FreightCar America (RAIL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2025)
FreightCar America's Return on Assets [ROA] was 26.70% in Q3 2025, up 76.71 percentage points from -50.00% a year earlier and up 30.26 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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FreightCar America (RAIL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2024, Return on Assets [ROA] at FreightCar America came in at -31.35%, down 21.08 percentage points from FY2023.
- Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of -3.22 percentage points (FY2019 to FY2024).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was -10.27% in FY2023 (+9.13 pp), -19.40% in FY2022 (+2.22 pp), -21.62% in FY2021 (+18.62 pp) and -40.24% in FY2020 (-12.11 pp).
- The Q3 2025 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to Q3 2011.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.60 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q3 2025 (a gain of 76.71 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2024 (a drop of 36.08 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, RAIL's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q3 2025 was -3.56% (Q2 2025), -5.81% (Q1 2025) and -32.25% (Q4 2024).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 324.58 Bn | 296.27 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 10.94% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 179.59 Bn | 174.17 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 11.93% |
| 3 | Deere | 173.82 Bn | 141.91 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 4.54% |
| 4 | Eaton | 143.34 Bn | 140.52 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 6.89% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 112.68 Bn | 110.80 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 11.86% |
| 6 | 3M | 91.08 Bn | 72.52 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 9.76% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 89.36 Bn | 82.10 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 6.12% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.89 Bn | 76.44 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 19.50% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 75.22 Bn | 65.84 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 11.82% |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 136.00 Mn | -106.47 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | 26.70% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -3.56% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -5.81% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -32.25% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -50.00% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.34% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -11.86% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -9.65% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -13.93% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -25.05% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -8.96% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -19.78% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -13.79% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -4.25% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -13.06% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -21.54% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -32.45% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -60.66% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -63.32% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -43.72% |
API Access
FreightCar America Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=RAIL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "RAIL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=RAIL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();