Foster L B (FSTR) Net Margin (2010 - 2026)

Foster L B (FSTR) reported Net Margin of 1.23% for Q1 2026, up 340.0% on a YoY basis from 0.28% in Q1 2025, and down 16.73% quarter-over-quarter from 1.48% in Q4 2025.

Foster L B (FSTR) Net Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Foster L B has reported Net Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 1.23% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Margin rose 340.0% year-over-year to 1.23%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.96% (down 525.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1.37%, down 670.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 1.23%, down from 1.48% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Margin was 26.11% in Q3 2024, with the low at 2.16% in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 2.5% across 5 years, with a median of 1.48% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Net Margin jumped 2581 bps — and 2025, when it tumbled 2299 bps.
  • Foster L B's Net Margin stood at 1.5% in 2022, then tumbled by 123 bps to 0.35% in 2023, then jumped by 38 bps to 0.22% in 2024, then jumped by 784 bps to 1.48% in 2025, then declined by 17 bps to 1.23% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 1.23% (Q1 2026), 1.48% (Q4 2025), and 3.13% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 159.23 Bn 158.19 Bn 5.85 Bn 27.36%
2 Csx 88.15 Bn 87.04 Bn 3.18 Bn 23.18%
3 Norfolk Southern 69.69 Bn 68.35 Bn 2.74 Bn 18.25%
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 58.40 Bn 58.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 22.83%
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 44.54 Bn 44.06 Bn 1.06 Bn 12.31%
6 Trinity Industries 2.72 Bn 2.79 Bn 128.90 Mn -0.37%
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.46 Bn 975.35 Mn 69.50 Mn 1.65%
8 Foster L B 427.87 Mn 424.75 Mn 25.70 Mn 1.23%
9 Rail Vision 181.85 Mn 161.35 Mn 504,000.00 -482.40%
10 FreightCar America 157.70 Mn 93.40 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.23%
Dec 31, 2025 1.48%
Sep 30, 2025 3.13%
Jun 30, 2025 1.98%
Mar 31, 2025 -2.16%
Dec 31, 2024 -0.22%
Sep 30, 2024 26.11%
Jun 30, 2024 2.00%
Mar 31, 2024 3.54%
Dec 31, 2023 -0.35%
Sep 30, 2023 0.31%
Jun 30, 2023 2.36%
Mar 31, 2023 -1.88%
Jun 30, 2022 1.50%
Mar 31, 2022 -1.61%
Sep 30, 2021 0.06%
Dec 31, 2020 -5.12%
Sep 30, 2020 -11.39%
Jun 30, 2020 -4.55%
Mar 31, 2020 -2.16%