FreightCar America (RAIL) Operating Margin (2010 - 2025)
FreightCar America (RAIL) reported Operating Margin of 9.07% for Q3 2025, up 142.0% year-over-year from 3.75% in Q3 2024, and up 39.66% on a QoQ basis from 6.5% in Q2 2025.
FreightCar America (RAIL) has 16 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 9.07% in Q3 2025.
- Quarterly Operating Margin rose 142.0% year-over-year to 9.07% in Q3 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2025 was 7.36% (up 261.0% YoY) and the FY2024 annual result came in at 6.7%, up 376.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin advanced to 9.07% in Q3 2025 per RAIL's latest filing, from 6.5% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 9.07% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 44.75% in Q1 2021.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 2.27% (2023), against an average of 0.91%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2021, when Operating Margin surged 41241 bps; it then sank 541 bps in 2022.
- Tracing RAIL's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 0.08% in 2021, then slumped by 5969 bps to 4.96% in 2022, then surged by 104 bps to 0.21% in 2023, then surged by 3891 bps to 8.46% in 2024, then increased by 7 bps to 9.07% in 2025.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest RAIL Operating Margin figures stand at 9.07% (Q3 2025), 6.5% (Q2 2025), and 4.02% (Q1 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 155.75 Bn | 154.71 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 39.54% |
| 2 | Csx | 84.18 Bn | 83.08 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 35.99% |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 68.46 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 29.25% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 58.41 Bn | 58.81 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 33.99% |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 44.40 Bn | 43.91 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 17.53% |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.59 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 128.90 Mn | 20.55% |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.46 Bn | 968.55 Mn | 69.50 Mn | 4.27% |
| 8 | Foster L B | 419.50 Mn | 416.39 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 1.69% |
| 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 | 9.07% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.50% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.02% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.46% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.65% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.43% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.21% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.27% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.72% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.36% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -4.96% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -12.55% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.47% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.70% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.08% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -7.14% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -11.43% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -44.75% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -16.39% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -172.49% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -80.70% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -457.15% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -23.35% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -89.19% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -21.51% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -21.03% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -13.06% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -11.03% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -5.31% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -10.36% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -16.96% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -25.98% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -0.88% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 1.02% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -2.28% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -0.05% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -0.48% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 13.19% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 7.90% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 9.51% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 4.62% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -3.34% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 3.46% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 5.95% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 1.70% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -20.58% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -22.75% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -1.25% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -11.80% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 0.63% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -0.03% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 4.90% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 5.20% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 7.30% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 5.02% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 1.39% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | -1.98% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -5.20% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -139.58% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | -17.71% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | -6.91% |