FreightCar America RAIL
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$7.36 +0.14 (+1.94%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

FreightCar America (RAIL) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.11 for 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.

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.

  • In Q3 2017, FCF Payout Ratio fell 268.78% year-over-year to 0.11; the TTM figure through Dec 2017 stood at 0.09 (up 126.04% YoY), while the FY2024 annual figure was 0.7, changed N/A from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio retreated to 0.11 in Q3 2017 per RAIL's latest filing, from 0.05 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.07 in Q1 2017 and bottomed at 0.21 in Q4 2015.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.04 across 5 years, with a median of 0.02 in 2013.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2015 — FCF Payout Ratio sank 2999.62% — and 2017, when it jumped 224.47%.
  • FreightCar America's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.01 in 2013, then decreased by 7.65% to 0.01 in 2014, then tumbled by 2999.62% to 0.21 in 2015, then surged by 109.69% to 0.02 in 2016, then slumped by 642.12% to 0.11 in 2017.
  • Business Quant data shows RAIL's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.11 in Q3 2017, 0.05 in Q2 2017, and 0.07 in Q1 2017.

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1 Union Pacific 182.58 Bn 180.47 Bn 6.50 Bn 0.37
2 Csx 95.72 Bn 94.33 Bn 3.29 Bn 0.35
3 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 85.71 Bn 85.44 Bn 2.92 Bn 0.24
4 Canadian National Railway 79.38 Bn 79.38 Bn - -
5 Norfolk Southern 78.72 Bn 77.65 Bn - 0.49
6 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 50.38 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.16 Bn 0.14
7 Trinity Industries 2.37 Bn 2.21 Bn 109.90 Mn -1.56
8 Greenbrier Companies 1.43 Bn 1.15 Bn 81.10 Mn -0.06
9 Foster L B 392.93 Mn 387.15 Mn 30.87 Mn -
10 FreightCar America 235.01 Mn 170.72 Mn - -

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