FreightCar America (RAIL) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2025)
FreightCar America's (RAIL) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $2.2 million in Q3 2025, down 60.67% year-over-year from $5.7 million in Q3 2024, and down 71.64% quarter-over-quarter from $7.9 million in Q2 2025.
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FreightCar America (RAIL) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
FreightCar America (RAIL) has reported Free Cash Flow for 16 consecutive years, with $2.2 million the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 60.67% year-over-year to $2.2 million in Q3 2025; TTM through Sep 2025 was $27.2 million, a 56.6% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2024 full-year figure at $39.9 million, up 601.87% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow was $2.2 million for Q3 2025 at FreightCar America, down from $7.9 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $55.9 million in Q2 2024 and troughed at -$26.3 million in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of $31105.3 and a median of $1.3 million in 2021 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow jumped 1546.89% in 2022 and tumbled 244.56% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $1.3 million in 2021, then jumped by 1546.89% to $20.7 million in 2022, then jumped by 32.81% to $27.4 million in 2023, then tumbled by 83.24% to $4.6 million in 2024, then slumped by 51.15% to $2.2 million in 2025.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $2.2 million (Q3 2025), $7.9 million (Q2 2025), and $12.5 million (Q1 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 47.94 Bn | 47.30 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 379.00 Mn |
| 2 | Gatx | 6.37 Bn | 7.18 Bn | 555.30 Mn | 75.70 Mn |
| 3 | Trinity Industries | 2.22 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 109.90 Mn | -16.50 Mn |
| 4 | Triton International | 1.41 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 622,000.00 | 59.56 Mn |
| 5 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.30 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 81.10 Mn | -286.40 Mn |
| 6 | Foster L B | 387.55 Mn | 382.66 Mn | 30.87 Mn | 14.30 Mn |
| 7 | FreightCar America | 240.12 Mn | 175.82 Mn | - | - |
| 8 | GenFlat Holdings | 32.89 Mn | 28.89 Mn | -32,922.00 | -1.99 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.25 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.46 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.71 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 55.89 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -26.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 27.43 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -4.85 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -20.87 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -9.66 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 20.65 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -11.76 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -11.89 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.69 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.25 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -13.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -22.72 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -22.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -21.51 Mn |
API Access
FreightCar America Free Cash Flow API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=RAIL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "RAIL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=RAIL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();