FreightCar America (RAIL) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2025)
FreightCar America (RAIL) posted quarterly 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% quarter-over-quarter from $10.1 million in Q2 2025.
FreightCar America (RAIL) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
FreightCar America (RAIL) has reported Operating Expenses for 16 consecutive years, with $9.6 million the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2025.
- In Q3 2025, Operating Expenses rose 27.98% year-over-year to $9.6 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $30.3 million (up 1.96% YoY), while the FY2024 annual figure was $29.7 million, up 8.05% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses eased 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 $15.8 million in Q1 2021 and bottomed at $4.1 million in Q2 2022.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $7.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $7.5 million in 2024.
- On a YoY basis, Operating Expenses climbed as much as 251.51% in 2021 and fell as far as 84.7% in 2021.
- FreightCar America's Operating Expenses stood at $6.4 million in 2021, then dropped by 0.58% to $6.3 million in 2022, then advanced by 21.89% to $7.7 million in 2023, then grew by 21.13% to $9.4 million in 2024, then increased by 2.91% to $9.6 million in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows RAIL's Operating Expenses at $9.6 million in Q3 2025, $10.1 million in Q2 2025, and $10.5 million in Q1 2025.
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| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 77.93 Bn | 76.86 Bn | - | 2.34 Bn |
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| 7 | Trinity Industries | 2.37 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 109.90 Mn | 51.10 Mn |
| 8 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.42 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 81.10 Mn | 55.20 Mn |
| 9 | Foster L B | 390.24 Mn | 384.46 Mn | 30.87 Mn | 24.11 Mn |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 228.00 Mn | 163.70 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 | 15.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -4.22 Mn |