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

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DateValue
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%