FreightCar America (RAIL) FCF Margin (2010 - 2025)
FreightCar America's (RAIL) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 1.4% in Q3 2025, down 364.0% year-over-year from 0.53% in Q3 2024, and down 79.04% quarter-over-quarter from 6.68% in Q2 2025.
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FreightCar America (RAIL) FCF Margin (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
FreightCar America (RAIL) has reported FCF Margin for 16 consecutive years, with 1.4% the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin fell 364.0% year-over-year to 1.4% in Q3 2025; TTM through Sep 2025 was 5.31%, a 614.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2024 full-year figure at 7.13%, up 936.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin was 1.4% for Q3 2025 at FreightCar America, down from 6.68% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 37.92% in Q2 2024 and troughed at 70.49% in Q1 2021.
- A 5-year average of 7.09% and a median of 1.4% in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Margin jumped 11610 bps in 2021 and slumped 3124 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 1.67% in 2021, then jumped by 858 bps to 16.01% in 2022, then surged by 35 bps to 21.66% in 2023, then slumped by 85 bps to 3.34% in 2024, then sank by 58 bps to 1.4% in 2025.
- The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 1.4% (Q3 2025), 6.68% (Q2 2025), and 12.94% (Q1 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 47.83 Bn | 47.19 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 11.92% |
| 2 | Gatx | 6.29 Bn | 7.09 Bn | 555.30 Mn | 13.05% |
| 3 | Trinity Industries | 2.26 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 109.90 Mn | -3.40% |
| 4 | Triton International | 1.45 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 622,000.00 | 273.74% |
| 5 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.34 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 81.10 Mn | -49.68% |
| 6 | Foster L B | 394.51 Mn | 389.61 Mn | 30.87 Mn | 10.32% |
| 7 | FreightCar America | 226.40 Mn | 162.11 Mn | - | - |
| 8 | GenFlat Holdings | 47.31 Mn | 43.30 Mn | -32,922.00 | - |
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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% |