Metric Analysis: Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp (WAB)’s Key Ratios in the Limelight

Nora Barnes

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In the latest session, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp (NYSE: WAB) closed at $197.96 up 4.91% from its previous closing price of $188.7. In other words, the price has increased by $4.91 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.31 million shares were traded. WAB stock price reached its highest trading level at $201.94 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $188.2.

Ratios:

For a deeper understanding of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 22.58 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 23.31. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.05 and its Current Ratio is at 1.76. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.47 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.47.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of . The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Citigroup on September 22, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $225.

On April 10, 2025, JP Morgan started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $175. TD Cowen reiterated its Hold rating for the stock on April 25, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $130 to $147.

Insider Transactions:

Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 12 ’25 when Santana Rafael sold 1,799 shares for $189.97 per share. The transaction valued at 341,748 led to the insider holds 136,729 shares of the business.

Santana Rafael sold 1,798 shares of WAB for $340,953 on Sep 15 ’25. The President and CEO now owns 134,931 shares after completing the transaction at $189.63 per share. On Sep 12 ’25, another insider, Rafael Santana, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 10,789 shares for $188.82 each.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WAB now has a Market Capitalization of 33841893376 and an Enterprise Value of 37506891776. As of this moment, Westinghouse’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.54, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.65. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.11. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.20 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.13. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.551 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.956.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for WAB is 1.09, which has changed by 0.0960027 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1675967 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WAB has reached a high of $216.10, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $151.81. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.49%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.96%.

Shares Statistics:

For the past three months, WAB has traded an average of 1.15M shares per day and 1204550 over the past ten days. A total of 170.90M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 169.07M. Insiders hold about 1.10% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.79% stake in the company. Shares short for WAB as of 1756425600 were 2733787 with a Short Ratio of 2.39, compared to 1753920000 on 2587696. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2733787 and a Short% of Float of 1.83.

Dividends & Splits

According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for WAB is 0.95, from 0.9 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.004769475. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.55. The current Payout Ratio is 13.24% for WAB, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-14 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-14. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2013-06-12 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

Its stock is currently analyzed by 9.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.12, with high estimates of $2.27 and low estimates of $2.02.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $9.06 and $8.82 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $8.97. EPS for the following year is $10.07, with 9.0 analysts recommending between $10.29 and $9.59.

Revenue Estimates

A total of 8 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $2.88B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $2.95B to a low estimate of $2.85B. As of the current estimate, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp’s year-ago sales were $2.66BFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.87B. There is a high estimate of $2.93B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.83B.

A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WAB’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $11.2B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $11B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $11.07B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $10.39BBased on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $11.87B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $12.14B and the low estimate is $11.49B.

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