Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (WAB) Yield on Cost (YOC): 0.43%
The yield on cost (YOC) for Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (WAB) is 0.43%.
WAB Yield on Cost (YOC) Metrics
YIELD ON COST (YOC)
0.43%
Yield on Cost for WAB
WAB now pays $1.12 per share a year. Measured against the price it actually traded at back then, a long-term holder is earning:
| If you bought | Price then | Yield on cost today |
|---|---|---|
| 10 years ago(2016-06-08) | $78.16 | 1.43% |
| 5 years ago(2021-06-16) | $80.01 | 1.40% |
| 3 years ago(2023-06-06) | $97.78 | 1.15% |
| 1 year ago(2025-06-10) | $204.52 | 0.55% |
| Buying today(at $262.09) | $262.09 | 0.43% |
If you buy today and the dividend keeps growing
Projection: starting from today's 0.43% yield, assuming the dividend keeps compounding at its historical 15.8% rate. Boards set dividends each year, so actual figures will differ.
Today
0.43%
In 3 years
0.89%
In 5 years
1.45%
In 10 years
4.94%
Yield on Cost Calculator
Try your own purchase price, dividend and growth rate for Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (WAB).
Starting Yield
0.43%
Ending YOC
3.86%
Year 15 Dividend
$10.13
Cum. Dividends Recd.
$65.96
| Year | Projected Div. / Share | YoY Dividend Hike | Yield on Cost (YOC) | Total Dividends Recd. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial | $1.12 | — | 0.43% | $0.00 |
| Year 1 | $1.30 | +15.81% | 0.49% | $1.30 |
| Year 2 | $1.50 | +15.81% | 0.57% | $2.80 |
| Year 3 | $1.74 | +15.81% | 0.66% | $4.54 |
| Year 4 | $2.01 | +15.81% | 0.77% | $6.55 |
| Year 5 | $2.33 | +15.81% | 0.89% | $8.89 |
| Year 6 | $2.70 | +15.81% | 1.03% | $11.59 |
| Year 7 | $3.13 | +15.81% | 1.19% | $14.72 |
| Year 8 | $3.62 | +15.81% | 1.38% | $18.34 |
| Year 9 | $4.20 | +15.81% | 1.60% | $22.54 |
| Year 10 | $4.86 | +15.81% | 1.85% | $27.40 |
| Year 11 | $5.63 | +15.81% | 2.15% | $33.03 |
| Year 12 | $6.52 | +15.81% | 2.49% | $39.55 |
| Year 13 | $7.55 | +15.81% | 2.88% | $47.10 |
| Year 14 | $8.74 | +15.81% | 3.34% | $55.84 |
| Year 15 | $10.13 | +15.81% | 3.86% | $65.96 |
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation Yield on Cost (YOC) Formula & Definition
Yield on cost is the dividend yield measured against your original purchase price, not today's price. As a company raises its dividend, the yield on what you actually paid keeps rising even when the market yield holds steady.
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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation Yield on Cost (YOC) FAQ
- What is the yield on cost (YOC) for Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (WAB)?
- The yield on cost (YOC) for WAB stock is 0.43%.
About Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (WAB) delivers a comprehensive suite of advanced technological solutions, equipment, and services tailored for the global freight railway and urban mass transit sectors. Its operations are bifurcated into two principal divisions: Freight and Transit. The Freight segment develops, produces, and maintains critical components for both newly manufactured and operational freight carriages and locomotives. This includes constructing brand-new commuter-focused locomotives, undertaking comprehensive rebuilding of freight locomotives, and delivering sophisticated railway electronic systems, positive train control (PTC) technology, signal design expertise, and related engineering provisions. This segment also furnishes essential heat exchange and cooling apparatus. Its clientele encompasses major publicly listed railway operators, equipment leasing firms, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of locomotives and freight cars, and various utility companies. The Transit segment is responsible for the production and upkeep of components utilized in both new and existing passenger conveyance systems, including regional and high-speed trains, subway cars, light-rail vehicles, and buses. This division also renovates subway cars and supplies HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) systems, alongside doors for both buses and subways. This division caters to public transit agencies, municipal governments, leasing corporations, and manufacturers specializing in subway cars and buses. Beyond these core offerings, the company's extensive product portfolio further includes advanced electronically controlled pneumatic braking systems, various railway electronic devices, robust freight car undercarriages, crucial draft gears, couplers, and slack adjusters, as well as air compression and drying units. They also offer diverse heat exchange and cooling solutions, track and switch apparatus, and comprehensive railway braking components. WAB manufactures new switcher locomotives, friction products, and provides extensive overhaul, modernization, and refurbishment services for both transit and freight locomotives and cars. Additionally, their offerings extend to platform screen doors, pantographs, window assemblies, specialized couplers, accessibility lifts and ramps for public transport vehicles, and traction motors. Established in 1869, the company maintains its corporate headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Railroads
- CEO
- Rafael Ottoni Santana