averages, but insider selling by the CEO introduces a notable cloud of uncertainty regarding management confidence. While the dividend yield is negligible, the payout ratio is sustainable, suggesting capital allocation is prioritizing share buybacks or reinvestment over income distribution. Options activity confirms a bullish bias among retail and institutional traders, betting on further upside despite the statistical forecast model showing no directional edge. This is a high-conviction growth play that requires patience, as the current price reflects significant optimism about the rail sector's recovery.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.046440
AutoETS0.047460
AutoTheta0.047671
AutoARIMA0.048122

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 43%
H-stat 12.70
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.057
Excess Kurtosis -1.13
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-17
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-17
Debt to Equity Ratio 61.686
Revenue per Share 70.491
Market Cap 49,360,818,176
Trailing P/E 39.98
Forward P/E 23.49
Beta 0.93
Profit Margins 10.59%
Previous Name Wabtec Corporation
Website https://www.wabteccorp.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:36 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for upside continuation with call open interest and implied volatility significantly outpacing puts in the near-term September and October expirations. While there is defensive put buying concentrated at lower strikes around 260 to 270, the skew favors bullish bets around the 310 to 330 strike range, indicating a preference for price appreciation over downside protection.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.11% 0.46% 0.50% 0.55%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-18 0.310 0.105185
2026-05-22 0.310 0.120900
2026-02-17 0.310 0.119373
2025-11-12 0.250 0.119246
2025-08-14 0.250 0.130911
2025-05-27 0.250 0.123019
2025-02-21 0.250 0.135406
2024-11-13 0.200 0.100583
2024-08-14 0.200 0.128139
2024-05-24 0.200 0.117855
2024-02-22 0.200 0.145117
2023-11-14 0.170 0.147135
2023-08-11 0.170 0.148875
2023-05-26 0.170 0.179438
2023-02-23 0.170 0.163085
2022-11-10 0.150 0.149477
2022-08-12 0.150 0.155860
2022-05-19 0.150 0.172315
2022-02-24 0.150 0.161325
2021-11-12 0.120 0.123571
2021-08-12 0.120 0.134831
2021-05-06 0.120 0.146987
2021-02-11 0.120 0.148075
2020-11-12 0.120 0.176652
2020-08-13 0.120 0.173913
2020-05-07 0.120 0.217155
2020-02-06 0.120 0.149682
2019-11-14 0.120 0.152788
2019-08-08 0.120 0.167061
2019-05-09 0.120 0.167738
2019-02-07 0.120 0.163755
2018-11-15 0.120 0.139454
2018-08-09 0.120 0.107623
2018-05-10 0.120 0.127891
2018-02-08 0.120 0.168658
2017-11-10 0.120 0.156842
2017-08-10 0.120 0.166044
2017-05-10 0.100 0.122895
2017-02-08 0.100 0.117206
2016-11-09 0.100 0.122100
2016-08-11 0.100 0.139743
2016-05-11 0.080 0.100629
2016-02-10 0.080 0.122137
2015-11-12 0.080 0.104548
2015-08-13 0.080 0.080297
2015-05-13 0.060 0.060496
2015-02-11 0.060 0.068673
2014-11-12 0.060 0.066852
2014-08-13 0.060 0.073171
2014-05-14 0.040 0.053121
2014-02-12 0.040 0.053706
2013-11-13 0.040 0.060432
2013-08-14 0.040 0.068004
2013-05-15 0.025 0.044847
2013-02-13 0.025 0.051578
2012-11-14 0.025 0.062657
2012-08-15 0.025 0.062806
2012-05-15 0.015 0.041317
2012-02-13 0.015 0.042397
2011-11-14 0.015 0.044517
2011-08-15 0.015 0.052074
2011-05-13 0.005 0.014968
2011-02-10 0.005 0.017724
2010-11-12 0.005 0.021299
2010-08-13 0.005 0.024021
2010-05-13 0.005 0.020475
2010-02-10 0.005 0.027012
2009-11-12 0.005 0.024988
2009-08-13 0.005 0.027027
2009-05-13 0.005 0.028902
2009-02-11 0.005 0.031837
2008-11-12 0.005 0.027878
2008-08-13 0.005 0.017569
2008-05-14 0.005 0.022492
2008-02-13 0.005 0.028571
2007-11-14 0.005 0.028377
2007-08-15 0.005 0.027548
2007-05-15 0.005 0.026532
2007-02-12 0.005 0.031536
2006-11-14 0.005 0.031797
2006-08-15 0.005 0.038052
2006-05-10 0.005 0.025349
2006-02-10 0.005 0.032701
2005-11-14 0.005 0.035945
2005-08-15 0.005 0.039841
2005-05-11 0.005 0.050429
2005-02-10 0.005 0.056022
2004-11-10 0.005 0.046620
2004-08-13 0.005 0.059207
2004-05-12 0.005 0.060976
2004-02-25 0.005 0.064226
