FreightCar America (RAIL) Debt Ratio (2012 - 2025)
FreightCar America's (RAIL) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.37 in Q4 2025, down 23.53% year-over-year from 0.48 in Q4 2024, and up 17.14% quarter-over-quarter from 0.32 in Q3 2025.
Analysis
FreightCar America (RAIL) Debt Ratio (2012 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
FreightCar America (RAIL) has reported Debt Ratio for 14 consecutive years, with 0.37 the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Debt Ratio fell 23.53% year-over-year to 0.37 in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was 0.37, a 23.53% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.37, down 23.53% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio was 0.37 for Q4 2025 at FreightCar America, up from 0.32 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Debt Ratio peaked at 0.48 in Q3 2022 and troughed at 0.11 in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of 0.35 and a median of 0.41 in 2021 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio soared 771.24% in 2021 and sank 75.45% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Debt Ratio stood at 0.44 in 2021, then advanced by 4.88% to 0.46 in 2022, then slumped by 75.45% to 0.11 in 2023, then soared by 326.5% to 0.48 in 2024, then dropped by 23.53% to 0.37 in 2025.
- The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.37 (Q4 2025), 0.32 (Q3 2025), and 0.33 (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 47.41 Bn | 46.74 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 0.36 |
| 2 | Gatx | 6.31 Bn | 6.31 Bn | 555.30 Mn | 0.00 |
| 3 | Trinity Industries | 2.25 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 109.90 Mn | - |
| 4 | Triton International | 1.42 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 622,000.00 | 0.65 |
| 5 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.32 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 81.10 Mn | 0.42 |
| 6 | Foster L B | 386.10 Mn | 380.32 Mn | 30.87 Mn | 0.14 |
| 7 | FreightCar America | 212.69 Mn | 148.40 Mn | - | 0.37 |
| 8 | GenFlat Holdings | 47.31 Mn | 43.30 Mn | -32,922.00 | 0.02 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.37 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.32 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.33 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.43 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.48 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.12 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.11 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.14 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.11 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.47 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.46 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.48 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.41 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.41 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.44 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.44 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.41 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.35 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.30 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.10 |