Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (WAB) earnings on July 22, 2026
More Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation earnings
Prior outlook: No statistical edge
Westinghouse Air Brake shares surged 10.3% after earnings, reflecting strong investor approval of the report.
WAB price around the earnings
290.00
Change: +10.6%
2026-07-22, 20:00 UTC
End of the measured window
262.30
273.33
284.35
295.38
262.30
July 22, 2026
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- Market open
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Prior thesis
Prior outlook: No statistical edge
- Thesis published
- Results released
Strong recent earnings beat history and analyst targets point to an optimistic scenario, with an improving trajectory.
Context analyzed before publication
- Trend
- Trajectory improving (21.6 today vs 13.6 yesterday, 5.8 prior); the recent trend is positive heading into the event.
Analysts
Evidence
- Analyst consensus
- Strong buy
- Consensus average (1-5)
- 1.42
- Analysts covering the stock
- 12
- Average price target
- 302.83
- Lowest price target
- 280
- Highest price target
- 320
- Upside to price target
- 14.9%
- Quarterly earnings growth
- 12.4%
- Revenue growth
- 13%
- Forward EPS
- 12.17
- Trailing EPS
- 7.06
- Analyst moves in the last 60 days
- 2
- Strong buy: 1
- Buy: 9
- Hold: 2
- Sell: 0
- Strong sell: 0
- Strong buy
- 1
- Buy
- 9
- Hold
- 2
- Sell
- 0
- Strong sell
- 0
- July 13, 2026 · Citigroup: Maintains rating (Buy → Buy)
- July 13, 2026 · JP Morgan: Maintains rating (Neutral → Neutral)
News and sentiment
Evidence
Sentiment
- Sentiment
- Constructive
- Mention volume
- Low
- Normalized volume
- 33%
News
Sources (3)
- Citigroup Maintains Buy on Westinghouse Air Brake, Lowers Price Target to $311 (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
- JP Morgan Maintains Neutral on Westinghouse Air Brake, Raises Price Target to $300 (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
- Here’s How Much You Would Have Made Owning Westinghouse Air Brake Stock In The Last 5 Years (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
Technicals
Evidence
- Average true range (ATR)
- 2.4%
- Distance to 52-week high
- -6.7%
- 14-day change (14d)
- +1.7%
- 30-day change (33d)
- -3.8%
- 30-day relative strength
- -4.0%
- SPY change (33d)
- +0.2%
- Nearest support
- 263
- Nearest resistance
- 264.15
- Volume accumulation ratio (14d / 46d)
- 0.92
Trends
Evidence
- Average earnings surprise
- +3.6%
- April 22, 2026: actual EPS 2.71 vs estimate 2.52 (surprise +7.5%)
- February 11, 2026: actual EPS 2.1 vs estimate 2.08 (surprise +0.9%)
- October 22, 2025: actual EPS 2.32 vs estimate 2.28 (surprise +2.0%)
- July 24, 2025: actual EPS 2.27 vs estimate 2.18 (surprise +4.1%)
Expected move
There is no implied-move data available for this event.
Reactions over its last 20 earnings
- Median move
- 3.7%
- 75th percentile move
- 6%
- 90th percentile move
- 6.7%
- Up / down moves
- 12 / 8
- Average up move
- +3.9%
- Average down move
- -4.2%
Monitoring and close
What Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation reported
- Status
- Finished
| Actual EPS | 2.76 |
|---|---|
| EPS estimate | 2.6 |
| EPS surprise | +6.2% |
| Revenue | $3,179 million |
| Revenue estimate | $3,075 million |
| Revenue surprise | +3.4% |
Wabtec shares hit a record high after Q2 results beat estimates. Revenue of $3.18B topped expectations. Company raised full-year outlook citing margin expansion and a large multiyear backlog.
Sources (16)
- Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp (WAB) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Robust Growth ... (opens in a new tab) — GuruFocus.com
- Wabtec Q2 Earnings Call Highlights (opens in a new tab) — MarketBeat
- Why Did WAB Stock Hit A Record High Today? (opens in a new tab) — Stocktwits
- Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation Q2 2026 Earnings Call Summary (opens in a new tab) — Moby
- Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation 2026 Q2 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation (opens in a new tab) — SeekingAlpha
- Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (WAB) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript (opens in a new tab) — SeekingAlpha
- Westinghouse Air Brake Q2 2026 Earnings Call: Complete Transcript (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
- Compared to Estimates, Wabtec (WAB) Q2 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics (opens in a new tab) — Zacks
- Wabtec shares edge higher after second-quarter earnings beat and raised full-year outlook (NYSE:WAB) (opens in a new tab) — InvestorsHub
- Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates (opens in a new tab) — Zacks
- Wabtec Corp (NYSE:WAB) Raises Guidance After Strong Earnings Beat, Proving a High Quality Growth Stock (opens in a new tab) — ChartMill
- Wabtec (NYSE:WAB) Exceeds Q2 CY2026 Expectations (opens in a new tab) — StockStory
- Westinghouse Air Brake Raises FY2026 Adj EPS Guidance from $10.25-$10.65 to $10.60-$10.90 vs $10.62 Est; Raises FY2026 Sales Guidance from $12.190B-$12.490B to $12.300B-$12.600B vs $12.380B Est (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
- Westinghouse Air Brake Q2 Adj. EPS $2.76 Beats $2.60 Estimate, Sales $3.179B Beat $3.075B Estimate (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
- Wabtec Reports Strong Second Quarter 2026 Results, Announces Increase to Full-Year Revenue & Adjusted EPS Guidance (opens in a new tab) — Yahoo
- Westinghouse Air Brake reported adjusted earnings of $2.76 per share, beating the $2.60 estimate, and revenue of $3.179B, above the $3.075B forecast. — Benzinga
Pre-market second reading after the results
- Verdict
- Beat expectations
Heading into the open, the figures don't clearly confirm the prior scenario. In past cases, 1260 observations (86.2%) showed a similar outcome.
How the stock reacted
- Consolidated
- +10.3%
- Max move
- +12.6%
No verdict: the outlook took no direction, so there is nothing to score as a hit or a miss.