FreightCar America (RAIL) EBT Margin (2010 - 2025)
FreightCar America's (RAIL) quarterly EBT Margin came in at 4.73% in Q3 2025, up 8678.0% year-over-year from 0.05% in Q3 2024, and up 86.32% quarter-over-quarter from 34.57% in Q2 2025.
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FreightCar America (RAIL) EBT Margin (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
FreightCar America (RAIL) has reported EBT Margin for 16 consecutive years, with 4.73% the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, EBT Margin rose 8678.0% year-over-year to 4.73% in Q3 2025; TTM through Sep 2025 was 7.95%, a 2790.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2024 full-year figure at 12.51%, down 634.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin was 4.73% for Q3 2025 at FreightCar America, up from 34.57% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, EBT Margin peaked at 54.3% in Q1 2025 and troughed at 120.48% in Q1 2021.
- A 5-year average of 11.95% and a median of 6.08% in 2023 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
- Across the five-year window, EBT Margin surged 20980 bps in 2021 and tumbled 9702 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, EBT Margin stood at 0.56% in 2021, then sank by 1396 bps to 7.2% in 2022, then soared by 75 bps to 1.77% in 2023, then jumped by 1623 bps to 26.97% in 2024, then slumped by 118 bps to 4.73% in 2025.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 4.73% (Q3 2025), 34.57% (Q2 2025), and 54.3% (Q1 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 47.83 Bn | 47.19 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 16.29% |
| 2 | Gatx | 6.29 Bn | 7.09 Bn | 555.30 Mn | 17.20% |
| 3 | Trinity Industries | 2.26 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 109.90 Mn | 27.62% |
| 4 | Triton International | 1.45 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 622,000.00 | 537.92% |
| 5 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.34 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 81.10 Mn | 2.67% |
| 6 | Foster L B | 394.51 Mn | 389.61 Mn | 30.87 Mn | 3.93% |
| 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 | -4.73% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -34.57% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 54.30% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 26.97% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -91.51% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.24% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -8.78% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.77% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.51% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -20.69% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -6.08% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -7.20% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -20.80% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 28.50% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -27.45% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.56% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.87% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -9.92% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -120.48% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -23.71% |