FreightCar America, Inc. (RAIL) stock
RAILNasdaqRailroad EquipmentFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 9, 2026Score 4/3077% above fair value
$4.95−0.37 (-6.95%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $162.32MP/E –Yield –
FreightCar America statistics
81 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 8, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Aug 15, 2017
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/OCF Ratio
- 3.76
- 9.96
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 0.46
- 1.00
- EV / FCF
- 4.33
- 16.37
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 5.15%
- 1.49%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.05%
- 0.05%
- Float
- 11M
- 39M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 66.2%
- 5.31%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 29.8%
- 67.8%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 1M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -3.00%
- -1.67%
- Short % of Float
- 9.54%
- 6.38%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 3.22%
- 5.34%
- Days to Cover
- 1.98
- 4.64
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $14.90
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $3.85
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $4.50
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $5.88
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $8.25
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.34
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 16.7%
- -0.08%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -19.2%
- -4.67%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -33.3%
- -19.0%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -37.7%
- -18.1%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -55.3%
- -13.3%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -42.8%
- -11.4%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 113.4%
- 9.99%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 2.48%
- -25.3%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -66.8%
- 35.6%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 342,071
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 458,731
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 267,975
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.89
- 0.78
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 47.9
- 44.7
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 66.9%
- 59.0%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.49
- 1.05
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- -0.86%
- 2.36%
- EBITDA Margin
- 1.86%
- 4.67%
- FCF Margin
- 10.7%
- 0.57%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- -0.09%
- 1.26%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.44
- 1.74
- Quick Ratio
- 0.75
- 0.73
- Debt / EBITDA
- 14.25
- 2.19
- Debt / FCF
- 2.47
- 3.55
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 1.94
- 1.53
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- -26.0%
- 9.65%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -110.3%
- 10.2%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 49.3%
- 3.57%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 11.2%
- 5.57%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 35.8%
- 8.05%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 1.13
- 0.71
- Inventory Turnover
- 3.67
- 4.31
- Revenue Per Employee
- $191.09K
- $339.19K
- Employee Count
- 1,986
- 1,409
- WACC
- 9.90%
- 9.20%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- -$3.25M
- $4.37M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$13.65M
- $7.61K
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$0.42
- $0.00
- Working Capital
- $62.04M
- $176.20M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$2.50M
- -$38.70M
- FCF Per Share
- $1.24
- $0.00
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- FCF Yield
- 25.1%
- 0.11%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- $1.77M
- $4.55M
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 0.98
- 2.11
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.27
- -2.46
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | RAIL | S&P 500 | Difference | RAIL per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -21.3% | -3.0% | −18.3 pts | ||
| 3 months | -33.2% | -2.8% | −30.4 pts | ||
| Year to date | -55.3% | +11.5% | −66.8 pts | ||
| 1 year | -41.1% | +13.5% | −54.5 pts | ||
| 3 years | +111.5% | +77.7% | +33.8 pts | +28.4% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +2.5% | +72.6% | −70.1 pts | +0.5% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | -67.1% | +308.2% | −375.3 pts | -10.5% | +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.
1M RAIL shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 3.0% from the previous report, or 9.54% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 2.0 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 49.2% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 1,056,355 | -3.0% | 534,343 | 2.0 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 1,089,018 | -8.5% | 167,050 | 6.5 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1,190,169 | +34.4% | 351,015 | 3.4 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 885,736 | +1.1% | 188,561 | 4.7 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 875,751 | +3.4% | 169,489 | 5.2 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 846,665 | -5.5% | 240,846 | 3.5 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 895,960 | +5.1% | 171,548 | 5.2 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 852,165 | +13.1% | 268,887 | 3.2 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 753,303 | +235.8% | 446,340 | 1.7 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 224,312 | +24.8% | 171,646 | 1.3 |
| May 29, 2026 | 179,702 | -1.3% | 122,560 | 1.5 |
| May 15, 2026 | 182,000 | +1.1% | 176,191 | 1.0 |
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