2003-11-12 0.005 0.066890
2003-08-13 0.005 0.067024
2003-05-14 0.005 0.076746
2003-02-26 0.005 0.091575
2002-11-13 0.005 0.070922
2002-08-13 0.005 0.080257
2002-05-13 0.005 0.070572
2002-02-13 0.005 0.075472
2001-11-13 0.005 0.079365
2001-08-13 0.005 0.075930
2001-05-11 0.005 0.076923
2001-02-13 0.005 0.075586
2000-11-13 0.005 0.101266
2000-08-11 0.005 0.091954
2000-05-11 0.005 0.082474
2000-02-11 0.005 0.077670
1999-11-15 0.005 0.057554
1999-08-11 0.005 0.042895
1999-05-12 0.005 0.047337
1999-02-10 0.005 0.054983
1998-11-10 0.005 0.044199
1998-08-12 0.005 0.049689
1998-05-13 0.005 0.037296
1998-02-11 0.005 0.041344
1997-11-12 0.005 0.040201
1997-08-13 0.005 0.054608
1997-05-13 0.005 0.062992
1997-02-12 0.005 0.080808
1996-11-13 0.005 0.090909
1996-08-13 0.005 0.086022
1996-05-13 0.005 0.077670
1996-03-05 0.005 0.086022
1995-11-13 0.005 0.112676
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.24
dividendYield 0.42
exDividendDate 2026-08-18
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.12
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.003767492
lastDividendValue 0.31
lastDividendDate 2026-08-18
dividendDate 2026-09-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.5433496
Address1 30 Isabella Street
All Time High 306.64
All Time Low 3.90625
Ask 292.23
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 3
Average Analyst Rating 1.4 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 867,780
Average Daily Volume3 Month 923,770
Average Volume 923,770
Average Volume10Days 867,780
Beta 0.928
Bid 291.99
Bid Size 400
Board Risk 7
Book Value 66.316
City Pittsburgh
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 7
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 292.23
Current Ratio 1.121
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 298.53
Day Low 290.59
Debt To Equity 61.686
Display Name Westinghouse Air Brake
Dividend Date 1,788,220,800
Dividend Rate 1.24
Dividend Yield 0.42
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,784,723,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,784,723,400
Earnings Growth 0.189
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.176
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,723,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,585,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,585,800
Ebitda 2,651,000,064
Ebitda Margins 0.22128999
Enterprise To Ebitda 20.998
Enterprise To Revenue 4.647
Enterprise Value 55,666,819,072
Eps Current Year 10.86295
Eps Forward 12.44222
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 7.31
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,787,011,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 412 825 1019
Fifty Day Average 282.3484
Fifty Day Average Change 9.881622
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.034997977
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 54.33496
Fifty Two Week High 306.64
Fifty Two Week High Change -14.410004
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.046993226
Fifty Two Week Low 184.26
Fifty Two Week Low Change 107.97002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.5859656
Fifty Two Week Range 184.26 - 306.64
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 803,309,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.52
Float Shares 166,843,382
Forward Eps 12.44222
Forward P E 23.486967
Free Cashflow 1,101,374,976
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 31,000
Fullday Change -5.04999
Fullday Change Percent -1.69873
Fullday Price 292.23
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.35735
Gross Profits 4,280,999,936
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00699
Held Percent Institutions 0.95806
Implied Shares Outstanding 168,910,851
Industry Railroads
Industry Disp Railroads
Industry Key railroads
Ir Website http://www.wabtec.com/investor/default.asp
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,787,011,200
Last Dividend Value 0.31
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,370,995,200
