FreightCar America RAIL
NASDAQ RAIL
$4.01 -1.84 (-31.37%)
At close: Oct 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

FreightCar America (RAIL) Interest Coverage Ratio (2012 - 2021)

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FreightCar America's (RAIL) Interest Coverage Ratio was -1.17 for Q3 2021, compared with -198.75 a year earlier.

Analysis

FreightCar America (RAIL) Interest Coverage Ratio (2012 - 2021) Analysis & Trends

Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2021, FreightCar America's Interest Coverage Ratio came in at -2.96; for FY2020, it was -36.22.

  • By year, Interest Coverage Ratio came in at -124.14 in FY2019, -207.13 in FY2018, -194.99 in FY2017 and 92.68 in FY2016 (-51.8%).
  • The Q3 2021 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio since Q1 2017.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2021 came in at -1.30 (Q2 2021), -5.79 (Q1 2021) and -5.93 (Q4 2020).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Caterpillar 334.06 Bn 305.75 Bn 7.76 Bn 8.64
2 Amphenol 195.22 Bn 189.80 Bn 3.55 Bn 12.09
3 Deere 170.77 Bn 138.86 Bn 4.66 Bn 2.81
4 Eaton 148.39 Bn 145.58 Bn 2.86 Bn 6.93
5 Parker-Hannifin 119.49 Bn 117.61 Bn 2.25 Bn 14.45
6 Emerson Electric 89.58 Bn 82.32 Bn 2.66 Bn -
7 3M 88.93 Bn 70.33 Bn 2.68 Bn -
8 Illinois Tool Works 78.81 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.90 Bn 14.52
9 Vertiv Holdings 78.25 Bn 68.87 Bn 1.23 Bn 36.66
10 FreightCar America 127.71 Mn -114.76 Mn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2021 -1.17
Jun 30, 2021 -1.30
Mar 31, 2021 -5.79
Dec 31, 2020 -5.93
Sep 30, 2020 -198.75
Jun 30, 2020 -77.53
Mar 31, 2020 -57.75
Dec 31, 2019 -38.24
Sep 30, 2019 -162.58
Jun 30, 2019 -137.77
Mar 31, 2019 -403.22
Dec 31, 2018 -160.77
Sep 30, 2018 -335.12
Jun 30, 2018 -131.33
Mar 31, 2018 -268.50
Dec 31, 2017 -210.02
Sep 30, 2017 -693.15
Jun 30, 2017 -34.90
Mar 31, 2017 33.79
Dec 31, 2016 -55.25
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