Business Segments · CapEx
Freight Segment — CapEx
Wabtec Freight Segment — CapEx decreased by 63.5% to $27.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 12.9%, from $31.00M to $27.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Freight Segment — CapEx shows an upward trend with a 20.4% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2021
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
Higher spending indicates investment in growth or modernization, while lower spending may signal a focus on cash preservation.
Detailed definition
This represents the cash outflows used by the Freight segment to acquire, upgrade, and maintain physical assets such as...
Peer comparison
Commonly benchmarked against depreciation to determine if the company is growing or merely maintaining its asset base.
Metric ID:
wab_segment_freight_segment_capital_expendituresHistorical Data
20 periods
| 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 | $19.75M | $19.75M | $19.75M | $21.75M | $21.75M | $21.75M | $21.75M | $30.00M | $30.00M | $30.00M | $30.00M | $17.00M | $33.00M | $32.00M | $58.00M | $31.00M | $25.00M | $36.00M | $74.00M | $27.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +10.1% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +37.9% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -43.3% | +94.1% | -3.0% | +81.3% | -46.6% | -19.4% | +44.0% | +105.6% | -63.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +10.1% | +10.1% | +10.1% | +37.9% | +37.9% | +37.9% | +37.9% | -43.3% | +10.0% | +6.7% | +93.3% | +82.4% | -24.2% | +12.5% | +27.6% | -12.9% |
Range$17.00M – $74.00M
CAGR+6.8%
Avg YoY Growth+20.9%
Median YoY Growth+11.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Wabtec's freight segment — capex?
- Wabtec (WAB) reported freight segment — capex of $27.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Wabtec's freight segment — capex changed year-over-year?
- Wabtec's freight segment — capex decreased by 12.9% year-over-year, from $31.00M to $27.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Wabtec's freight segment — capex?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Wabtec's freight segment — capex has grown at a 20.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $79.00M to $166.00M.
- What does freight segment — capex mean?
- The amount of money spent by the freight segment on long-term assets like machinery and facilities.