WAB
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation
Wabtec manufactures rail equipment and signaling systems, with a $45B market cap, showing a structural political signal from two executive branch holdings (including Trump) but minimal direct lobbying ($0) and low federal contracts ($103K).
Govt Dependence
5/100
Regulatory Density
40/100
Lobbying Intensity
0/100
Political Signal
NEUTRAL
BusinessWhat WAB does
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (Wabtec) designs, manufactures, and services freight rail and transit equipment, including locomotives, brakes, and signaling systems. Revenue is derived from equipment sales and aftermarket services for rail and industrial markets globally.
12 months past · 3 months futureWAB activity timeline
Congress
buy
sell
Insider · Form 4
open-market buy
Hedge fund · 13F
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Bills
past action (this ticker)
upcoming markup (sector)
★ carveout (this ticker)
240 trading days ·
11 congressional trades shown
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0 insider buys
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0 13F filings
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0 past bill actions
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15 upcoming markups
Executive Branch ConflictsWAB held by Trump-administration officials
2 cabinet/senior officials reported WAB positions in OGE Form 278 disclosures across 3 filings.
Lifetime Government AwardsWAB federal contracts by year
$103K
total awarded · 2018–2018
1
contracts on file
2018
peak year ($103K)
Top contracts by award amount
$103K
Department of Transportation
2018-08-31
THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DELIVER 12 TRAINING COURSES FOR APPROXIMATELY 110
1 years · 1 contracts
Politicians Trading WABMembers of Congress with recent WAB positions
8 politicians traded WAB across 39 disclosed transactions totaling $484K (last 730 days).
Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just WAB). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.
Markwayne Mullin
4 buys
5 sells
$195K
2025-09-23
LOW · 29
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
4 sells
$81K
2025-01-13
HIGH · 61
Ro Khanna
6 buys
4 sells
$80K
2025-04-15
LOW · 0
April McClain Delaney
5 sells
$40K
2026-01-30
LOW · 4
Val T. Hoyle
2 buys
2 sells
$32K
2025-09-23
LOW · 0
Robert P. Bresnahan
4 sells
$32K
2025-05-15
LOW · 0
John James
2 sells
$16K
2024-09-04
LOW · 0
Rick Larsen
1 buy
$8K
2026-04-07
LOW · 2
Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading WAB
2026-04-07
Rick Larsen
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-22
April McClain Delaney
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-14
April McClain Delaney
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-30
April McClain Delaney
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-09-23
Val T. Hoyle
sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-09-23
Val T. Hoyle
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-09-23
Markwayne Mullin
Sale (Full)
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-09-23
Markwayne Mullin
Sale (Full)
$15,001 - $50,000
2025-09-23
Markwayne Mullin
sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-09-23
Markwayne Mullin
sale
$15,001 - $50,000
2025-09-23
Markwayne Mullin
Sale
$15,001 - $50,000
2024-10-29
Val T. Hoyle
purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
318d late
30+ trades on file · most recent 2026-04-15
Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock
Stock awards & option exercises
37
stock awards · $137.9M market value
2026-03-05
Santana Rafael
President and CEO
AWARD
32,398 sh
$8.2M
2026-03-05
Olin John A
Executive Vice President & CFO
AWARD
5,917 sh
$1.5M
2026-03-05
DeNinno David L
Exec VP, General Counsel, Sec.
AWARD
3,763 sh
$947K
2026-03-05
Gebhardt Eric
Chief Technology Officer
AWARD
2,685 sh
$675K
2026-03-05
Theophilus Nicole B
EVP & Chief Admin. Officer
AWARD
2,605 sh
$655K
2026-03-05
Sbrocco Gregory
EVP Operations
AWARD
2,063 sh
$519K
2026-03-05
Fetsko Michael
Pres., Freight Components Grp.
AWARD
1,989 sh
$500K
2026-03-05
Mendonca Rogerio
President, Equipment Group
AWARD
1,902 sh
$479K
For WAB, executives receive stock primarily as compensation rather than via open-market purchases — typical for established large-cap firms.
Bills Affecting WABLive legislation impacting this stock
HR.1265 · 119th
To amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to expand eligibility for certain wastewater infrastructure grants, and for other purposes.
HCONRES.18 · 119th
Expressing support for the recognition of March 10, 2025, as "Abortion Provider Appreciation Day".
HR.1925 · 119th
Emerging Digital Identity Ecosystem Report Act of 2025
SRES.107 · 119th
A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of March 3 through March 7, 2025, as "National Social and Emotiona
HJRES.70 · 119th
Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed license amendment for the export to Israel of certain defense articles and
HRES.182 · 119th
Expressing support for the designation of March 3, 2025, as "National Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Day".
HRES.179 · 119th
Expressing support for the strengthening of United States-Africa partnerships in critical minerals development.
S.783 · 119th
Assistance for Rural Water Systems Act of 2025
SRES.102 · 119th
A resolution to recognize and celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Denver International Airport.
HR.1516 · 119th
To require the Secretary of State to report an assessment of the Conflict and Stabilization Operations Bureau, including whether t
Political ProfileWhere WAB sits in Washington
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STRUCTURAL: Executive branch holdings (Trump and Alex Wong) per get_executive_branch_exposure.by_ticker[0].holdings, but value buckets low ($1,001-$15,000 and less than $1,001). EVIDENTIARY: One congressional buy (L000560) against multiple sales (M001232, M001190, H001094, B001327) per top congressional traders. Net: Minimal federal contract footprint ($103K), no lobbying, no insider buys, mixed congressional trading with net sales.
Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities
Regulatory threats
- No specific regulatory threats flagged.
Regulatory opportunities
-
Federal infrastructure spending on railDepartment of Transportation"get_government_precedent.federal_contracts_summary[0].agencies includes Department of Transportation with one contract"
Capitol Hill AlliesChampions & critics
Congressional champions
Congressional critics
- No specific congressional critics identified.
Member intelligence layer
Live signals + predictions for WAB — for Founders
The free page above gives you the public record. Members see the real-time intelligence layer on top of it:
- Live 7-layer signal scores when Congress trades WAB
- Bill Pass Index v2 odds for every bill on the watch list
- Iron Triangle alerts (committee × donor × trade)
- SEC Form 4 cluster detection (CEO + CFO + director buys)
- Whale-Opportunity expected-value ranking
- Custom watchlist alerts via email + Discord
Frequently AskedAbout WAB & political exposure
Does Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (WAB) hold federal contracts?
Yes. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation has 1 federal contract awards totaling $103,000, primarily from agencies including Department of Transportation. See full contract list and amounts on this page.
Which Trump cabinet officials own WAB stock?
2 Trump cabinet members or senior White House staff have disclosed holdings in WAB on their OGE 278 financial disclosures, including Donald J. Trump, Lori Chavez-DeRemer. See the Cabinet Conflicts panel for details.
Has Congress traded WAB stock?
137 congressional trades by 14 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2026-04-07. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.
What is WAB political risk profile?
Government dependence: 5/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: neutral. Donor party split: R 0% / D 0%.
How does GovGreed track WAB political activity?
GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. WAB data is updated daily from these official federal sources.