FreightCar America (RAIL) Debt Ratio (2013 - 2025)
FreightCar America (RAIL) reported Debt Ratio of 0.37 for 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.
FreightCar America (RAIL) Debt Ratio (2013 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
FreightCar America (RAIL) has 10 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.37 in Q4 2025.
- Debt Ratio for Q4 2025 came in at 0.37, down 23.53% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 0.37 (down 23.53% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.37, down 23.53% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio advanced to 0.37 in Q4 2025 per RAIL's latest filing, from 0.32 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Debt Ratio peaked at 0.48 in Q4 2024 and troughed at 0.11 in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of 0.34 and a median of 0.38 in 2022 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2023: Debt Ratio jumped 771.24% in 2021, then plunged 75.45% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Debt Ratio shows it stood at 0.4 in 2021, then grew by 16.58% to 0.46 in 2022, then sank by 75.45% to 0.11 in 2023, then jumped by 326.5% to 0.48 in 2024, then declined by 23.53% to 0.37 in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows RAIL's Debt Ratio at 0.37 in Q4 2025, 0.32 in Q3 2025, and 0.33 in Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 152.26 Bn | 151.22 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 0.44 |
| 2 | Csx | 84.99 Bn | 83.89 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 0.43 |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 67.33 Bn | 65.99 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 0.38 |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 56.27 Bn | 56.68 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 0.28 |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 46.65 Bn | 46.16 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 0.28 |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.76 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 128.90 Mn | - |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.54 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 69.50 Mn | - |
| 8 | Foster L B | 438.47 Mn | 435.35 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 0.18 |
| 9 | Rail Vision | 179.83 Mn | 159.33 Mn | 504,000.00 | - |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 178.32 Mn | 114.02 Mn | - | 0.37 |
Historic Data
Download 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 | 0.47 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.39 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.38 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.40 |
| 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 |