Growth Metrics

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

Historic Return on Invested Capital for FreightCar America (RAIL) over the last 16 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.98%.

  • FreightCar America's Return on Invested Capital fell 7200.0% to 0.98% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.98%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 7200.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.49% for FY2024, which is 45700.0% up from last year.
  • According to the latest figures from Q3 2025, FreightCar America's Return on Invested Capital is 0.98%, which was down 7200.0% from 0.07% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • FreightCar America's 5-year Return on Invested Capital high stood at 76.81% for Q1 2021, and its period low was 7.96% during Q3 2021.
  • Over the past 5 years, FreightCar America's median Return on Invested Capital value was 0.26% (recorded in 2024), while the average stood at 5.04%.
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, FreightCar America's Return on Invested Capital skyrocketed by 775200bps in 2021, and later tumbled by -761200bps in 2022.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows FreightCar America's Return on Invested Capital stood at 33.42% in 2021, then plummeted by -86bps to 4.78% in 2022, then crashed by -108bps to 0.38% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 31bps to 0.27% in 2024, then crashed by -268bps to 0.98% in 2025.
  • Its last three reported values are 0.98% in Q3 2025, 0.07% for Q2 2025, and 1.2% during Q1 2025.