Stocks · Industrials · Railroads
FreightCar America, Inc. RAIL
$6.90 +5.02% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $226.2M
Weak trendHigh risk
Next earnings report: Nov 9, 2026
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Three things to know
- Net debt is 7.4× EBITDA, a high level of leverage.
- The stock is in a downtrend: below its 200-day average, with the 50-day average below the 200-day.
- The stock is 53% below its highest close of the past year.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Industrials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth48Neutral
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 19%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 24%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 27%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 22%
Quality35Weak
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 32%
- Gross marginBottom 14%
- Operating marginBottom 36%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 12%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 9%
- Interest coverBottom 32%
Value62Neutral
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 20%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 16%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 30%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 9%
Momentum12Very weak
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 14%
- 6-month returnBottom 24%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 19%
- Distance from 52-week highBottom 15%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 15%
Revisions0Very weak
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 6%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 16%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 2%
Stability16Very weak
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 46%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 19%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 11%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 9%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -5.2% | -0.5% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 14.9% | 12.5% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 6.8% | 3.8% | ↓ |
| FCF margin | 6.6% | 3.9% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | -0.5% | -5.2% | ↑ | Bottom 19% |
| Gross margin | 12.5% | 14.9% | ↓ | Bottom 14% |
| Operating margin | 3.8% | 6.8% | ↓ | Bottom 36% |
| Net margin | -2.7% | -2.2% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 3.9% | 6.6% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 8.8% | — | Top 32% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 11.2% | — | Top 27% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -12.2%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.6%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -8.7 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 7.43×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 1.1×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.19%
- Shareholder yield
- 0.19%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -4.4%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +4.3%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 3, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 0
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 4 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- -100.0%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -3.6%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 2 of 8
Analysts
- Analysts with a rating
- 13
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 8%
- Consensus rating
- Hold
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2026 | -500.6% | +3.4% | -0.4% | -10.0% | — |
| May 4, 2026 | -20.0% | -2.9% | -4.0% | -8.0% | -3.5% |
| Mar 9, 2026 | -11.1% | -0.4% | -35.0% | -33.6% | -40.5% |
| Nov 10, 2025 | +50.0% | +11.8% | -2.9% | +5.7% | +36.7% |
| Aug 4, 2025 | +83.3% | +1.2% | -8.2% | -12.9% | +0.6% |
| May 5, 2025 | -37.5% | -2.3% | -1.7% | +20.9% | +59.4% |
| Mar 12, 2025 | +320.0% | -4.2% | -0.6% | -31.5% | +21.2% |
| Nov 12, 2024 | +60.0% | -35.3% | -40.0% | -39.4% | -16.9% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2026 | -$0.02 | -$0.00 | -500.6% | $113.1M |
| May 4, 2026 | -$0.04 | -$0.03 | -20.0% | $64.3M |
| Mar 9, 2026 | $0.16 | $0.18 | -11.1% | $125.6M |
| Nov 10, 2025 | $0.24 | $0.16 | +50.0% | $160.5M |
| Aug 4, 2025 | $0.11 | $0.06 | +83.3% | $118.6M |
| May 5, 2025 | $0.05 | $0.08 | -37.5% | $96.3M |
| Mar 12, 2025 | $0.21 | $0.05 | +320.0% | $137.7M |
| Nov 12, 2024 | $0.08 | $0.05 | +60.0% | $113.3M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (forward) | 17.0× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 28.0× | — | — | Bottom 30% |
| EV / Sales | 0.66× | — | — | Top 9% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 7.91% | — | — | Top 16% |
| Earnings yield | -7.54% | — | — | Bottom 20% |
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -7.1%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- -1.4%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -6.4%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -24.5%
- RSI (14)
- 44.5
- Relative volume
- 0.64×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 46.1%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 26th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 2.04
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.41
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -53.4%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -71.7%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2024 | Apr 8, 2025 | -71.7% | 100 days | Not yet recovered |
| Apr 30, 2021 | Nov 9, 2023 | -71.4% | 637 days | 203 days (Sep 3, 2024) |
| Oct 8, 2020 | Oct 29, 2020 | -51.1% | 15 days | 29 days (Dec 10, 2020) |
| Apr 6, 2021 | Apr 16, 2021 | -39.9% | 8 days | 10 days (Apr 30, 2021) |
| Feb 8, 2021 | Mar 8, 2021 | -33.0% | 19 days | 13 days (Mar 25, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $226.2M
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- -$0.52
- Revenue (TTM)
- $463.5M
- 52-week range
- $6.35 – $14.90
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $203.1M | $364.8M | $358.1M | $559.4M | $501.0M |
| Gross profit | $11.5M | $25.8M | $41.8M | $67.0M | $73.2M |
| Operating income | -$22.8M | -$15.0M | $10.5M | $37.3M | $33.9M |
| Net income | -$41.4M | -$38.8M | -$23.6M | -$75.8M | $38.1M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$2.00 | -$1.56 | -$1.18 | -$3.12 | $1.09 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $113.3M | $137.7M | $96.3M | $118.6M | $160.5M | $125.6M | $64.3M | $113.1M |
| Net income | -$107.0M | $34.6M | $50.4M | $11.7M | -$7.4M | -$16.6M | $41.6M | -$30.1M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$3.57 | $0.86 | $1.52 | $0.34 | -$0.23 | -$0.50 | $1.15 | -$0.94 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -$55.4M | $11.5M | $4.8M | $44.9M | $34.8M |
| Capital expenditure | -$2.3M | -$7.8M | -$12.7M | -$5.0M | -$3.4M |
| Free cash flow | -$57.7M | $3.7M | -$8.0M | $39.9M | $31.4M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | -$27.9M | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | -$12,000 | -$57,000 | -$112,000 | -$85.5M | -$487,000 |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $63.0M
- Total assets
- $276.1M
- Total liabilities
- $239.9M
- Total debt
- $144.9M
- Net debt
- $81.9M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $36.2M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 3, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2017 | $0.09 | Aug 23, 2017 |
| May 16, 2017 | $0.09 | May 24, 2017 |
| Feb 14, 2017 | $0.09 | Feb 22, 2017 |
| Nov 15, 2016 | $0.09 | Nov 23, 2016 |
| Aug 16, 2016 | $0.09 | Aug 24, 2016 |
| May 17, 2016 | $0.09 | May 25, 2016 |
| Feb 16, 2016 | $0.09 | Feb 24, 2016 |
| Nov 17, 2015 | $0.09 | Nov 25, 2015 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 885,736
- Days to cover
- 4.70
- Change vs previous report
- +1.1%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.