Growth Metrics

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

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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
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