FreightCar America Past Earnings Performance
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FreightCar America has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 11%, while the Machinery industry saw earnings growing at 16.3% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 29.7% per year.
Key information
10.95%
Earnings growth rate
34.75%
EPS growth rate
| Machinery Industry Growth | 8.77% |
| Revenue growth rate | 29.65% |
| Return on equity | n/a |
| Net Margin | -5.08% |
| Next Earnings Update | 10 Nov 2025 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
FreightCar America: Long-Term Stock Growth Still On-Track
Sep 21FreightCar America (NASDAQ:RAIL) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger
Aug 21
FreightCar America, Inc. Just Recorded A 386% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next
Aug 07FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) Soars 27% But It's A Story Of Risk Vs Reward
Jul 16Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL)?
Jul 08FreightCar America, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:RAIL) Shares Leap 30% Yet They're Still Not Telling The Full Story
May 30FreightCar America (NASDAQ:RAIL) Is Investing Its Capital With Increasing Efficiency
May 13Not Many Are Piling Into FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) Stock Yet As It Plummets 37%
Apr 09ALL ABOARD THE VALUE TRAIN: WHY $RAIL MIGHT BE HEADED NORTH - FREIGHTCAR AMERICA - Long term price target of $25
Long term price target of $25Originally published on 3/31/25 in The Millegan Memohttps://www.woodworth.fund/news/the-millegan-memo-march-2025ALL ABOARD THE VALUE TRAIN: WHY $RAIL MIGHT BE HEADED NORTHSlammed 33% FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) Screens Well Here But There Might Be A Catch
Feb 23FreightCar America: Mexico Tariffs Likely To Harm Bottom Line
Jan 26FreightCar America's Preferred Share Redemption: Simplification And Lower Cost Of Capital At The Expense Of 2025 Capex Growth
Jan 14There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For FreightCar America's (NASDAQ:RAIL) Returns On Capital
Dec 22Not Many Are Piling Into FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) Stock Yet As It Plummets 27%
Dec 07Holding, But Not Buying, FreightCar America Stock
Nov 27FreightCar America: Market Overreacted To Missing Revenues And Tariff Risks
Nov 13Is FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) Trading At A 34% Discount?
Nov 05RAIL's Soaring Potential Chained By Dilution Risk
Oct 23The Market Lifts FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) Shares 32% But It Can Do More
Oct 19Adding To My FreightCar America Investment
Sep 04Results: FreightCar America, Inc. Exceeded Expectations And The Consensus Has Updated Its Estimates
Aug 16FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) Could Be Riskier Than It Looks
Jul 03FreightCar America (NASDAQ:RAIL) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
May 09FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) Soars 25% But It's A Story Of Risk Vs Reward
Mar 27FreightCar America (NASDAQ:RAIL) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt
Jan 12Adding To FreightCar America
Oct 11Buying FreightCar America Ahead Of Upcoming Earnings
Jul 26Very Encouraging Results From FreightCar America
May 17Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How FreightCar America makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 25 | 466 | -24 | 38 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 25 | 495 | -31 | 36 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 24 | 559 | -96 | 33 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 24 | 548 | -131 | 31 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 24 | 497 | -20 | 32 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 24 | 438 | -44 | 29 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 23 | 358 | -34 | 28 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 360 | -36 | 27 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 384 | -53 | 33 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 353 | -18 | 31 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 365 | -39 | 36 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 311 | -28 | 35 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 283 | -9 | 26 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 264 | -28 | 28 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 203 | -41 | 27 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 189 | -57 | 30 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 156 | -98 | 31 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 136 | -107 | 31 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 108 | -84 | 29 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 93 | -80 | 29 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 108 | -75 | 29 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 164 | -78 | 38 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 230 | -75 | 38 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 273 | -91 | 37 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 311 | -62 | 35 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 304 | -48 | 28 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 317 | -41 | 28 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 308 | -26 | 27 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 301 | -31 | 29 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 353 | -30 | 26 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 409 | -23 | 25 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 466 | -11 | 28 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 507 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 515 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 524 | 12 | 36 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 592 | 24 | 38 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 719 | 39 | 41 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 829 | 47 | 43 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 773 | 32 | 41 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 782 | 25 | 39 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 731 | 17 | 38 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 15 | 635 | 11 | 35 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 14 | 599 | 6 | 35 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: RAIL is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: RAIL is currently unprofitable.
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: RAIL is unprofitable, but has reduced losses over the past 5 years at a rate of 11% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare RAIL's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: RAIL is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Machinery industry (-2.5%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: RAIL's liabilities exceed its assets, so it is difficult to calculate its Return on Equity.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/10/31 22:39 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/10/31 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
FreightCar America, Inc. is covered by 10 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Michael Gallo | CL King & Associates, Inc. |
| H. Nesvold | Jefferies LLC |
| Robert Barger | KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. |