FreightCar America, Inc.
RAIL · Price history
Price at last available close
$4.18
−$2.71 (-39.33%) 1M
2026-10-28
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Company & revenue
About FreightCar America, Inc.
Primary reporting period: 2025-12-31 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
Operating through its subsidiaries, FreightCar America, Inc. specializes in the design, production, and sale of railcars and their associated components, primarily for the transportation of bulk commodities and containerized freight across North America. The company's operations are organized into two main divisions: Manufacturing and Parts. Its diverse product offerings include a wide array of freight cars such as open-top and covered hoppers, gondolas, triple hoppers, and innovative hybrid aluminum/stainless steel railcars.
How they make money
FreightCar America designs, manufactures, and sells a variety of railroad freight cars for the transportation of bulk commodities and containerized freight. The company also generates revenue through railcar rebody and repair services, railcar conversions that repurpose idled assets, and the sale of railcar parts and components to North American shippers, railroads, and financial institutions.
Products & services
Railroad freight cars, railcar parts and components, railcar rebody and repair services, and railcar conversion services.
Brands & revenue mix
No separate brand or brand-level revenue disclosure was confirmed in the reviewed sources. This does not mean the company has no brands.
Product / operating segments
No reconciled product or operating-segment revenue breakdown is available for the current research period. Company-wide revenue remains separate from segment disclosure.
Geographic revenue
Period ended 2025-12-31Source
Calculated from reported segment revenue. Check the source period and revenue basis before comparing shares. Categories can overlap and may not add to 100%.
Customer concentration
In 2025, the top three customers accounted for 26%, 20%, and 13% of total revenue, respectively, with the top five customers accounting for approximately 75% of total revenue.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- Steel and steel products — The company relies on various suppliers for steel and other raw materials; specific supplier names are not disclosed.Source
Financial risk observations and what to check
These are saved observations about business performance, not predictions. Review the company filings alongside the interpretation below. Latest stored financial period end: 2026-06-30.
Opportunity Score is currently unavailable; Wall Street Score remains independently validated.
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Quarterly EPS turned negative at -0.94 versus 0.34 a year earlier.
Separate recurring operating losses from noncash or one-time charges, and check cash flow rather than interpreting negative EPS as a cash-outflow amount.
Quarterly net income turned from a profit to a loss versus the same quarter last year.
Identify the causes in the interim report and distinguish operating cash use from accounting charges. Prior profitability is not a guarantee of recovery.
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
31
Poor
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
36
Poor
Financial Strength
40
Business Quality / Moat
30
Management
50
Growth Quality
31
Risk / Durability
15
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Model Outlook
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Outperformance analysis is not currently available.
WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is low across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. This can reflect an expensive share price, business weaknesses, or both; check Company Quality and the category breakdown before drawing a conclusion.
A current Opportunity Score is not available.
The 12-month model outlook is not currently available.
No strong positive signal is being highlighted from the currently available summary data.
- •Debt service risk
- •Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
- •Debt / balance-sheet profile needs attention
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for RAIL
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •What is driving RAIL's revenue decline, and does the latest company filing suggest the weakness is temporary or structural?
- •Is RAIL's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •Is RAIL's debt load manageable relative to cash generation, interest costs and upcoming maturities?
- •What specifically needs to improve for RAIL to reach sustainable profitability?
- •What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify RAIL's current valuation?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
31
Market Cap
$137.2M
P/E Ratio
-15.1
EPS
$-0.40
52-Week High
$14.90
52-Week Low
$6.00
Beta
1.42
Shares Outstanding
33.8M
Total Revenue
$463.5M
Total Debt
$144.9M
Dividend
No current dividend
Liquidation Value / Share
$1.07
Momentum & Volatility Signals
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Strong downward momentum
Extreme movement
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Notices for RAIL
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Debt service risk
Interest coverage is low (~1.9x). Earnings may be strained to cover interest expense.
Community Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on RAIL.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Manufacturing flexibility.
- +Customer-centric tailored solutions.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
Potential downside factors
- −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the Railroads industry.
- −Cybersecurity incidents.
- −Challenging industry environment.
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Scores
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Score Changes
3 historical score records availablePrevious Score
31
Oct 1, 2026
Change
+0.2
points
Current Score
31
Oct 15, 2026
Category Changes
RAIL increased 0.2 points because overall fundamentals improved.
Projected Score
Projected Score
28
Projected Change
-3.6 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest decline of approximately 3.6 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
Valuation unavailableCurrent Price
$4.18
Model Intrinsic Value
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Difference
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Margin of Safety
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Intrinsic value is not currently available for this stock, so valuation can't be calculated.
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $463.5M | $501.0M | $559.4M | $358.1M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $405.6M | $427.8M | $492.4M | $316.3M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $58.0M | $73.2M | $67.0M | $41.8M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $30.9M | $39.3M | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $40.5M | $39.3M | $29.7M | $31.3M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $12.9M | $12.9M | $39.5M | $18.1M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | $17.5M | $33.9M | $37.3M | $10.5M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $15.3M | $17.6M | $6.8M | $15.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | -$9.3M | -$10.9M | -$70.0M | -$22.1M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | $3.2M | -$49.0M | $5.8M | $1.5M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | -$12.5M | $38.1M | -$75.8M | -$23.6M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $-0.40 | $1.16 | $-3.12 | $-1.18 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 31.94M | 31.81M | 30.73M | 28.37M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 31.94M | 33.79M | 30.73M | 28.37M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$113.1M
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
-$0.94
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
-4.8%
Cash Change
+2.6%
Margin Change
-36.5 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Improved
- Cash position grew
- Debt reduced
What Weakened
- Margins contracted
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included cash levels, debt levels. Pressure indicators included revenue growth, EPS growth, net income margin. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue declined 4.6%. EPS declined 376.5%. Cash increased 2.6%. Total debt declined 4.8%. Net income margin declined by 36.5 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
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Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
Guru Score
Smart Money
Number of Gurus
Total Guru Value
Avg Portfolio Weight
Largest Holder
Largest Holder %
New Positions
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Short Interest
Dividend History
Dividend data is not available yet. Missing data does not mean this company pays no dividend.
Conservative Projected Values
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