Foster L B (FSTR) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Foster L B (FSTR) reported Operating Margin of 1.69% for Q1 2026, up 365.0% on a YoY basis from 0.36% in Q1 2025, and down 65.45% quarter-over-quarter from 4.89% in Q4 2025.
Foster L B (FSTR) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Foster L B has reported Operating Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 1.69% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 365.0% year-over-year to 1.69%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.59% (up 201.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 4.05%, up 19.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 1.69%, down from 4.89% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 6.0% in Q3 2025, with the low at 4.58% in Q4 2022.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 1.87% across 5 years, with a median of 1.89% in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Margin jumped 476 bps — and 2025, when it sank 644 bps.
- Foster L B's Operating Margin stood at 4.58% in 2022, then soared by 104 bps to 0.19% in 2023, then jumped by 1179 bps to 2.38% in 2024, then jumped by 105 bps to 4.89% in 2025, then slumped by 65 bps to 1.69% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 1.69% (Q1 2026), 4.89% (Q4 2025), and 6.0% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 152.26 Bn | 151.22 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 39.54% |
| 2 | Csx | 84.99 Bn | 83.89 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 35.99% |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 67.33 Bn | 65.99 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 29.25% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 56.27 Bn | 56.68 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 33.99% |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 46.65 Bn | 46.16 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 17.53% |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.76 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 128.90 Mn | 20.55% |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.54 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 69.50 Mn | 4.27% |
| 8 | Foster L B | 438.47 Mn | 435.35 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 1.69% |
| 9 | Rail Vision | 179.83 Mn | 159.33 Mn | 504,000.00 | -482.40% |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 178.32 Mn | 114.02 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.69% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.89% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.00% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.35% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.97% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.38% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.33% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.25% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.48% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.19% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.11% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.54% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.45% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -4.58% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.86% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.89% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.31% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.49% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.58% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 3.19% |