FreightCar America (RAIL) Net Margin (2010 - 2025)
FreightCar America (RAIL) reported Net Margin of 4.64% for Q3 2025, up 8994.0% year-over-year from 0.05% in Q3 2024, and down 147.13% on a QoQ basis from 9.85% in Q2 2025.
FreightCar America (RAIL) has 16 years of Net Margin data on file, last reported at 4.64% in Q3 2025.
- Quarterly Net Margin rose 8994.0% year-over-year to 4.64% in Q3 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2025 was 17.42% (up 3815.0% YoY) and the FY2024 annual result came in at 13.58%, down 697.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin fell to 4.64% in Q3 2025 per RAIL's latest filing, from 9.85% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 52.39% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 120.89% in Q1 2021.
- The 5-year median for Net Margin is 4.64% (2025), against an average of 10.44%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2021, when Net Margin surged 33814 bps; it then slumped 9975 bps in 2024.
- Tracing RAIL's Net Margin over 5 years: stood at 1.56% in 2021, then plunged by 595 bps to 7.74% in 2022, then jumped by 71 bps to 2.26% in 2023, then surged by 1217 bps to 25.22% in 2024, then tumbled by 118 bps to 4.64% in 2025.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest RAIL Net Margin figures stand at 4.64% (Q3 2025), 9.85% (Q2 2025), and 52.39% (Q1 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 155.75 Bn | 154.71 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 27.36% |
| 2 | Csx | 84.18 Bn | 83.08 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 23.18% |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 68.46 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 18.25% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 58.41 Bn | 58.81 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 22.83% |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 44.40 Bn | 43.91 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 12.31% |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.59 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 128.90 Mn | -0.37% |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.46 Bn | 968.55 Mn | 69.50 Mn | 1.65% |
| 8 | Foster L B | 419.50 Mn | 416.39 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 1.23% |
| 9 | FreightCar America | 145.10 Mn | 80.80 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Swvl Holdings | 18.35 Mn | 13.93 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | -4.64% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.85% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 52.39% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 25.22% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -94.58% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.60% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -7.18% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.26% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.17% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -21.32% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -6.27% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -7.74% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -20.96% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 25.60% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -27.72% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.56% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.25% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -11.52% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -120.89% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -25.81% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -172.37% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -80.90% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -459.03% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -24.78% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -87.89% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -21.57% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -20.33% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -29.79% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -7.82% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -3.50% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -7.72% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -14.06% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -16.12% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -0.38% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.46% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.05% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 0.04% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -0.37% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 8.52% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 4.44% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 6.15% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 3.14% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -2.23% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 2.26% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 3.38% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 1.16% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -12.39% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -22.37% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -1.22% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -7.30% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -3.02% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 8.40% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 2.96% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 3.07% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 4.44% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 4.32% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | -1.88% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 0.18% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -1.76% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -294.89% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | -11.38% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | -4.26% |