FreightCar America (RAIL) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2025)
FreightCar America's EBITDA Margin came in at 10.04% for Q3 2025, up 1.12 percentage points from 8.92% a year earlier and up 2.23 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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FreightCar America (RAIL) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2025, FreightCar America reported EBITDA Margin of 8.55%, up 2.78 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2024, it came in at 7.71%, up 3.49 percentage points from FY2023.
- EBITDA Margin has increased in each of the last four years, with a five-year change of +35.17 percentage points (FY2019 to FY2024).
- Going back by year, EBITDA Margin was 4.22% in FY2023 (+7.20 pp), -2.99% in FY2022 (+6.11 pp), -9.09% in FY2021 (+56.74 pp) and -65.83% in FY2020 (-38.36 pp).
- The Q3 2025 figure represents the highest quarterly EBITDA Margin since Q1 2016.
- Year-over-year, EBITDA Margin increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.55 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBITDA Margin over five years came in Q1 2021 (a gain of 229.88 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2022 (a drop of 5.97 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows RAIL's EBITDA Margin at 7.80% (Q2 2025), 5.57% (Q1 2025) and 9.55% (Q4 2024) in the three quarters before Q3 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 334.06 Bn | 305.75 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 23.91% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 195.22 Bn | 189.80 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 33.41% |
| 3 | Deere | 170.77 Bn | 138.86 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 19.50% |
| 4 | Eaton | 148.39 Bn | 145.58 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 20.99% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 119.49 Bn | 117.61 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 27.98% |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 89.58 Bn | 82.32 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 34.66% |
| 7 | 3M | 88.93 Bn | 70.33 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 20.29% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 78.81 Bn | 75.37 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 28.95% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 78.25 Bn | 68.87 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 23.04% |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 127.71 Mn | -114.76 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.04% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.80% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.57% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.55% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.92% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.87% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.29% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.33% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.89% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.68% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -4.04% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -11.21% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.29% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.40% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.42% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -5.24% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -8.51% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -41.05% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -13.14% |
API Access
FreightCar America EBITDA Margin 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=ebitda-margin&ticker=RAIL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "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=ebitda-margin&ticker=RAIL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();