AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Wabtec (WAB)

Wabtec Q2 sales up 9.8% to $2.64 billion; raises 2024 adjusted EPS guidance

Positive Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Wabtec reported second quarter 2024 sales of $2.64 billion, up 9.8% from a year earlier, and GAAP diluted earnings per share of $1.64, up 54.7%. The company raised and tightened its 2024 adjusted diluted EPS guidance to $7.20 to $7.50, while leaving its revenue guidance unchanged at $10.25 billion to $10.55 billion, which indicates higher expected profit for shareholders.

Key points

  • Q2 2024 sales of $2.64 billion, up 9.8%; Freight segment sales up 13.1%
  • GAAP diluted EPS of $1.64, up 54.7%; adjusted diluted EPS of $1.96, up 39.0%
  • 2024 adjusted diluted EPS guidance raised and tightened to $7.20 to $7.50; revenue guidance unchanged at $10.25 billion to $10.55 billion
  • Returned $235 million to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends in the quarter

The filing

CompanyWabtec (WAB)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 24, 2024, 7:15 AM ET
Accession number0001628280-24-032688

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:30 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on July 24, 2024.

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