FreightCar America (RAIL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2025)
FreightCar America (RAIL) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 18.74% for Q3 2025, down 2.59 percentage points from 21.33% a year earlier and down 1.24 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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FreightCar America (RAIL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2024, FreightCar America posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 23.19%, up 11.82 percentage points from FY2023.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of +57.86 percentage points (FY2019 to FY2024).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 11.37% in FY2023 (+27.32 pp), -15.95% in FY2022 (+2.65 pp), -18.60% in FY2021 (+37.83 pp) and -56.43% in FY2020 (-21.76 pp).
- The Q3 2025 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q2 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] gained in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +15.97 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q2 2022 (a gain of 73.19 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2020 (a drop of 29.37 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2025 came in at 19.98% (Q2 2025), 28.85% (Q1 2025) and 24.21% (Q4 2024).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 315.73 Bn | 287.43 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 22.08% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 182.70 Bn | 177.41 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 23.04% |
| 3 | Deere | 174.18 Bn | 182.94 Bn | 4.66 Bn | - |
| 4 | Eaton | 142.17 Bn | 139.40 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 12.16% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 110.97 Bn | 109.10 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 18.77% |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 90.14 Bn | 82.89 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 14.90% |
| 7 | 3M | 89.64 Bn | 72.05 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 18.67% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 78.53 Bn | 75.09 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 41.86% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.79 Bn | 65.41 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 29.36% |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 134.89 Mn | -107.59 Mn | - | - |
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Historic 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% |
API Access
FreightCar America Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=RAIL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=RAIL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();