FreightCar America (RAIL) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2025)
FreightCar America (RAIL) posted quarterly EBITDA Margin of 9.07% for 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.
FreightCar America (RAIL) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
FreightCar America (RAIL) has reported EBITDA Margin for 16 consecutive years, with 9.07% the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2025.
- In Q3 2025, EBITDA Margin rose 143.0% year-over-year to 9.07%; the TTM figure through Sep 2025 stood at 7.36% (up 263.0% YoY), while the FY2024 annual figure was 6.67%, up 374.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin improved to 9.07% in Q3 2025 per RAIL's latest filing, from 6.5% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBITDA Margin topped out at 9.07% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 44.75% in Q1 2021.
- Historically, EBITDA Margin has averaged 0.89% across 5 years, with a median of 2.26% in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — EBITDA Margin soared 28415 bps — and 2022, when it slumped 530 bps.
- FreightCar America's EBITDA Margin stood at 0.08% in 2021, then plunged by 5862 bps to 4.84% in 2022, then soared by 104 bps to 0.21% in 2023, then jumped by 3893 bps to 8.45% in 2024, then grew by 7 bps to 9.07% in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows RAIL's EBITDA Margin at 9.07% in Q3 2025, 6.5% in Q2 2025, and 4.02% in Q1 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 9 | Foster L B | 390.24 Mn | 384.46 Mn | 30.87 Mn | 4.44% |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 228.00 Mn | 163.70 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download 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% |