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WAB Dividend History, Yield & Dates
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WABWestinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation
Industrials / Railroads
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- Value43
- Quality48
- Risk resilience65
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WAB Dividend answer
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (WAB) pays a quarterly dividend. Forward dividend yield: 0.43%, or $1.24 a year at the latest dividend. Trailing 12-month yield: 0.41%, from $1.18 per share paid over the past year. Its latest dividend was $0.31 per share. Latest ex-dividend date: Nov 17, 2026. Payment date: Dec 1, 2026. Next dividend status: announced at $0.31 per share.
WAB Dividend Snapshot
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Next WAB Dividend Date
When WAB next goes ex-dividend, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Next WAB dividend
WAB's announced dividend calendar data is shown separately from historical payments so future dates do not get blended into completed dividend history.
Latest WAB Dividend Dates
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WAB Dividend History
Recent per-share dividends show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.
Dividend reliability
Recent dividend payments are summarized as cadence and coverage signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.
WAB Annual Dividend History
WAB Dividend Growth
Latest row amount $0.31, event yield 40.04%.
This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed dividend history.
Dividend growth
- 5-year regular dividend CAGR
- 15.81%
- Cohort rank
- #30
- Cohort standing
- Top 10%
- Industrials rank
- #7
- 2020 regular DPS
- $0.480
- 2025 regular DPS
- $1.000
- Absolute change
- $0.520
- Years increased
- 4
- Years reduced
- 0
WAB's split-adjusted regular dividend per share grew at 15.81% a year from 2020 through 2025, ranking #30 among US dividend-paying corporations that never cut the payout in AlgovestIQ's study.
Included in the research cohort, but below the yield threshold used for the study's headline table.
Split-adjusted regular dividends per share, 2020–2025, excluding special dividends. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
WAB Dividend Yield
How WAB's trailing 12-month dividend yield is calculated, and what it does and does not account for.
Yield methodology
WAB's trailing dividend yield is the regular dividends paid over the last twelve months divided by the latest available share price. Payouts classified as special or supplemental are excluded, because a one-off payment is not recurring income. It is a backward-looking measure and is not the same as a forward yield, which annualises the most recent declared payment instead.
Dividend coverage
Coverage is read from earnings and cash flow rather than from the yield. A payout ratio leaves room, or does not; free cash flow either covers the payment, or the company is funding it another way. These are inputs to a judgement, not a guarantee of future payments.
Recent WAB dividend payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2026 | $0.31 | $0.31 | 40.04% | Quarterly | $1.18 | Jul 15, 2026 | Aug 18, 2026 | Sep 1, 2026 |
| May 22, 2026 | $0.31 | $0.31 | 43.68% | Quarterly | $1.12 | May 12, 2026 | May 22, 2026 | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | $0.31 | $0.31 | 40.82% | Quarterly | $1.06 | Feb 6, 2026 | Feb 17, 2026 | Mar 2, 2026 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 47.70% | Quarterly | $1.00 | Oct 16, 2025 | Nov 12, 2025 | Nov 26, 2025 |
| Aug 14, 2025 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 49.75% | Quarterly | $0.95 | Jul 17, 2025 | Aug 14, 2025 | Aug 28, 2025 |
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| May 27, 2025 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 44.29% | Quarterly | $0.90 | May 15, 2025 | May 27, 2025 | Jun 10, 2025 |
| Feb 21, 2025 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 46.04% | Quarterly | $0.85 | Feb 7, 2025 | Feb 21, 2025 | Mar 7, 2025 |
| Nov 13, 2024 | $0.20 | $0.20 | 40.23% | Quarterly | $0.80 | Oct 17, 2024 | Nov 13, 2024 | Nov 27, 2024 |
| Aug 14, 2024 | $0.20 | $0.20 | 49.33% | Quarterly | $0.77 | Jul 18, 2024 | Aug 14, 2024 | Aug 28, 2024 |
| May 24, 2024 | $0.20 | $0.20 | 43.61% | Quarterly | $0.74 | May 17, 2024 | May 28, 2024 | Jun 11, 2024 |
| Feb 22, 2024 | $0.20 | $0.20 | 51.52% | Quarterly | $0.71 | Feb 14, 2024 | Feb 23, 2024 | Mar 8, 2024 |
| Nov 14, 2023 | $0.17 | $0.17 | 58.85% | Quarterly | $0.68 | Oct 20, 2023 | Nov 15, 2023 | Nov 29, 2023 |
| Aug 11, 2023 | $0.17 | $0.17 | 57.80% | Quarterly | $0.66 | Jul 20, 2023 | Aug 14, 2023 | Aug 28, 2023 |
| May 26, 2023 | $0.17 | $0.17 | 67.55% | Quarterly | $0.64 | May 17, 2023 | May 30, 2023 | Jun 9, 2023 |
| Feb 23, 2023 | $0.17 | $0.17 | 59.48% | Quarterly | $0.62 | Feb 14, 2023 | Feb 24, 2023 | Mar 10, 2023 |
