Foster L B (FSTR) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Foster L B's (FSTR) quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 1.9 in Q1 2026, up 204.07% YoY from 0.62 in Q1 2025, and down 58.12% on a QoQ basis from 4.53 in Q4 2025.
Foster L B (FSTR) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Foster L B (FSTR) has 17 years of Interest Coverage Ratio data on file, last reported at 1.9 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio rose 204.07% year-over-year to 1.9 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 5.13 (up 64.06% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.62, down 75.07% from the prior year.
- Interest Coverage Ratio fell to 1.9 in Q1 2026, from 4.53 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Interest Coverage Ratio ranged from a high of 7.4 in Q3 2025 to a low of 3.71 in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 2.36 and a median of 1.9 in 2026 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Interest Coverage Ratio plunged 2118.54% — and 2024, when it surged 2631.42%.
- Tracing FSTR's Interest Coverage Ratio over 5 years: stood at 3.71 in 2022, then surged by 102.93% to 0.11 in 2023, then surged by 2631.42% to 2.97 in 2024, then jumped by 52.57% to 4.53 in 2025, then slumped by 58.12% to 1.9 in 2026.
- The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 1.9 (Q1 2026), 4.53 (Q4 2025), and 7.4 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 180.52 Bn | 178.40 Bn | 6.50 Bn | 8.83 |
| 2 | Csx | 94.59 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 3.29 Bn | 7.14 |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 84.21 Bn | 83.94 Bn | 2.92 Bn | - |
| 4 | Canadian National Railway | 78.52 Bn | 78.52 Bn | - | -5.50 |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 77.93 Bn | 76.86 Bn | - | 5.71 |
| 6 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 49.47 Bn | 48.80 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 7.50 |
| 7 | Trinity Industries | 2.37 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 109.90 Mn | - |
| 8 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.42 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 81.10 Mn | 1.93 |
| 9 | Foster L B | 390.24 Mn | 384.46 Mn | 30.87 Mn | - |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 228.00 Mn | 163.70 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.03 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.90 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.53 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.40 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.91 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.82 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.97 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.03 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.39 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.95 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.11 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.12 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.27 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.37 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -3.71 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.43 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.19 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.11 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.17 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.04 |