Foster L B (FSTR) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Foster L B (FSTR) reported Operating Expenses of $23.0 million for Q1 2026, up 9.93% on a YoY basis from $21.0 million in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $23.1 million in Q4 2025.

Foster L B (FSTR) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Foster L B has reported Operating Expenses for 17 years, with the latest figure 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.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $27.3 million in Q4 2023, with the low at $17.3 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $22.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $23.0 million in 2026.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses gained 28.66% — and 2024, when it declined 10.42%.
  • Foster L B's Operating Expenses stood at $23.3 million in 2022, then advanced by 16.77% to $27.3 million in 2023, then retreated by 10.42% to $24.4 million in 2024, then dropped by 5.23% to $23.1 million in 2025, then slipped 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 152.26 Bn 151.22 Bn 5.85 Bn 3.76 Bn
2 Csx 84.99 Bn 83.89 Bn 3.18 Bn 2.23 Bn
3 Norfolk Southern 67.33 Bn 65.99 Bn 2.74 Bn 2.12 Bn
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 56.27 Bn 56.68 Bn 2.36 Bn 1.78 Bn
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 46.65 Bn 46.16 Bn 1.06 Bn 544.00 Mn
6 Trinity Industries 2.76 Bn 2.82 Bn 128.90 Mn 50.70 Mn
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.54 Bn 1.05 Bn 69.50 Mn 57.40 Mn
8 Foster L B 438.47 Mn 435.35 Mn 25.70 Mn 23.03 Mn
9 Rail Vision 179.83 Mn 159.33 Mn 504,000.00 -6.53 Mn
10 FreightCar America 178.32 Mn 114.02 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
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