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Compared to Estimates, Wabtec (WAB) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

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For the quarter ended March 2025, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB - Free Report) reported revenue of $2.61 billion, up 4.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.28, compared to $1.89 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.50% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.6 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.01, the EPS surprise was +13.43%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Wabtec performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

  • Sales to external customers- Transit Segment: $709 million versus $703.90 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +5.4% change.
  • Sales to external customers- Freight Segment: $1.90 billion compared to the $1.90 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +4.2% year over year.
  • Adjusted Income (loss) from operations- Freight Segment: $488 million versus $442.57 million estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Adjusted Income (loss) from operations- Transit Segment: $103 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $99.51 million.
  • Income (loss) from operations- Freight Segment: $420 million versus $358.01 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Income (loss) from operations- Transit Segment: $90 million versus $78.57 million estimated by two analysts on average.
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Shares of Wabtec have returned -9.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -6.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.

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