FreightCar America (RAIL) EBT Margin (2010 - 2025)
FreightCar America (RAIL) reported EBT Margin of 4.73% for Q3 2025, up 8683.0% year-over-year from 0.05% in Q3 2024, and up 86.31% on a QoQ basis from 34.57% in Q2 2025.
FreightCar America (RAIL) has 16 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 4.73% in Q3 2025.
- Quarterly EBT Margin rose 8683.0% year-over-year to 4.73% in Q3 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2025 was 7.96% (up 2796.0% YoY) and the FY2024 annual result came in at 12.55%, down 636.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin advanced to 4.73% in Q3 2025 per RAIL's latest filing, from 34.57% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 54.3% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 120.48% in Q1 2021.
- The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 6.13% (2023), against an average of 11.98%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2021, when EBT Margin soared 33860 bps; it then tumbled 9709 bps in 2024.
- Tracing RAIL's EBT Margin over 5 years: stood at 0.56% in 2021, then slumped by 1420 bps to 7.39% in 2022, then jumped by 76 bps to 1.77% in 2023, then soared by 1622 bps to 26.98% in 2024, then sank by 118 bps to 4.73% in 2025.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest RAIL EBT Margin figures stand at 4.73% (Q3 2025), 34.57% (Q2 2025), and 54.3% (Q1 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 155.75 Bn | 154.71 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 35.85% |
| 2 | Csx | 84.18 Bn | 83.08 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 30.53% |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 68.46 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 23.85% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 58.41 Bn | 58.81 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 30.26% |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 44.40 Bn | 43.91 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 15.90% |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.59 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 128.90 Mn | 7.13% |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.46 Bn | 968.55 Mn | 69.50 Mn | 1.94% |
| 8 | Foster L B | 419.50 Mn | 416.39 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 1.16% |
| 9 | FreightCar America | 145.10 Mn | 80.80 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Swvl Holdings | 18.35 Mn | 13.93 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | -4.73% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -34.57% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 54.30% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 26.98% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -91.57% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.31% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -8.78% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.77% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.52% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -20.69% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -6.13% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -7.39% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -21.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 28.50% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -27.45% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.56% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.87% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -10.15% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -120.48% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -25.56% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -172.69% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -80.91% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -459.08% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -23.72% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -88.84% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -21.55% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -20.62% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -12.65% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -10.49% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -4.47% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -9.93% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -16.64% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -25.56% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -0.75% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.78% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -2.31% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -0.06% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -0.51% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 13.21% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 7.88% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 9.49% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 4.61% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -3.36% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 3.35% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 5.80% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 1.51% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -21.04% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -23.15% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -1.54% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -12.04% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 0.53% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -0.11% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 4.84% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 5.14% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 7.26% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 4.99% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 1.35% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | -2.03% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -5.29% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -140.68% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | -19.07% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | -7.33% |