Foster L B Co (FSTR) stock

FSTRNasdaqWholesale-Metals Service Centers & of ficesFiscal year ends December 31

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 4, 2026Score 10/3017% above fair value

$43.13+0.82 (+1.94%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $453.72MP/E 33.4Yield –

Foster L B statistics

103 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Mar 2, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
Last ex-dividend date: Sep 7, 2016
Fundamentals through: Sep 30, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 11, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $445.09M; $1.28B
Enterprise Value: $467.42M; $1.63B
PE Ratio: 32.80; 20.18
PS Ratio: 0.76; 0.79
PB Ratio: 2.39; 2.15
P/TBV Ratio: 3.10; 2.80
P/FCF Ratio: 10.72; 20.18
P/OCF Ratio: 8.37; 15.62

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 0.79; 0.95
EV / EBITDA: 12.44; 12.82
EV / EBIT: 17.90; 15.25
EV / FCF: 11.25; 20.91

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 11M; 38M
Shares Change (YoY): -1.59%; -0.05%
Shares Change (QoQ): 0.01%; 0.00%
Float: 8M; 35M
Shares Held by Insiders: 21.4%; 15.1%
Shares Held by Institutions: 79.0%; 79.6%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 219,912; –
Short Interest Change: -5.75%; -1.13%
Short % of Float: 2.66%; 4.91%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 2.09%; 3.15%
Days to Cover: 6.41; 3.77

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $45.81; –
52-Week Low: $25.66; –
20-Day Moving Average: $37.25; –
50-Day Moving Average: $37.02; –
200-Day Moving Average: $36.30; –
Average True Range (14): $1.47; –
Price Change (1 Week): 1.58%; -1.97%
Price Change (1 Month): 19.0%; -3.71%
Price Change (3 Months): 10.1%; -7.91%
Price Change (6 Months): 3.40%; -3.02%
Price Change (YTD): 57.0%; 2.78%
Price Change (1 Year): 50.6%; 5.13%
Price Change (3 Years): 109.6%; 27.4%
Price Change (5 Years): 153.7%; 3.65%
Price Change (10 Years): 279.5%; 183.3%
Average Volume (10 Days): 49,837; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 42,841; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 56,957; –
Relative Volume: 0.49; 0.65
Relative Strength Index (14): 69.8; 48.9
Volatility (1 Year): 40.5%; 53.3%
Beta (5 Years): 0.94; 0.97

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 20.9%; 25.9%
Operating Margin: 4.44%; 3.07%
Pretax Margin: 3.90%; 2.57%
Profit Margin: 2.35%; 1.82%
EBITDA Margin: 6.39%; 3.94%
FCF Margin: 7.06%; 1.93%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 7.65%; 7.65%
Return on Assets (ROA): 4.21%; 2.30%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 7.16%; 7.00%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 10.9%; 6.64%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 1.89; 2.00
Quick Ratio: 0.09; 0.93
Debt / Equity: 0.15; 0.57
Debt / EBITDA: 0.76; 2.01
Debt / FCF: 0.69; 3.37
Net Debt / EBITDA: 0.57; 1.71

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 15.8%; 6.67%
Net Income Growth (YoY): 182.2%; 6.24%
EPS Growth (YoY): 186.7%; 8.64%
FCF Growth (YoY): 49.9%; 10.2%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 2.77%; 1.79%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 1.66%; 8.00%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): -0.57%; 8.03%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 1.79; 1.34
Inventory Turnover: 7.24; 4.98
Revenue Per Employee: $493.76K; $725.35K
Profits Per Employee: $11.58K; $11.10K
Employee Count: 1,191; 787
WACC: 9.26%; 9.10%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $588.06M; $1.44B
Gross Profit: $122.63M; $469.86M
Operating Income: $26.11M; $26.11M
Pretax Income: $22.92M; $22.92M
Net Income: $13.79M; $12.05M
EBITDA: $37.57M; $56.48M
EPS (Diluted): $1.29; $0.50

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $7.25M; $36.92M
Total Debt: $28.69M; $297.09M
Net Cash (Debt): -$21.44M; -$1.76M
Net Cash Per Share: -$2.04; -$0.16
Equity (Book Value): $185.91M; $231.95M
Book Value Per Share: $17.67; $15.98
Tangible Book Value: $143.51M; $41.08M
Working Capital: $73.72M; $150.13M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $53.15M; $4.85M
Capital Expenditures: -$11.61M; -$20.25M
Free Cash Flow: $41.54M; $66.80M
FCF Per Share: $3.95; $2.29

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 3.10%; 3.10%
FCF Yield: 9.33%; 3.75%
Buyback Yield: 1.72%; 2.19%
Shareholder Yield: 1.72%; 2.34%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Income Tax: $9.17M; $14.44M
Effective Tax Rate: 40.0%; 24.5%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $22.65; $51.33
Graham Upside: -46.5%; -38.5%
Altman Z-Score: 5.15; 3.15
Piotroski F-Score: 6; 5

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	FSTR	S&P 500	Difference	FSTR per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	+23.2%	-2.7%	+25.9 pts
3 months	+11.9%	-1.7%	+13.7 pts
Year to date	+60.0%	+11.9%	+48.1 pts
1 year	+61.1%	+12.0%	+49.1 pts
3 years	+115.3%	+78.2%	+37.1 pts	+29.1%	+21.2%
5 years	+158.6%	+73.2%	+85.3 pts	+20.9%	+11.6%
10 years	+286.8%	+309.6%	−22.8 pts	+14.5%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

0M FSTR shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 5.8% from the previous report, or 2.66% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 6.4 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 56.2% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	219,912	-5.8%	34,281	6.4
Oct 15, 2026	233,334	-19.5%	57,040	4.1
Sep 30, 2026	289,878	-2.6%	43,072	6.7
Sep 15, 2026	297,587	+6.1%	37,667	7.9
Aug 31, 2026	280,381	+13.0%	53,653	5.2
Aug 14, 2026	248,210	-5.7%	95,203	2.6
Jul 31, 2026	263,187	-1.4%	70,404	3.7
Jul 15, 2026	266,934	+8.3%	72,596	3.7
Jun 30, 2026	246,478	+39.2%	124,723	2.0
Jun 15, 2026	177,068	+93.5%	76,939	2.3
May 29, 2026	91,517	+14.0%	125,465	1.0
May 15, 2026	80,284	-29.6%	141,984	1.0