FreightCar America Inc RAIL Stock Analysis
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$4.24 up $0.09, 2.17% at close Nov 6
Last close · Previous close $4.15
- Market cap
- $81.14MAt the Nov 6 close
- P/E ratio
- n/mLoss over last 12 months
- Diluted EPS
- −$0.50Last 12 months
- Dividend yield
- NoneLast 12 months
Price chart
$4.24up $0.09, 2.17%Fri, Nov 6 session
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Price data
Trading
- Previous close$4.15Nov 5
- Volume181.13KNov 6 session
Shares traded on all US exchanges in the last completed session. Live intraday volume covers IEX only, so it is left out.
- Avg. volume367.02KLast 21 sessions
The average daily shares traded over the last 21 trading sessions, about one calendar month.
- 52-week range: $3.85 to $14.90; now $4.24
The lowest and highest trades over the past 52 weeks, adjusted for splits. The marker shows the latest price.
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Performance
Past performance, measured to the Nov 6 close. Total return includes reinvested dividends.Price change only, without dividends. Compared with the S&P 500, using SPY.
RAIL trailed the S&P 500 in all 7 periods.
| Period | RAIL and S&P 500 | vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Short term | ||
| 1M | RAIL: down 35.8% S&P 500: down 5.6% | RAIL trailed the S&P 500 by 30.2 percentage points Trailed |
| 3M | RAIL: down 45.0% S&P 500: down 4.1% | RAIL trailed the S&P 500 by 40.9 percentage points Trailed |
| YTD | RAIL: down 61.7% S&P 500: up 8.7% | RAIL trailed the S&P 500 by 70.4 percentage points Trailed |
| 1Y | RAIL: down 49.0% S&P 500: up 10.9% | RAIL trailed the S&P 500 by 59.9 percentage points Trailed |
| Long term | ||
| 3Y | RAIL: up 57.0% S&P 500: up 75.0% +16.2% vs +20.5% a year | RAIL trailed the S&P 500 by 18.0 percentage points Trailed |
| 5Y | RAIL: down 10.4% S&P 500: up 67.8% −2.2% vs +10.9% a year | RAIL trailed the S&P 500 by 78.2 percentage points Trailed |
| 10Y | RAIL: down 61.1% S&P 500: up 313.1% −9.0% vs +15.2% a year | RAIL trailed the S&P 500 by 374.2 percentage points Trailed |
$10,000 invested in RAIL 10 years ago (Nov 4, 2016) would be worth about $3,888 at the close on , with dividends reinvested. The same amount in the S&P 500 would be worth about $41,313.
RAIL trailed the S&P 500 in all 7 periods.
| Period | RAIL and S&P 500 | vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Short term | ||
| 1M | RAIL: down 35.8% S&P 500: down 5.6% | RAIL trailed the S&P 500 by 30.2 percentage points Trailed |
| 3M | RAIL: down 45.0% S&P 500: down 4.3% | RAIL trailed the S&P 500 by 40.7 percentage points Trailed |
| YTD | RAIL: down 61.7% S&P 500: up 7.8% | RAIL trailed the S&P 500 by 69.5 percentage points Trailed |
| 1Y | RAIL: down 49.0% S&P 500: up 9.7% | RAIL trailed the S&P 500 by 58.7 percentage points Trailed |
| Long term | ||
| 3Y | RAIL: up 57.0% S&P 500: up 68.8% +16.2% vs +19.1% a year | RAIL trailed the S&P 500 by 11.8 percentage points Trailed |
| 5Y | RAIL: down 10.4% S&P 500: up 56.9% −2.2% vs +9.4% a year | RAIL trailed the S&P 500 by 67.3 percentage points Trailed |
| 10Y | RAIL: down 62.0% S&P 500: up 252.6% −9.2% vs +13.4% a year | RAIL trailed the S&P 500 by 314.6 percentage points Trailed |
$10,000 invested in RAIL 10 years ago (Nov 4, 2016) would be worth about $3,803 at the close on , not counting dividends. The same amount in the S&P 500 would be worth about $35,257.
