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WAB vs CNI // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (NYSE) VS. Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WAB 5
— CNI 7
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: CNI
LAST: $279.60 (-2.09%) • MKT CAP: $47.92B
valuation
24.6x
LAST: $123.69 (-0.30%) • MKT CAP: $74.94B
valuation
21.0x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WAB VS. CNI)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WAB | CNI | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 34.10% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 11.10% | 9.90% | +1.20 | WAB | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 24.6x | 21.0x | +3.60 | CNI | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.13% | 2.21% | +0.92 | WAB | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 16.10% | 13.90% | +2.20 | WAB | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 10.50% | 10.90% | -0.40 | CNI | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 7.50% | 5.50% | +2.00 | 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 | 3.74 | -0.05 | CNI | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 8/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 51.9 | 57.4 | -5.50 | CNI | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.94 | 1.00 | -0.06 | CNI | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 38.1x | 30.5x | +7.60 | CNI | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $47.92B | $74.94B | -$27.03B | CNI | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WAB REV | CNI REV | WAB GROSS % | CNI GROSS % | WAB FCF | CNI FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $11.17B | — | 34.1% | — | $1.50B | — |
| FY 2024 | $10.39B | — | 32.4% | — | $1.63B | — |
| FY 2023 | $9.68B | — | — | — | $765.5M | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
WAB // BETA 0.94
CNI // BETA 1.00