FreightCar America RAIL
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$6.76 -0.58 (-7.90%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

FreightCar America's (RAIL) quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 1.17 in Q3 2021, up 99.41% year-over-year from 0.59 in Q3 2020, and up 10.13% quarter-over-quarter from 1.3 in Q2 2021.

Analysis

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

FreightCar America (RAIL) has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 10 consecutive years, with 1.17 the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2021.

  • On a quarterly basis, Interest Coverage Ratio rose 99.41% year-over-year to 1.17 in Q3 2021; TTM through Sep 2021 was 2.96, a 96.67% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2020 full-year figure at 36.22, up 70.82% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio was 1.17 for Q3 2021 at FreightCar America, up from 1.3 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Interest Coverage Ratio peaked at 33.79 in Q1 2017 and troughed at 693.15 in Q3 2017.
  • A 5-year average of 152.11 and a median of 131.33 in 2018 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, Interest Coverage Ratio sank 38556.34% in 2017 and surged 99.41% in 2021, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 210.02 in 2017, then increased by 23.45% to 160.77 in 2018, then surged by 76.21% to 38.24 in 2019, then jumped by 84.5% to 5.93 in 2020, then surged by 80.28% to 1.17 in 2021.
  • The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 1.17 (Q3 2021), 1.3 (Q2 2021), and 5.79 (Q1 2021), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 47.56 Bn 46.89 Bn 1.16 Bn 7.50
2 Gatx 6.30 Bn 6.30 Bn 555.30 Mn -
3 Trinity Industries 2.24 Bn 2.09 Bn 109.90 Mn -
4 Triton International 1.42 Bn 1.42 Bn 622,000.00 2.77
5 Greenbrier Companies 1.32 Bn 1.05 Bn 81.10 Mn 1.93
6 Foster L B 390.09 Mn 384.30 Mn 30.87 Mn -
7 FreightCar America 214.62 Mn 150.32 Mn - -
8 GenFlat Holdings 47.31 Mn 43.30 Mn -32,922.00 -356.39
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