FreightCar America (RAIL) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2025)
FreightCar America (RAIL) reported Return on Capital Employed of 18.74% for Q3 2025, down 259.0% year-over-year from 11.79% in Q3 2024, and down 6.21% on a QoQ basis from 19.98% in Q2 2025.
FreightCar America (RAIL) has 15 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 18.74% in Q3 2025.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 259.0% year-over-year to 18.74% in Q3 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2025 was 18.74% (down 259.0% YoY) and the FY2024 annual result came in at 23.19%, up 1182.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed eased to 18.74% in Q3 2025 per RAIL's latest filing, from 19.98% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 28.85% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 74.82% in Q2 2021.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 1.64% (2022), against an average of 5.28%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2021, when Return on Capital Employed slumped 2747 bps; it then jumped 7319 bps in 2022.
- Tracing RAIL's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 18.5% in 2021, then climbed by 10 bps to 16.62% in 2022, then soared by 159 bps to 9.8% in 2023, then jumped by 147 bps to 24.21% in 2024, then fell by 23 bps to 18.74% in 2025.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest RAIL Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 18.74% (Q3 2025), 19.98% (Q2 2025), and 28.85% (Q1 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 155.75 Bn | 154.71 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 15.27% |
| 2 | Csx | 84.18 Bn | 83.08 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 11.62% |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 68.46 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 9.77% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 58.41 Bn | 58.81 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 6.79% |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 44.40 Bn | 43.91 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 10.93% |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.59 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 128.90 Mn | - |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.46 Bn | 968.55 Mn | 69.50 Mn | - |
| 8 | Foster L B | 419.50 Mn | 416.39 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 9.98% |
| 9 | FreightCar America | 145.10 Mn | 80.80 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Swvl Holdings | 18.35 Mn | 13.93 Mn | - | -118.90% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.74% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.98% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 28.85% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 24.21% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.33% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.71% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.08% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.80% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.99% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -7.44% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -14.89% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -16.62% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -6.30% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.64% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -7.21% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -18.50% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -28.16% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -74.82% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -72.51% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -64.08% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -62.34% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -49.22% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -45.04% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -34.71% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -30.93% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -18.54% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -15.33% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -13.10% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -13.33% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -17.29% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -16.37% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -11.91% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -7.81% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -0.96% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -0.82% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 5.40% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 11.85% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 19.72% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 22.62% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 13.55% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 12.22% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 8.75% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 6.30% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 3.34% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | -5.89% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -9.89% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -13.25% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -10.07% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -2.05% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 0.99% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 5.87% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 11.90% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 14.46% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 12.48% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 9.49% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 2.06% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | -3.47% |