Question 1

What is Wabtec's P/FCF ratio?

Accepted Answer

Wabtec (WAB) P/FCF ratio is 28.7× as of July 22, 2026. The ratio is calculated by dividing market capitalisation by trailing twelve-month free cash flow, using USD-normalised financials (IAS 21 exchange-rate translation for non-USD reporters).

Question 2

How is the P/FCF ratio calculated?

Accepted Answer

P/FCF = Market Capitalisation ÷ Trailing Twelve-Month (TTM) Free Cash Flow, where Free Cash Flow = Operating Cash Flow − Capital Expenditures. All inputs are sourced from audited GAAP/IFRS filings and translated to USD using period-end exchange rates so the multiple is comparable across companies and currencies.

Question 3

What is the P/FCF ratio?

Accepted Answer

The price-to-free-cash-flow (P/FCF) ratio compares a company's market capitalisation to its trailing twelve-month (TTM) free cash flow. It is calculated as market cap ÷ TTM free cash flow, where free cash flow = operating cash flow − capital expenditures. Because FCF cannot be inflated by non-cash accounting items, P/FCF is often considered a cleaner measure of "earnings-power valuation" than P/E — especially for capital-intensive businesses where depreciation diverges from real cash outflows.

Question 4

What is a good P/FCF ratio for Wabtec?

Accepted Answer

Mature companies that consistently convert profit into cash often trade at 15–25× P/FCF; capital-intensive businesses with lumpy capex typically trade lower. Compare against sector peers and against the company's own multi-year average — single-year P/FCF can be distorted by working-capital swings. For Wabtec specifically, the relevant sector benchmark is the current sector median of 24.3×.

Question 5

Is Wabtec's P/FCF ratio high or low?

Accepted Answer

Wabtec's P/FCF ratio of 28.7× is above its own 5-year average of 22.0× and above the sector median of 24.3×. That places the current reading at the 90th percentile of its 10-year history. A higher multiple usually reflects stronger expected growth, lower perceived risk, or higher returns on capital; a lower multiple reflects the opposite.

Question 6

What is Wabtec's historical P/FCF ratio range?

Accepted Answer

In the available daily series, Wabtec (WAB) P/FCF ratio has ranged from a low of 7.5× in 2009 to a high of 117.5× in 2002. The 5-year average is 22.0× and the 5-year median is 21.0×.

Question 7

What was Wabtec's P/FCF ratio in 2025?

Accepted Answer

Wabtec (WAB) P/FCF ratio at the end of 2025 was 22.2×. Annual values reflect the multiple on the last trading day of each calendar year, using the trailing twelve-month free cash flow figure available at that date.

Question 8

Why does Wabtec's P/FCF ratio change over time?

Accepted Answer

Valuation multiples move with two inputs: the numerator (market capitalisation, which tracks the share price) and the denominator (free cash flow). Share-price changes — driven by interest rates, earnings expectations, risk appetite, and broader market sentiment — typically dominate short-term moves, while changes in the underlying fundamental drive the longer-term trend. As a result, the ratio can rise during stock-price rallies even if the business itself has not become more valuable, and fall during sell-offs even when fundamentals are improving.


2025	$36.4B	$1.64B	22.2×	+2.3×	Dec 31, 2025
2024	$32.5B	$1.63B	19.9×	-2.3×	Dec 31, 2024
2023	$22.6B	$1.02B	22.3×	+1.8×	Dec 31, 2023
2022	$18.1B	$889M	20.4×	+2.2×	Dec 31, 2022
2021	$17.1B	$943M	18.2×	-3.2×	Dec 31, 2021
2020	$13.8B	$647M	21.4×	+3.5×	Dec 31, 2020
2019	$14.9B	$830M	17.9×	-12.7×	Dec 31, 2019
2018	$6.77B	$221M	30.6×	-47.9×	Dec 31, 2018
2017	$7.79B	$99.3M	78.5×	+59.8×	Dec 31, 2017
2016	$7.43B	$399M	18.6×	+1.6×	Dec 31, 2016
2015	$6.78B	$399M	17.0×	-2.6×	Dec 31, 2015
2014	$8.33B	$425M	19.6×	-17.0×	Dec 31, 2014
2013	$7.11B	$194M	36.6×	+15.9×	Dec 31, 2013
2012	$4.16B	$201M	20.7×	+4.8×	Dec 31, 2012
2011	$3.34B	$211M	15.8×	-0.4×	Dec 31, 2011
2010	$2.53B	$155M	16.3×	+2.6×	Dec 31, 2010
2009	$1.94B	$142M	13.6×	+0.1×	Dec 31, 2009
2008	$1.89B	$140M	13.6×	-0.1×	Dec 31, 2008
2007	$1.67B	$122M	13.6×	+2.4×	Dec 31, 2007
2006	$1.47B	$130M	11.3×	-9.8×	Dec 31, 2006
2005	$1.29B	$61.4M	21.1×	-8.3×	Dec 31, 2005
2004	$986M	$33.6M	29.3×	+9.5×	Dec 31, 2004
2003	$761M	$38.4M	19.8×	-97.7×	Dec 31, 2003
2002	$610M	$5.19M	117.5×	—	Dec 31, 2002


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P/FCF Ratio for Wabtec (WAB) 2002-2026

P/FCF Ratio daily chart for Wabtec (WAB)

Historical P/FCF Ratio for Wabtec (WAB) from 2002 to 2025

About P/FCF Ratio at Wabtec (WAB)

Wabtec P/FCF Ratio by Year

Wabtec P/FCF Ratio 2025: 22.2×

Wabtec P/FCF Ratio 2024: 19.9×

Wabtec P/FCF Ratio 2023: 22.3×

Wabtec P/FCF Ratio 2022: 20.4×

Wabtec P/FCF Ratio 2021: 18.2×

Sector peers by P/FCF Ratio — chart

Sector peers by P/FCF Ratio — table

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