Foster L B (FSTR) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)

Foster L B (FSTR) reported Debt Ratio of 0.18 for Q1 2026, down 25.69% on a YoY basis from 0.24 in Q1 2025, and up 38.17% quarter-over-quarter from 0.13 in Q4 2025.

Foster L B (FSTR) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Foster L B has reported Debt Ratio for 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.18 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt Ratio fell 25.69% year-over-year to 0.18; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.18 (down 25.69% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.13, down 7.76% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.18, up from 0.13 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.26 in Q2 2024, with the low at 0.1 in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.2 across 5 years, with a median of 0.21 in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt Ratio jumped 175.72% — and 2023, when it dropped 29.65%.
  • Foster L B's Debt Ratio stood at 0.25 in 2022, then slipped by 29.65% to 0.18 in 2023, then fell by 20.7% to 0.14 in 2024, then fell by 7.76% to 0.13 in 2025, then surged by 38.17% to 0.18 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.18 (Q1 2026), 0.13 (Q4 2025), and 0.18 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 152.26 Bn 151.22 Bn 5.85 Bn 0.44
2 Csx 84.99 Bn 83.89 Bn 3.18 Bn 0.43
3 Norfolk Southern 67.33 Bn 65.99 Bn 2.74 Bn 0.38
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 56.27 Bn 56.68 Bn 2.36 Bn 0.28
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 46.65 Bn 46.16 Bn 1.06 Bn 0.28
6 Trinity Industries 2.76 Bn 2.82 Bn 128.90 Mn -
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.54 Bn 1.05 Bn 69.50 Mn -
8 Foster L B 438.47 Mn 435.35 Mn 25.70 Mn 0.18
9 Rail Vision 179.83 Mn 159.33 Mn 504,000.00 -
10 FreightCar America 178.32 Mn 114.02 Mn - 0.37

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.18
Dec 31, 2025 0.13
Sep 30, 2025 0.18
Jun 30, 2025 0.23
Mar 31, 2025 0.24
Dec 31, 2024 0.14
Sep 30, 2024 0.20
Jun 30, 2024 0.26
Mar 31, 2024 0.24
Dec 31, 2023 0.18
Sep 30, 2023 0.21
Jun 30, 2023 0.25
Mar 31, 2023 0.24
Dec 31, 2022 0.25
Sep 30, 2022 0.24
Jun 30, 2022 0.13
Mar 31, 2022 0.10
Dec 31, 2021 0.09
Sep 30, 2021 0.09
Jun 30, 2021 0.10