Foster L B (FSTR) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026)
Foster L B's (FSTR) quarterly EBITDA Margin came in at 1.69% in Q1 2026, up 365.0% YoY from 0.36% in Q1 2025, and down 65.45% on a QoQ basis from 4.89% in Q4 2025.
Foster L B (FSTR) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Foster L B (FSTR) has 17 years of EBITDA Margin data on file, last reported at 1.69% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly EBITDA Margin rose 365.0% year-over-year to 1.69% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 4.59% (up 201.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 4.05%, up 19.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin fell to 1.69% in Q1 2026, from 4.89% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBITDA Margin ranged from a high of 6.0% in Q3 2025 to a low of 4.58% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 1.87% and a median of 1.89% in 2022 frame the typical range for EBITDA Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — EBITDA Margin jumped 476 bps — and 2025, when it sank 644 bps.
- Tracing FSTR's EBITDA Margin over 5 years: stood at 4.58% in 2022, then soared by 104 bps to 0.19% in 2023, then jumped by 1179 bps to 2.38% in 2024, then jumped by 105 bps to 4.89% in 2025, then slumped by 65 bps to 1.69% in 2026.
- The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 1.69% (Q1 2026), 4.89% (Q4 2025), and 6.0% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Powered by 
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 180.52 Bn | 178.40 Bn | 6.50 Bn | 49.55% |
| 2 | Csx | 94.59 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 3.29 Bn | 38.27% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 84.21 Bn | 83.94 Bn | 2.92 Bn | 35.35% |
| 4 | Canadian National Railway | 78.52 Bn | 78.52 Bn | - | 29.39% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 77.93 Bn | 76.86 Bn | - | 42.77% |
| 6 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 49.47 Bn | 48.80 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 18.87% |
| 7 | Trinity Industries | 2.37 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 109.90 Mn | 41.19% |
| 8 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.42 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 81.10 Mn | 5.53% |
| 9 | Foster L B | 390.24 Mn | 384.46 Mn | 30.87 Mn | 4.44% |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 228.00 Mn | 163.70 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.44% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.69% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.89% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.00% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.35% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.97% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.38% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.33% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.25% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.48% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.19% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.11% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.54% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.45% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -4.58% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.86% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.89% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.31% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.49% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.58% |