Growth Metrics

FreightCar America (RAIL) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Capital Employed for FreightCar America (RAIL) over the last 17 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.19%.

  • FreightCar America's Return on Capital Employed fell 300.0% to 0.19% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.19%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 300.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.23% for FY2024, which is 1200.0% up from last year.
  • According to the latest figures from Q3 2025, FreightCar America's Return on Capital Employed is 0.19%, which was down 300.0% from 0.2% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, FreightCar America's Return on Capital Employed peaked at 0.29% during Q1 2025, and registered a low of 0.75% during Q2 2021.
  • Over the past 5 years, FreightCar America's median Return on Capital Employed value was 0.02% (recorded in 2022), while the average stood at 0.05%.
  • In the last 5 years, FreightCar America's Return on Capital Employed tumbled by -2700bps in 2021 and then soared by 7300bps in 2022.
  • Over the past 5 years, FreightCar America's Return on Capital Employed (Quarter) stood at 0.18% in 2021, then increased by 10bps to 0.17% in 2022, then surged by 159bps to 0.1% in 2023, then surged by 147bps to 0.24% in 2024, then fell by -23bps to 0.19% in 2025.
  • Its last three reported values are 0.19% in Q3 2025, 0.2% for Q2 2025, and 0.29% during Q1 2025.