Foster L B (FSTR) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Foster L B (FSTR) reported Free Cash Flow of -$13.4 million for Q1 2026, up 53.33% on a YoY basis from -$8.7 million in Q1 2025, and down 167.65% quarter-over-quarter from $19.8 million in Q4 2025.

Foster L B (FSTR) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Foster L B has reported Free Cash Flow for 17 years, with the latest figure at -$13.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 53.33% year-over-year to -$13.4 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $40.5 million (up 388.87% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $25.2 million, up 96.21% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at -$13.4 million, down from $19.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $26.4 million in Q3 2025, with the low at -$28.7 million in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $2.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $5.2 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Free Cash Flow jumped 349.16% — and 2024, when it sank 487.55%.
  • Foster L B's Free Cash Flow stood at $5.2 million in 2022, then soared by 284.05% to $19.9 million in 2023, then increased by 12.11% to $22.3 million in 2024, then declined by 11.3% to $19.8 million in 2025, then plunged by 167.65% to -$13.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$13.4 million (Q1 2026), $19.8 million (Q4 2025), and $26.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 152.26 Bn 151.22 Bn 5.85 Bn 1.50 Bn
2 Csx 84.99 Bn 83.89 Bn 3.18 Bn 729.00 Mn
3 Norfolk Southern 67.33 Bn 65.99 Bn 2.74 Bn -38.00 Mn
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 56.27 Bn 56.68 Bn 2.36 Bn 227.51 Mn
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 46.65 Bn 46.16 Bn 1.06 Bn 153.00 Mn
6 Trinity Industries 2.76 Bn 2.82 Bn 128.90 Mn -51.40 Mn
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.54 Bn 1.05 Bn 69.50 Mn 128.60 Mn
8 Foster L B 438.47 Mn 435.35 Mn 25.70 Mn -13.40 Mn
9 Rail Vision 179.83 Mn 159.33 Mn 504,000.00 -4.35 Mn
10 FreightCar America 178.32 Mn 114.02 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -13.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -13.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 19.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 19.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 26.37 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 26.37 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 7.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 7.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -28.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -28.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 22.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 22.33 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 21.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 21.68 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -7.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -7.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -24.16 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -24.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 19.92 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 19.92 Mn