Foster L B (FSTR) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Foster L B posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 9.98% for Q1 2026, up 524.0% year-on-year from 1.6% in Q1 2025, and up 13.15% on a QoQ basis from 8.82% in Q4 2025.
Foster L B (FSTR) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 9.98% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 524.0% year-over-year to 9.98%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 9.98% (up 524.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 8.81%, up 8.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 9.98%, up from 8.82% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 9.98% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 2.52% in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 4.74% (2025), against an average of 3.7%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed tumbled 567 bps; it then surged 769 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 2.52% in 2022, then surged by 258 bps to 3.98% in 2023, then surged by 105 bps to 8.16% in 2024, then climbed by 8 bps to 8.82% in 2025, then rose by 13 bps to 9.98% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 9.98% (Q1 2026), 8.82% (Q4 2025), and 6.28% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 155.75 Bn | 154.71 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 15.27% |
| 2 | Csx | 84.18 Bn | 83.08 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 11.62% |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 68.46 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 9.77% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 58.41 Bn | 58.81 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 6.79% |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 44.40 Bn | 43.91 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 10.93% |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.59 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 128.90 Mn | - |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.46 Bn | 968.55 Mn | 69.50 Mn | - |
| 8 | Foster L B | 419.50 Mn | 416.39 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 9.98% |
| 9 | FreightCar America | 145.10 Mn | 80.80 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Swvl Holdings | 18.35 Mn | 13.93 Mn | - | -118.90% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.98% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.82% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.28% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.81% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.74% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.16% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.75% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.81% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.98% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.04% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.06% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.67% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.52% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.52% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.15% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.11% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.69% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.43% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 5.12% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 6.78% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 7.65% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 5.73% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 5.24% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 5.57% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 5.97% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -7.18% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -5.86% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -8.25% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -10.57% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 5.70% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 4.96% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 3.72% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 4.57% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 31.36% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 26.61% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -16.17% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -16.11% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -28.42% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -39.24% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -5.77% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -3.56% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -12.49% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 2.45% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 3.19% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 3.27% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 13.26% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 12.96% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 12.17% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 12.80% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 13.04% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 13.41% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 8.37% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 7.40% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 7.46% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 8.11% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 11.81% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 10.87% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 11.41% |