FreightCar America, Inc. (RAIL)

NASDAQ: RAIL · USD

$4.22

-0.25 (-5.6%)· Recorded snapshot

Market cap	138.4M
Revenue (ttm)	463.5M
Net income (ttm)	-11.8M
EPS (ttm)	-$0.37
Shares out	32.8M
P/E (forward)	13.2x
Volume	301,123
Beta	1.42

Market data

Price

Recent price action with selectable time range.

Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 463.5M
Net income (ttm): -11.8M
EPS (ttm): -$0.37
P/E (forward): 13.2x
Market cap: 138.4M

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Calendar

Next earnings

Upcoming earnings date and setup when available.

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Sector percentile context

Refreshed 2026-10-28 19:55 UTC

Forward P/E13.2

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	USD
CIK code	0001320854
Company name	FreightCar America, Inc.
Country	United States
Country code	US
CUSIP number	357023100
Earnings date	2026-11-09
Earnings time	amc
Employees	1,986
Employees change	-44
Employees growth	-2.17%
Enterprise value	$220.8M
Exchange	NASDAQ
Financial currency	USD
Financial report date	2026-06-30
First seen	2026-05-09
Fiscal year end	December
Founded	1901
In index	RUSSELL2000
Industry	Railroads
Is primary listing	Yes
Is SPAC	No
ISIN number	US3570231007
Last 10-K release date	2026-03-09
Last earnings date	2026-08-03
Last refreshed	2026-10-28
Last stock split type	Never
Market cap	$138.4M
Market cap category	Micro-Cap
Next earnings date	2026-11-09
Options	Yes
Price	$4.22
Price currency	USD
Sector	Industrials
SIC code	3743
Stock price date	2026-10-28
Symbol	RAIL
U.S. state	Illinois
Website	https://freightcaramerica.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Adjusted P/E ratio	12.41x
Earnings yield	-8.79%
EV/EBIT	13.17x
EV/EBITDA	9.39x
EV/FCF	12.56x
EV/Sales	0.48x
FCF / EV yield	7.96%
FCF yield	12.58%
Forward EV/Sales	0.48x
Forward P/E	13.17x
Forward P/S	0.31x
Industry forward P/E	22.29x
Industry P/E	25.65x
P/(FCF - SBC) ratio	9.55x
P/(OCF - SBC) ratio	7.81x
P/B ratio	4.05x
P/FCF ratio	7.95x
P/OCF ratio	6.71x
P/S ratio	0.31x
Price / tangible book value	4.49x
Price/EBITDA ratio	5.95x
Sector forward P/E	26.03x
Sector P/E	40.37x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	3.68%
EBITDA margin	5.16%
FCF margin	3.86%
Gross margin	12.5%
Operating margin	3.68%
Pretax margin	-2%
Profit margin	-2.69%
Profit per employee	$-5,950
Profitable years	1
Revenue per employee	$233,396
ROA	3.53%
ROA (5Y)	2.49%
ROCE	8.85%
ROIC	10.79%
ROIC (5Y)	8.56%
SBC / revenue	0.65%
Tax / revenue	0.69%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth years	1
FCF growth	-41.68%
FCF growth (Q)	43.28%
Gross profit growth	-16.51%
Gross profit growth (Q)	-65.37%
Gross profit growth 3Y	25.08%
Gross profit growth 5Y	64.87%
Net income growth years	1
OCF growth	-38.28%
OCF growth (Q)	41.7%
OCF growth 10Y	10.39%
Operating income growth	-45.83%
Revenue growth	-0.5%
Revenue growth (Q)	-4.62%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	75.93%
Revenue growth 10Y	-4.3%
Revenue growth 3Y	6.44%
Revenue growth 5Y	24.41%
Revenue growth years	0

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
Capital expenditures	$-3.3M
Depreciation and amortization	$6.9M
EBIT	$17.1M
EBITDA	$23.9M
EPS	$-0.37
FCF per share	$0.55
Financing cash flow	$-9.5M
Free cash flow	$17.9M
Free cash flow minus SBC	$14.9M
Gross profit	$58M
Income taxes	$3.2M
Investing cash flow	$-10.1M
Net borrowing	$-9.1M
Net cash flow	$1.6M
Net income	$-11.8M
Operating cash flow minus SBC	$18.2M
Operating income	$17.1M
Revenue	$463.5M
Stock-based compensation	$3M

