FreightCar America (RAIL) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2025)
FreightCar America's Capital Expenditures was $1.16 million in Q3 2025, down 20.4% from $1.46 million a year earlier but up 91.4% from the prior quarter.
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FreightCar America (RAIL) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, FreightCar America's Capital Expenditures was $3.39 million through Sep 30, 2025, down 54.7% year-over-year; for FY2024, it came in at $5.02 million, down 60.5% from FY2023.
- Capital Expenditures shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.1% (FY2019 to FY2024).
- In earlier years, Capital Expenditures was $12.72 million in FY2023 (+62.8%), $7.82 million in FY2022 (+241.3%), $2.29 million in FY2021 (-76.7%) and $9.85 million in FY2020 (+76.7%).
- Quarterly Capital Expenditures has moved between $307,000 (Q4 2021) and $4.44 million (Q4 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Capital Expenditures has declined for eight straight quarters, with an average decline of 48.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Capital Expenditures over five years was Q3 2023 (growth of 602.3%); the worst was Q1 2021 (a decline of 85.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, RAIL's Capital Expenditures in the three quarters before Q3 2025 was $608,000 (Q2 2025), $330,000 (Q1 2025) and $1.29 million (Q4 2024).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 334.06 Bn | 305.75 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 1.11 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 195.22 Bn | 189.80 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 355.50 Mn |
| 3 | Deere | 170.77 Bn | 138.86 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 903.00 Mn |
| 4 | Eaton | 148.39 Bn | 145.58 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 253.00 Mn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 119.49 Bn | 117.61 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 173.00 Mn |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 89.58 Bn | 82.32 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 102.00 Mn |
| 7 | 3M | 88.93 Bn | 70.33 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 223.00 Mn |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 78.81 Bn | 75.37 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 92.00 Mn |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 78.25 Bn | 68.87 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 173.30 Mn |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 127.71 Mn | -114.76 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.16 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 608,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 330,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.29 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.46 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 966,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.75 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.02 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.99 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.96 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.44 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 572,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.85 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 960,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 307,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 550,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 891,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 542,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.58 Mn |
API Access
FreightCar America Capital Expenditures API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=RAIL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "RAIL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=RAIL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();