FreightCar America (RAIL) Return on Equity (2011 - 2025)
FreightCar America (RAIL) reported Return on Equity of 0.01% for Q4 2025, down 1.0% year-over-year from 0.01% in Q4 2024, and up 46.21% quarter-over-quarter from 0.01% in Q3 2025.
FreightCar America (RAIL) Return on Equity (2011 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
FreightCar America (RAIL) has 15 years of Return on Equity data on file, last reported at 0.01% in Q4 2025.
- Return on Equity for Q4 2025 came in at 0.01%, down 1.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 0.01% (down 1.0% YoY), and the FY2024 annual result was 0.01%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Equity rose to 0.01% in Q4 2025 per RAIL's latest filing, from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Equity peaked at 0.1% in Q2 2021 and troughed at 0.01% in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of 0.02% and a median of 0.01% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Equity.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2022: Return on Equity grew 18 bps in 2021, then dropped 9 bps in 2022.
- A 5-year view of Return on Equity shows it stood at 0.07% in 2021, then tumbled by 77 bps to 0.02% in 2022, then sank by 68 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then slipped by 5 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then tumbled by 212 bps to 0.01% in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows RAIL's Return on Equity at 0.01% in Q4 2025, 0.01% in Q3 2025, and 0.0% in Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 152.26 Bn | 151.22 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 0.00% |
| 2 | Csx | 84.99 Bn | 83.89 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 0.00% |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 67.33 Bn | 65.99 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 56.27 Bn | 56.68 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 46.65 Bn | 46.16 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.76 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 128.90 Mn | 0.00% |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.54 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 69.50 Mn | 0.00% |
| 8 | Foster L B | 438.47 Mn | 435.35 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 0.00% |
| 9 | Rail Vision | 179.83 Mn | 159.33 Mn | 504,000.00 | -0.01% |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 178.32 Mn | 114.02 Mn | - | -0.01% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.02% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.02% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.02% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.07% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.05% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.10% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.06% |