FreightCar America RAIL
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$6.67 -0.07 (-1.04%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

FreightCar America (RAIL) FCF Payout Ratio (2012 - 2017)

FreightCar America's (RAIL) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.11 in Q3 2017, down 268.78% year-over-year from 0.07 in Q3 2016, and down 346.17% quarter-over-quarter from 0.05 in Q2 2017.

Analysis

FreightCar America (RAIL) FCF Payout Ratio (2012 - 2017) Analysis & Trends

FreightCar America (RAIL) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 6 consecutive years, with 0.11 the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2017.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 268.78% year-over-year to 0.11 in Q3 2017; TTM through Dec 2017 was 0.09, a 126.04% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2024 full-year figure at 0.7, changed N/A from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.11 for Q3 2017 at FreightCar America, down from 0.05 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 0.07 in Q1 2017 and troughed at 0.21 in Q4 2015.
  • A 5-year average of 0.04 and a median of 0.02 in 2013 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio slumped 2999.62% in 2015 and soared 224.47% in 2017, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.01 in 2013, then fell by 7.65% to 0.01 in 2014, then tumbled by 2999.62% to 0.21 in 2015, then soared by 109.69% to 0.02 in 2016, then slumped by 642.12% to 0.11 in 2017.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.11 (Q3 2017), 0.05 (Q2 2017), and 0.07 (Q1 2017), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 47.41 Bn 46.74 Bn 1.16 Bn 0.14
2 Gatx 6.31 Bn 6.31 Bn 555.30 Mn 0.87
3 Trinity Industries 2.25 Bn 2.10 Bn 109.90 Mn -
4 Triton International 1.42 Bn 1.42 Bn 622,000.00 0.32
5 Greenbrier Companies 1.32 Bn 1.05 Bn 81.10 Mn -
6 Foster L B 386.10 Mn 380.32 Mn 30.87 Mn -
7 FreightCar America 212.69 Mn 148.40 Mn - -
8 GenFlat Holdings 47.31 Mn 43.30 Mn -32,922.00 -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2017 -0.11
Jun 30, 2017 0.05
Mar 31, 2017 0.07
Dec 31, 2016 0.02
Sep 30, 2016 -0.03
Jun 30, 2016 -0.10
Mar 31, 2016 -0.06
Dec 31, 2015 -0.21
Sep 30, 2015 0.04
Jun 30, 2015 -0.05
Mar 31, 2015 -0.01
Dec 31, 2014 0.01
Sep 30, 2014 -0.04
Jun 30, 2014 -0.02
Mar 31, 2014 -0.02
Dec 31, 2013 0.01
Sep 30, 2013 -0.18
Jun 30, 2013 -0.02
Mar 31, 2013 -0.02
Dec 31, 2012 0.06