FreightCar America (RAIL) Cash from Operations (2010 - 2025)
FreightCar America's (RAIL) quarterly Cash from Operations came in at $3.4 million in Q3 2025, down 52.45% year-over-year from $7.2 million in Q3 2024, and down 60.01% quarter-over-quarter from $8.5 million in Q2 2025.
Analysis
FreightCar America (RAIL) Cash from Operations (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
FreightCar America (RAIL) has reported Cash from Operations for 16 consecutive years, with $3.4 million the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Cash from Operations fell 52.45% year-over-year to $3.4 million in Q3 2025; TTM through Sep 2025 was $30.6 million, a 56.4% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2024 full-year figure at $44.9 million, up 842.19% from the prior year.
- Cash from Operations was $3.4 million for Q3 2025 at FreightCar America, down from $8.5 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Cash from Operations peaked at $57.2 million in Q2 2024 and troughed at -$25.3 million in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of $1.6 million and a median of $1.6 million in 2021 frame the typical range for Cash from Operations.
- Across the five-year window, Cash from Operations sank 269.6% in 2021 and surged 1507.17% in 2022, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Cash from Operations stood at $1.6 million in 2021, then surged by 1507.17% to $25.1 million in 2022, then climbed by 24.28% to $31.2 million in 2023, then plunged by 81.12% to $5.9 million in 2024, then plunged by 42.07% to $3.4 million in 2025.
- The last three Cash from Operations figures came in at $3.4 million (Q3 2025), $8.5 million (Q2 2025), and $12.8 million (Q1 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Operations (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 47.41 Bn | 46.74 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 441.00 Mn |
| 2 | Gatx | 6.31 Bn | 6.31 Bn | 555.30 Mn | 276.20 Mn |
| 3 | Trinity Industries | 2.25 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 109.90 Mn | 72.80 Mn |
| 4 | Triton International | 1.42 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 622,000.00 | 224.70 Mn |
| 5 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.32 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 81.10 Mn | -226.80 Mn |
| 6 | Foster L B | 386.10 Mn | 380.32 Mn | 30.87 Mn | 17.86 Mn |
| 7 | FreightCar America | 212.69 Mn | 148.40 Mn | - | - |
| 8 | GenFlat Holdings | 47.31 Mn | 43.30 Mn | -32,922.00 | -1.99 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.41 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.89 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.17 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 57.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -25.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 31.18 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -834,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -17.87 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -7.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 25.09 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -11.19 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -10.04 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.56 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -12.85 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -21.83 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -22.28 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -19.92 Mn |