All-time high
$76.57
Closing high on . Now 94.5% below that record.
Split-adjusted daily closes since Apr 6, 2005.
Stock splits
RAIL hasn’t split since its price history begins in 2005.
Valuation
The Nov 6 close compared with the last 12 months of reported results (the four quarters to Jun 30, 2026). Tap a metric to see how it’s calculated.
Price-to-earnings (P/E)
n/mDiluted EPS of −$0.50 over the last 12 months
A P/E ratio isn’t meaningful while earnings over the last 12 months are negative. When RAIL was profitable over the past five years, its P/E ranged from 1.6× to 7.4×, with a median of 5.1×. How to read P/E
Other valuation measures
- 0.2×Last 12 months’ revenue
Market value divided by revenue over the last 12 months. Useful when earnings are small or negative.
P/S = Market cap ÷ Revenue (last 12 months)Price-to-sales ratio - 2.2×Book value as of Jun 30, 2026
Price relative to accounting equity (book value) per share on the Jun 30, 2026 balance sheet. Asset-light companies often trade far above book value.
P/B = Price ÷ Book value per sharePrice-to-book ratio - 10.4×Last 12 months’ EBITDA
Enterprise value divided by EBITDA over the last 12 months. It compares companies with different amounts of debt.
EV/EBITDA = Enterprise value ÷ EBITDA (last 12 months)EV/EBITDA explained - 22.06%Last 12 months’ free cash flow
Free cash flow over the last 12 months as a share of the company’s market value: the cash the business generated for each dollar of stock.
FCF yield = Free cash flow (last 12 months) ÷ Market capFree cash flow - $163.08MAt the Nov 6 close
What it would cost to buy the whole business: the market cap at the Nov 6 close, plus debt, minus cash and short-term investments from the Jun 30, 2026 balance sheet.
EV = Market cap + Debt − Cash and short-term investmentsEV/EBITDA explained
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Financials
Reported results, not forecasts. From company filings via Tiingo; the latest report is Q2 FY26, the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026. “Last 12 months” means the four quarters from Jul 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, and balance-sheet figures are as of Jun 30, 2026.
Revenue and net income
Last 12 months, with the change from the 12 months before
- Revenue
- $463.52Mdown 0.5%
- Net income
- −$12.48M
- Diluted EPS
- −$0.50
Data table
| Period | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY24 (Sep 30, 2024) | $113.26M | −$107.05M | −$3.57 |
| Q4 FY24 (Dec 31, 2024) | $137.70M | $34.62M | $0.95 |
| Q1 FY25 (Mar 31, 2025) | $96.29M | $50.45M | $1.52 |
| Q2 FY25 (Jun 30, 2025) | $118.62M | $11.68M | $0.34 |
| Q3 FY25 (Sep 30, 2025) | $160.51M | −$7.45M | −$0.23 |
| Q4 FY25 (Dec 31, 2025) | $125.57M | −$16.58M | −$0.48 |
| Q1 FY26 (Mar 31, 2026) | $64.31M | $41.65M | $1.15 |
| Q2 FY26 (Jun 30, 2026) | $113.14M | −$30.10M | −$0.94 |
| Period | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY21 (Dec 31, 2021) | $203.05M | −$41.45M | −$2.00 |
| FY22 (Dec 31, 2022) | $364.75M | −$38.85M | −$1.56 |
| FY23 (Dec 31, 2023) | $358.09M | −$23.59M | −$1.18 |
| FY24 (Dec 31, 2024) | $559.43M | −$75.82M | −$3.12 |
| FY25 (Dec 31, 2025) | $500.99M | $38.10M | $1.09 |
Margins
- Gross 12.5%
- Operating 3.8%
- Net −2.7%
The percentages above the chart cover the last 12 months; the lines show each quarter. What margins tell you
Cash flow
- $17.90MLast 12 months
Cash from operations minus capital spending: the cash left after the business maintains and grows its assets.
