FreightCar America (RAIL) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2025)
FreightCar America's (RAIL) quarterly EBIT Margin came in at 9.07% in Q3 2025, up 143.0% year-over-year from 3.73% in Q3 2024, and up 39.6% quarter-over-quarter from 6.5% in Q2 2025.
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FreightCar America (RAIL) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
FreightCar America (RAIL) has reported EBIT Margin for 16 consecutive years, with 9.07% the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, EBIT Margin rose 143.0% year-over-year to 9.07% in Q3 2025; TTM through Sep 2025 was 7.36%, a 263.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2024 full-year figure at 6.67%, up 374.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin was 9.07% for Q3 2025 at FreightCar America, up from 6.5% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, EBIT Margin peaked at 9.07% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 44.75% in Q1 2021.
- A 5-year average of 0.89% and a median of 2.26% in 2023 frame the typical range for EBIT Margin.
- Across the five-year window, EBIT Margin surged 28415 bps in 2021 and tumbled 530 bps in 2022, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, EBIT Margin stood at 0.08% in 2021, then plunged by 5862 bps to 4.84% in 2022, then jumped by 104 bps to 0.21% in 2023, then surged by 3893 bps to 8.45% in 2024, then advanced by 7 bps to 9.07% in 2025.
- The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 9.07% (Q3 2025), 6.5% (Q2 2025), and 4.02% (Q1 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 47.83 Bn | 47.19 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 18.87% |
| 2 | Gatx | 6.29 Bn | 7.09 Bn | 555.30 Mn | 23.38% |
| 3 | Trinity Industries | 2.26 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 109.90 Mn | 41.19% |
| 4 | Triton International | 1.45 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 622,000.00 | 840.95% |
| 5 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.34 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 81.10 Mn | 5.53% |
| 6 | Foster L B | 394.51 Mn | 389.61 Mn | 30.87 Mn | 4.44% |
| 7 | FreightCar America | 226.40 Mn | 162.11 Mn | - | - |
| 8 | GenFlat Holdings | 47.31 Mn | 43.30 Mn | -32,922.00 | - |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.07% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.50% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.02% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.45% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.64% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.91% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.43% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.21% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.26% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.72% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.35% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -4.84% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -12.44% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.47% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.70% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.08% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -7.14% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -11.18% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -44.75% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -15.20% |