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% quarter-over-quarter from 34.57% in Q2 2025.
FreightCar America (RAIL) EBT Margin (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
FreightCar America (RAIL) has 16 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 4.73% in Q3 2025.
- EBT Margin for Q3 2025 came in at 4.73%, up 8683.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2025 was 7.96% (up 2796.0% YoY), and the FY2024 annual result was 12.55%, down 636.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin grew to 4.73% in Q3 2025 per RAIL's latest filing, 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 11.98% and a median of 6.13% in 2023 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2024: EBT Margin surged 33860 bps in 2021, then sank 9709 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 0.56% in 2021, then plunged by 1420 bps to 7.39% in 2022, then soared by 76 bps to 1.77% in 2023, then surged by 1622 bps to 26.98% in 2024, then tumbled by 118 bps to 4.73% in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows RAIL's EBT Margin at 4.73% in Q3 2025, 34.57% in Q2 2025, and 54.3% in Q1 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 152.26 Bn | 151.22 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 35.85% |
| 2 | Csx | 84.99 Bn | 83.89 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 30.53% |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 67.33 Bn | 65.99 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 23.85% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 56.27 Bn | 56.68 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 30.26% |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 46.65 Bn | 46.16 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 15.90% |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.76 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 128.90 Mn | 7.13% |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.54 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 69.50 Mn | 1.94% |
| 8 | Foster L B | 438.47 Mn | 435.35 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 1.16% |
| 9 | Rail Vision | 179.83 Mn | 159.33 Mn | 504,000.00 | -482.40% |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 178.32 Mn | 114.02 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% |