FreightCar America (RAIL) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2025)
FreightCar America (RAIL) reported Operating Expenses of $9.6 million for Q3 2025, up 27.98% year-over-year from $7.5 million in Q3 2024, and down 4.62% on a QoQ basis from $10.1 million in Q2 2025.
FreightCar America (RAIL) has 16 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $9.6 million in Q3 2025.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 27.98% year-over-year to $9.6 million in Q3 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $30.3 million (up 1.96% YoY) and the FY2024 annual result came in at $29.7 million, up 8.05% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses retreated to $9.6 million in Q3 2025 per RAIL's latest filing, from $10.1 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $15.6 million in Q1 2021 and bottomed at $4.1 million in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $7.5 million (2024), against an average of $7.9 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2021, when Operating Expenses plunged 84.7%; it then jumped 90.97% in 2025.
- Tracing RAIL's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $6.4 million in 2021, then retreated by 0.58% to $6.3 million in 2022, then increased by 21.89% to $7.7 million in 2023, then gained by 21.13% to $9.4 million in 2024, then advanced by 2.91% to $9.6 million in 2025.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest RAIL Operating Expenses figures stand at $9.6 million (Q3 2025), $10.1 million (Q2 2025), and $10.5 million (Q1 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 155.75 Bn | 154.71 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 3.76 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 84.18 Bn | 83.08 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 2.23 Bn |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 68.46 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 2.12 Bn |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 58.41 Bn | 58.81 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 1.78 Bn |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 44.40 Bn | 43.91 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 544.00 Mn |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.59 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 128.90 Mn | 50.70 Mn |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.46 Bn | 968.55 Mn | 69.50 Mn | 57.40 Mn |
| 8 | Foster L B | 419.50 Mn | 416.39 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 23.03 Mn |
| 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 | 9.65 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.11 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.37 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.54 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.74 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.51 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.85 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.35 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.05 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.71 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.39 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 6.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 15.59 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 11.02 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 37.26 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 6.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 8.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 7.96 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 7.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 16.67 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 7.67 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 7.22 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 5.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 8.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 8.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 9.31 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 10.79 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 6.29 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 8.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 9.09 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 9.54 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 8.68 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 10.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 11.19 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 10.71 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 10.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 8.84 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 9.02 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 9.22 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 8.68 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 8.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 7.49 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 7.69 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 7.85 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 4.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 8.17 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 8.23 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 7.64 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 8.69 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 8.49 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 7.31 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 6.87 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 6.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 6.57 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 6.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 5.80 Mn |