Oshkosh vs Wabtec
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I put Oshkosh and Wabtec side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Wabtec is the larger business, with $11.2B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $10.4B for Oshkosh.
- Wabtec grew revenue faster (7.5%, against −2.9%).
- Wabtec kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (16.1% operating margin, against 9.0%).
- Wabtec turned more of its sales into free cash flow (13.4% FCF margin, against 5.9%).
- Oshkosh earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (14.8%, against 9.1%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Wabtec’s earnings: a P/E of 34.5x against 14.8x for Oshkosh.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 11 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Oshkosh
OSK
4/11
5-year growthReturn on capitalReturn on equityNet debt / EBITDA
Wabtec
WAB
7/11
Revenue growthGross marginOperating marginNet marginFCF marginPiotroski F-scoreShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | OSK FY25 | WAB FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $8.4B | $46.9B |
| Revenue | $10.4B | $11.2B |
| Free cash flow | $618M | $1.5B |
| Net income | $647M | $1.2B |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −2.9% | 7.5% |
| 5-year growth | 8.7% | 8.1% |
| Share count change | −1.9% | −2.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 17.5% | 34.1% |
| Operating margin | 9.0% | 16.1% |
| Net margin | 6.2% | 10.5% |
| FCF margin | 5.9% | 13.4% |
| Return on capital | 14.8% | 9.1% |
| Return on equity | 14.9% | 11.0% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $692M | $4.8B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.6x | 2.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $408M | $396M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 14.8x | 34.5x |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 7 |
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Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.