Financial Metrics Exploration: Understanding Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp (WAB) Through Ratios

Kevin Freeman

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The closing price of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp (NYSE: WAB) was $203.14 for the day, up 0.79% from the previous closing price of $201.55. In other words, the price has increased by $0.79 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.04 million shares were traded. WAB stock price reached its highest trading level at $205.995 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $198.542.

Ratios:

Our analysis of WAB’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 65.77 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.39. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.75 and its Current Ratio is at 1.42. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.51 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.49.

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:

Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 28 ’25 when DeNinno David L sold 2,100 shares for $199.87 per share. The transaction valued at 419,731 led to the insider holds 60,450 shares of the business.

DAVID L DENINNO bought 2,100 shares of WAB for $419,731 on Oct 28 ’25. On Oct 23 ’25, another insider, Sbrocco Gregory, who serves as the EVP Operations of the company, sold 2,953 shares for $195.43 each. As a result, the insider received 577,108 and left with 17,829 shares of the company.

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 34728243200 and an Enterprise Value of 39948242944. As of this moment, Westinghouse’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.52, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.05. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.03. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.22 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.14. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.704 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.182.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for WAB is 1.09, which has changed by 0.08724046 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19088471 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 4.30%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.53%.

Shares Statistics:

WAB traded an average of 1.07M shares per day over the past three months and 965490 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 170.90M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 169.09M. Insiders hold about 1.09% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.84% stake in the company. Shares short for WAB as of 1760486400 were 2502808 with a Short Ratio of 2.34, compared to 1757894400 on 2675972. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2502808 and a Short% of Float of 1.68.

Dividends & Splits

With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.95, WAB has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.95. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0047134706. 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 2025-11-12. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2013-06-12 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 10.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.49, with high estimates of $2.66 and low estimates of $2.38.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $9.06 and $8.93 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $8.97. EPS for the following year is $10.13, with 11.0 analysts recommending between $10.56 and $9.81.

Revenue Estimates

It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in. The current quarter, according to 9 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.9B to a low estimate of $2.82B. As of. The current estimate, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp’s year-ago sales were $2.58BFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.89B. There is a high estimate of $2.91B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.85B.

A total of 11 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WAB’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $11.11B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $11.02B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $11.07B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $10.39BBased on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $11.93B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $12.16B and the low estimate is $11.54B.

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