
FreightCar America, Inc.
RAILNASDAQIndustrialsRailroads
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$7.37
+$0.15 · +2.08%
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Hold
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Valuation
76
Undervalued
Momentum
32
Weakening
Sentiment
66
Bullish
Risk resilience
29
High Risk
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Company profile
Company websiteOperating 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. They also manufacture specialized vehicles like ore hoppers, ballast hoppers, aggregate hoppers, intermodal flats, and non-intermodal flat cars. Further expanding its portfolio, FreightCar America provides coal cars, general bulk commodity cars, coil steel cars, boxcars, woodchip hoppers, aluminum vehicle carriers, and articulated bulk container railcars. In addition to manufacturing new railcars, the company engages in selling used railcars, offering leasing options, and performing railcar rebuilding and conversion services. It also supplies various forged, cast, and fabricated parts for railcar applications. FreightCar America's manufactured railcars are exported to international markets, including Latin America and the Middle East. Its primary customer base comprises financial institutions, major railroads, and various shipping companies. FreightCar America, Inc. was founded in 1901 and its corporate headquarters are located in Chicago, Illinois.
- Industry
- Railroads
- Sector
- Industrials
- Headquarters
- US
- CEO
- Nicholas J. Randall
- Listed since
- Apr 6, 2005
- Employees
- 1,986
Market position
Day range
Current $7.37
52-week range
Current $7.37
- Open
- $7.30
- Previous close
- $7.22
- Volume
- 99.39K
- 0.46× average
- Average volume
- 215.87K
- Average daily volume
- Market cap
- 241.56M USD
- Beta
- 1.49
- Market reference 1
- 50-day average
- $8.2612
- -10.79% below average
- 200-day average
- $9.3372
- -21.07% below average
Financials
Financial snapshot
Latest / TTMValuation & yield
- Enterprise value
- 440.16M USD
- P/E (TTM)
- -18.43×
- P/B (TTM)
- 6.5×
- P/S (TTM)
- 0.52×
- EV / EBITDA
- 34.13×
- Earnings yield
- 10.82%
- Free cash flow yield
- 8.92%
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
Profitability & efficiency
- Gross margin
- 12.50%
- Operating margin
- 3.77%
- Net margin
- -2.69%
- Return on equity
- -35.47%
- Return on assets
- 13.14%
- Return on invested capital
- -55.02%
Financial health
- Debt / equity
- 4×
- Current ratio
- 1.87×
Financial statements
Margin trends
Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.
Income trends
Revenue
Operating income
Net income
| Metric (USD) | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 500.99M USD | 559.43M USD | 358.09M USD | 364.75M USD | 203.05M USD |
| Cost of goods sold | 427.8M USD | 492.38M USD | 316.33M USD | 338.93M USD | 191.59M USD |
| Gross profit | 73.19M USD | 67.04M USD | 41.76M USD | 25.82M USD | 11.46M USD |
| Selling, general, and administrative | 39.27M USD | — | — | — | — |
| Operating expenses | 39.27M USD | 29.7M USD | 31.27M USD | 40.85M USD | 34.22M USD |
| Interest expense | 17.56M USD | 6.85M USD | 15.03M USD | 25.42M USD | 13.32M USD |
| Depreciation and amortization | 6.21M USD | 5.76M USD | 4.61M USD | 4.14M USD | 4.3M USD |
| Operating income | 33.92M USD | 37.34M USD | 10.49M USD | −15.02M USD | −22.76M USD |
| Net income | 38.1M USD | −75.82M USD | −23.59M USD | −38.85M USD | −41.45M USD |
Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.
Analyst ratings
Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.
Rating distribution
13 ratingsCorporate actions
Annual dividends per share
Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.
$0.36
2016 complete year+50.0% since 2012
$0.24
2,012
$0.24
2,013
$0.24
2,014
$0.36
2,015
$0.36
2,016
Corporate action history
| Action | Ex-dividend date | Details | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend | Aug 15, 2017 | $0.09Quarterly | Aug 17, 2017 | Aug 23, 2017 |
Dividend | May 16, 2017 | $0.09Quarterly | May 18, 2017 | May 24, 2017 |
Dividend | Feb 14, 2017 | $0.09Quarterly | Feb 16, 2017 | Feb 22, 2017 |
Dividend | Nov 15, 2016 | $0.09Quarterly | Nov 17, 2016 | Nov 23, 2016 |
Dividend | Aug 16, 2016 | $0.09Quarterly | Aug 18, 2016 | Aug 24, 2016 |
Dividend | May 17, 2016 | $0.09Quarterly | May 19, 2016 | May 25, 2016 |
Ex-dividend Aug 15, 2017
$0.09
Quarterly
Record Aug 17, 2017 · Payment Aug 23, 2017
Ex-dividend May 16, 2017
$0.09
Quarterly
Record May 18, 2017 · Payment May 24, 2017
Ex-dividend Feb 14, 2017
$0.09
Quarterly
Record Feb 16, 2017 · Payment Feb 22, 2017
Ex-dividend Nov 15, 2016
$0.09
Quarterly
Record Nov 17, 2016 · Payment Nov 23, 2016
Ex-dividend Aug 16, 2016
$0.09
Quarterly
Record Aug 18, 2016 · Payment Aug 24, 2016
Ex-dividend May 17, 2016
$0.09
Quarterly
Record May 19, 2016 · Payment May 25, 2016
ETFs holding RAIL
Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI3.17M0.00%2.3T USD0.03%$378.24+0.44%
iShares Russell 2000 ETFIWM2.6M0.00%81.62B USD0.19%$299.96+0.77%
Vanguard Extended Market ETFVXF1.3M0.00%93.7B USD0.05%$245.53+0.82%
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETFIWO945.32K0.01%15.16B USD0.24%$387.37+1.24%
Vanguard Russell 2000 ETFVTWO668.11K0.00%17.4B USD0.06%$121.25+0.74%
Dimensional - US Small Cap ETFDFAS380.28K0.00%15.92B USD0.26%$83.02+0.73%
iShares Micro-Cap ETFIWC365.12K0.02%1.53B USD0.60%$198.39+1.10%
WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap FundEES215.83K0.03%739.61M USD0.38%$68.46+0.63%
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI- Market value
- 3.17M
- Weight
- 0.00%
- AUM
- 2.3T USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $378.24+0.44%
iShares Russell 2000 ETFIWM- Market value
- 2.6M
- Weight
- 0.00%
- AUM
- 81.62B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.19%
- Price / 1D
- $299.96+0.77%
Vanguard Extended Market ETFVXF- Market value
- 1.3M
- Weight
- 0.00%
- AUM
- 93.7B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.05%
- Price / 1D
- $245.53+0.82%
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETFIWO- Market value
- 945.32K
- Weight
- 0.01%
- AUM
- 15.16B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.24%
- Price / 1D
- $387.37+1.24%
Vanguard Russell 2000 ETFVTWO- Market value
- 668.11K
- Weight
- 0.00%
- AUM
- 17.4B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.06%
- Price / 1D
- $121.25+0.74%
Dimensional - US Small Cap ETFDFAS- Market value
- 380.28K
- Weight
- 0.00%
- AUM
- 15.92B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.26%
- Price / 1D
- $83.02+0.73%
iShares Micro-Cap ETFIWC- Market value
- 365.12K
- Weight
- 0.02%
- AUM
- 1.53B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.60%
- Price / 1D
- $198.39+1.10%
WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap FundEES- Market value
- 215.83K
- Weight
- 0.03%
- AUM
- 739.61M USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.38%
- Price / 1D
- $68.46+0.63%
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