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FOSTER L B CO FSTR
FOSTER L B CO statistics & valuation
Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($15.85); a green figure means the price is below it.
Profitability & efficiency
Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).
P / E vs its own history
FOSTER L B CO trades at about 55.9× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 4.2×–176.8×, median 27.4×).
Shaded band = 10-year range (4.2×–176.8×); dot = today's 55.9×.
Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.
Key ratios (by fiscal year)
| Ratio | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 21.1% | 22.2% | 20.6% | 18.0% | 16.8% | 19.1% | 19.6% | 19.5% | 19.6% | 18.7% |
| Operating margin | 4.1% | 3.9% | 1.7% | -1.4% | 0.9% | 3.1% | 5.9% | 6.7% | 5.3% | -27.7% |
| Net margin | 1.4% | 8.1% | 0.3% | -9.2% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 6.9% | -5.4% | 1.0% | -29.3% |
| FCF margin | 4.7% | 2.4% | 6.0% | -3.7% | -1.1% | 2.3% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 6.2% | 2.2% |
| Return on assets | 2.3% | 12.8% | 0.5% | -12.5% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 10.5% | -8.1% | 1.3% | -36.0% |
| Return on equity | 4.3% | 24.0% | 1.0% | -33.1% | 2.0% | 4.3% | 25.1% | -25.5% | 3.5% | -106.3% |
| Current ratio | 1.87 | 1.83 | 1.77 | 2.00 | 2.08 | 2.05 | 1.86 | 1.83 | 2.42 | 2.42 |
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.