FreightCar America (RAIL) Return on Invested Capital (2013 - 2025)

FreightCar America (RAIL) has reported Return on Invested Capital for 9 consecutive years, with 0.08% the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2025.

• In Q3 2025, Return on Invested Capital rose 8.0% year-over-year to 0.08%; the TTM figure through Sep 2025 stood at 0.08% (up 8.0% YoY), while the FY2024 annual figure was 0.03%, up 2.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Invested Capital climbed to 0.08% in Q3 2025 per RAIL's latest filing, from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.08% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 0.01% in Q1 2021.
• Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.01% across 5 years, with a median of 0.0% in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Invested Capital changed 0 bps — and 2025, when it grew 8 bps.
• FreightCar America's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.0% in 2021, then soared by 62 bps to 0.0% in 2022, then surged by 178 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then jumped by 632 bps to 0.01% in 2024, then soared by 837 bps to 0.08% in 2025.
• Business Quant data shows RAIL's Return on Invested Capital at 0.08% in Q3 2025, 0.01% in Q2 2025, and 0.08% in Q1 2025.