Stocktoria

FreightCar America, Inc. RAIL

Nasdaq · stock · Railroad Equipment · website · IPO 2005-04-06 · LEI

FreightCar America, Inc. statistics & valuation

Market cap$195.2M
P / S0.4×
P / FCF6.2×
FCF margin6.3%
Net debt$107.2M
Net debt / EBITDA2.7×
Enterprise value USD$302.4M
EV / EBITDA7.5×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV11.2%
Return on capital16.6%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin (%)
7.70% 0.70% -1.10% -6.20% -12.50% 5.60% 7.10% 11.70% 12.00% 14.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
3.00% -7.80% -10.10% -32.90% -74.30% -11.20% -4.10% 2.90% 6.70% 6.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
4.80% -9.70% -21.00% -64.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
12.3M 12.3M 12.3M 12.4M 13.4M 20.8M 24.8M 28.4M 30.7M 33.8M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$10.2M $55.3M $79.5M $92.2M $29.4M $108.4M $107.2M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
3.60% -7.60% -14.00% -30.70% -46.20% -20.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
-2.60% 9.60% -10.70% -10.70% -63.40% -28.40% 1.00% -2.20% 7.10% 6.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.09× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$1.00 -$1.82 -$3.26 -$5.95 -$6.29 -$2.00 -$1.56 -$1.18 -$3.12 $1.09 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

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

FreightCar America, Inc. trades at about 6.8× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 7.4×–53×, median 15.5×).

6.8× 53×

Shaded band = 10-year range (7.4×–53×); dot = today's 6.8×.

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)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin14.6%12.0%11.7%7.1%5.6%-12.5%-6.2%-1.1%0.7%7.7%
Operating margin6.8%6.7%2.9%-4.1%-11.2%-74.3%-32.9%-10.1%-7.8%3.0%
Net margin-20.4%-77.9%-32.7%-12.8%-5.5%2.4%
FCF margin6.3%7.1%-2.2%1.0%-28.4%-63.4%-10.7%-10.7%9.6%-2.6%
Return on assets-20.7%-46.2%-30.7%-14.0%-7.6%3.6%
Return on equity2502.8%276.9%-64.1%-21.0%-9.7%4.8%
Debt / equity-1.00×-0.72×-0.64×-3.23×-48.00×-1.81×0.09×
Current ratio1.871.791.311.221.971.702.222.514.964.45

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.