Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation

WBAG:WAB Stock Report

Market Cap: €32.4b

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 22.7%, while the Machinery industry saw earnings growing at 13.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 6.1% per year. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's return on equity is 10.4%, and it has net margins of 10.3%.

Key information

22.7%

Earnings growth rate

23.4%

EPS growth rate

Machinery Industry Growth18.3%
Revenue growth rate6.1%
Return on equity10.4%
Net Margin10.3%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

WBAG:WAB Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2410,3301,0591,197216
30 Jun 2410,2171,0161,174219
31 Mar 249,9809181,144215
31 Dec 239,6778151,125218
30 Sep 239,4577581,121217
30 Jun 238,9886781,070218
31 Mar 238,6296531,043215
31 Dec 228,3626331,020209
30 Sep 228,1296651,011201
30 Jun 227,9556361,012191
31 Mar 227,9195951,009183
31 Dec 217,8225581,026176
30 Sep 217,773456929162
30 Jun 217,731452913155
31 Mar 217,456413862151
31 Dec 207,556413867162
30 Sep 207,901461924183
30 Jun 208,037424936205
31 Mar 208,536441992224
31 Dec 198,2003251,094210
30 Sep 196,949225869176
30 Jun 196,026221726138
31 Mar 194,901202636100
31 Dec 184,36429462488
30 Sep 184,32130954985
30 Jun 184,20128855490
31 Mar 184,02227649594
31 Dec 173,88226247395
30 Sep 173,56625043091
30 Jun 173,28426538882
31 Mar 173,07528436077
31 Dec 162,93130436471
30 Sep 163,00436833372
30 Jun 163,13838534473
31 Mar 163,26139635272
31 Dec 153,30839734771
30 Sep 153,29638834970
30 Jun 153,28437935569
31 Mar 153,16836633966
31 Dec 143,04435032562
30 Sep 142,90533230656
30 Jun 142,73931528251
31 Mar 142,64630127248
31 Dec 132,56629126346

Quality Earnings: WAB has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: WAB's current net profit margins (10.3%) are higher than last year (8%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: WAB's earnings have grown significantly by 22.7% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: WAB's earnings growth over the past year (39.7%) exceeds its 5-year average (22.7% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: WAB earnings growth over the past year (39.7%) exceeded the Machinery industry 2.4%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: WAB's Return on Equity (10.4%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 18:20
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
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  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation is covered by 36 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Kristine KubackiAvondale Partners
Gunnar CohrsBerenberg
Kenneth HoexterBofA Global Research