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WAB vs BRK-A // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (NYSE) VS. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Class A) (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WAB 4
— BRK-A 8
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: BRK-A
LAST: $285.56 (+1.20%) • MKT CAP: $47.92B
valuation
24.6x
LAST: $817,500.00 (+0.68%) • MKT CAP: $1.20T
valuation
9.7x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WAB VS. BRK-A)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WAB | BRK-A | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 34.10% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 11.10% | 11.47% | -0.37 | BRK-A | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 24.6x | 9.7x | +14.92 | BRK-A | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.13% | 2.09% | +1.04 | WAB | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 16.10% | 27.80% | -11.70 | BRK-A | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 10.50% | 22.30% | -11.80 | BRK-A | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 7.50% | 3.93% | +3.57 | WAB | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.36% | 0.00% | +0.36 | WAB | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.69 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 4/9 | +4.00 | WAB | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 51.9 | 68.1 | -16.20 | BRK-A | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.94 | 1.13 | -0.19 | BRK-A | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 38.1x | 24.3x | +13.76 | BRK-A | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $47.92B | $1.20T | -$1.15T | BRK-A | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WAB REV | BRK-A REV | WAB GROSS % | BRK-A GROSS % | WAB FCF | BRK-A FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $11.17B | $247.24B | 34.1% | — | $1.50B | $25.04B |
| FY 2024 | $10.39B | $249.71B | 32.4% | — | $1.63B | $11.62B |
| FY 2023 | $9.68B | $254.91B | — | — | $765.5M | $37.73B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
WAB // BETA 0.94
BRK-A // BETA 1.13