Foster L B (FSTR) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Foster L B posted quarterly EBT Margin of 1.16% for Q1 2026, up 397.0% year-on-year from 0.23% in Q1 2025, and down 72.3% on a QoQ basis from 4.21% in Q4 2025.
Foster L B (FSTR) has 17 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 1.16% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBT Margin rose 397.0% year-over-year to 1.16%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 3.83% (up 244.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 3.23%, up 50.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 1.16%, down from 4.21% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 5.16% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 5.41% in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 1.16% (2026), against an average of 0.93%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when EBT Margin surged 612 bps; it then plunged 659 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 5.41% in 2022, then soared by 90 bps to 0.54% in 2023, then soared by 163 bps to 0.34% in 2024, then jumped by 1139 bps to 4.21% in 2025, then plunged by 72 bps to 1.16% in 2026.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 1.16% (Q1 2026), 4.21% (Q4 2025), and 5.16% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 155.75 Bn | 154.71 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 35.85% |
| 2 | Csx | 84.18 Bn | 83.08 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 30.53% |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 68.46 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 23.85% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 58.41 Bn | 58.81 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 30.26% |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 44.40 Bn | 43.91 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 15.90% |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.59 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 128.90 Mn | 7.13% |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.46 Bn | 968.55 Mn | 69.50 Mn | 1.94% |
| 8 | Foster L B | 419.50 Mn | 416.39 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 1.16% |
| 9 | FreightCar America | 145.10 Mn | 80.80 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Swvl Holdings | 18.35 Mn | 13.93 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.16% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.21% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.16% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.38% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.81% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.34% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.48% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.25% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.78% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.54% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.22% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.74% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.35% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -5.41% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.75% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.13% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.12% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.64% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.24% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.58% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -1.37% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.85% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 2.40% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 6.41% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -0.05% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 1.76% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 3.17% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 5.90% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 3.10% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -21.77% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 3.85% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 3.56% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -1.09% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 3.91% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 2.92% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 2.55% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -2.05% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -3.97% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -8.17% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -95.17% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -3.28% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 3.69% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -39.87% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 4.56% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 4.83% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 0.84% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 8.26% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 6.13% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 4.78% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 7.40% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 8.64% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 7.40% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 5.76% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 2.55% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 7.70% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | -2.81% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 3.93% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -0.10% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 8.63% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 5.22% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 0.87% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -15.88% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 8.05% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 7.84% |