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Wabtec WAB Free cash flow margin

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.0B+13.0%
Gross profit$1.1B+17.9%
Operating income$517.0M+9.1%
Net income$362.0M+12.4%
EPS (diluted)$2.12+12.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$531.0M-23.9%
Total debt$6.9B+60.5%
Total equity$11.1B+7.1%
Total assets$23.2B+21.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$199.0M+4.2%
CapEx$46.0M+4.6%
Free cash flow$153.0M+4.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$46.13B+37.5%
Enterprise value$52.51B+41.6%
P/E38.1×+7.8×
P/S+0.8×

Profitability

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Gross margin34.5%+1.6pp
Operating margin16%0.0pp
Net margin10.5%0.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity11.3%+0.7pp
Debt / equity0.6×+0.2×
Current ratio-0.3×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Wabtec’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Wabtec’s 10-Q, filed April 22, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Wabtec's free cash flow margin?
Wabtec (WAB) reported free cash flow margin of 13.1% in Q1 2026.
How has Wabtec's free cash flow margin changed year-over-year?
Wabtec's free cash flow margin decreased by 6.6% year-over-year, from 14% to 13.1%.
What is the long-term trend for Wabtec's free cash flow margin?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Wabtec's free cash flow margin has grown at a 1.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 50.6% to 52.9%.
What does free cash flow margin mean?
How much real, spendable cash each sales dollar generates after reinvestment.
How do you interpret free cash flow margin?
A high and rising FCF margin is the hallmark of a cash-generative business. Persistent gaps between net margin and FCF margin warrant a look at working capital or capital intensity.
How does free cash flow margin compare across companies?
Strong cross-company quality signal; capital-light compounders post structurally higher FCF margins than asset-heavy peers.