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L.B. Foster Company (FSTR) Stock Analysis

L.B. Foster Company (FSTR) is a Railroads stock listed on NASDAQ and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

FSTR

$35.83

+$0.36 (+1.01%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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FSTR Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$35.08
Previous Close
$35.47
Day's Range
35.08–35.83
52-Week Range
23.81–45.81
Volume
37.42K
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
1.14
Valuation
Market Cap
$376.92M
P/E Ratio
33.80
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
17.69
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
0.45
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
0.68
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
1.06
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$540.01M+1.74%
Net Income (FY)
$7.55M−82.43%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
2.04%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
10.52M
1-Year Return
+33.74%
Dividend and dates
Earnings Date
November 2, 2026
Avg Volume
58.00K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, FSTR closed at $35.83, +33.74% over 1 year.

L.B. Foster Company (FSTR) has a market capitalization of $376.92M.

In fiscal 2025, FSTR reported revenue of $540.01M.

FSTR Stock Return by Calendar Year

L.B. Foster Company (FSTR) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $13,374
+33.74%
5 years
$10,000 $21,768
+117.68%
10 years
$10,000 $27,883
+178.83%

If you had invested $10,000 in L.B. Foster Company (FSTR) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $27,883 at the close on October 21, 2026: +178.83% in total, +10.80% a year. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+32.95%
2025+0.19%
2024+22.33%
2023+127.17%
2022−29.60%
2021−8.64%
2020−22.34%
2019+21.89%
2018−41.44%
2017+99.63%
2016 (partial year)+20.02%

As of October 21, 2026.

FSTR Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$540.01M$7.55M1.4%
2024$530.77M$42.95M8.1%
2023$543.74M$1.46M0.3%
2022$497.50M−$45.56M−9.2%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$540.01M$113.75M$21.89M$7.55M1.4%
2024$530.77M$118.06M$17.04M$42.95M8.1%
2023$543.74M$112.04M$9.11M$1.46M0.3%
2022$497.50M$89.61M$810.00K−$45.56M−9.2%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

FSTR Valuation vs Railroads Median

Median of 13 stocks
MetricFSTRRailroads medianvs median
P/E33.8028.0620% above
P/S ratio0.683.350.2x the median
Profit margin2.04%13.61%11.6 pts below

Medians across 13 Railroads stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

L.B. Foster Company (FSTR) carries a market capitalisation of $376.92M. It is classified in the Railroads industry, within the Industrials sector. Headcount on file is 1,191.

FSTR last closed at $35.83 on October 21, 2026. That is +$0.36 (+1.01%) against the previous close. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $23.81 to $45.81. The latest close sits 50.48% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

The most recent full year on file, fiscal 2025, shows revenue of $540.01M. Against the prior fiscal year total of $530.77M, that is a change of +1.74%. Net income for the same year was $7.55M. That is −82.43% against the prior fiscal year. The reported profit margin is 2.04%. That is 11.6 percentage points below the Railroads median of 13.61%. Trailing earnings per share are 1.06.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $497.50M in 2022 to $540.01M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 3 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

FSTR trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 33.8. That is 20.43% above the Railroads median of 28.06. The forward P/E on file is 17.69. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 0.45. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 0.68 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 0.2 times the Railroads median of 3.35. 13 Railroads companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

The trailing one-year total return is +33.74%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +10.80%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 1.14. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 47.22%.

Growth & Income

2026 is still running; the total return is +32.95% year to date. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2023 at +127.17%; the weakest is 2018 at −41.44%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 5 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

L.B. Foster Company (FSTR) operates in the Railroads industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
L.B. Foster Company FSTR $376.92M 33.8
Union Pacific Corporation UNP $171.02B 23.3
Canadian National Railway Company CNR.TO CA$103.05B 21.9
CSX Corporation CSX $89.66B 28.1

Market caps are shown in each company's own trading currency, without conversion, and the peers are listed in order of these unconverted figures.

The Railroads industry average P/E ratio is 28.1x. L.B. Foster Company trades at a P/E of 33.8.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About L.B. Foster Company

L.B. Foster Company provides engineered and manufactured products and services for building and supporting infrastructure in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates in two segments: Rail, Technologies, and Services; and Infrastructure Solutions. The Rail, Technologies, and Services segment offers new rail to passenger and short line freight railroads, industrial companies, and rail contractors, as well as new and used rails; rail accessories, such as track spikes, bolts, angle bars, tie plates, and other products; insulated rail joints and related accessories; fixation fasteners, coverboards, and special accessories; power rail; and trackwork products. This segment also provides friction management products and application systems; mobile and wayside systems; railroad condition monitoring systems and equipment including wheel impact load detection systems, wayside data collection and management systems, and rockfall, flood, earthworks, and bridge strike monitoring; and aftermarket services. The Infrastructure Solutions segment manufactures precast concrete products, including restrooms, concession stands, and other protective storage buildings under the CXT brand for national, state, and municipal parks; and sound walls, bridge beams, and other wet/dry utilities concrete products. This segment also provides steel bridge products; corrosion protection solutions; cuts, threads, and paints pipes; threading services for oil and gas production; fabricated steel and aluminum products; and protective pipeline coating services. L.B. Foster Company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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