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% quarter-over-quarter from $10.1 million in Q2 2025.
FreightCar America (RAIL) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
FreightCar America (RAIL) has 16 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $9.6 million in Q3 2025.
- Operating Expenses for Q3 2025 came in at $9.6 million, up 27.98% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $30.3 million (up 1.96% YoY), and the FY2024 annual result was $29.7 million, up 8.05% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses fell to $9.6 million in Q3 2025 per RAIL's latest filing, from $10.1 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $15.6 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 sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2025: Operating Expenses slumped 84.7% in 2021, then soared 90.97% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $6.4 million in 2021, then slipped by 0.58% to $6.3 million in 2022, then gained by 21.89% to $7.7 million in 2023, then climbed by 21.13% to $9.4 million in 2024, then grew 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.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 152.26 Bn | 151.22 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 3.76 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 84.99 Bn | 83.89 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 2.23 Bn |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 67.33 Bn | 65.99 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 2.12 Bn |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 56.27 Bn | 56.68 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 1.78 Bn |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 46.65 Bn | 46.16 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 544.00 Mn |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.76 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 128.90 Mn | 50.70 Mn |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.54 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 69.50 Mn | 57.40 Mn |
| 8 | Foster L B | 438.47 Mn | 435.35 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 23.03 Mn |
| 9 | Rail Vision | 179.83 Mn | 159.33 Mn | 504,000.00 | -6.53 Mn |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 178.32 Mn | 114.02 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 |