Foster L B (FSTR) Inventory Average (2011 - 2026)
Foster L B's (FSTR) quarterly Inventory Average came in at $64.3 million in Q1 2026, down 15.49% YoY from $76.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 0.84% on a QoQ basis from $64.9 million in Q4 2025.
Foster L B (FSTR) Inventory Average (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Foster L B (FSTR) has 16 years of Inventory Average data on file, last reported at $64.3 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Inventory Average fell 15.49% year-over-year to $64.3 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $64.3 million (down 15.49% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $65.4 million, down 8.98% from the prior year.
- Inventory Average slipped to $64.3 million in Q1 2026, from $64.9 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Inventory Average ranged from a high of $82.9 million in Q2 2024 to a low of $64.3 million in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of $75.5 million and a median of $77.6 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Inventory Average.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Inventory Average tumbled 39.04% — and 2023, when it rose 22.69%.
- Tracing FSTR's Inventory Average over 5 years: stood at $80.4 million in 2022, then slipped by 3.57% to $77.6 million in 2023, then declined by 6.93% to $72.2 million in 2024, then declined by 10.11% to $64.9 million in 2025, then fell by 0.84% to $64.3 million in 2026.
- The last three Inventory Average figures came in at $64.3 million (Q1 2026), $64.9 million (Q4 2025), and $72.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory Avg. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 181.87 Bn | 179.76 Bn | 6.50 Bn | 878.50 Mn |
| 2 | Csx | 95.89 Bn | 94.50 Bn | 3.29 Bn | 422.50 Mn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 84.95 Bn | 84.68 Bn | 2.92 Bn | 390.61 Mn |
| 4 | Canadian National Railway | 79.39 Bn | 79.39 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 78.66 Bn | 77.59 Bn | - | 319.50 Mn |
| 6 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 49.72 Bn | 49.05 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 2.85 Bn |
| 7 | Trinity Industries | 2.37 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 109.90 Mn | 508.40 Mn |
| 8 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.43 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 81.10 Mn | 620.20 Mn |
| 9 | Foster L B | 377.01 Mn | 371.23 Mn | 30.87 Mn | 69.05 Mn |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 233.42 Mn | 169.12 Mn | - | 86.27 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 69.05 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 64.35 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 64.89 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 72.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 78.61 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 76.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 72.19 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 76.98 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 82.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 79.44 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 77.57 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 80.74 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 82.02 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 80.16 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 80.43 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 79.27 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 70.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 65.34 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 85.88 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 111.57 Mn |