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FOSTER L B CO
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 10, 2026
$35.10+0.67 (+1.95%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $372.34M
- P/E (TTM)
- 33.4
- Dividend yield
- –
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2011 to 2025
Gross margin
21.1%+2.0 pts over 5 years
Operating margin
4.1%+0.9 pts over 5 years
Net margin
1.4%−0.1 pts over 5 years
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +1.7% | +2.8% | +1.7% | -1.4% | |
| Gross profit | -3.7% | +8.3% | +3.7% | -1.6% | |
| Operating income | +6.7% | – | +7.0% | – | |
| Net income | -82.4% | – | -0.1% | – | |
| EPS, diluted | -82.3% | – | -0.6% | – | |
| Free cash flow | +96.2% | – | +17.2% | -4.8% |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | -67.0% | 4.4% | 4.3% | |
| Return on assets | -29.5% | 2.0% | 2.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.42 | 2.05 | 1.87 | |
| Debt to equity | 1.14 | 0.25 | 0.24 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | -1.17× | 1.28× | 1.12× | |
| Interest coverage | -20.5× | 4.2× | – | |
| Inventory turnover | 4.4× | 4.1× | 6.5× | |
| Capex to revenue | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.9% | |
| Diluted shares | 10M | 11M | 11M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
Foster L B generated $106.59M from operations and spent $65.50M on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 56% of that went back into the business.
Generated
$106.59M
Used
$65.50M
Capital expenditure$36.98M56%Dividends$00%Share buybacks$28.52M44%
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
Net margin1.4%
×Asset turnover1.62×
×Equity multiplier1.88×
=Return on equity, FY20254.3%
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 1.4% | 1.62× | 1.88× | 4.3% |
| FY2024 | 8.1% | 1.64× | 2.02× | 26.8% |
| FY2023 | 0.3% | 1.60× | 2.43× | 1.0% |
| FY2022 | -9.2% | 1.41× | 2.21× | -28.5% |
| FY2021 | 0.7% | 1.44× | 1.98× | 2.0% |
| FY2020 | 1.5% | 1.28× | 2.24× | 4.4% |
| FY2019 | 6.9% | 1.56× | 2.70× | 29.2% |
| FY2018 | -5.4% | 1.48× | 2.84× | -22.5% |
| FY2017 | 1.0% | 1.35× | 2.70× | 3.6% |
| FY2016 | -29.3% | 1.01× | 2.27× | -67.0% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
6of 9 tests passed in fiscal 2025. Scores of 7 to 9 are usually read as strong.
- ProfitableNet income above zero$7.55M
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$35.62M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year13.7% → 2.3%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$35.62M vs $7.55M
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell14.0% → 12.9%
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose1.83 → 1.87
- No dilutionShare count did not rise11M → 11M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year22.24% → 21.06%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose1.70 → 1.61