Industrials
FreightCar America, Inc.(RAIL)
Live Price
Offline$8.13
-1.22% today
1Y Change
-4.24%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026
- Market Cap
- $160.00M
- Revenue Growth
- -10.4%
- EPS Growth
- +137.2%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.0%
Coverage: 245 bars ยท Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
FreightCar America, Inc. (RAIL) is a Industrials stock with a market cap of $160.00M and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $8.13 and down 4.2% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -10.4%, EPS growth of +137.2%, a dividend yield of 0.0%. What stands out right now is revenue -10.4%, EPS +137.2%, free cash flow -21.3% with operating margin 6.8% and ROIC -55.0%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 6.9 and price/sales 0.3. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines RAIL price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Industrials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-10.4% vs +3.6% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+6.8% vs +16.9% peer median
P/E
Below sector median
6.9 vs 36.7 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 4, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -10.4% and EPS is at +137.2%, with operating margin around 6.8%.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -16.8% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 4, 2026 | โ | -4.2% | +3.8% | -6.1% |
2026 Mar 9, 2026 | -11.1% | -21.1% | -35.6% | -35.3% |
2025 Nov 10, 2025 | +50.0% | -6.8% | -18.7% | -4.9% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
Compare this ticker against a broad index, growth benchmark, or sector ETF using a shared 1Y normalization window.
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Normalized return
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Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
RAIL Max Drawdown
-50.34%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for RAIL and SPY.
Company Overview
FreightCar America, Inc.
NASDAQ Global Select
FreightCar America, Inc., through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells railcars and railcar components for the transportation of bulk commodities and containerized freight products primarily in North America. It operates in two segments, Manufacturing and Parts. The company offers a range of freight cars, including open top hoppers; covered hopper cars; gondolas; triple hoppers and hybrid aluminum/stainless steel railcars; ore hopper and gondola railcars; ballast hopper cars; aggregate hopper cars; intermodal flats; and non-intermodal flat cars. It also provides railcars, including coal cars, bulk commodity cars, coil steel cars, and boxcars; and woodchip hoppers, aluminum vehicle carriers, and articulated bulk container railcars. In addition, the company sells used railcars; leases, rebuilds, and converts railcars; and sells forged, cast, and fabricated parts for various railcars. It also exports its manufactured railcars to Latin America and the Middle East. The company's customers primarily include financial institutions, railroads, and shippers. FreightCar America, Inc. was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
- Leadership
- Nicholas J. Randall
- IPO Date
- Apr 6, 2005
- Employees
- 2.0k
- Street Address
- 125 South Wacker Drive
- Mailing
- Chicago, IL, 60606
- Region
- Chicago, IL, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 312 928 0850
- Last Updated
- May 4, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 6.9
- EV/EBITDA
- 55.8
- Price/Sales
- 0.3
- Price/Book
- โ
Growth
- Revenue
- -10.4%
- EPS
- +137.2%
- Free Cash Flow
- -21.3%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 14.6%
- Operating Margin
- 6.8%
- Net Margin
- 7.6%
- ROE
- -40.2%
- ROIC
- -55.0%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- โ
- Current Ratio
- 1.87
Earnings Reports
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Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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