Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation · WAB · NYSE
Dividend report · updated Nov 11, 2026
$305.30 +0.60% on the day, +$1.81
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Yearly payout / yield
$1.24·0.41%
$0.31 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
$0.31/qtr
pays Dec 1 ⓘ
Next ex-date
Nov 17
ex in 6 days ⓘ
Years without a cut
29+ yrs
4 yrs of raises ⓘ
Recession record
2000held2008held2020held2022raised
no cut through all four
Yield vs history ⓘ
26
Below its usual yield
WAB share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
WAB Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y +24.0%3Y +22.2%5Y +20.9%10Y +12.0%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). Light bar = declared, not yet paid. The enlarge button shows all 125 payments since 1995.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year. 2026: the solid bar is paid so far; the dashed box on top is expected (1 declared and not yet paid), not a promise.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: +24% a year, its typical raise over the last 5 years. Capped at 20% a year. From 2029 it slows by a quarter each year. Today's $1.24 a year would be $2.48 by 2031 - 0.81% on today's $305.30 price.

How Many WAB Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $1.24 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 4,839 WAB shares, about $1,477,347 at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $305.30. $1,000 a month takes about 9,678 shares, about $2,954,693. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) pays $0.31 a share quarterly, $1.24 a year, a 0.41% run-rate yield at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $305.30. It has paid since 1995 and raised its annual dividend 4 years in a row.

At today’s rate of $0.31 quarterly and the last close of $305.30, this is what WAB pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.31$0.10$1.24
100 shares$31.00$10.33$124.00
$10,000 invested (32.8 shares)$10.15$3.38$40.62
4,839 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.09$500.03$6,000.36
9,678 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,000.18$1,000.06$12,000.72

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 WAB shares reinvest into 0.10 new shares each payment, about 0.4 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 985 shares. Raises speed that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with WAB’s own history in the WAB DRIP calculator.

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An algorithmic rating built from reported data, not a recommendation.
  • Coverage (EPS): are profits enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Coverage (FCF): is spare cash enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Dividend vs cash flow + debt: is the dividend paid with borrowed money report
  • Debt load: how much the balance sheet leans on borrowing rating
  • Debt interest coverage: can profits easily pay the interest bill rating
  • Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
  • Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
  • Raise streak: how many years in a row it raised see details
  • Years without a cut: how long since the last dividend cut see details
  • Raise vs trend: are recent raises keeping their usual pace history
  • Yield vs history: is today’s yield high or low versus its past rating
  • Recession record: what the dividend did in past crashes history
  • Crash record: what the dividend did in the 2008 crash history

WAB Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

26/100Below its usual yieldvs its 10-yr history
  • WAB yields 0.41% today, at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $305.30.
  • Its own 10-year median is 0.58%, so today’s yield is below its usual level.
  • No steady norm: a 0.41% yield is too small to say much about the price. So this reads today’s yield against its own 10-year history as it is.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
0.39% low0.74% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 10-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is WAB’s Next Dividend? December 2026 Ex-Date and Pay Date

WAB’s next dividend is $0.31 a share, declared, with the ex-date on Nov 17, 2026. Own WAB by the close on Nov 16, 2026 to collect it; shares bought on the ex-date or later do not get it. It pays on Dec 1, 2026. The latest one, $0.31 a share, went ex on Aug 18, 2026 and paid Aug 20, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 93 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 2 days after the ex-date

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does WAB Pay?

WAB pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Feb, May, Aug and Dec, with ex-dates in Feb, May, Aug and Nov. The ex-date comes about every 93 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$1.18 a share, in 4 payments.
+24.2% against the 12 months before ($0.95 in 4 payments).
Cash that landed, by pay date. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Feb, May, Aug and Dec. Ex-dates fall in Feb, May, Aug and Nov (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 4 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last raise: Feb 17, 2026 - $0.25 to $0.31 (+$0.06, +24.00%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.03 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • EPS payout: 15.4% - $1.24 paid / $8.05 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 14.0% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
  • FCF payout: 11.8% - $1.24 paid / $10.48 free cash flow per share (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 11.3% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)