| Nov 10, 2022 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 59.79% | Quarterly | $0.60 | Oct 21, 2022 | Nov 14, 2022 | Nov 28, 2022 |
| Aug 12, 2022 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 59.23% | Quarterly | $0.57 | Jul 22, 2022 | Aug 15, 2022 | Aug 29, 2022 |
| May 19, 2022 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 62.03% | Quarterly | $0.54 | May 11, 2022 | May 20, 2022 | May 27, 2022 |
| Feb 24, 2022 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 54.85% | Quarterly | $0.51 | Feb 16, 2022 | Feb 25, 2022 | Feb 28, 2022 |
| Nov 12, 2021 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 49.43% | Quarterly | $0.48 | Oct 26, 2021 | Nov 15, 2021 | Nov 29, 2021 |
| Aug 12, 2021 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 53.93% | Quarterly | $0.48 | Jul 22, 2021 | Aug 13, 2021 | Aug 27, 2021 |
| May 6, 2021 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 58.79% | Quarterly | $0.48 | Mar 10, 2021 | May 7, 2021 | May 21, 2021 |
| Feb 11, 2021 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 59.23% | Quarterly | $0.48 | Dec 14, 2020 | Feb 12, 2021 | Feb 26, 2021 |
| Nov 12, 2020 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 70.66% | Quarterly | $0.48 | Oct 15, 2020 | Nov 13, 2020 | Nov 27, 2020 |
| Aug 13, 2020 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 69.57% | Quarterly | $0.48 | Jul 29, 2020 | Aug 14, 2020 | Aug 28, 2020 |
| May 7, 2020 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 86.86% | Quarterly | $0.48 | Apr 28, 2020 | May 8, 2020 | May 22, 2020 |
| Feb 6, 2020 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 59.87% | Quarterly | $0.48 | Dec 19, 2019 | Feb 7, 2020 | Feb 21, 2020 |
| Nov 14, 2019 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 61.12% | Quarterly | $0.48 | Oct 23, 2019 | Nov 15, 2019 | Nov 29, 2019 |
| Aug 8, 2019 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 66.82% | Quarterly | $0.48 | May 31, 2019 | Aug 9, 2019 | Aug 23, 2019 |
| May 9, 2019 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 67.10% | Quarterly | $0.48 | Apr 10, 2019 | May 10, 2019 | May 24, 2019 |
| Feb 7, 2019 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 65.50% | Quarterly | $0.48 | Jan 11, 2019 | Feb 8, 2019 | Feb 22, 2019 |
| Nov 15, 2018 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 55.78% | Quarterly | $0.48 | Oct 16, 2018 | Nov 16, 2018 | Nov 30, 2018 |
| Aug 9, 2018 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 43.05% | Quarterly | $0.48 | May 15, 2018 | Aug 10, 2018 | Aug 24, 2018 |
| May 10, 2018 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 51.16% | Quarterly | $0.48 | Apr 19, 2018 | May 11, 2018 | May 25, 2018 |
| Feb 8, 2018 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 64.65% | Quarterly | $0.46 | Jan 29, 2018 | Feb 9, 2018 | Feb 23, 2018 |
| Nov 10, 2017 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 57.51% | Quarterly | $0.44 | Oct 31, 2017 | Nov 13, 2017 | Nov 27, 2017 |
| Aug 10, 2017 | $0.12 | $0.12 | 58.12% | Quarterly | — | May 10, 2017 | Aug 14, 2017 | Aug 28, 2017 |
| May 10, 2017 | $0.10 | $0.10 | 49.16% | Quarterly | — | Apr 13, 2017 | May 12, 2017 | May 26, 2017 |
| Feb 8, 2017 | $0.10 | $0.10 | 44.54% | Quarterly | — | Jan 25, 2017 | Feb 10, 2017 | Feb 24, 2017 |
| Nov 9, 2016 | $0.10 | $0.10 | 43.96% | Quarterly | — | Oct 27, 2016 | Nov 14, 2016 | Nov 28, 2016 |
Dividend yield is only the starting point. Pair the current distribution with payout ratio, free cash flow coverage, balance-sheet risk, and the history of actual payments before treating income as durable.
A higher yield is more useful when earnings and free cash flow cover the distribution. A yield caused by a falling stock price can be a warning, not a bargain.
Stable or rising payments can indicate capital return discipline. Flat, skipped, or missing payments should be read with earnings and cash flow before drawing conclusions.
A low payout ratio can leave room for growth; a high payout ratio can indicate limited cushion. Cyclical companies need more room than stable defensive businesses.
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WAB Dividends FAQ
Does WAB pay a dividend?
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (WAB) has covered dividend payment history on this page, including a latest dividend of $0.31 per share and a quarterly cadence based on available events.
What is WAB's dividend yield?
WAB's trailing dividend yield is 0.41%. Trailing dividend yield equals dividends paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available share price.
When is WAB's next dividend?
WAB's next announced dividend is $0.31 per share with an ex-dividend date of Nov 17, 2026 and payment date of Dec 1, 2026.
When is WAB's ex-dividend date?
WAB's next announced ex-dividend date is Nov 17, 2026.
How has WAB's dividend changed?
WAB's one-year dividend growth is 24.21% based on comparable covered dividend history.