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 invested capital
Wabtec's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 7.16%, up 0.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (7.03%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.00% (fiscal 2019) to 17.5% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is below the Railroads industry median of 7.59% and above the Industrials sector median of 2.30%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 7.03% | (0.48) |
| FY2024 | 7.51% | 1.85 |
| FY2023 | 5.66% | 1.02 |
| FY2022 | 4.64% | 0.68 |
| FY2021 | 3.96% | 0.58 |
| FY2020 | 3.38% | 0.38 |
| FY2019 | 3.00% | (3.75) |
| FY2018 | 6.75% | 0.86 |
| FY2017 | 5.89% | (0.49) |
| FY2016 | 6.38% | (11.14) |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| RAIL Freightcar America, Inc. compare | 14.8% |
| UNP Union Pacific Corporation compare | 13.0% |
| CSX CSX Corporation compare | 9.81% |
| GBX Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) compare | 8.65% |
| NSC Norfolk Southern Corporation compare | 7.93% |
| TRN Trinity Industries, Inc. compare | 7.59% |
| WAB Wabtec | 7.16% |
| FSTR L.B. Foster Company compare | 6.88% |
| CP Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited compare | 4.91% |
| Railroads industry median | 7.59% |
| Industrials sector median | 2.30% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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