Freight Segment — Income (loss) from operations
Wabtec Freight Segment — Income (loss) from operations increased by 41.5% to $450.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 7.1%, from $420.00M to $450.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Freight Segment — Income (loss) from operations shows an upward trend with a 21.6% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Higher values indicate strong operational performance and effective cost management within the freight rail market.
Detailed definition
This metric measures the core profitability of the Freight segment by subtracting operating expenses from segment revenu...
Peer comparison
Standard operating profit metric used across all capital-intensive industrial and manufacturing companies.
wab_segment_freight_segment_income_loss_from_operationsHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $173.20M | $195.20M | $206.80M | $189.00M | $233.00M | $233.00M | $209.00M | $227.00M | $271.00M | $327.00M | $246.00M | $368.00M | $391.00M | $390.00M | $273.00M | $420.00M | $415.00M | $414.00M | $318.00M | $450.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +12.7% | +5.9% | -8.6% | +23.3% | +0.0% | -10.3% | +8.6% | +19.4% | +20.7% | -24.8% | +49.6% | +6.3% | -0.3% | -30.0% | +53.8% | -1.2% | -0.2% | -23.2% | +41.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +34.5% | +19.4% | +1.1% | +20.1% | +16.3% | +40.3% | +17.7% | +62.1% | +44.3% | +19.3% | +11.0% | +14.1% | +6.1% | +6.2% | +16.5% | +7.1% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Wabtec's freight segment — income (loss) from operations?
- Wabtec (WAB) reported freight segment — income (loss) from operations of $450.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Wabtec's freight segment — income (loss) from operations changed year-over-year?
- Wabtec's freight segment — income (loss) from operations increased by 7.1% year-over-year, from $420.00M to $450.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Wabtec's freight segment — income (loss) from operations?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Wabtec's freight segment — income (loss) from operations has grown at a 21.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $717.00M to $1.57B.
- What does freight segment — income (loss) from operations mean?
- The profit or loss generated by the freight business from its primary day-to-day operations.