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accession: "0001140361-25-024383"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WAB"
cik: "0000943452"
company_name: "WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORP"
filed_at: "2025-07-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-18T11:49:19.090455+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
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confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Wabtec completes $1.78B acquisition of Evident Inspection Technologies division

## Summary
- Acquired for $1.78B (~$1.68B net of tax benefits); financed with cash, term notes, and loans.
- Deal doubles total addressable market to $16B from $8B for Digital Intelligence business.
- Expected slightly accretive to Adjusted EPS in H2 2025; margin accretive over time.
- Purchase price reflects 12.0x projected 2025 adjusted EBITDA, with $25M cost synergies.
- Strengthens Wabtec's Digital Intelligence portfolio for rail, mining, and industrial sectors.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-25-024383
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WAB
- cik: 0000943452
- company_name: WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORP
- filed_at: 2025-07-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/943452/000114036125024383/0001140361-25-024383-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/943452/000114036125024383/ef20051463_8k.htm

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