WAB vs Similar Dividend Stocks (DSDVY, LHX...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Industrials companies closest to WAB in market value, WAB’s 0.41% run-rate yield is below the group’s middle yield of 1.17%, and its raise streak of 4 years is the 6th longest. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: it is often the market pricing in a cut, so read it next to the rating and the coverage behind it.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating Recessions ⓘ No cut ⓘ
WAB $305.30Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies $0.31/qtr$1.24/yr fwd 0.41% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in all 42000 held2008 held2020 held2022 raised 29+ yrsraised 4 yrs in a row
DSDVY $107.30DSV A/S $0.552/yr 0.51% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 6+ yrsraised 1 yr in a row
LHX $275.89L3Harris Technologies $1.25/qtr$5.00/yr fwd 1.81% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 26 yrsraised 24 yrs in a row
MARUF $31.15Marubeni $0.3657/half-yr$0.73/yr fwd 2.35% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 11+ yrsraised 5 yrs in a row
SSUMY $10.73Sumitomo $0.133/half-yr$0.27/yr fwd 2.48% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 12 yrsraised 1 yr in a row
FERG $259.44Ferguson $0.89/qtr$3.56/yr fwd 1.37% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Varied, no cut2020 raised2022 variedno 2000/2008 record 3 yrsraised 2 yrs in a row
HONA $166.47Honeywell Aerospace $0.40/qtr$1.60/yr fwd 0.96% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — —no raise streak
ANYYY $15.99Aena S.M.E., S.A. $0.643/yr 4.02% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 2+ yrsraised 2+ yrs in a row
AME $238.31AMETEK $0.34/qtr$1.36/yr fwd 0.57% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in all 42000 raised2008 held2020 raised2022 raised 32 yrsraised 6 yrs in a row
WCN $191.14Waste Connections $0.385/qtr$1.54/yr fwd 0.81% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in both2020 held2022 heldno 2000/2008 record 14+ yrsraised 14 yrs in a row
HEI $345.10HEICO $0.13/half-yr$0.26/yr fwd 0.08% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 37+ yrsraised 18 yrs in a row

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: WAB vs DSDVY, WAB vs LHX, WAB vs MARUF.

WAB Dividend History: Every Payment Since 1995

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Nov 17, 2026Dec 1, 2026$0.31QuarterlyDeclared
Aug 18, 2026Aug 20, 2026$0.31QuarterlyRegular
May 22, 2026May 25, 2026$0.31QuarterlyRegular
Feb 17, 2026Feb 19, 2026$0.31QuarterlyRegular
Nov 12, 2025Nov 14, 2025$0.25QuarterlyRegular
Aug 14, 2025Aug 18, 2025$0.25QuarterlyRegular
May 27, 2025May 29, 2025$0.25QuarterlyRegular
Feb 21, 2025Feb 24, 2025$0.25QuarterlyRegular
Nov 13, 2024Nov 15, 2024$0.20QuarterlyRegular
Aug 14, 2024Aug 16, 2024$0.20QuarterlyRegular
The other 115 WAB payments come with a paid plan.
Show all 125 payments »
Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for WAB

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WAB Dividend Questions

How often does WAB pay dividends?

WAB pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Feb, May, Aug and Dec, with ex-dates in Feb, May, Aug and Nov. The ex-date comes about every 93 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Does WAB pay dividends monthly?

No. WAB pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.

When is the next WAB dividend?

WAB’s next dividend is $0.31 a share, declared, with the ex-date on Nov 17, 2026. Own WAB by the close on Nov 16, 2026 to collect it; shares bought on the ex-date or later do not get it. It pays on Dec 1, 2026. The latest one, $0.31 a share, went ex on Aug 18, 2026 and paid Aug 20, 2026. The current rate is $0.31 per share, $1.24 a year.

Does WAB pay a dividend in December 2026?

Yes. WAB declared $0.31 a share with the ex-date on Nov 17, 2026, paying on Dec 1, 2026. Own WAB by the close on Nov 16, 2026 to collect it; shares bought on the ex-date or later do not get it.

How much does WAB pay per share?

WAB pays $0.31 a share quarterly, $1.24 a year. At the Nov 11, 2026 close of $305.30 that is a 0.41% run-rate yield, below its usual level: its own 10-year median is 0.58%.

Has WAB raised its dividend?

Yes. WAB has raised its annual dividend 4 years in a row, through 2025. The latest raise, on Feb 17, 2026, took the rate from $0.25 to $0.31 (+24.00%). Over five years the dividend grew 20.9% a year.

Is WAB’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. WAB paid out 15% of its earnings and 12% of its free cash flow as dividends over the 4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026. It has raised its dividend 4 years in a row and gone 29+ years without a cut. Through the market crashes: it raised the dividend through the 2022 crash; it held it through 2000, 2008 and 2020. This is data, not investment advice. The full 13-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my WAB dividends?

Add WAB to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run WAB in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular dividend per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 11, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 13 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.