Foster L B (FSTR) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Foster L B posted quarterly Gross Margin of 21.21% for Q1 2026, up 61.0% year-on-year from 13.17% in Q1 2025, and up 7.53% on a QoQ basis from 19.73% in Q4 2025.
Foster L B (FSTR) has 17 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 21.21% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 61.0% year-over-year to 21.21%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 21.18% (down 104.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 21.06%, down 118.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 21.21%, up from 19.73% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 23.83% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 16.65% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 21.06% (2024), against an average of 20.49%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Gross Margin jumped 497 bps; it then tumbled 260 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 19.52% in 2022, then grew by 9 bps to 21.29% in 2023, then rose by 5 bps to 22.32% in 2024, then fell by 12 bps to 19.73% in 2025, then gained by 8 bps to 21.21% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 21.21% (Q1 2026), 19.73% (Q4 2025), and 22.47% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 155.75 Bn | 154.71 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 94.15% |
| 2 | Csx | 84.18 Bn | 83.08 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 91.33% |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 68.46 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 91.46% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 58.41 Bn | 58.81 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 87.62% |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 44.40 Bn | 43.91 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 35.97% |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.59 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 128.90 Mn | 26.20% |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.46 Bn | 968.55 Mn | 69.50 Mn | 11.83% |
| 8 | Foster L B | 419.50 Mn | 416.39 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 21.21% |
| 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 | 21.21% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.73% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.47% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 21.52% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.61% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.32% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 23.83% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.67% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 21.06% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.29% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.86% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 22.03% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 20.18% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.52% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.76% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.71% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.65% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 16.85% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.13% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 16.93% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 16.22% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 18.76% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 18.64% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 19.88% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 18.97% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 19.95% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 19.30% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 19.21% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 20.18% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 18.60% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 18.73% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 19.12% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 18.12% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 19.94% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 27.09% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 19.28% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 21.76% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 17.62% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 17.27% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 20.45% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 18.97% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 21.47% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 20.47% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 21.64% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 22.23% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 19.61% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 20.95% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 18.40% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 21.66% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 19.56% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 19.29% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 19.46% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 19.21% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 19.59% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 18.03% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 7.56% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 18.94% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 19.83% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 18.69% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 14.92% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 14.94% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 14.59% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 15.96% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 17.00% |