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    Freightcar America Inc (RAIL)

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    INDUSTRIALS • RAILROADS • NASDAQ

    $6.13
    +0.11 (+1.83%)

    Market Cap: $201.01M

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    44%(17/39)
    Avg Surprise
    -43.51%

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.15
    Range$0.13 - $0.18
    3 analysts
    EPS RevisionsNo revisions (7d)
    0
    1
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$0.19-22.4%
    60d ago$0.19-22.4%
    30d ago$0.19-21.1%
    7d ago$0.19-21.1%
    Current$0.15
    Revenue Consensus
    $134M
    Range$118M - $166M
    3 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.29
    Range$0.23 - $0.34
    3 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $126M
    Range$116M - $144M
    3 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$0.29---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$0.15---
    Jun 26
    Reported Aug 3
    		$-0.05$-0.02-150.00%Miss-145.5%
    Mar 26
    Reported May 4
    		$-0.04$-0.02-100.00%Miss-180.0%
    Dec 25
    Reported Mar 9
    		$0.16$0.17-3.03%Miss-23.8%
    Sep 25
    Reported Nov 10
    		$0.24$0.16+50.00%Beat+200.0%
    Jun 25
    Reported Aug 4
    		$0.11$0.06+83.33%Beat+120.0%
    Mar 25
    Reported May 5
    		$0.05$0.08-37.50%Miss+150.0%
    Dec 24
    Reported Mar 12
    		$0.21$0.05+320.00%Beat+400.0%
    Sep 24
    Reported Nov 12
    		$0.08$0.05+60.00%Beat+157.1%
    Jun 24
    Reported Aug 12
    		$0.05$0.05+0.00%Beat+150.0%
    Mar 24
    Reported May 8
    		$0.02$0.01+100.00%Beat+109.5%
    Dec 23
    Reported Mar 18
    		$-0.07$-0.01-600.00%Miss+77.4%
    Sep 23
    Reported Nov 6
    		$-0.14$-0.04-250.00%Miss+33.3%
    Jun 23
    Reported Aug 7
    		$0.02N/A+116.67%Beat+150.0%
    Mar 23
    Reported May 9
    		$-0.21$-0.21+0.00%Beat+25.0%
    Dec 22
    Reported Mar 27
    		$-0.31$-0.11-181.82%Miss-138.5%
    Sep 22
    Reported Nov 7
    		$-0.21$-0.24+12.50%Beat+54.3%
    Jun 22
    Reported Aug 8
    		$-0.04N/A+55.56%Beat+87.1%
    Mar 22
    Reported May 10
    		$-0.28$-0.07-300.00%Miss+41.7%
    Dec 21
    Reported Mar 22
    		$-0.13$-0.15+13.33%Beat-44.4%
    Sep 21
    Reported Nov 15
    		$-0.46$-0.16-187.50%Miss+44.6%
    Jun 21
    Reported Aug 16
    		$-0.31$-0.15-106.67%Miss+67.4%
    Mar 21
    Reported May 17
    		$-0.48$-0.26-84.62%Miss+63.1%
    Dec 20
    Reported Mar 24
    		$-0.09N/A+86.57%Beat+90.8%
    Sep 20
    Reported Nov 9
    		$-0.83$-0.75-10.67%Miss+23.9%
    Jun 20
    Reported Aug 10
    		$-0.95$-0.94-1.06%Miss-115.9%
    Mar 20
    Reported May 11
    		$-1.30$-0.81-60.49%Miss-16.1%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 26
    		$-0.98$-0.59-66.10%Miss-69.0%
    Sep 19
    Reported Oct 30
    		$-1.09$-0.43-153.49%Miss-101.9%
    Jun 19
    Reported Jul 31
    		$-0.44$-0.75+41.33%Beat-131.6%
    Mar 19
    Reported May 1
    		$-1.12$-0.55-103.64%Miss-119.6%
    Dec 18
    Reported Feb 26
    		$-0.58$-0.44-31.82%Miss+0.0%
    Sep 18
    Reported Oct 31
    		$-0.54$-0.26-107.69%Miss+26.0%
    Jun 18
    Reported Aug 1
    		$-0.19N/A+58.70%Beat-850.0%
    Mar 18
    Reported May 2
    		$-0.51$-0.61+16.39%Beat-464.3%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 26
    		$-0.58$-0.28-107.14%Miss-928.6%
    Sep 17
    Reported Nov 1
    		$-0.73$-0.17-329.41%Miss-
    Jun 17
    Reported Aug 2
    		$-0.02N/A+71.43%Beat-
    Mar 17
    Reported May 3
    		$0.14$-0.10+240.00%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Feb 27
    		$0.07$0.14-50.00%Miss-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield0.00%
    Forward Annual Dividend$0.00
    Payout Ratio0.00%
    FrequencyQuarterly
    No dividend payments in the selected period.

