FreightCar America (RAIL) Net Margin (2010 - 2025)
FreightCar America's Net Margin was -4.64% in Q3 2025, up 89.88 percentage points from -94.52% a year earlier but down 14.48 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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FreightCar America (RAIL) Net Margin (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, FreightCar America's Net Margin was 17.40% through Sep 30, 2025, up 38.07 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2024, it came in at -13.55%, down 6.97 percentage points from FY2023.
- Net Margin shows a five-year change of +19.14 percentage points (FY2019 to FY2024).
- In earlier years, Net Margin was -6.59% in FY2023 (+4.06 pp), -10.65% in FY2022 (+9.76 pp), -20.41% in FY2021 (+57.45 pp) and -77.87% in FY2020 (-45.17 pp).
- Quarterly Net Margin has moved between -120.89% (Q1 2021) and 52.39% (Q1 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Net Margin has increased for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +14.08 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Net Margin over five years was Q1 2021 (a gain of 205.20 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2024 (a drop of 99.68 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, RAIL's Net Margin in the three quarters before Q3 2025 was 9.85% (Q2 2025), 52.39% (Q1 2025) and 25.14% (Q4 2024).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 334.06 Bn | 305.75 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 17.49% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 195.22 Bn | 189.80 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 20.20% |
| 3 | Deere | 170.77 Bn | 138.86 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 10.94% |
| 4 | Eaton | 148.39 Bn | 145.58 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 9.62% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 119.49 Bn | 117.61 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 18.96% |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 89.58 Bn | 82.32 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 14.73% |
| 7 | 3M | 88.93 Bn | 70.33 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 14.35% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 78.81 Bn | 75.37 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 18.95% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 78.25 Bn | 68.87 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 15.20% |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 127.71 Mn | -114.76 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | -4.64% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.85% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 52.39% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 25.14% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -94.52% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.55% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -7.18% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.26% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.16% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -21.32% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -6.22% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -7.55% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -20.77% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 25.60% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -27.72% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.55% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.25% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -11.27% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -120.89% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -23.74% |
API Access
FreightCar America Net Margin 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=net-margin&ticker=RAIL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-margin", "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=net-margin&ticker=RAIL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();