FreightCar America (RAIL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2025)
FreightCar America (RAIL) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of 9.07% in Q3 2025, up 1.43 percentage points from 7.64% a year earlier and up 2.57 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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FreightCar America (RAIL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, FreightCar America's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 7.36% as of Sep 30, 2025, up 2.63 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2024, it came in at 6.67%, up 3.74 percentage points from FY2023.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for four straight years, with a five-year change of +39.55 percentage points (FY2019 to FY2024).
- Across earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 2.93% in FY2023 (+7.05 pp), -4.12% in FY2022 (+7.09 pp), -11.21% in FY2021 (+63.11 pp) and -74.32% in FY2020 (-41.44 pp).
- The Q3 2025 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q1 2016.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] rose in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.57 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 284.15 percentage points in Q1 2021, against a drop of 5.30 percentage points in Q3 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 6.50% (Q2 2025), 4.02% (Q1 2025) and 8.45% (Q4 2024).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 316.28 Bn | 287.97 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 20.91% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 182.69 Bn | 177.27 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 29.51% |
| 3 | Deere | 173.83 Bn | 141.93 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 14.72% |
| 4 | Eaton | 143.26 Bn | 140.45 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 16.32% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 110.78 Bn | 108.90 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 23.86% |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 90.26 Bn | 83.00 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 26.92% |
| 7 | 3M | 89.94 Bn | 71.38 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 23.66% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.04 Bn | 75.60 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 26.67% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 75.22 Bn | 65.84 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 19.48% |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 132.81 Mn | -109.66 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.07% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.50% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.02% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.45% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.64% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.91% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.43% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.21% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.26% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.72% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.35% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -4.84% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -12.44% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.47% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.70% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.08% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -7.14% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -11.18% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -44.75% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -15.20% |
API Access
FreightCar America Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=RAIL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=RAIL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();