Foster L B (FSTR) Operating Income (2010 - 2026)
Foster L B's (FSTR) quarterly Operating Income came in at $2.0 million in Q1 2026, up 206.34% YoY from $667549.7 in Q1 2025, and down 73.9% on a QoQ basis from $7.8 million in Q4 2025.
Foster L B (FSTR) Operating Income (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Foster L B (FSTR) has 17 years of Operating Income data on file, last reported at $2.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Income rose 206.34% year-over-year to $2.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $25.9 million (up 98.5% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $21.9 million, up 6.69% from the prior year.
- Operating Income declined to $2.0 million in Q1 2026, from $7.8 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Income ranged from a high of $8.3 million in Q3 2025 to a low of -$6.3 million in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of $2.7 million and a median of $2.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Income.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Income sank 1041.64% — and 2024, when it jumped 1115.94%.
- Tracing FSTR's Operating Income over 5 years: stood at -$6.3 million in 2022, then soared by 104.0% to $251000.0 in 2023, then jumped by 1115.94% to $3.1 million in 2024, then jumped by 156.72% to $7.8 million in 2025, then slumped by 73.9% to $2.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Income figures came in at $2.0 million (Q1 2026), $7.8 million (Q4 2025), and $8.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 180.52 Bn | 178.40 Bn | 6.50 Bn | 2.76 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 94.59 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 3.29 Bn | 1.51 Bn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 84.21 Bn | 83.94 Bn | 2.92 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 4 | Canadian National Railway | 78.52 Bn | 78.52 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 77.93 Bn | 76.86 Bn | - | 1.12 Bn |
| 6 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 49.47 Bn | 48.80 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 600.00 Mn |
| 7 | Trinity Industries | 2.37 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 109.90 Mn | 199.80 Mn |
| 8 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.42 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 81.10 Mn | 31.90 Mn |
| 9 | Foster L B | 390.24 Mn | 384.46 Mn | 30.87 Mn | 6.15 Mn |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 228.00 Mn | 163.70 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.15 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.05 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.84 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.68 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.92 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.05 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.32 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.57 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.57 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 251,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.62 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.71 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 525,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -6.28 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.12 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -550,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 758,000.00 |