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation provides locomotives, equipment, systems, and services for the freight rail and passenger transit industries worldwide. It operates in two segments, Freight and Transit. It offers diesel-electric and liquid natural gas-powered locomotives; engines, electric motors, and propulsion systems; and marine and mining products. The company also offers positive train control equipment; electronically controlled pneumatic braking products; railway electronics; signal design and engineering services; distributed locomotive power, and train cruise and remote controls; industrial/mobile Internet of Things hardware and software, edge-to-cloud, on and off-board analytics and rules, and asset performance management solutions; rail and shipper transportation management, and port visibility and optimization solutions; and network optimization solutions. In addition, it provides freight car trucks, braking equipment, and related components; air compressors and dryers, as well as heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems; heat transfer components and systems; custom engineered burners and combustion systems; rail gear, signaling, and switch products; and turbochargers. Further, it offers freight locomotive overhauls, modernizations, and refurbishment; locomotive and car maintenance; transit locomotive and car overhaul; unit exchange of locomotive components; long-term parts arrangements; and way equipment maintenance services. Additionally, it provides railway and freight braking equipment and related components; brake shoes, discs, and pads; HVAC equipment; access and platform screen doors; pantographs; power converters and battery chargers; passenger information systems and closed-circuit television; signaling and railway electric relays; and doors, window assemblies, accessibility lifts, ramps, and electric charging solutions for buses. The company was founded in 1869 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Long Name Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 49,360,818,176
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_36437
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Name Change Date 2,026-08-28
Net Income To Common 1,266,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 50,213,817,785
Number Of Analyst Opinions 12
Open 298.82
Operating Cashflow 1,999,000,064
Operating Margins 0.19188
Overall Risk 6
Payout Ratio 0.1507
Peg Ratio 1.37
Phone 412 825 1000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 292.23
Post Market Time 1,787,959,929
Prev Name Wabtec Corporation
Previous Close 297.28
Price Eps Current Year 26.901533
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 4.406629
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.1202683
Profit Margins 0.10593
Quick Ratio 0.525
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.41667
Region US
Regular Market Change -5.04999
Regular Market Change Percent -1.69873
Regular Market Day High 298.53
Regular Market Day Low 290.59
Regular Market Day Range 290.59 - 298.53
Regular Market Open 298.82
Regular Market Previous Close 297.28
Regular Market Price 292.23
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,325
Regular Market Volume 477,703
Return On Assets 0.061669998
Return On Equity 0.11553001
Revenue Growth 0.175
Revenue Per Share 70.491
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 168,910,851
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0165
Shares Short 2,792,145
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 3,383,668
Short Name Westinghouse Air Brake Technolo
Short Percent Of Float 0.0214
Short Ratio 2.56
Source Interval 15
State PA
Symbol WAB
Target High Price 355.0
Target Low Price 292.0
Target Mean Price 329.16666
Target Median Price 335.0
Total Cash 660,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 3.907
Total Debt 6,936,000,000
Total Revenue 11,980,000,256
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.12
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.003767492
Trailing Eps 7.31
Trailing P E 39.976746
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 251.9032
Two Hundred Day Average Change 40.326813
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.16008852
Type Disp Equity
Volume 477,703
Website https://www.wabteccorp.com
Zip 15,212