Foster L B (FSTR) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Foster L B posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $23.0 million for Q1 2026, up 9.93% year-on-year from $21.0 million in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from $23.1 million in Q4 2025.
Foster L B (FSTR) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $23.0 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 9.93% year-over-year to $23.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $90.6 million (down 4.07% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $88.6 million, down 8.14% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $23.0 million, roughly flat from $23.1 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $27.3 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at $17.3 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $23.0 million (2026), against an average of $22.8 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Expenses gained 28.66%; it then declined 10.42% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $23.3 million in 2022, then climbed by 16.77% to $27.3 million in 2023, then decreased by 10.42% to $24.4 million in 2024, then declined by 5.23% to $23.1 million in 2025, then dropped by 0.48% to $23.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $23.0 million (Q1 2026), $23.1 million (Q4 2025), and $22.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 155.75 Bn | 154.71 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 3.76 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 84.18 Bn | 83.08 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 2.23 Bn |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 68.46 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 2.12 Bn |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 58.41 Bn | 58.81 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 1.78 Bn |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 44.40 Bn | 43.91 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 544.00 Mn |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.59 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 128.90 Mn | 50.70 Mn |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.46 Bn | 968.55 Mn | 69.50 Mn | 57.40 Mn |
| 8 | Foster L B | 419.50 Mn | 416.39 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 23.03 Mn |
| 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 | 23.03 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 23.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.08 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.38 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 24.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 24.82 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 22.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 27.26 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.42 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.52 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.35 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 22.62 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 17.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 20.06 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 19.77 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 18.03 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 17.37 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 17.07 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 18.87 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 20.34 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 28.69 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 24.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 25.88 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 24.83 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 68.57 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 24.88 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 26.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 23.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 24.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 23.35 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 24.24 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 23.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 23.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 29.16 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 157.24 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 28.11 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 24.74 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 106.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 29.27 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 23.99 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 21.95 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 21.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 20.47 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 18.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 19.03 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 17.28 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 18.08 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 17.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 16.75 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 17.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 16.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 17.16 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 17.44 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 15.94 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 16.71 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 16.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 10.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 9.94 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 10.95 Mn |