Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $38,328 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 14.4% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $175,298 reinvested (16.4% a year), or $166,938 taking the dividends as cash, $4,568 of it paid out along the way.
WAB became
$175,298
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
16.4%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$4,787
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Worst drop
-55.9%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | WAB total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +31.4% | $582 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +13.2% | $633 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +50.1% | $522 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +28.0% | $426 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | +9.1% | $381 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +26.5% | $285 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | −5.2% | $308 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +11.5% | $281 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −13.2% | $316 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | −1.4% | $264 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +17.3% | $233 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −17.9% | $176 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +17.3% | $131 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +70.1% | $92 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +25.4% | $65 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +32.4% | $28 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +29.7% | $29 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +2.8% | $15 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | +15.6% | $20 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: WAB total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $175,298 at the end of Oct 2026: 16.4% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, WAB turned $10,000 into $38,328 with dividends reinvested, 14.4% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, WAB returned 25.9% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking WAB's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $166,938, including $4,568 of cash received; reinvesting added $8,360.
- WAB's best calendar year in that time was 2013 (70.1%) and its worst 2015 (-17.9%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/WAB/total-return
WAB total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in WAB 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $38,328 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 14.4% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $36,166 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is WAB's total return since Dec 2007?
1653% in total, or 16.4% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 1524%.
How much of WAB's return came from dividends?
About 3% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $8,360 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was WAB's worst year?
2015, at -17.9% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 1.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -55.9%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.