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FreightCar America, Inc.
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 3, 2026
$5.85−0.07 (-1.18%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $186.84M
- P/E (TTM)
- –
- Dividend yield
- –
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2011 to 2025
Gross margin
14.6%+27.1 pts over 5 years
Operating margin
6.8%+81.1 pts over 5 years
Net margin
–
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | -10.4% | +11.2% | +35.8% | -4.2% | |
| Gross profit | +9.2% | +41.5% | – | -1.2% | |
| Operating income | -9.2% | – | – | -3.2% | |
| EPS, diluted | – | – | – | -8.3% | |
| Free cash flow | -21.3% | +104.2% | – | – |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 5.0% | -114.3% | – | |
| Return on assets | 3.3% | -39.5% | – | |
| Current ratio | 4.45 | 1.70 | 1.87 | |
| Debt to equity | – | 1.81 | – | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | – | -0.02× | 1.07× | |
| Interest coverage | 92.7× | – | – | |
| Inventory turnover | 4.5× | 3.8× | 6.0× | |
| Capex to revenue | 2.6% | 9.1% | 0.7% | |
| Diluted shares | 12M | 13M | 34M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
FreightCar America generated $151.38M from operations and spent $59.09M on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 53% of that went back into the business.
Generated
$151.38M
Used
$59.09M
Capital expenditure$31.22M53%Dividends$27.86M47%Share buybacks$00%
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
Net margin-20.4%
×Asset turnover1.06×
×Equity multiplier13.29×
=Return on equity, FY2021-287.4%
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | -20.4% | 1.06× | 13.29× | -287.4% |
| FY2020 | -77.9% | 0.51× | 2.90× | -114.3% |
| FY2019 | -32.7% | 0.86× | 1.72× | -48.4% |
| FY2018 | -12.8% | 1.08× | 1.38× | -19.1% |
| FY2017 | -5.5% | 1.29× | 1.30× | -9.2% |
| FY2016 | 2.4% | 1.40× | 1.52× | 5.0% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
5of 6 tests passed in fiscal 2025. Some tests lack the figures they need.
- ProfitableNet income above zero–
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$34.78M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year– → –
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$34.78M vs –
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell47.1% → 33.6%
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose1.79 → 1.87
- No dilutionShare count did not rise31M → 34M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year11.98% → 14.61%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose2.16 → 2.23