FreightCar America, Inc.
RAIL Nasdaq Railroad Equipment Financials FY2016βFY2025
What FreightCar America, Inc. does
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- Legal name
- FreightCar America, Inc.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Mar 9, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001193125-26-098668
0001320854
Revenue and margins
FreightCar America, Inc. had $501M of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 10.4% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 1.0% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $31.4M in fiscal 2025, 6.3% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
FreightCar America, Inc. returned $0.0M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 0% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 10.0%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably FreightCar America, Inc. can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $26.2M | $37.9M | $40.6M | $44.5M | $64.3M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $79.5M | $126M | $72.1M | $156M | $107M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | β | 2.1x | 2.6x | 1.1x |
| Current ratio | 2.0x | 1.2x | 1.3x | 1.8x | 1.9x |
| Quick ratio | 1.2x | 0.6x | 0.4x | 0.9x | 1.1x |
| Total assets | $201M | $200M | $259M | $224M | $290M |
| Total liabilities | $202M | $228M | $222M | $374M | $397M |
| Shareholders' equity | β$1.7M | β$28.6M | β$46.2M | β$150M | β$107M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $53.2M | $88.2M | $31.5M | $112M | $42.9M |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
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$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 3 / 8 | 1 / 8 | 1 / 8 | 1 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | 3.6% | β19.8% | β3.1% | β21.0% | β11.9% | 7.3% | β25.1% | β12.4% | β49.9% | 1.3% |
| Altman Z'' | 9.01 | 8.39 | 4.85 | 1.11 | β1.65 | 0.13 | β1.83 | β0.65 | β0.63 | 0.13 |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $524M | $409M | $317M | $230M | $108M | $203M | $365M | $358M | $559M | $501M |
| Net interest income | β | β | β | β$0.6M | β$2.2M | β$13.3M | β$25.4M | β$15.0M | β$6.9M | β$17.6M |
| Gross profit | $40.2M | $3.0M | β$3.6M | β$14.3M | β$13.5M | $11.5M | $25.8M | $41.8M | $67.0M | $73.2M |
| Research and development | $0.4M | $0.3M | $0.0M | $1.0M | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Operating income | $15.8M | β$31.8M | β$32.1M | β$75.6M | β$80.6M | β$22.8M | β$15.0M | $10.5M | $37.3M | $33.9M |
| Interest expense | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.6M | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Pretax income | $15.8M | β$31.4M | β$30.4M | β$75.4M | β$85.9M | β$40.0M | β$36.5M | β$22.1M | β$70.0M | β$10.9M |
| Income tax | $3.5M | β$8.8M | $10.2M | β$0.1M | $0.2M | $1.4M | $2.3M | $1.5M | $5.8M | β$49.0M |
| Net income | $12.3M | β$22.6M | β$40.6M | β$75.2M | β$84.4M | β$41.4M | β$38.8M | β$23.6M | β$75.8M | $38.1M |
| Net income to common | β | β | β | β | β | β | β$38.8M | β$33.6M | β$96.0M | $36.9M |
| Diluted EPS | $1.00 | β$1.82 | β$3.26 | β$5.95 | β$6.29 | β$2.00 | β$1.56 | β$1.18 | β$3.12 | $1.09 |
| Diluted shares | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $0.2M | $40.3M | β$31.6M | β$19.0M | β$58.9M | β$55.4M | $11.5M | $4.8M | $44.9M | $34.8M |
| Capital expenditure | $13.8M | $1.0M | $2.2M | $5.6M | $9.8M | $2.3M | $7.8M | $12.7M | $5.0M | $3.4M |
| Free cash flow | β$13.6M | $39.4M | β$33.8M | β$24.6M | β$68.8M | β$57.7M | $3.7M | β$8.0M | $39.9M | $31.4M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $9.7M | $9.4M | $12.0M | $12.4M | $9.2M | $4.3M | $4.1M | $4.6M | $5.8M | $6.2M |
| Stock-based compensation | $1.1M | $1.2M | $3.2M | $1.2M | $1.0M | $3.0M | $2.1M | $1.2M | $3.1M | $3.6M |
| Acquisitions | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | $0.0M | $6.3M |
| Dividends paid | $4.5M | $3.4M | β | β | β | β | β | $0.0M | $27.9M | $0.0M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $4.5M | $3.4M | β | β | β | β | β | $0.0M | $27.9M | $0.0M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $92.8M | $87.8M | $45.1M | $66.3M | $54.0M | $26.2M | $37.9M | $40.6M | $44.5M | $64.3M |
