Foster L B (FSTR) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Foster L B's (FSTR) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 9.98% in Q1 2026, up 524.0% YoY from 1.6% in Q1 2025, and up 13.15% on a QoQ basis from 8.82% in Q4 2025.
Foster L B (FSTR) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Foster L B (FSTR) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 9.98% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 524.0% year-over-year to 9.98% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 9.98% (up 524.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 8.81%, up 8.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed grew to 9.98% in Q1 2026, from 8.82% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 9.98% in Q1 2026 to a low of 2.52% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 3.7% and a median of 4.74% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed sank 567 bps — and 2024, when it surged 769 bps.
- Tracing FSTR's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 2.52% in 2022, then jumped by 258 bps to 3.98% in 2023, then jumped by 105 bps to 8.16% in 2024, then advanced by 8 bps to 8.82% in 2025, then increased 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.
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| 9 | Foster L B | 390.24 Mn | 384.46 Mn | 30.87 Mn | 9.65% |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 228.00 Mn | 163.70 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.65% |
| 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% |