Foster L B (FSTR) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2026)

Foster L B (FSTR) reported Change in Inventory of $8.4 million for Q1 2026, down 24.28% on a YoY basis from $11.1 million in Q1 2025, and up 195.73% quarter-over-quarter from -$8.8 million in Q4 2025.

Foster L B (FSTR) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Foster L B has reported Change in Inventory for 17 years, with the latest figure at $8.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Change in Inventory fell 24.28% year-over-year to $8.4 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$12.3 million (down 203.09% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$9.6 million, down 303.24% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 stood at $8.4 million, up from -$8.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Inventory was $15.6 million in Q1 2023, with the low at -$9.8 million in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Change in Inventory has averaged $872764.7 across 5 years, with a median of -$2.5 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Change in Inventory surged 893.97% — and 2024, when it tumbled 320.48%.
  • Foster L B's Change in Inventory stood at -$9.8 million in 2022, then advanced by 3.38% to -$9.4 million in 2023, then surged by 69.91% to -$2.8 million in 2024, then slumped by 208.55% to -$8.8 million in 2025, then surged by 195.73% to $8.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at $8.4 million (Q1 2026), -$8.8 million (Q4 2025), and -$5.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 152.26 Bn 151.22 Bn 5.85 Bn 51.00 Mn
2 Csx 84.99 Bn 83.89 Bn 3.18 Bn -
3 Norfolk Southern 67.33 Bn 65.99 Bn 2.74 Bn 41.00 Mn
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 56.27 Bn 56.68 Bn 2.36 Bn -
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 46.65 Bn 46.16 Bn 1.06 Bn 28.00 Mn
6 Trinity Industries 2.76 Bn 2.82 Bn 128.90 Mn 14.10 Mn
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.54 Bn 1.05 Bn 69.50 Mn -43.60 Mn
8 Foster L B 438.47 Mn 435.35 Mn 25.70 Mn 8.39 Mn
9 Rail Vision 179.83 Mn 159.33 Mn 504,000.00 223,000.00
10 FreightCar America 178.32 Mn 114.02 Mn - -

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 8.39 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 8.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -8.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -8.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -5.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -5.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -6.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -6.19 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 11.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 11.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -2.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -2.84 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -6.57 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -6.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -5.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -5.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 12.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 12.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -9.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -9.44 Mn