FreightCar America (RAIL) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2025)
FreightCar America's (RAIL) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $9.6 million in 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.
Analysis
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.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 27.98% year-over-year to $9.6 million in Q3 2025; TTM through Sep 2025 was $39.7 million, a 41.3% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2024 full-year figure at $29.7 million, up 8.05% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was $9.6 million for Q3 2025 at FreightCar America, down from $10.1 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $15.8 million in Q1 2021 and troughed at $4.1 million in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of $7.9 million and a median of $7.5 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The widest YoY moves for Operating Expenses: up 251.51% in 2021, down 84.7% in 2021.
- Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $6.4 million in 2021, then decreased by 0.58% to $6.3 million in 2022, then rose by 21.89% to $7.7 million in 2023, then advanced by 21.13% to $9.4 million in 2024, then climbed by 2.91% to $9.6 million in 2025.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $9.6 million (Q3 2025), $10.1 million (Q2 2025), and $10.5 million (Q1 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 47.56 Bn | 46.89 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 561.00 Mn |
| 2 | Gatx | 6.30 Bn | 6.30 Bn | 555.30 Mn | 419.70 Mn |
| 3 | Trinity Industries | 2.24 Bn | 2.09 Bn | 109.90 Mn | 51.10 Mn |
| 4 | Triton International | 1.42 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 622,000.00 | 131.78 Mn |
| 5 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.32 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 81.10 Mn | 55.20 Mn |
| 6 | Foster L B | 390.09 Mn | 384.30 Mn | 30.87 Mn | 24.11 Mn |
| 7 | FreightCar America | 214.62 Mn | 150.32 Mn | - | - |
| 8 | GenFlat Holdings | 47.31 Mn | 43.30 Mn | -32,922.00 | 848,776.00 |
Historic Data
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Historic 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 |