Foster L B (FSTR) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Foster L B (FSTR) reported Return on Capital Employed of 9.98% for Q1 2026, up 524.0% on a YoY basis from 1.6% in Q1 2025, and up 13.15% quarter-over-quarter from 8.82% in Q4 2025.

Foster L B (FSTR) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Foster L B has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure 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.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 9.98% in Q1 2026, with the low at 2.52% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 3.7% across 5 years, with a median of 4.74% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed sank 567 bps — and 2024, when it surged 769 bps.
  • Foster L B's Return on Capital Employed 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.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 152.26 Bn 151.22 Bn 5.85 Bn 15.27%
2 Csx 84.99 Bn 83.89 Bn 3.18 Bn 11.62%
3 Norfolk Southern 67.33 Bn 65.99 Bn 2.74 Bn 9.77%
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 56.27 Bn 56.68 Bn 2.36 Bn 6.79%
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 46.65 Bn 46.16 Bn 1.06 Bn 10.93%
6 Trinity Industries 2.76 Bn 2.82 Bn 128.90 Mn -
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.54 Bn 1.05 Bn 69.50 Mn -
8 Foster L B 438.47 Mn 435.35 Mn 25.70 Mn 9.98%
9 Rail Vision 179.83 Mn 159.33 Mn 504,000.00 -74.80%
10 FreightCar America 178.32 Mn 114.02 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%