FreightCar America (RAIL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
FreightCar America (RAIL) recorded EBT Margin of -4.73% in Q3 2025, up 86.78 percentage points from -91.51% a year earlier and up 29.84 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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FreightCar America (RAIL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, FreightCar America's EBT Margin came in at 7.95% as of Sep 30, 2025, up 27.90 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2024, it came in at -12.51%, down 6.34 percentage points from FY2023.
- Annual EBT Margin has a five-year change of +20.26 percentage points (FY2019 to FY2024).
- Across earlier years, EBT Margin came in at -6.17% in FY2023 (+3.85 pp), -10.02% in FY2022 (+9.70 pp), -19.72% in FY2021 (+59.49 pp) and -79.21% in FY2020 (-46.44 pp).
- Quarterly EBT Margin has ranged from -120.48% in Q1 2021 to 54.30% in Q1 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBT Margin rose in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +8.80 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for EBT Margin in the last five years was a gain of 209.80 percentage points in Q1 2021, against a drop of 97.02 percentage points in Q3 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -34.57% (Q2 2025), 54.30% (Q1 2025) and 26.97% (Q4 2024).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 267.46 Bn | 238.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 20.40% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.37 Bn | 192.21 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 27.66% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.36 Bn | 194.13 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 14.93% |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.64 Bn | 134.62 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 15.31% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.80 Bn | 119.79 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 18.98% |
| 6 | 3M | 97.84 Bn | 80.25 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 25.36% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 93.37 Bn | 85.86 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 19.32% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.86 Bn | 78.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 26.70% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.77 Bn | 63.62 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 23.07% |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 167.91 Mn | -98.90 Mn | 6.70 Mn | -2.06% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -2.06% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -28.68% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 70.49% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.40% |
| 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% |
API Access
FreightCar America EBT 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=ebt-margin&ticker=RAIL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=RAIL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();