FreightCar America secures major railcar market share gains and positions for sector rebound. Major market share gains directly strengthen FreightCar America's competitive position and future railcar sales trajectory.
| Nov 25 | Feb 26 | May 26 | Aug 26 | |||||||||
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| Buy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| total | individual payouts | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ‡‡‡ |
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| 2022 | ‡‡‡ |
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| 2021 | ‡‡‡ |
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| 2020 | ‡‡‡ |
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| 2019 | ‡‡‡ |
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| 2018 | ‡‡‡ |
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| 2017 | 0.27 |
—
—
—
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| 2016 | 0.36 |
—
—
—
—
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| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Q'26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | 40.56 | 44.45 | 64.30 | 62.98 |
| Receivables | 9.33 | 16.36 | 18.54 | 19.88 |
| Inventory | 125.02 | 75.28 | 68.30 | 57.83 |
| Other | 0.64 | 0.63 | — | — |
| 180.42 | 145.03 | 160.01 | 150.92 |
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Q'26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payables | 86.90 | 49.57 | 55.67 | 63.18 |
| ST’ Debt | 29.42 | 2.88 | 9.73 | 2.88 |
| Other | 6.65 | 9.37 | 8.60 | 4.39 |
| 137.36 | 80.83 | 85.60 | 83.27 |
| 10y | 5y | 3y | |
| Sales | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| Cash Flow | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| Earnings | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
| Book Value | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
| Mar | Jun | Sep | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | 64.31 | 113.14 | — | — |
—
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| ’25 | 96.29 | 118.62 | 160.51 | 125.57 |
500.99
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| ’24 | 161.06 | 147.42 | 113.26 | 137.70 |
559.43
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| ’23 | 81.00 | 88.60 | 61.89 | 126.60 |
358.09
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| ’22 | 93.24 | 56.79 | 85.74 | 128.99 |
364.75
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| ’21 | 32.37 | 37.35 | 58.31 | 75.02 |
203.05
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| ’20 | 5.20 | 17.46 | 25.20 | 60.59 |
108.45
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| Mar | Jun | Sep | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | (4.32) | 12.08 | — | — |
—
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| ’25 | 12.79 | 8.53 | 3.41 | 10.04 |
34.78
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| ’24 | (25.32) | 57.20 | 7.17 | 5.89 |
44.93
|
| ’23 | (7.70) | (17.87) | (0.83) | 31.18 |
4.77
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| ’22 | 7.65 | (10.04) | (11.19) | 25.09 |
11.50
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| ’21 | (22.28) | (21.83) | (12.85) | 1.56 |
(55.40)
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| ’20 | (6.03) | (14.76) | (18.20) | (19.92) |
(58.90)
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| Mar | Jun | Sep | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | (4.46) | 11.35 | — | — |
—
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| ’25 | 12.46 | 8.51 | 2.25 | 8.77 |
31.99
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| ’24 | (26.29) | 55.89 | 5.71 | 4.60 |
39.91
|
| ’23 | (9.66) | (12.51) | (13.21) | 27.43 |
(7.95)
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| ’22 | 6.69 | (11.89) | (11.76) | 20.65 |
3.69
|
| ’21 | (22.44) | (22.66) | (13.40) | 1.25 |
(57.25)
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| ’20 | (9.53) | (18.09) | (19.46) | (21.51) |
(68.58)
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| Mar | Jun | Sep | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | 1.15 | (0.94) | — | — |
—
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| ’25 | 1.52 | 0.34 | (0.23) | (0.52) |
1.09
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| ’24 | (0.54) | 0.11 | (3.57) | 1.01 |
(3.12)
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| ’23 | (0.19) | (0.73) | (0.03) | (0.24) |
(1.18)
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| ’22 | (1.11) | 0.58 | (0.69) | (0.37) |
(1.56)
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| ’21 | (1.92) | (0.13) | 0.03 | 0.06 |
(2.00)
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| ’20 | (1.29) | (0.97) | (3.03) | (0.87) |
(6.29)
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| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | 3.06 | 2.25 | 2.40 | 4.31 | — | — | — |
Low Price
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | 6.90 | 3.94 | 16.10 | 13.64 | — | — | — |
High Price
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1,435 | 2,023 | 2,030 | 1,986 | — | — | — |
