FreightCar America (RAIL) Tax Rate (2011 - 2025)
FreightCar America (RAIL) posted Tax Rate of 1.92% for Q3 2025, up 5.21 percentage points from -3.29% a year earlier but down 126.56 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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FreightCar America (RAIL) Tax Rate (2011 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2025, Tax Rate at FreightCar America was -118.79%, down 115.18 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2024, it came in at -8.34%, down 1.55 percentage points from FY2023.
- Annual Tax Rate has declined for five consecutive years, with a five-year change of -8.50 percentage points (FY2019 to FY2024).
- In prior years, FreightCar America's Tax Rate was -6.80% in FY2023 (-0.47 pp), -6.33% in FY2022 (-2.80 pp), -3.53% in FY2021 (-3.30 pp) and -0.23% in FY2020 (-0.38 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has run from a low of -179.38% in Q4 2021 to a high of 128.48% in Q2 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +18.05 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate in the past five years was Q4 2022, with a gain of 174.64 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2021, with a drop of 177.45 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate for the three prior quarters was 128.48% (Q2 2025), 3.51% (Q1 2025) and 6.76% (Q4 2024).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 340.12 Bn | 311.82 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 23.15% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 195.68 Bn | 190.26 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 25.30% |
| 3 | Deere | 171.71 Bn | 139.80 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 28.11% |
| 4 | Eaton | 153.02 Bn | 150.21 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 28.06% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.00 Bn | 119.13 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 18.51% |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 91.39 Bn | 84.13 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 21.62% |
| 7 | 3M | 90.27 Bn | 71.71 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 15.63% |
| 8 | Vertiv Holdings | 81.83 Bn | 72.45 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 19.71% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.52 Bn | 76.08 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 24.54% |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 130.69 Mn | -111.78 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.51% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.76% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 23.39% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.34% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.18% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 67.60% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 40.82% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 35.47% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 27.29% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 35.18% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 31.86% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 32.52% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 41.74% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 23.42% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 664.96% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 38.83% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 40.30% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 38.76% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 9.12% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 238.99% |
API Access
FreightCar America Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=RAIL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=RAIL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();