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Altman Z-Score	1.77
Book value per share	$1.10
Debt / EBITDA	5.14
Debt / equity	4
Debt / FCF	8.1
Interest coverage	1.12
Long-term assets	$125.2M
Long-term liabilities	$156.6M
Net cash (debt)	$-82.4M
Net cash / market cap	-57.93%
Net debt / EBITDA	3.44
Net debt / equity	2.28
Net debt / FCF	4.61
Piotroski F-Score	5
Property, plant and equipment	$67.8M
Shareholders' equity	$36.2M
Tangible book value	$31.7M
Tangible book value per share	$0.97
Total assets	$276.1M
Total cash	$62.5M
Total debt	$144.9M
Total liabilities	$239.9M
WACC	10.18%

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	1.53
Current assets	$150.9M
Current liabilities	$83.3M
Current ratio	1.81
Inventory turnover	4.92
Net working capital	$10M
Quick ratio	0.99
Working capital	$67.6M
Working capital turnover	6.53

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	-1.39%
Dividend growth (10Y)	4.14%
Dividend growth (3Y)	14.47%
Dividend growth (5Y)	14.87%
Dividend per share	$0.00
Dividend yield	0%
Last dividend	$0.09
Shareholder yield	-1.39%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
10Y price change	-67.48%
10Y return CAGR	-10.43%
10Y total return	-66.75%
150-day SMA	$7.68
15Y price change	-77.19%
15Y return CAGR	-8.86%
15Y total return	-75.12%
1D price change	-5.59%
1M price change	-40.53%
1M total return	-40.53%
1W price change	6.35%
1W total return	6.35%
1Y price change	-56.69%
1Y return CAGR	-56.72%
1Y total return	-56.69%
20-day SMA	$5.59
200-day SMA	$8.67
20Y price change	-92.14%
20Y return CAGR	-11.43%
20Y total return	-91.17%
3M price change	-49.88%
3M total return	-49.88%
3Y price change	59.33%
3Y return CAGR	16.79%
3Y total return	59.33%
50-day SMA	$6.50
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50under200
52-week high	$14.90
52-week high date	2026-02-26
52-week low	$3.85
52-week low date	2026-10-20
5Y price change	1.43%
5Y return CAGR	0.28%
5Y total return	1.43%
6M price change	-51.31%
6M total return	-51.31%
All-time high	$78.34
All-time high date	2006-05-11
All-time low	$0.73
All-time low date	2020-03-18
Average true range (ATR)	$0.34
Average volume	359.2K
Beta (1Y)	1.11
Beta (2Y)	2.11
Beta (5Y)	1.42
Change from 52-week high	-71.68%
Change from 52-week low	9.61%
Change from all-time high	-94.55%
Change from all-time low	484.93%
Change from open	-4.63%
Day's gap	-1.01%
Dollar volume	$1.3M
High price	$4.43
Low price	$4.22
Monthly RSI	41.5
Open price	$4.43
Position in 52-week range	0%
Premarket change	-1.57%
Premarket close	$4.47
Premarket price	$4.40
Previous close	$4.47
Price vs 150-day SMA	-44.37%
Price vs 20-day SMA	-23.64%
Price vs 200-day SMA	-50.73%
Price vs 50-day SMA	-34.31%
Relative volume	0.84
RSI	25.69
Sharpe ratio	-0.96
Sharpe ratio (3Y)	0.54
Sharpe ratio (5Y)	0.28
Sortino ratio	-1.13
Sortino ratio (3Y)	0.86
Sortino ratio (5Y)	0.49
Volume	301.1K
Weekly RSI	28.62
YTD price change	-61.43%
YTD total return	-61.43%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	28.2M
Float percentage	85.89%
Shares change (QoQ)	-10.09%
Shares change (YoY)	1.39%
Shares held by insiders	11.19%
Shares held by institutions	72.71%
Shares outstanding	32.8M
Short % of float	3.87%
Short % of shares	3.32%
Short ratio	4.3 days

Deeper analysis on RAIL

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Forecast

Base and Bull forecast paths with report-date return framing.

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Valuation

Fair-value bridge, DCF, owner earnings, and peer multiples.

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Sensitivity

Cost-of-equity and terminal-growth stress table.

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Risks

Kill scenarios, soft-pass flags, and downside catalysts.

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Earnings

Next earnings setup and beat / inline / miss thresholds.

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Position sizing

Entry, exit, conviction, and quarterly monitoring rules.

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Financials

Revenue, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet context.

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Peers

Relative valuation and profitability against the cohort.

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Moat

Economic-profit evidence and competitive advantage risk.

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Industry cycle

Sector phase, capital cycle, and secular tailwinds.

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FreightCar America, Inc. (RAIL)

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