FreightCar America (RAIL) Return on Sales (2010 - 2025)
FreightCar America (RAIL) posted quarterly Return on Sales of 0.0% for Q3 2025, up 1.0% year-over-year from 0.0% in Q3 2024, and down 147.11% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0% in Q2 2025.
FreightCar America (RAIL) Return on Sales (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
FreightCar America (RAIL) has reported Return on Sales for 16 consecutive years, with 0.0% the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2025.
- In Q3 2025, Return on Sales rose 1.0% year-over-year to 0.0%; the TTM figure through Sep 2025 stood at 0.0% (changed 0.0% YoY), while the FY2024 annual figure was 0.0%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Sales declined to 0.0% in Q3 2025 per RAIL's latest filing, from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Sales topped out at 0.01% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 0.01% in Q1 2021.
- Historically, Return on Sales has averaged 0.0% across 5 years, with a median of 0.0% in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Return on Sales rose 2 bps — and 2024, when it decreased 1 bps.
- FreightCar America's Return on Sales stood at 0.0% in 2021, then sank by 651 bps to 0.0% in 2022, then soared by 59 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then surged by 906 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then slumped by 118 bps to 0.0% in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows RAIL's Return on Sales at 0.0% in Q3 2025, 0.0% in Q2 2025, and 0.01% in Q1 2025.
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| 1 | Union Pacific | 180.52 Bn | 178.40 Bn | 6.50 Bn | 0.00% |
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| 4 | Canadian National Railway | 78.52 Bn | 78.52 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 77.93 Bn | 76.86 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 6 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 49.47 Bn | 48.80 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 0.00% |
| 7 | Trinity Industries | 2.37 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 109.90 Mn | 0.00% |
| 8 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.42 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 81.10 Mn | 0.00% |
| 9 | Foster L B | 390.24 Mn | 384.46 Mn | 30.87 Mn | 0.00% |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 228.00 Mn | 163.70 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.00% |