FreightCar America (RAIL) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
FreightCar America (RAIL) posted Interest Expenses of $3.56 million for Q3 2021, compared with $208,000 a year earlier and up 10.9% from the prior quarter.
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FreightCar America (RAIL) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2021, Interest Expenses at FreightCar America was $10.83 million; for FY2020, it was $2.23 million, up 265.4% from FY2019.
- Annual Interest Expenses shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 55.7% (FY2015 to FY2020).
- In prior years, FreightCar America's Interest Expenses was $609,000 in FY2019 (+292.9%), $155,000 in FY2018 (-4.9%), $163,000 in FY2017 (-4.7%) and $171,000 in FY2016 (-29.6%).
- The Q3 2021 figure stands as the highest quarterly Interest Expenses in data going back to Q1 2012.
- On a year-over-year basis, Interest Expenses increased in five of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 383.8%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Interest Expenses in the past five years was Q3 2019, with growth of 757.7%; the weakest was Q2 2017, with a decline of 26.8%.
- According to Business Quant data, Interest Expenses for the three prior quarters was $3.21 million (Q2 2021), $2.5 million (Q1 2021) and $1.55 million (Q4 2020).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 267.46 Bn | 238.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 513.00 Mn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.37 Bn | 192.21 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 212.30 Mn |
| 3 | Deere | 185.36 Bn | 194.13 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 661.00 Mn |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.64 Bn | 134.62 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 198.00 Mn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.80 Bn | 119.79 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 146.00 Mn |
| 6 | 3M | 97.84 Bn | 80.25 Bn | 2.78 Bn | - |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 93.37 Bn | 85.86 Bn | 2.74 Bn | - |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.86 Bn | 78.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 83.00 Mn |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.77 Bn | 63.62 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 6.40 Mn |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 167.91 Mn | -98.90 Mn | 6.70 Mn | -3.14 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -3.14 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -3.05 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3.38 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -4.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -4.64 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -4.38 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -4.34 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.04 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.85 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -2.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.04 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -2.04 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -4.35 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -6.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -7.87 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -6.09 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -5.76 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -5.71 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -22.59 Mn |
API Access
FreightCar America Interest Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expenses&ticker=RAIL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expenses", "ticker": "RAIL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expenses&ticker=RAIL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();