FreightCar America (RAIL) Net Margin (2010 - 2025)
FreightCar America's (RAIL) quarterly Net Margin came in at 4.64% in Q3 2025, up 8988.0% year-over-year from 0.05% in Q3 2024, and down 147.11% quarter-over-quarter from 9.85% in Q2 2025.
Analysis
FreightCar America (RAIL) Net Margin (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
FreightCar America (RAIL) has reported Net Margin for 16 consecutive years, with 4.64% the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Net Margin rose 8988.0% year-over-year to 4.64% in Q3 2025; TTM through Sep 2025 was 17.4%, a 3827.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2024 full-year figure at 13.55%, down 666.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin was 4.64% for Q3 2025 at FreightCar America, down from 9.85% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Net Margin peaked at 52.39% in Q1 2025 and troughed at 120.89% in Q1 2021.
- A 5-year average of 10.47% and a median of 4.64% in 2025 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
- Across the five-year window, Net Margin jumped 20936 bps in 2021 and plunged 9968 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Net Margin stood at 1.37% in 2021, then sank by 651 bps to 7.56% in 2022, then jumped by 59 bps to 3.12% in 2023, then soared by 906 bps to 25.14% in 2024, then sank by 118 bps to 4.64% in 2025.
- The last three Net Margin figures came in at 4.64% (Q3 2025), 9.85% (Q2 2025), and 52.39% (Q1 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 47.26 Bn | 46.59 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 12.46% |
| 2 | Gatx | 6.31 Bn | 6.31 Bn | 555.30 Mn | 12.72% |
| 3 | Trinity Industries | 2.24 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 109.90 Mn | 20.26% |
| 4 | Triton International | 1.42 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 622,000.00 | 397.51% |
| 5 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.32 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 81.10 Mn | 2.15% |
| 6 | Foster L B | 388.69 Mn | 382.91 Mn | 30.87 Mn | 2.25% |
| 7 | FreightCar America | 215.88 Mn | 151.59 Mn | - | - |
| 8 | GenFlat Holdings | 47.31 Mn | 43.30 Mn | -32,922.00 | - |
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 | -3.12% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.16% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -21.32% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -6.22% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -7.56% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -20.77% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 25.60% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -27.72% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.37% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.25% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -11.27% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -120.89% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -24.17% |