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 quarter-over-quarter from 15.02% in Q2 2025.
FreightCar America (RAIL) Gross Margin (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
FreightCar America (RAIL) has 16 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 15.09% in Q3 2025.
- Gross Margin for Q3 2025 came in at 15.09%, up 78.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2025 was 15.09% (up 446.0% YoY), and the FY2024 annual result was 12.02%, up 32.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin steadied at 15.09% in Q3 2025 per RAIL's latest filing, from 15.02% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 15.27% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 2.64% in Q3 2021.
- A 5-year average of 10.28% and a median of 10.79% in 2022 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2022: Gross Margin jumped 23950 bps in 2021, then slumped 520 bps in 2022.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 8.87% in 2021, then sank by 59 bps to 3.68% in 2022, then surged by 160 bps to 9.57% in 2023, then jumped by 60 bps to 15.27% in 2024, then retreated by 1 bps to 15.09% in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows RAIL's Gross Margin at 15.09% in Q3 2025, 15.02% in Q2 2025, and 14.95% in Q1 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 152.26 Bn | 151.22 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 94.15% |
| 2 | Csx | 84.99 Bn | 83.89 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 91.33% |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 67.33 Bn | 65.99 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 91.46% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 56.27 Bn | 56.68 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 87.62% |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 46.65 Bn | 46.16 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 35.97% |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.76 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 128.90 Mn | 26.20% |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.54 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 69.50 Mn | 11.83% |
| 8 | Foster L B | 438.47 Mn | 435.35 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 21.21% |
| 9 | Rail Vision | 179.83 Mn | 159.33 Mn | 504,000.00 | 40.32% |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 178.32 Mn | 114.02 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% |