Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2028)

2025202620272028
Price/Earnings ratio
26.7621.8717.9516.25
Price/Sales ratio
3.333.133.243.00
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$7.28$8.91$10.85$11.99

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
23.6617.1424.6029.6522.8640.6033.5730.9828.7227.8431.4322.86
Price/Sales ratio
2.732.062.552.001.541.611.832.212.172.343.191.54
Price/Book Value ratio
4.604.023.402.762.351.331.371.691.802.163.242.35
Price/Cash Flow ratio
17.6115.2416.6941.1821.4313.0617.7316.1117.5118.8918.5218.52
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
19.5917.1318.7978.2730.4615.9721.4718.3320.4522.3520.6620.66
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
1.181.30-1.32-1.581.89-1.072.370.861.660.883.661.89
Dividend Yield
0.23%0.39%0.43%0.54%0.68%0.61%0.66%0.53%0.61%0.54%0.41%0.61%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
30.00%31.02%30.75%26.80%27.76%25.33%25.12%27.29%27.40%30.42%29.43%27.76%
Operating Profit Margin
17.31%19.21%17.14%11.91%12.61%11.35%11.37%12.19%12.71%13.08%15.82%12.61%
Pretax Profit Margin
16.68%17.69%14.08%9.06%8.42%5.44%7.37%9.42%10.21%11.28%13.61%8.42%
Net Profit Margin
11.55%12.05%10.40%6.75%6.75%3.98%5.47%7.13%7.57%8.42%10.25%6.75%
Effective Tax Rate
30.75%31.90%24.08%25.49%20.64%26.92%26.00%23.33%24.94%24.45%23.82%20.64%
Return on Assets
10.64%12.07%4.63%3.98%3.41%1.72%2.24%3.02%3.41%4.29%5.68%3.41%
Return On Equity
19.45%23.45%13.82%9.33%10.29%3.28%4.09%5.47%6.26%7.77%10.16%10.16%
Return on Capital Employed
20.54%24.12%9.79%9.23%7.86%5.95%5.64%6.13%7.06%8.47%10.92%7.86%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
2.212.421.981.432.701.281.20N/AN/AN/A1.291.28
Quick Ratio
1.521.701.520.962.180.740.690.730.660.630.650.74
Cash ratio
0.570.340.270.140.350.180.180.160.150.150.110.18
Days of Sales Outstanding
75.6766.06117.36109.7195.9274.0668.2368.9266.3063.5162.9674.06
Days of Inventory outstanding
87.5176.55118.4295.4097.84105.70105.94108.40122.30123.81119.1797.84
Operating Cycle
163.19142.62235.78205.11193.76179.77174.17177.32188.61187.33182.14182.14
Days of Payables Outstanding
68.4851.1195.3570.9868.2569.0058.6764.9578.2367.7667.0069.00
Cash Conversion Cycle
94.7091.51140.43134.13125.51110.76115.50112.37110.38119.57115.14115.14
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.150.210.280.280.440.230.220.210.210.210.210.23
Debt Equity Ratio
0.280.400.850.661.340.440.410.390.390.380.390.44
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.220.290.440.390.560.300.270.280.270.230.250.30
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.220.290.460.390.570.300.290.280.280.270.280.30
Interest Coverage Ratio
29.9935.9710.766.134.213.023.74N/AN/AN/A8.054.21
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.900.640.230.100.080.220.180.260.250.290.440.08
Company Equity Multiplier
1.821.942.982.343.011.891.821.801.831.811.811.89
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.150.130.150.040.070.120.100.130.120.120.170.07
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.890.880.880.520.700.810.820.870.850.840.880.70
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.900.640.230.100.080.220.180.260.250.290.440.08
Short Term Coverage Ratio
596.441.03K3.463.994.9010.611.75536.54.131.533.5910.61
Dividend Payout Ratio
5.47%6.76%10.63%16.09%15.69%25.00%22.34%16.48%17.53%15.09%12.93%25.00%