Employees
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.25 | 0.18 | 0.28 | 0.25 | — | — | — |
Revenue/Emp
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 364.75 | 358.09 | 559.43 | 500.99 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Revenue
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 7.08% | 11.66% | 11.98% | 14.61% | — | — | — |
Gross Margin
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (36.53) | (22.09) | (69.98) | (10.87) | — | — | — |
EBT
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (10.02%) | (6.17%) | (12.51%) | (2.17%) | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
EBT Margin
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (38.85) | (23.59) | (75.82) | 38.10 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Net Income
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 4.14 | 4.61 | 5.76 | 6.21 | — | — | — |
Depreciation
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 14.69 | 12.62 | 18.21 | 15.75 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Revenue/Sh
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| ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | (1.56) | (1.18) | (3.12) | 1.16 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ |
Earnings/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.46 | 0.17 | 1.46 | 1.09 | — | — | — |
Cash Flow/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (0.31) | (0.45) | (0.16) | (0.09) | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
Capex/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.15 | (0.28) | 1.30 | 1.01 | — | — | — |
Free CF/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (1.15) | (1.63) | (4.89) | (3.38) | — | — | — |
Book Value/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 24.84 | 28.37 | 30.73 | 31.81 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Shares
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| ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.63 | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ |
PE Ratio
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.49 | 0.70 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
PS Ratio
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
PB Ratio
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.46 | 0.30 | 0.69 | 0.79 | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ |
EV/Sales
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 45.04 | (13.38) | 9.67 | 12.35 | — | — | — |
EV/FCF
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 11.50 | 4.77 | 44.93 | 34.78 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
Op' Cash Flow
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (7.82) | (12.72) | (5.02) | (2.79) | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
Capex
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 3.69 | (7.95) | 39.91 | 31.99 | — | — | — |
FCF
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 22.90 | 43.06 | 64.21 | 74.41 | — | — | — |
Working Cap'
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| — | — | — | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 125.48 | 70.69 | 155.09 | 107.24 | — | — | — |
Total Debt
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 87.57 | 30.13 | 110.64 | 42.95 | — | — | — |
Net Debt
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (28.58) | (46.21) | (150.27) | (107.41) | — | — | — |
Sh' Equity
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (19.40%) | (10.27%) | (31.35%) | 14.82% | — | — | — |
ROA
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (15.92%) | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | — | — | — |
ROIC
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 256.92% | 63.08% | 77.18% | (29.57%) | — | — | — |
ROE
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Freightcar America (RAIL), the gritty railcar builder powering America’s supply chain, has clawed back from a decade of brutal cycles—coal’s collapse, oversupply gluts, and a 2020 bankruptcy that wiped out equity. Revenue cratered to $108 million in 2020 but roared 56% to $559 million in 2024, matching 2016 peaks, fueled by a 309% headcount surge and infrastructure windfalls like the IIJA. Gross margins flipped positive to 12%, and free cash flow turned $40 million green, signaling operational leverage amid rising orders.
Yet losses persist at -$76 million in 2024, with negative book value (-$4.89/share) and swelling debt ($155 million) keeping the balance sheet wobbly. Stock volatility mirrors the ride—$20 highs in boom years to $2.40 lows in distress, now trading at a cheap 0.49x sales with insider buys hinting at backlog conviction (~$700 million).
Analysts forecast profitability revival: revenue climbing to $697 million by 2027, EPS turning positive ($0.92), and 13% mean upside (36% high end). It’s a high-beta turnaround bet on rail’s green pivot and macro tailwinds—but steel spikes, recessions, or coal echoes could derail. Dive into the full analysis for the tracks ahead.
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