FreightCar America (RAIL) FCF Margin (2010 - 2025)
FreightCar America's FCF Margin came in at 1.40% for Q3 2025, down 3.64 percentage points from 5.04% a year earlier and down 5.28 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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FreightCar America (RAIL) FCF Margin (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2025, FreightCar America reported FCF Margin of 5.31%, down 6.14 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2024, it came in at 7.13%, up 9.36 percentage points from FY2023.
- FCF Margin carries a five-year change of +17.81 percentage points (FY2019 to FY2024).
- Going back by year, FCF Margin was -2.22% in FY2023 (-3.23 pp), 1.01% in FY2022 (+29.42 pp), -28.41% in FY2021 (+34.99 pp) and -63.40% in FY2020 (-52.72 pp).
- The Q3 2025 figure represents the lowest quarterly FCF Margin since Q1 2024.
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.46 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in Q1 2021 (a gain of 116.10 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2020 (a drop of 45.05 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows RAIL's FCF Margin at 6.68% (Q2 2025), 12.94% (Q1 2025) and 3.34% (Q4 2024) in the three quarters before Q3 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 334.06 Bn | 305.75 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 15.87% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 195.22 Bn | 189.80 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 13.72% |
| 3 | Deere | 170.77 Bn | 138.86 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 10.35% |
| 4 | Eaton | 148.39 Bn | 145.58 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 10.24% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 119.49 Bn | 117.61 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 27.16% |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 89.58 Bn | 82.32 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 27.13% |
| 7 | 3M | 88.93 Bn | 70.33 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 11.74% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 78.81 Bn | 75.37 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 14.67% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 78.25 Bn | 68.87 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 28.30% |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 127.71 Mn | -114.76 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.40% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.68% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.94% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.34% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.04% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 37.92% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -16.32% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.66% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -7.84% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -23.55% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -11.93% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.01% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -13.72% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -20.94% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.17% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.67% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -22.98% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -60.83% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -70.49% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -35.49% |
API Access
FreightCar America FCF 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=fcf-margin&ticker=RAIL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=RAIL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();