Wabtec
WAB Industrials Railroads
Wabtec’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $11.2 billion, up 7.51% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 17.5%, EPS grew 18.9%, free cash flow grew 122.9% and total debt rose 37.4%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years, revenue growth for five.
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Wabtec (WAB) Return on equity
Wabtec's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 11.5%, up 0.5 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (11.0%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 4.11% (fiscal 2020) to 22.7% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is in line with the Railroads industry median of 11.5% and above the Industrials sector median of 4.33%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 11.0% | 0.75 |
| FY2024 | 10.2% | 2.33 |
| FY2023 | 7.89% | 1.68 |
| FY2022 | 6.21% | 0.74 |
| FY2021 | 5.47% | 1.36 |
| FY2020 | 4.11% | (0.97) |
| FY2019 | 5.08% | (5.27) |
| FY2018 | 10.4% | 1.31 |
| FY2017 | 9.04% | (3.99) |
| FY2016 | 13.0% | (9.69) |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| RAIL Freightcar America, Inc. compare | 52.8% |
| UNP Union Pacific Corporation compare | 39.7% |
| TRN Trinity Industries, Inc. compare | 28.2% |
| CSX CSX Corporation compare | 24.4% |
| NSC Norfolk Southern Corporation compare | 17.0% |
| WAB Wabtec | 11.5% |
| CP Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited compare | 8.16% |
| FSTR L.B. Foster Company compare | 6.43% |
| GBX Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) compare | 6.36% |
| Railroads industry median | 11.5% |
| Industrials sector median | 4.33% |
| Market median | 1.35% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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