Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation employees and revenue per employee

WAB · Railroads · $48.6B market cap

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation had 31,000 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 5.1% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $11.2B, up 7.5% from a year earlier, or $360K per employee. Revenue and headcount both grew, and revenue grew faster.

Employees

31,000

+5.1% YoY

Revenue

$11.2B

+7.5% YoY

Revenue / employee

$360K

Peer median $622K

Rank in industry

4 of 4

Railroads

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016
67235404'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25Revenue 381Staff 155

Hover a year for the numbers.

WAB employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Dec 202531,000$11.2B$360K+5.1%+7.5%
Dec 202429,500$10.4B$352K+1.7%+7.3%
Dec 202329,000$9.68B$334K+7.4%+15.7%
Dec 202227,000$8.36B$310K+8.0%+6.9%
Dec 202125,000$7.82B$313K-7.4%+3.5%
Dec 202027,000$7.56B$280K-1.8%-7.9%
Dec 201927,500$8.20B$298K+52.8%+87.9%
Dec 201818,000$4.36B$242K+0.0%+12.4%
Dec 201718,000$3.88B$216K-10.0%+32.4%
Dec 201620,000$2.93B$147K——

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years
27,000'2025,000'2127,000'2229,000'2329,500'2431,000'25
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$280K'20$313K'21$310K'22$334K'23$352K'24$360K'25

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Railroads.

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
UNP
Union Pacific Corporation
29,287$24.5B$837KLeaner
NSC
Norfolk Southern Corporation
19,300$12.2B$631KLeaner
CSX
CSX Corporation
23,000$14.1B$613KContracting
WAB
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation
31,000$11.2B$360KEfficient growth
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Questions about Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation

How many employees does Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation have?
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation reported 31,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 13, 2026. That is up 5.1% from a year earlier.
What is Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation's revenue per employee?
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation brought in $11.2B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $360K per employee. That ranks 4 of 4 companies we track in Railroads, where the median is $622K.
Where do these numbers come from?
Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 13, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell WAB.