Foster L B (FSTR) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Foster L B's (FSTR) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.18 in Q1 2026, down 25.69% YoY from 0.24 in Q1 2025, and up 38.17% on a QoQ basis from 0.13 in Q4 2025.
Foster L B (FSTR) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Foster L B (FSTR) has 17 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.18 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Debt Ratio fell 25.69% year-over-year to 0.18 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.18 (down 25.69% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.13, down 7.76% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio climbed to 0.18 in Q1 2026, from 0.13 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.26 in Q2 2024 to a low of 0.1 in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 0.2 and a median of 0.21 in 2023 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt Ratio jumped 175.72% — and 2023, when it dropped 29.65%.
- Tracing FSTR's Debt Ratio over 5 years: 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.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 180.52 Bn | 178.40 Bn | 6.50 Bn | 0.43 |
| 2 | Csx | 94.59 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 3.29 Bn | 0.42 |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 84.21 Bn | 83.94 Bn | 2.92 Bn | 0.28 |
| 4 | Canadian National Railway | 78.52 Bn | 78.52 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 77.93 Bn | 76.86 Bn | - | 0.37 |
| 6 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 49.47 Bn | 48.80 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 0.36 |
| 7 | Trinity Industries | 2.37 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 109.90 Mn | - |
| 8 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.42 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 81.10 Mn | 0.42 |
| 9 | Foster L B | 390.24 Mn | 384.46 Mn | 30.87 Mn | 0.14 |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 228.00 Mn | 163.70 Mn | - | 0.37 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.14 |
| 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 |