Growth Metrics

Foster L B (FSTR) Cash from Investing Activities (2010 - 2026)

Foster L B posted quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$3.0 million for Q1 2026, down 14.95% year-on-year from -$3.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 24.95% on a QoQ basis from -$2.4 million in Q4 2025.

Foster L B (FSTR) has 17 years of Cash from Investing Activities data on file, last reported at -$3.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cash from Investing Activities fell 14.95% year-over-year to -$3.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$10.8 million (down 11.18% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$10.4 million, down 64.34% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q1 2026 stood at -$3.0 million, down from -$2.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at $4.7 million in Q1 2023 and bottomed at -$46.7 million in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Investing Activities is -$2.4 million (2025), against an average of -$4.3 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Cash from Investing Activities slumped 637.13%; it then jumped 964.75% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Cash from Investing Activities shows it stood at -$2.4 million in 2022, then tumbled by 40.52% to -$3.3 million in 2023, then climbed by 28.77% to -$2.4 million in 2024, then slipped by 0.42% to -$2.4 million in 2025, then retreated by 24.95% to -$3.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$3.0 million (Q1 2026), -$2.4 million (Q4 2025), and -$2.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 155.75 Bn 154.71 Bn 5.85 Bn -988.00 Mn
2 Csx 84.18 Bn 83.08 Bn 3.18 Bn -567.00 Mn
3 Norfolk Southern 68.46 Bn 67.12 Bn 2.74 Bn -213.00 Mn
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 58.41 Bn 58.81 Bn 2.36 Bn -490.03 Mn
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 44.40 Bn 43.91 Bn 1.06 Bn -1.11 Bn
6 Trinity Industries 2.59 Bn 2.65 Bn 128.90 Mn -70.20 Mn
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.46 Bn 968.55 Mn 69.50 Mn 46.10 Mn
8 Foster L B 419.50 Mn 416.39 Mn 25.70 Mn -2.96 Mn
9 FreightCar America 145.10 Mn 80.80 Mn - -
10 Swvl Holdings 18.35 Mn 13.93 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -2.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -2.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -2.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -2.37 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -2.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -2.81 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -2.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -2.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -2.58 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -2.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -2.36 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -2.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -3.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -3.07 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -1.67 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -1.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 789,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 789,000.00
Dec 31, 2023 -3.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -3.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -1.92 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -1.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 3.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 3.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 4.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 4.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -2.36 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -2.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -46.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -46.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -6.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -6.79 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -539,000.00
Mar 31, 2022 -539,000.00
Dec 31, 2021 -1.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -1.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 21.16 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 21.16 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -921,000.00
Jun 30, 2021 -921,000.00
Mar 31, 2021 -1.33 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -1.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -1.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -1.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -2.99 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -2.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -2.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -2.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -2.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -2.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -2.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -2.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 1.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 1.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -1.26 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -1.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -2.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -2.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -420,000.00
Dec 31, 2018 -420,000.00
Sep 30, 2018 3.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 3.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 984,000.00
Jun 30, 2018 984,000.00
Mar 31, 2018 -714,000.00
Mar 31, 2018 -714,000.00
Dec 31, 2017 -740,000.00
Dec 31, 2017 -740,000.00
Sep 30, 2017 507,000.00
Sep 30, 2017 507,000.00
Jun 30, 2017 -1.14 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -1.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -3.32 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -3.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -1.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -1.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -1.34 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -1.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -1.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -1.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -3.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -3.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -414,000.00
Dec 31, 2015 -414,000.00
Sep 30, 2015 -3.15 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 -3.15 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -8.35 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -8.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -193.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -193.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -73.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -73.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -16.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -16.28 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -4.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -4.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 -3.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 -3.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -41.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -41.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -2.52 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -2.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -2.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -2.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 -1.02 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 -1.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -811,000.00
Dec 31, 2012 -811,000.00
Sep 30, 2012 -1.52 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -1.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -2.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -2.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -2.46 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -2.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -3.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -3.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -1.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -1.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -4.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -4.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 -11.82 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 -11.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -77.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -77.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 -1.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 -1.66 Mn