Last 47 quarters of trend data · Industrials · Railroads & Railcars
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | -10.86 | — | 1.73 | — | — | 6.34 | 0.91 | 2.60 | — | 7.93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.54 | — | 15.38 | 37.75 |
| — | — | +90.5% | — | — | -20.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.30 | 0.69 | 1.10 | 0.70 | 0.49 | 0.61 | 0.48 | 0.54 | 0.75 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.16 | 0.32 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.16 | 0.28 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.29 | 0.43 |
| — | +13.3% | +130.3% | +30.8% | -35.0% | +217.6% | +170.3% | +241.0% | +134.4% | -19.2% | -30.8% | -2.7% | +13.9% | -39.8% | -30.5% | -43.2% | -34.9% | -50.9% | -63.9% | +73.8% | +52.8% | |
| P/B Ratio | — | 8.59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.02 | 2.44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| P/FCF | 7.77 | 6.85 | — | 10.06 | 34.71 | 9.09 | 3.69 | 16.08 | 14.81 | 0.50 | — | 0.73 | — | — | — | 1.01 | — | — | 5.13 | 17.07 | — |
| — | -24.6% | — | -37.4% | +134.4% | +1703.6% | — | +2112.0% | — | — | — | -28.1% | — | — | — | -94.1% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.34 | — | 74.08 | 11.74 | 6.23 | 10.23 | 13.43 | 7.80 | 8.46 | 2.14 | 8.25 | 16.98 | 13.65 | 3.79 | 21.23 | — | — | 11.98 | 140.41 | 38.19 | — |
| — | — | +451.6% | +50.4% | -26.4% | +378.6% | +62.8% | -54.1% | -38.0% | -43.6% | -61.1% | — | — | -68.3% | -84.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EV / EBIT | 6.70 | — | 1.93 | — | — | 12.32 | 18.78 | 9.02 | 9.91 | 2.48 | — | 6.25 | 40.97 | 4.70 | 41.97 | — | — | 17.44 | — | 27.84 | — |
| — | — | -89.7% | — | — | +396.0% | — | +44.4% | -75.8% | -47.2% | — | — | — | -73.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 14.6% | 5.5% | 16.8% | 13.4% | 15.1% | 15.0% | 14.9% | 15.3% | 14.3% | 12.5% | 7.1% | 9.6% | 14.9% | 14.6% | 9.2% | 3.6% | 5.3% | 11.6% | 10.8% | 8.8% | 2.6% |
| — | -63.7% | +12.4% | -12.5% | +5.5% | +20.2% | +111.1% | +59.7% | -4.1% | -14.5% | -23.4% | +166.7% | +180.6% | +26.0% | -14.3% | -59.3% | +101.3% | +117.0% | +165.3% | -3.4% | +116.3% | |
| Operating Margin | 6.8% | -3.8% | -0.9% | 6.2% | 9.1% | 6.5% | 4.0% | 8.5% | 7.6% | 8.9% | 2.4% | 0.2% | 2.3% | 8.7% | 1.4% | -4.8% | -12.4% | 4.5% | -0.7% | 0.1% | -7.1% |
| — | -158.4% | -123.0% | -26.7% | +18.6% | -27.1% | +65.6% | +3892.8% | +237.7% | +2.2% | +79.3% | +104.4% | +118.2% | +95.3% | +292.8% | -5861.0% | -74.2% | +139.9% | +98.4% | +100.6% | +95.6% | |
| Net Margin | 7.6% | -26.6% | 64.8% | -13.2% | -4.6% | 9.8% | 52.4% | 25.1% | -94.5% | 5.5% | -7.2% | -2.3% | 5.2% | -21.3% | -6.2% | -7.5% | -20.8% | 25.6% | -27.7% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
| — | -370.2% | +23.6% | -152.5% | +95.1% | +77.5% | +829.2% | +1214.6% | -1932.2% | +126.0% | -15.5% | +70.1% | +124.8% | -183.3% | +77.6% | -585.9% | -1756.4% | +327.1% | +77.1% | +106.5% | +100.8% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | — | -83.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.7% | -2116.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| ROA | 14.8% | -10.7% | 14.4% | -5.3% | -2.2% | 4.0% | 21.3% | 14.7% | -47.2% | 3.6% | -4.6% | -1.2% | 1.5% | -9.2% | -2.5% | -5.0% | -8.8% | 6.6% | -12.0% | 0.6% | 0.4% |
| — | -364.4% | -32.2% | -135.7% | +95.3% | +12.5% | +566.7% | +1360.2% | -3336.9% | +139.0% | -81.9% | +76.4% | +116.6% | -240.1% | +79.1% | -918.3% | -2228.0% | +355.7% | +47.8% | +108.3% | +102.4% | |
| ROIC | — | -4.4% | -10.7% | — | 353.6% | 80.7% | 42.4% | — | — | — | 68.6% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 7.6% | 1.2% | -6.6% | -10.9% | 3.3% | -0.8% | 0.1% | -4.9% |
| — | -105.5% | -125.3% | — | — | — | -38.2% | — | — | — | +5537.3% | +107.2% | +110.8% | +131.8% | +247.6% | -10182.1% | -121.3% | +154.4% | +95.5% | +100.8% | +81.3% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | — | 4.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.72 | 1.66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Debt / EBITDA | 3.80 | — | 114.81 | 16.22 | 9.45 | 16.45 | 29.50 | 12.09 | 4.78 | 3.34 | 13.97 | 44.65 | 27.00 | 6.50 | 59.54 | — | — | 27.88 | 289.07 | 92.24 | — |
| — | — | +289.2% | +34.1% | +97.9% | +391.9% | +111.2% | -72.9% | -82.3% | -48.5% | -76.5% | — | — | -76.7% | -79.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Current Ratio | 1.87 | 1.81 | 1.81 | 1.87 | 1.66 | 1.57 | 1.60 | 1.79 | 1.60 | 1.87 | 1.40 | 1.31 | 1.85 | 1.45 | 1.17 | 1.22 | 2.05 | 1.75 | 1.83 | 1.97 | 1.99 |
| — | +15.3% | +13.0% | +4.2% | +3.8% | -15.7% | +14.4% | +36.6% | -13.1% | +28.5% | +19.1% | +8.0% | -10.1% | -16.9% | -35.7% | -38.3% | +3.3% | +10.6% | +16.3% | +16.0% | +73.4% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.07 | 1.12 | 0.92 | 1.07 | 0.88 | 0.75 | 0.87 | 0.86 | 0.79 | 0.92 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.53 | 0.45 | 0.59 | 0.74 | 0.87 | 1.19 | 1.10 | 1.28 |
| — | +49.7% | +6.3% | +24.2% | +10.7% | -18.8% | +73.7% | +114.0% | +94.0% | +74.3% | +10.4% | -31.7% | -44.8% | -39.1% | -62.0% | -46.6% | -41.8% | -1.3% | +22.5% | -4.3% | +125.8% | |
| Interest Coverage | 0.38 | -9.66 | 14.43 | -2.46 | -0.64 | 1.75 | 0.89 | 10.98 | 5.47 | 6.78 | -4.92 | 2.24 | 0.41 | 1.62 | 0.17 | -0.22 | -1.74 | 0.43 | -0.11 | 0.36 | -1.21 |
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FreightCar America, Inc.'s current P/E is -10.9x. The average P/E over the last 1 quarters is 1.7x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
FreightCar America, Inc.'s current operating margin is 6.8%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
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