Foster L B (FSTR) Cash from Investing Activities (2010 - 2026)
Foster L B's (FSTR) quarterly Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$3.6 million in Q2 2026, down 35.71% on a YoY basis from -$5.5 million in Q2 2025, and down 20.3% quarter-over-quarter from -$3.0 million in Q1 2026.
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Foster L B (FSTR) Cash from Investing Activities (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Foster L B (FSTR) has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 17 consecutive years, with -$3.6 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Cash from Investing Activities fell 35.71% year-over-year to -$3.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at -$11.7 million (down 10.06% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$10.4 million, down 64.34% from the prior year.
- Cash from Investing Activities fell to -$3.6 million in Q2 2026 per FSTR's latest filing, from -$3.0 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.
- Historically, Cash from Investing Activities has averaged -$4.3 million across 5 years, with a median of -$2.5 million in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Cash from Investing Activities sank 637.13% in 2022, then surged 964.75% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$2.4 million in 2022, then slumped by 40.52% to -$3.3 million in 2023, then grew by 28.77% to -$2.4 million in 2024, then dropped by 0.42% to -$2.4 million in 2025, then sank by 50.32% to -$3.6 million in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Cash from Investing Activities over the past three periods registered -$3.6 million, -$3.0 million, and -$2.4 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Investing (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 47.94 Bn | 47.30 Bn | 1.16 Bn | -55.00 Mn |
| 2 | Gatx | 6.37 Bn | 7.18 Bn | 555.30 Mn | 45.50 Mn |
| 3 | Trinity Industries | 2.22 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 109.90 Mn | -111.60 Mn |
| 4 | Triton International | 1.41 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 622,000.00 | -96.02 Mn |
| 5 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.30 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 81.10 Mn | -14.60 Mn |
| 6 | Foster L B | 387.55 Mn | 382.66 Mn | 30.87 Mn | -3.56 Mn |
| 7 | FreightCar America | 240.12 Mn | 175.82 Mn | - | - |
| 8 | GenFlat Holdings | 32.89 Mn | 28.89 Mn | -32,922.00 | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -3.56 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.96 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.37 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -2.81 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.62 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.58 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -2.36 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -3.07 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.67 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 789,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -3.31 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.92 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.06 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.66 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.36 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -46.73 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -6.79 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -539,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.09 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 21.16 Mn |
API Access
Foster L B Cash from Investing Activities API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-investing-activities&ticker=FSTR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-investing-activities", "ticker": "FSTR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-investing-activities&ticker=FSTR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();