FreightCar America (RAIL) Cost of Revenue (2010 - 2025)
FreightCar America's Cost of Revenue was $136.31 million in Q3 2025, up 40.4% from $97.06 million a year earlier and up 35.2% from the prior quarter.
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FreightCar America (RAIL) Cost of Revenue (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, FreightCar America's Cost of Revenue was $435.69 million through Sep 30, 2025, down 11.1% year-over-year; for FY2024, it was $492.38 million, up 55.7% from FY2023.
- Cost of Revenue shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 15.1% (FY2019 to FY2024).
- In earlier years, Cost of Revenue was $316.33 million in FY2023 (-6.7%), $338.93 million in FY2022 (+76.9%), $191.59 million in FY2021 (+57.1%) and $121.95 million in FY2020 (-50.1%).
- The Q3 2025 figure marks the highest quarterly Cost of Revenue since Q1 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Cost of Revenue was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 28.2%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Cost of Revenue over five years was Q1 2022 (growth of 167.8%); the worst was Q1 2025 (a decline of 45.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, RAIL's Cost of Revenue in the three quarters before Q3 2025 was $100.8 million (Q2 2025), $81.9 million (Q1 2025) and $116.68 million (Q4 2024).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 315.73 Bn | 287.43 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 12.78 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 182.70 Bn | 177.41 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 5.21 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 174.18 Bn | 182.94 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 7.95 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 142.17 Bn | 139.40 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 5.68 Bn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 110.97 Bn | 109.10 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 3.51 Bn |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 90.14 Bn | 82.89 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 2.22 Bn |
| 7 | 3M | 89.64 Bn | 72.05 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 3.80 Bn |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 78.53 Bn | 75.09 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 2.40 Bn |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.79 Bn | 65.41 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 2.04 Bn |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 134.89 Mn | -107.59 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | 136.31 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 100.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 81.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 116.68 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 97.06 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 128.99 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 149.66 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 114.51 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 52.67 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 75.64 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 73.51 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 124.37 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 81.19 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 50.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 83.18 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 68.41 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 56.77 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 35.36 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 31.05 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 55.07 Mn |
API Access
FreightCar America Cost of Revenue 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=cost-of-revenue&ticker=RAIL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cost-of-revenue", "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=cost-of-revenue&ticker=RAIL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();