Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (STU:WB2) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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STU:WB2 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp STU:WB2
82 GF Score
Price €243.70
GF Value €199.75
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 6 Warning Signs
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What is Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €1,483 Mil. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €4,584 Mil. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €2,549 Mil. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 2.38.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

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

STU:WB2' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.92   Med: 3.25   Max: 6.55
Current: 2.64

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies was 6.55. The lowest was 1.92. And the median was 3.25.

STU:WB2's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
50.23% of 880 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 2.625 vs STU:WB2: 2.64

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies  (STU:WB2) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

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

Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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STU:WB2 vs NSC, CSX, TRN: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Railroads subindustry, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA 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-EBITDA vs Transportation Industry

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

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


STU:WB2
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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1129.8905870833 + 3921.8357529056) / 2053.912181065
=2.46

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1482.5505116767 + 4584.0986617686) / 2549.217633872
=2.38

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (STU:WB2) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €243.70 is trading 22% above its estimated GF Value™ of €199.75. GuruFocus considers Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for STU:WB2:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: €199.75 vs. price of €243.70 (22% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 82/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the STU:WB2 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Business Description

Address 30 Isabella Street, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 15212
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp provides value-added, technology-based products and services for the freight rail and passenger transit industries and the mining, marine, and industrial markets. It provides its products and services through two main business segments: Freight and Transit. The company generates maximum revenue from the Freight segment, which manufactures new and modernized locomotives, provides aftermarket parts and services to existing locomotives, provides components to new and existing freight cars; builds new commuter locomotives; supplies rail control and infrastructure products, including electronics, positive train control equipment, signal design, and engineering services. Geographically, it generates a majority of its revenue from the United States.
82GF Score

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€243.70
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