FreightCar America (RAIL) Debt Ratio (2013 - 2025)
FreightCar America's (RAIL) Debt Ratio was 0.37 for Q4 2025, down 23.5% from 0.48 a year earlier but up 17.1% from the prior quarter.
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FreightCar America (RAIL) Debt Ratio (2013 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Dating back to Q3 2013, FreightCar America's Debt Ratio record includes 31 quarters.
- By year, Debt Ratio came in at 0.48 in FY2024 (+326.5%), 0.11 in FY2023 (-75.4%), 0.46 in FY2022 (+16.6%) and 0.40 in FY2021 (+31.0%).
- Five-year quarterly Debt Ratio spans a low of 0.11 in Q2 2023 and a high of 0.48 in Q4 2024.
- Year over year, Debt Ratio gained in two of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 121.7%.
- The high point for year-over-year Debt Ratio in five years was Q1 2021 (growth of 771.2%); the low point was Q4 2023 (a decline of 75.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q4 2025 came in at 0.32 (Q3 2025), 0.33 (Q2 2025) and 0.43 (Q1 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 338.35 Bn | 310.05 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 0.44 |
| 2 | Amphenol | 196.58 Bn | 191.16 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 0.42 |
| 3 | Deere | 170.02 Bn | 138.12 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 0.54 |
| 4 | Eaton | 151.86 Bn | 149.05 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 0.37 |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.43 Bn | 118.55 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 0.28 |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 91.10 Bn | 83.83 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 0.31 |
| 7 | 3M | 89.06 Bn | 70.46 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 0.36 |
| 8 | Vertiv Holdings | 81.48 Bn | 72.10 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 0.18 |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.16 Bn | 75.71 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 0.59 |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 131.06 Mn | -111.42 Mn | - | 0.37 |
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 | 0.47 |
| 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 |
API Access
FreightCar America Debt Ratio 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=debt-ratio&ticker=RAIL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "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=debt-ratio&ticker=RAIL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();