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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000943452-26-000017"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WAB"
cik: "0000943452"
company_name: "WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORP"
filed_at: "2026-10-21T11:08:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-21T11:10:04.697964+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Wabtec Q3 sales rise 8.1% to $3.12B; adjusted EPS $2.83, up 22%, guidance raised

## Summary
- Third-quarter sales $3.12B, +8.1% YoY; GAAP EPS $2.42 (+33.7%) and adjusted EPS $2.83 (+22.0%).
- Adjusted operating margin 22.9%, up 1.9 pts; GAAP operating margin 20.0%; cash from operations $455M vs $367M.
- Freight sales $2.237B (+6.9%) with digital sales +24.2%; Transit sales $883M (+11.3%), helped by Dellner Couplers and Frauscher acquisitions.
- Total backlog $31.435B, +22.9% YoY; 12-month backlog $8.992B, +8.8%; repurchased $305M of shares and paid $52M in dividends.
- 2026 adjusted EPS guidance raised and tightened to $10.85-$11.05, up $0.20 at midpoint (+22% YoY); revenue outlook $12.30B-$12.60B, +11.5% at midpoint.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000943452-26-000017
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WAB
- cik: 0000943452
- company_name: WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORP
- filed_at: 2026-10-21T11:08:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/943452/000094345226000017/0000943452-26-000017-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/943452/000094345226000017/wab-20261021.htm

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