Trinity Industries (TRN) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Trinity Industries' FCF Margin was -21.60% in Q3 2026, up 22.04 percentage points from -43.65% a year earlier but down 15.79 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Trinity Industries (TRN) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Trinity Industries' FCF Margin was -12.23% through Sep 30, 2026, up 5.64 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -19.84%, down 19.60 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin shows a five-year change of -17.19 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, FCF Margin was -0.25% in FY2024 (+13.20 pp), -13.44% in FY2023 (+36.10 pp), -49.54% in FY2022 (-52.50 pp) and 2.96% in FY2021 (+5.61 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has moved between -107.44% (Q2 2022) and 17.44% (Q2 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Margin was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.52 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin over five years was Q2 2023 (a gain of 81.95 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2022 (a drop of 146.41 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, TRN's FCF Margin in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was -5.81% (Q2 2026), -11.73% (Q1 2026) and -9.51% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 267.46 Bn | 238.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 15.90% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.37 Bn | 192.21 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 15.85% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.36 Bn | 194.13 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 10.35% |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.64 Bn | 134.62 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 11.56% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.80 Bn | 119.79 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 10.73% |
| 6 | 3M | 97.84 Bn | 80.25 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 3.49% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 93.37 Bn | 85.86 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 17.63% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.86 Bn | 78.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 20.09% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.77 Bn | 63.62 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 15.19% |
| 10 | Trinity Industries | 2.36 Bn | 1.72 Bn | 126.80 Mn | -21.60% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -21.60% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -5.81% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -11.73% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -9.51% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -43.65% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -23.84% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -8.71% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -2.96% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -5.02% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.44% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -11.81% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -13.06% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -2.03% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -25.48% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -14.98% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -32.95% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -56.10% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -107.44% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -12.35% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.34% |
Trinity Industries FCF Margin 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=TRN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "TRN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=TRN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();