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RAIL Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026

Trading

Open: $4.06
Previous Close: $4.02
Day's Range: 4.05–4.36
52-Week Range: 3.85–14.90
Volume: 945.64K
Beta: 1.42

Valuation

Market Cap: $135.10M
P/E Ratio: unprofitable
Forward P/E: 3.90
PEG Ratio: 0.64
P/S ratio: 0.29
EPS (ttm): −0.27

Financials (FY)

Revenue (FY): $500.99M−10.45%
Net Income (FY): $38.10M
Profit margin: −2.69%
Shares Outstanding: 32.79M
1-Year Return: −56.99%

Dividend and dates

Earnings Date: November 9, 2026
Avg Volume: 250.43K

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

RAIL Stock Return by Calendar Year

FreightCar America, Inc. (RAIL) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year: $10,000 $4,301; −56.99%
5 years: $10,000 $8,443; −15.57%
10 years: $10,000 $3,088; −69.12%

If you had invested $10,000 in FreightCar America, Inc. (RAIL) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $3,088 at the close on October 21, 2026: −69.12% in total, −11.09% a year, with dividends reinvested. 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.

−69.06%+231.85%−62.78%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	−62.78%
2025	+23.55%
2024	+231.85%
2023	−15.63%
2022	−13.28%
2021	+53.11%
2020	+16.43%
2019	−69.06%
2018	−60.83%
2017	+16.26%
2016 (partial year)	+3.05%

As of October 21, 2026.

RAIL Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December

RevenueNet income

2022202320242025

Fiscal year	Revenue	Net income	Net margin
2025	$500.99M	$38.10M	7.6%
2024	$559.43M	−$75.82M	−13.6%
2023	$358.09M	−$23.59M	−6.6%
2022	$364.75M	−$38.85M	−10.7%

Fiscal year	Revenue	Gross profit	Operating income	Net income	Net margin
2025	$500.99M	$73.19M	$33.92M	$38.10M	7.6%
2024	$559.43M	$67.04M	$34.13M	−$75.82M	−13.6%
2023	$358.09M	$41.76M	$14.27M	−$23.59M	−6.6%
2022	$364.75M	$25.82M	−$2.40M	−$38.85M	−10.7%

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

RAIL Dividend History

$0.27+200.0% vs 2016

Dividends per share, 2017 · 3 payments

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2017	$0.27	3	+200.0%
2016	$0.09	1	—

Most recent payment: $0.09 per share, ex-dividend August 15, 2017. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

RAIL Valuation vs Railroads Median

Median of 13 stocks

Metric	RAIL	Railroads median	vs median
P/S ratio	0.29	3.35	0.1x the median
Profit margin	−2.69%	13.61%	16.3 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.

Recent News

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FreightCar America Q2 Adj. EPS $(0.02) Misses $0.00 Estimate, Sales $113.100M Beat $109.919M Estimate
Benzinga2026-08-03

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Analysis

Data-derived

Company Overview

FreightCar America, Inc. (RAIL) carries a market capitalisation of $135.10M. The company sits in the Industrials sector, in the Railroads industry. Headcount on file is 1,986.

Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $3.85 to $14.90. The most recent close on file for RAIL is $4.12, dated October 21, 2026. That is +$0.11 (+2.62%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 7.01% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

Fiscal 2025 revenue came to $500.99M. Against the prior fiscal year total of $559.43M, that is a change of −10.45%. Net income for the same year was $38.10M. Profit margin runs at −2.69%. That is 16.3 percentage points below the Railroads median of 13.61%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to −0.27.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $364.75M in 2022 to $500.99M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 1 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The record shows negative trailing earnings, so no price-to-earnings ratio is published. On forward earnings the ratio is 3.9. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 0.64. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 0.29 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 0.1 times the Railroads median of 3.35. 13 Railroads companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

Beta against the wider market is reported at 1.42. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 74.64%. The trailing one-year total return is −56.99%. Measured over 10 years, that is −11.09% a year compounded.

Growth & Income

The latest dividend on file for RAIL dates from 2017. Dividends are recorded for 2 calendar years; 2017 shows 3 payments totalling $0.27 a share. The year before, 2016, totalled $0.09 a share.

So far in 2026 the total return is −62.78%. Across the complete calendar years on file, 2024 returned +231.85% and 2019 returned −69.06%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 5 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

FreightCar America, Inc. (RAIL) operates in the Railroads industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company	Ticker	Market Cap	P/E Ratio
FreightCar America, Inc.	RAIL	$135.10M	—
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. FreightCar America, Inc. has no P/E ratio because it is not currently profitable.

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 FreightCar America, Inc.

FreightCar America, Inc., through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells railcars and railcar components for the transportation of bulk commodities and containerized freight products in the United States and Mexico. The company operates through two segments: Manufacturing and Aftermarket. It offers a range of railcars, including boxcars, covered and open-top hopper cars, intermodal and non-intermodal flat cars, mill gondola cars, coil steel cars, coal cars, dynastack series, steel products, boxcars, aluminum coal cars, stainless steel and hybrid stainless steel cars, and other railcar types, as well as other supplies for all railcar types, and provides aftermarket services including safety training, railcar inspections, and preventative maintenance. The company also sells used railcars; rebuilds, converts, and leases railcars; and sells forged, cast, and fabricated parts for various railcars. It serves shippers, railroads, and financial institutions. FreightCar America, Inc. was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

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FreightCar America, Inc. (RAIL) Stock Analysis