Foster L B (FSTR) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026)
Foster L B's (FSTR) quarterly Times Interest Earned came in at $1.9 in Q1 2026, up 204.07% YoY from $0.62 in Q1 2025, and down 58.12% on a QoQ basis from $4.53 in Q4 2025.
Foster L B (FSTR) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Foster L B (FSTR) has 17 years of Times Interest Earned data on file, last reported at $1.9 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Times Interest Earned rose 204.07% year-over-year to $1.9 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $5.13 (up 64.06% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $0.62, down 75.07% from the prior year.
- Times Interest Earned fell to $1.9 in Q1 2026, from $4.53 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Times Interest Earned ranged from a high of $7.4 in Q3 2025 to a low of -$3.71 in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of $2.36 and a median of $1.9 in 2026 frame the typical range for Times Interest Earned.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Times Interest Earned plunged 2118.54% — and 2024, when it surged 2631.42%.
- Tracing FSTR's Times Interest Earned over 5 years: stood at -$3.71 in 2022, then surged by 102.93% to $0.11 in 2023, then surged by 2631.42% to $2.97 in 2024, then jumped by 52.57% to $4.53 in 2025, then slumped by 58.12% to $1.9 in 2026.
- The last three Times Interest Earned figures came in at $1.9 (Q1 2026), $4.53 (Q4 2025), and $7.4 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 182.58 Bn | 180.47 Bn | 6.50 Bn | 8.83 |
| 2 | Csx | 95.72 Bn | 94.33 Bn | 3.29 Bn | 7.14 |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 85.71 Bn | 85.44 Bn | 2.92 Bn | - |
| 4 | Canadian National Railway | 79.38 Bn | 79.38 Bn | - | -5.50 |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 78.72 Bn | 77.65 Bn | - | 5.71 |
| 6 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 50.38 Bn | 49.71 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 7.50 |
| 7 | Trinity Industries | 2.37 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 109.90 Mn | - |
| 8 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.43 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 81.10 Mn | 1.93 |
| 9 | Foster L B | 392.93 Mn | 387.15 Mn | 30.87 Mn | - |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 235.01 Mn | 170.72 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.03 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.90 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.53 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.40 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.91 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.82 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.97 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.03 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.39 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.95 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.11 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.12 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.27 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.37 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -3.71 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.43 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.19 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.11 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.17 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.04 |