Wabtec (WAB) Projected to Release Earnings on Wednesday

Wabtec (NYSE:WAB) is projected to issue its Q3 2026 results before the market opens on Wednesday, October 21st. Analysts expect Wabtec to announce earnings of $2.73 per share and revenue of $3.20 billion for the quarter. Wabtec has set its FY 2026 guidance at 10.600-10.900 EPS. Investors can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earnings report page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET.

Wabtec (NYSE:WAB) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 22nd. The transportation company reported $2.76 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.60 by $0.16. Wabtec had a net margin of 10.59% and a return on equity of 15.10%. The business had revenue of $3.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.07 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.27 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 17.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect Wabtec to post $10.89 EPS for the current fiscal year and $12.43 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Wabtec Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of WAB opened at $286.86 on Tuesday. Wabtec has a twelve month low of $186.06 and a twelve month high of $306.64. The company has a market cap of $48.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.56, a P/E/G ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $288.19 and its 200-day simple moving average is $275.61.

Wabtec Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 17th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. Wabtec’s payout ratio is currently 16.67%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Michael Fetsko sold 3,250 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $293.22, for a total transaction of $952,965.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 37,380 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,960,563.60. The trade was a 8.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CTO Eric Gebhardt sold 7,100 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $299.27, for a total transaction of $2,124,817.00. Following the sale, the chief technology officer directly owned 19,153 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,731,918.31. This represents a 27.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 17,552 shares of company stock valued at $5,232,911. Insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

WAB has been the topic of several analyst reports. KeyCorp upped their price target on shares of Wabtec from $308.00 to $340.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Stephens raised their price objective on shares of Wabtec from $320.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Wabtec from $284.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Wabtec from $315.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, September 21st. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Wabtec from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 8th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $313.55.

Wabtec Company Profile

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation, doing business as Wabtec (NYSE: WAB), is a global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions and services for the freight and passenger rail industries. The company develops technologies intended to improve the safety, efficiency, reliability and sustainability of rail transportation.

Wabtec’s products and services include locomotives, locomotive components and modernization programs, braking systems, train control and signaling equipment, power and propulsion systems, and advanced digital solutions.