FreightCar America (RAIL) FCF Margin (2010 - 2025)
FreightCar America (RAIL) reported FCF Margin of 1.4% for Q3 2025, down 364.0% year-over-year from 0.53% in Q3 2024, and down 79.03% on a QoQ basis from 6.68% in Q2 2025.
FreightCar America (RAIL) has 16 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 1.4% in Q3 2025.
- Quarterly FCF Margin fell 364.0% year-over-year to 1.4% in Q3 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2025 was 5.31% (down 617.0% YoY) and the FY2024 annual result came in at 7.16%, up 939.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin slipped to 1.4% in Q3 2025 per RAIL's latest filing, from 6.68% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 38.29% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 70.49% in Q1 2021.
- The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 1.4% (2025), against an average of 7.13%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2021, when FCF Margin surged 18886 bps; it then plunged 3162 bps in 2025.
- Tracing RAIL's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 1.68% in 2021, then soared by 875 bps to 16.43% in 2022, then jumped by 32 bps to 21.69% in 2023, then plunged by 85 bps to 3.34% in 2024, then slumped by 58 bps to 1.4% in 2025.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest RAIL FCF Margin figures stand at 1.4% (Q3 2025), 6.68% (Q2 2025), and 12.94% (Q1 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 155.75 Bn | 154.71 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 24.18% |
| 2 | Csx | 84.18 Bn | 83.08 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 20.94% |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 68.46 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 2.74 Bn | -1.27% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 58.41 Bn | 58.81 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 8.43% |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 44.40 Bn | 43.91 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 5.19% |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.59 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 128.90 Mn | -10.45% |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.46 Bn | 968.55 Mn | 69.50 Mn | 21.89% |
| 8 | Foster L B | 419.50 Mn | 416.39 Mn | 25.70 Mn | -11.06% |
| 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 | 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 | 38.29% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -16.32% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.69% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -7.86% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -23.55% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -12.02% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.43% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -13.85% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -20.94% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.17% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.68% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -22.98% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -62.19% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -70.49% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -38.27% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -81.18% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -112.78% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -259.35% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 11.15% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -28.68% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -24.62% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 1.37% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 40.23% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -24.83% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -52.75% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -16.48% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 11.45% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -13.86% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 20.75% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 11.28% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 39.91% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -32.40% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -9.17% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -13.05% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -2.56% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 11.92% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -9.81% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -89.23% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 46.48% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | -10.84% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -34.24% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -85.84% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 114.09% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -5.15% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -75.84% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -41.54% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 10.05% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 12.75% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | -10.78% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 14.27% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 17.63% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 9.45% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | -6.16% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -15.39% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -224.31% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | -89.35% |