FreightCar America (RAIL) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2025)
FreightCar America (RAIL) reported Free Cash Flow of $2.2 million for 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.
FreightCar America (RAIL) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
FreightCar America (RAIL) has 16 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $2.2 million in Q3 2025.
- Free Cash Flow for Q3 2025 came in at $2.2 million, down 60.67% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $22.6 million (down 43.3% YoY), and the FY2024 annual result was $39.9 million, up 601.87% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow fell to $2.2 million in Q3 2025 per RAIL's latest filing, 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.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Free Cash Flow surged 1546.89% in 2022, then slumped 244.56% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $1.3 million in 2021, then surged by 1546.89% to $20.7 million in 2022, then surged by 32.81% to $27.4 million in 2023, then slumped by 83.24% to $4.6 million in 2024, then sank by 51.15% to $2.2 million in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows RAIL's Free Cash Flow at $2.2 million in Q3 2025, $7.9 million in Q2 2025, and $12.5 million in Q1 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 152.26 Bn | 151.22 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 1.50 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 84.99 Bn | 83.89 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 729.00 Mn |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 67.33 Bn | 65.99 Bn | 2.74 Bn | -38.00 Mn |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 56.27 Bn | 56.68 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 227.51 Mn |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 46.65 Bn | 46.16 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 153.00 Mn |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.76 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 128.90 Mn | -51.40 Mn |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.54 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 69.50 Mn | 128.60 Mn |
| 8 | Foster L B | 438.47 Mn | 435.35 Mn | 25.70 Mn | -13.40 Mn |
| 9 | Rail Vision | 179.83 Mn | 159.33 Mn | 504,000.00 | -4.35 Mn |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 178.32 Mn | 114.02 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.25 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.25 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.92 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.46 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.46 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.71 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.71 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 55.89 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 55.89 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -26.29 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -26.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 27.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 27.43 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -4.85 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -4.85 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -20.87 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -20.87 Mn |