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
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 |