| Total debt | β | β | β | $10.2M | $55.3M | $79.5M | $92.2M | $29.4M | $108M | $107M |
| Finance lease liabilities | β | β | β | β | β | $0.0M | $33.9M | $42.7M | $47.9M | $0.0M |
| Current assets | $241M | $200M | $156M | $110M | $121M | $137M | $129M | $180M | $145M | $160M |
| Current liabilities | $54.1M | $40.3M | $62.1M | $49.4M | $71.1M | $69.3M | $106M | $137M | $80.8M | $85.6M |
| Inventory | $97.9M | $45.3M | $64.6M | $25.1M | $38.8M | $56.0M | $64.3M | $125M | $75.3M | $68.3M |
| Property and equipment, net | $46.3M | $38.3M | $45.3M | $38.6M | $19.6M | $18.2M | $23.2M | $31.3M | $30.1M | $31.0M |
| Goodwill | $21.5M | $21.5M | $21.5M | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Intangible assets | $0.0M | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Total assets | $339M | $296M | $290M | $245M | $183M | $201M | $200M | $259M | $224M | $290M |
| Total liabilities | $82.3M | $64.2M | $96.1M | $128M | $152M | $202M | $228M | $222M | $374M | $397M |
| Preferred stock | β | β | β | β | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $257M | $232M | $194M | $117M | $30.5M | β$1.7M | β$28.6M | β$46.2M | β$150M | β$107M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 7.7% | 0.7% | β1.1% | β6.2% | β12.5% | 5.6% | 7.1% | 11.7% | 12.0% | 14.6% |
| Operating margin | 3.0% | β7.8% | β10.1% | β32.9% | β74.3% | β11.2% | β4.1% | 2.9% | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| EBITDA margin | 4.9% | β5.5% | β6.3% | β27.5% | β65.8% | β9.1% | β3.0% | 4.2% | 7.7% | 8.0% |
| Net margin | 2.4% | β5.5% | β12.8% | β32.7% | β77.9% | β20.4% | β10.7% | β6.6% | β13.6% | 7.6% |
| FCF margin | β2.6% | 9.6% | β10.7% | β10.7% | β63.4% | β28.4% | 1.0% | β2.2% | 7.1% | 6.3% |
| Net interest share of revenue | β | β | β | β0.3% | β2.1% | β6.6% | β7.0% | β4.2% | β1.2% | β3.5% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | β | β | β | β97.7% | β200.7% | β34.9% | β46.1% | β | β | β |
| Return on capital employed | 5.6% | β12.4% | β14.1% | β38.6% | β72.2% | β17.3% | β16.0% | 8.6% | 26.0% | 16.6% |
| Return on equity | 4.8% | β9.2% | β19.1% | β48.4% | β114.3% | β287.4% | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets | 3.6% | β7.1% | β13.9% | β28.1% | β39.5% | β21.6% | β19.4% | β10.3% | β31.4% | 14.8% |
| Return on tangible equity | 5.2% | β10.7% | β23.6% | β64.1% | β276.9% | β | β | β | β | β |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | β21.8% | β22.7% | β27.3% | β52.8% | 87.2% | 79.6% | β1.8% | 56.2% | β10.4% |
| Net income growth | β | β283.1% | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| EPS growth | β | β282.0% | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| FCF growth | β | β | β185.9% | β | β | β | β | β315.7% | β | β21.3% |
| Share count change | β | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 8.7% | 54.6% | 19.6% | 14.2% | 8.3% | 10.0% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 2.1x | 2.6x | 1.1x |
| Debt / equity | β | β | β | 0.1x | 1.8x | β | β | β | β | β |
| Interest coverage | 92.7x | β195.0x | β207.1x | β124.1x | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio | 4.5x | 5.0x | 2.5x | 2.2x | 1.7x | 2.0x | 1.2x | 1.3x | 1.8x | 1.9x |
| Quick ratio | 2.6x | 3.8x | 1.5x | 1.7x | 1.2x | 1.2x | 0.6x | 0.4x | 0.9x | 1.1x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 2.6% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 2.4% | 9.1% | 1.1% | 2.1% | 3.6% | 0.9% | 0.7% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.2% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Payouts / FCF | β | 8.5% | β | β | β | β | β | β | 69.8% | 0.0% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 9.0 | 8.4 | 4.9 | 1.1 | β1.7 | 0.1 | β1.8 | β0.7 | β0.6 | 0.1 |
| Accruals ratio | 3.6% | β19.8% | β3.1% | β21.0% | β11.9% | 7.3% | β25.1% | β12.4% | β49.9% | 1.3% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001320854). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.