FreightCar America (RAIL) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2025)
FreightCar America's (RAIL) quarterly Change in Inventory came in at -$4.9 million in Q3 2025, down 121.44% year-over-year from $22.9 million in Q3 2024, and down 118.67% quarter-over-quarter from $26.3 million in Q2 2025.
Analysis
FreightCar America (RAIL) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
FreightCar America (RAIL) has reported Change in Inventory for 16 consecutive years, with -$4.9 million the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Change in Inventory fell 121.44% year-over-year to -$4.9 million in Q3 2025; TTM through Sep 2025 was $13.8 million, a 137.14% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2024 full-year figure at -$55.0 million, down 190.23% from the prior year.
- Change in Inventory was -$4.9 million for Q3 2025 at FreightCar America, down from $26.3 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Change in Inventory peaked at $32.1 million in Q3 2023 and troughed at -$46.8 million in Q2 2024.
- A 5-year average of $2.9 million and a median of $5.4 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Change in Inventory.
- Across the five-year window, Change in Inventory surged 814.48% in 2023 and tumbled 964.01% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Change in Inventory stood at $8.1 million in 2021, then tumbled by 367.32% to -$21.6 million in 2022, then surged by 117.1% to $3.7 million in 2023, then plunged by 481.27% to -$14.1 million in 2024, then surged by 65.25% to -$4.9 million in 2025.
- The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at -$4.9 million (Q3 2025), $26.3 million (Q2 2025), and $6.6 million (Q1 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 47.41 Bn | 46.74 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 7.00 Mn |
| 2 | Gatx | 6.31 Bn | 6.31 Bn | 555.30 Mn | - |
| 3 | Trinity Industries | 2.25 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 109.90 Mn | 50.40 Mn |
| 4 | Triton International | 1.42 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 622,000.00 | - |
| 5 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.32 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 81.10 Mn | 5.10 Mn |
| 6 | Foster L B | 386.10 Mn | 380.32 Mn | 30.87 Mn | 2.20 Mn |
| 7 | FreightCar America | 212.69 Mn | 148.40 Mn | - | - |
| 8 | GenFlat Holdings | 47.31 Mn | 43.30 Mn | -32,922.00 | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | -4.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 26.25 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -14.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 22.86 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -46.76 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -16.96 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 32.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.41 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 19.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -21.63 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.18 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.77 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.09 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -2.54 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 11.64 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -4.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -17.15 Mn |