TRINITY INDUSTRIES INC vs WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, two Railroad Equipment stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Trinity Industries makes and leases railcars; Wabtec makes locomotives, braking systems, and rail technology, two suppliers to the freight-rail industry. Trinity earns the higher return, 22.27% on equity against Wabtec's 10.85%, on a similar margin near 11% to 12%, and trades far cheaper, 11.57 times earnings against Wabtec's 38.11, with a fatter dividend, 3.35% against 0.37%, and an 11.45% free-cash yield. Wabtec is far larger at $46B against $3B. The pair sets a railcar maker-and-lessor against a diversified rail-equipment supplier: Trinity earns strong returns at a low multiple with a rich dividend, Wabtec commands a growth premium for its broader locomotive-and-technology franchise.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | TRN | WAB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $35.74 | $261.12 |
| Market cap | $2.9B | $44.6B |
| Sector | Railroad Equipment | Railroad Equipment |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +6.5% | +24.9% |
| P/E | 11.5 | 36.9 |
| P/B | 2.55 | 4.00 |
| P/S | 1.42 | 3.87 |
| EV/EBITDA | 2.9 | 22.5 |
| Revenue growth | -25.5% | +9.6% |
| Gross margin | — | 36.0% |
| Operating margin | 20.6% | 17.5% |
| Net margin | 12.4% | 10.5% |
| Return on equity | 22.3% | 10.8% |
| Return on assets | 3.1% | 5.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 43.0% | 7.3% |
| FCF yield | 11.6% | 3.4% |
| Dividend yield | 3.4% | 0.4% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.75 |
| Current ratio | — | 1.02 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 0.71 | 3.05 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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