Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.39 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $781 Mil. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,288 Mil. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $10,487 Mil. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.39.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

WAB' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.29 Med: 0.41 Max: 1.35
Current: 0.39

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies was 1.35. The lowest was 0.29. And the median was 0.41.

WAB's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
59.66% of 885 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 0.55 vs WAB: 0.39

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.45

0.42

0.40

0.39

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.40	0.41	0.43	0.39	0.39

Competitive Comparison

For the Railroads subindustry, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(781	+	3288)	/	10487
	=	0.39

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(781	+	3288)	/	10487
	=	0.39

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (NYSE:WAB) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

WAB:Mexico WB2:Germany WB2:Germany W1AB34:Brazil

Address

30 Isabella Street, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 15212

Website

https://www.wabteccorp.com

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp is a provider of value-added, technology-based products and services for the rail industry. It provides its products and services through two main business segments, Freight and Transit. The company generates maximum revenue from the Freight segment.

Executives

Kristine Kubacki	other: VP, Investor Relations	1001 AIR BRAKE AVENUE, WILMERDING PA 15148
Michael Fetsko	officer: Pres., Freight Components Grp.	1001 AIR BRAKE AVENUE, WILMERDING PA 15148
Alicia Hammersmith	officer: President - Services Group	30 ISABELLA STREET, PITTSBURGH PA 15212
Albert J Neupaver	director
William E Kassling	director	C/O WASTEC, 10001 AIR BREAK AVE, WILMERDING PA 15148
Mastalerz John A Jr	officer: VP Fin., Corp. Controller, CAO	1001 AIR BRAKE AVENUE, WILMERDING PA 15148
Linda S Harty	director	MEDTRONIC PLC, 710 MEDTRONIC PARKWAY NE, LC-150, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432
David L Deninno	officer: Exec VP, General Counsel, Sec.	1001 AIR BRAKE AVENUE, WILMERDING PA 15148
Byron S Foster	director	30 ISABELLA ST., PITTSBURGH PA 15212
Lee C Banks	director	PARKER HANNIFIN CORP, 6035 PARKLAND BLVD, CLEVELAND OH 44124-4141
Ann R. Klee	director	30 ISABELLA ST., PITTSBURGH PA 15212
Eric Gebhardt	officer: Chief Technology Officer	30 ISABELLA STREET, PITTSBURGH PA 15212
Gregory Sbrocco	officer: Sr. VP, Global Operations	1001 AIR BRAKE AVENUE, WILMERDING PA 15148
Lilian Leroux	officer: President, Transit Group	1001 AIR BRAKE AVENUE, WILMERDING PA 15148
John A Olin	officer: Executive Vice President & CFO	HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC., 3700 WEST JUNEAU AVENUE, MILWAUKEE WI 53208