SuperworthWestinghouse Air Brake Technologies profit margin WAB
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 10.6%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 16.4%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −0.3 pts
- Peer median
- 22.2%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies kept 10.6% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 16.4% and a gross margin of 35.0%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 5.9%.
The median for 3 railroad stocks of a similar size is 22.2%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 10.5% | 16.1% | 34.1% |
| FY2024 | 10.2% | 15.5% | 32.4% |
| FY2023 | 8.4% | 13.1% | 30.4% |
| FY2022 | 7.6% | 12.1% | 30.4% |
| FY2021 | 7.1% | 11.2% | 30.3% |
| FY2020 | 5.5% | 9.9% | 28.3% |
| FY2019 | 4.0% | 8.1% | 27.8% |
| FY2018 | 6.8% | 10.8% | 28.3% |
| FY2017 | 6.8% | 10.8% | 27.4% |
| FY2016 | 10.4% | 15.6% | 31.5% |
| FY2015 | 12.1% | 18.4% | 31.7% |
| FY2014 | 11.6% | 17.3% | 30.7% |
| FY2013 | 11.4% | 17.0% | 29.8% |
| FY2012 | 10.5% | 16.4% | 29.0% |
| FY2011 | 8.6% | 13.8% | 29.0% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 10.6% | −0.3 pts | 16.4% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 10.5% | −0.0 pts | 16.0% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 10.5% | +0.3 pts | 16.1% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 10.9% | +0.7 pts | 16.4% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 10.9% | +1.0 pts | 16.2% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 10.5% | +1.3 pts | 15.9% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 10.2% | +1.7 pts | 15.5% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 10.3% | +2.2 pts | 15.3% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 9.9% | +2.4 pts | 14.9% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 9.2% | +1.6 pts | 14.0% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 8.4% | +0.9 pts | 13.1% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 8.0% | −0.2 pts | 12.7% |
Against its peers
Companies in Railroads nearest Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| WABWestinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 10.6% |
| NSCNorfolk Southern | 21.0% |
| CSXCSX | 22.2% |
| UNPUnion Pacific | 28.9% |
| Peer median | 22.2% |
Where Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.