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% quarter-over-quarter from 6.68% in Q2 2025.
FreightCar America (RAIL) FCF Margin (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
FreightCar America (RAIL) has 16 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 1.4% in Q3 2025.
- FCF Margin for Q3 2025 came in at 1.4%, down 364.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2025 was 5.31% (down 617.0% YoY), and the FY2024 annual result was 7.16%, up 939.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin retreated to 1.4% in Q3 2025 per RAIL's latest filing, from 6.68% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 38.29% in Q2 2024 and troughed at 70.49% in Q1 2021.
- A 5-year average of 7.13% and a median of 1.4% in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2025: FCF Margin jumped 18886 bps in 2021, then slumped 3162 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 1.68% in 2021, then surged by 875 bps to 16.43% in 2022, then soared by 32 bps to 21.69% in 2023, then slumped by 85 bps to 3.34% in 2024, then plunged by 58 bps to 1.4% in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows RAIL's FCF Margin at 1.4% in Q3 2025, 6.68% in Q2 2025, and 12.94% in Q1 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 152.26 Bn | 151.22 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 24.18% |
| 2 | Csx | 84.99 Bn | 83.89 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 20.94% |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 67.33 Bn | 65.99 Bn | 2.74 Bn | -1.27% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 56.27 Bn | 56.68 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 8.43% |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 46.65 Bn | 46.16 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 5.19% |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.76 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 128.90 Mn | -10.45% |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.54 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 69.50 Mn | 21.89% |
| 8 | Foster L B | 438.47 Mn | 435.35 Mn | 25.70 Mn | -11.06% |
| 9 | Rail Vision | 179.83 Mn | 159.33 Mn | 504,000.00 | -347.68% |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 178.32 Mn | 114.02 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% |