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio19.77EV/EBITDA21.43x
    Price/FCF10.94xFCF Yield9.14%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin-2.69%Operating Margin-3.83%
    ROE-8.83%ROIC3.35%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity3.95xInterest Coverage0.39x
    Current Ratio1.81xQuick Ratio1.12x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta1.42Avg Volume262.52K
    52-Week High$14.9052-Week Low$5.99

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$6.37
    SMA 20$6.76
    SMA 50$7.03
    SMA 200$8.96
    EMA 10$6.35
    EMA 20$6.59
    EMA 50$7.03
    EMA 200$8.14

    MACD

    Line: -0.29Signal: -0.23Hist: -0.06

    ADX

    ADX: 22.2+DI: 16.1-DI: 31.0

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up32.0
    Aroon Down100.0
    PSAR$6.60

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$7.77
    Lower Band$5.76
    %B Position2979%(Upper)
    Band Width0.19

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    34.8

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K9.6
    Stoch %D11.4
    Williams %R-88.2
    ROC (10d)-6.7%
    Momentum-0.44
    CCI (20d)-103.1
    MFI (14d)22.3

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$0.27(4.4%)
    StdDev (20d)0.50
    Hist Vol38.0%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$6.10
    OBV-753.1K
    AD Line188.7K
    CMF (20d)-0.009

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)259.4K
    Vol Ratio0.4x(Low)
    VWMA (20d)$7.00

    Pivot Points

    R3$6.38
    R2$6.30
    R1$6.16
    Pivot Point$6.08
    S1$5.94
    S2$5.86
    S3$5.72

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-26.39
    Ultimate Osc45.2
    KST-95.32

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$113.14M$64.31M$125.57M$160.51M$118.62M$96.29M$137.70M$113.25M$147.42M$161.06M$126.60M$61.89M
    Cost of Revenue$106.97M$53.50M$108.79M$136.31M$100.80M$81.90M$116.68M$97.06M$128.99M$149.66M$114.51M$52.67M
    Gross Profit$6.17M$10.81M$16.77M$24.20M$17.82M$14.39M$21.01M$16.20M$18.43M$11.40M$12.10M$9.22M
    Operating Expenses$10.47M$11.40M$8.99M$9.65M$10.11M$10.52M$9.37M$7.54M$5.30M$7.49M$12.45M$7.82M
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$10.47M$11.40M$8.99M$9.65M$10.11M$10.52M$9.37M$7.54M$8.51M$7.49M$7.74M$7.51M
    Operating Income$-4,296,000$-594,000$7.78M$14.56M$7.71M$3.87M$11.64M$8.66M$13.13M$3.91M$268,000$1.40M
    Interest Income$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Interest Expense$3.04M$3.38M$4.20M$4.64M$4.38M$4.34M$1.03M$1.58M$1.85M$2.39M$2.04M$2.04M
    Income Before Tax$-32,448,000$45.33M$-14,556,000$-7,591,000$-41,009,000$52.28M$37.13M$-103,639,000$10.67M$-14,148,000$-2,242,000$3.41M
    Income Tax Expense$-2,345,000$3.68M$2.02M$-146,000$-52,688,000$1.84M$2.51M$3.41M$2.50M$-2,577,000$614,000$216,000
    Net Income$-30,103,000$41.65M$-16,578,000$-7,445,000$11.68M$50.45M$34.62M$-107,046,000$8.18M$-11,571,000$-3,478,000$3.19M
    EBITDA$-27,557,000$50.57M$-8,741,000$-1,401,000$-35,077,000$58.12M$39.68M$-100,620,000$13.94M$-10,361,000$1.22M$6.53M
    EBIT$-29,403,000$48.70M$-10,352,000$-2,953,000$-36,627,000$56.62M$38.17M$-102,062,000$12.52M$-11,757,000$-199,000$5.45M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    RAIL Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    19.8x
    Forward P/E
    8.8x
    EV/EBITDA
    21.4x
    P/FCF
    10.9x
    PEG
    0.6x
    P/B
    5.4x
    See GNG's fair value

    RAIL Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    12.5%
    Operating margin
    -3.8%
    Net margin
    -2.7%
    ROIC
    3.3%
    ROE
    -8.8%
    FCF margin
    3.9%
    FCF yield
    9.1%

    RAIL Competitors

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    SEACOR Marine Holdings IncSMHI
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    Sector: Industrials

    RAIL Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bear case

    • RAIL has a -2.7% net profit margin.
    • RAIL's quarterly revenue changed -4.6% year over year.
    • RAIL has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.9x.

    RAIL Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    4 of 8 quarters (50.0%)
    Average surprise
    27.9%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $0.15
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    0 up, 1 down

    RAIL Dividend

    Forward yield
    0.0%
    Payout ratio
    0.0%

    Frequently Asked Questions About RAIL

    Does RAIL pay dividends?

    Freightcar America Inc (RAIL) has a dividend payment track record. See the RAIL dividend history page for its current payment status, TTM yield, and recorded payments.

    What is RAIL's P/E ratio?

    Freightcar America Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 19.77.

    What is RAIL's market cap?

    Freightcar America Inc (RAIL) has a market capitalization of $201.01M with a current stock price of $6.13.

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