FreightCar America (RAIL) Gross Margin (2010 - 2025)
FreightCar America (RAIL) reported Gross Margin of 15.09% for Q3 2025, up 78.0% year-over-year from 8.48% in Q3 2024, and little changed on a QoQ basis from 15.02% in Q2 2025.
FreightCar America (RAIL) has 16 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 15.09% in Q3 2025.
- Quarterly Gross Margin rose 78.0% year-over-year to 15.09% in Q3 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2025 was 15.09% (up 446.0% YoY) and the FY2024 annual result came in at 12.02%, up 32.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin held at 15.09% in Q3 2025 per RAIL's latest filing, from 15.02% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 15.27% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 2.64% in Q3 2021.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 10.79% (2022), against an average of 10.28%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2021, when Gross Margin surged 23950 bps; it then plunged 520 bps in 2022.
- Tracing RAIL's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 8.87% in 2021, then tumbled by 59 bps to 3.68% in 2022, then soared by 160 bps to 9.57% in 2023, then surged by 60 bps to 15.27% in 2024, then declined by 1 bps to 15.09% in 2025.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest RAIL Gross Margin figures stand at 15.09% (Q3 2025), 15.02% (Q2 2025), and 14.95% (Q1 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 155.75 Bn | 154.71 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 94.15% |
| 2 | Csx | 84.18 Bn | 83.08 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 91.33% |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 68.46 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 91.46% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 58.41 Bn | 58.81 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 87.62% |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 44.40 Bn | 43.91 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 35.97% |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.59 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 128.90 Mn | 26.20% |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.46 Bn | 968.55 Mn | 69.50 Mn | 11.83% |
| 8 | Foster L B | 419.50 Mn | 416.39 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 21.21% |
| 9 | FreightCar America | 145.10 Mn | 80.80 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Swvl Holdings | 18.35 Mn | 13.93 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.09% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.02% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.95% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.27% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.31% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.63% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.08% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.57% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.94% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.62% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.31% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.68% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.36% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.60% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.79% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.87% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.64% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 5.47% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 4.07% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 9.83% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -17.02% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -38.29% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -235.44% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -20.96% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -13.31% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 8.18% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -9.92% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -4.68% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -4.86% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 7.25% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -0.72% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -5.11% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -11.00% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 4.42% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 7.06% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 4.96% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 8.36% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 6.40% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 10.69% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 13.40% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 12.05% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 9.25% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 4.91% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 7.35% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 9.89% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 7.91% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -5.62% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -0.25% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 8.14% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 4.83% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 5.67% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 6.97% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 10.02% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 9.41% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 10.83% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 8.89% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 7.01% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 4.06% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 3.10% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -0.65% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | -1.98% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 11.81% |