Analysis for Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies
Description & usage
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies supplies braking, control, and propulsion systems for freight and transit rail markets. It benefits from recurring service contracts and rail modernization investment. Key drivers are backlog quality, aftermarket revenue, project execution, and infrastructure spending cycles.
Basic info
- Symbol
- WAB
- Type
- Stock
- Region
- US
- Sector
- Industrials
- Available history
- 11.2 years
- Last trading day
- 04/02/2026
Basic info
- Symbol
- WAB
- Type
- Stock
- Region
- US
- Sector
- Industrials
- Available history
- 11.2 years
- Last trading day
- 04/02/2026
Market context
- DXY
- 120.89
- US 10Y Real
- 1.99%
- Fed Balance
- $6.68T
- CPI YoY
- 2.4%
- Fed Rate
- 3.75%
- US 10Y
- 4.35%
- VIX
- 24.54
- HY OAS
- 3.17%
- Brent
- $121.88
- Core CPI
- 2.5%
- US 2Y
- 3.84%
- ISM PMI
- –
Score overview
The overall score combines Performance, Stability and Trend into one comparable value.
Market context
- DXY
- 120.89
- US 10Y Real
- 1.99%
- Fed Balance
- $6.68T
- CPI YoY
- 2.4%
- Fed Rate
- 3.75%
- US 10Y
- 4.35%
- VIX
- 24.54
- HY OAS
- 3.17%
- Brent
- $121.88
- Core CPI
- 2.5%
- US 2Y
- 3.84%
- ISM PMI
- –
Analysis summary
Technical asset picture
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) currently has a total score of 80 points, placing it in the very strong range. The score is made up of Performance (81), Stability (74) and Trend (84). All three sub-scores are currently above average.
Performance scores 81 points (very strong). Key strength: 5Y return at 223.5 %. Even the weakest return is still strong in absolute terms: 10Y return at 227.8 %.
Stability scores 74 points (strong). Key strength: Sharpe ratio (90d) at 2.11. Main drag: max drawdown (10Y) at -64.4 %. That indicates very deep historical drawdowns. Higher Stability points are better and typically reflect calmer swings and smaller drawdowns-but prices can still fall.
Trend scores 84 points (very strong). Key strength: trend strength at 0.85. Even the weakest metric remains solid in absolute terms: relative strength (12M) at 18.8 %.
Overall, the profile is fairly consistent across dimensions. On a metric level, Sharpe ratio (90d) stands out, while max drawdown (10Y) is the main weak spot.
Current market backdrop
The backdrop currently looks mixed and rather restrictive.
A strong US dollar currently paints a mixed risk picture.
High US real yields and elevated long yields lean toward a restrictive rate backdrop.
What that typically means here
For tech, growth, and communication-services assets, higher real yields and a stronger US dollar typically lean headwind.
Note: DXY is used here as the latest available reading; ISM PMI was not used actively in the effect logic.
Historical evaluation and qualitative market context only, not investment advice.
Price chart
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Scores and metrics
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