FCF = Operating cash flow − Capital spendingFree cash flow - Operating cash flow$21.22MLast 12 months
- Capital spending$3.32MLast 12 months
- 3.9%Last 12 months
Free cash flow as a share of revenue, both over the last 12 months.
Shareholder returns
- $0.00Last 12 months
Cash spent repurchasing shares, net of shares issued. Buybacks shrink the share count, so each remaining share owns more of the company.
- Dividends paid$0.00Last 12 months
- Total returned$0.00Last 12 months
0% of free cash flow
Balance sheet
- $62.98MAs of Jun 30, 2026
Cash plus short- and long-term marketable securities on the Jun 30, 2026 balance sheet.
- Total debt$144.92MAs of Jun 30, 2026
- Net debt$81.94MAs of Jun 30, 2026
- 1.81As of Jun 30, 2026
Current assets divided by current liabilities on the Jun 30, 2026 balance sheet. Above 1 means short-term assets cover the bills due within a year.
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilitiesCurrent ratio - 4.00As of Jun 30, 2026
Total debt divided by shareholders’ equity on the Jun 30, 2026 balance sheet: a measure of financial leverage.
D/E = Total debt ÷ Shareholders’ equityDebt-to-equity ratio
Financial strength
- 5 of 9Last 12 months
vs the 12 beforeA 0–9 checklist from accounting professor Joseph Piotroski. Each test compares the last 12 months with the 12 months before and scores a point if it passes. 8–9 is strong; 0–2 is weak.
- ✗Net income was positive: not passed
- ✓Operating cash flow was positive: passed
- ✓Return on assets improved: passed
- ✓Operating cash flow exceeded net income: passed
- ✓Long-term debt fell relative to assets: passed
- ✓Current ratio improved: passed
- ✗Share count didn’t rise: not passed
- ✗Gross margin improved: not passed
- ✗Asset turnover (revenue ÷ assets) improved: not passed
- −4.2%Last 12 months
Over the last 12 months, FreightCar America’s net loss was 4.2% of its total assets (averaged over the last four quarter-ends).
ROA = Net income (last 12 months) ÷ Average total assets
Dividends
Cash dividends per share by ex-dividend year, adjusted for splits.
Dividends per share
Data table
| Year | Per share |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $0.36 |
| 2017 | $0.27 |
| 2018 | $0.000 |
| 2019 | $0.000 |
| 2020 | $0.000 |
| 2021 | $0.000 |
| 2022 | $0.000 |
| 2023 | $0.000 |
| 2024 | $0.000 |
| 2025 | $0.000 |
| 2026 (to date) | $0.000 |
Dividend details
- $0.00Per share, last 12 months
Cash dividends per share with ex-dividend dates in the last 12 months.
- 0.00%; 5-yr low 1.38%, 5-yr high 3.40%Last 12 months
Dividends paid over the last 12 months as a share of the Nov 6 close. The bar shows where that yield sits in its range over the past five years; the median was 2.40%.
- $0.090Ex-dividend
The most recent payment per share. Shares bought on or after the ex-dividend date don’t receive it.
About FreightCar America Inc
FreightCar America, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is a leading designer, producer and supplier of railroad freight cars, railcar parts and components. We also specialize in railcar repairs, complete railcar rebody services and railcar conversions that repurpose idled rail assets back into revenue service. Since 1901, our customers have trusted us to build quality railcars that are critical to economic growth and instrumental to the North American supply chain.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Railroads
- Headquarters
- Illinois, USA
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- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Asset type
- Common stock
- Price history since
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RAIL stock FAQ
What is RAIL stock’s price today?
FreightCar America (RAIL) traded at $4.24 at the close on , up $0.09 (2.17%) from the previous close of $4.15. Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $3.85 and $14.90.
If you invested $1,000 in RAIL 10 years ago, how much would you have now?
With dividends reinvested, $1,000 invested in RAIL on would be worth about $389 at the close on , a total return of −61.1%. The same $1,000 would be worth $896 if invested five years ago, $510 if invested one year ago, and $88 if invested 20 years ago. Past performance doesn’t predict future returns.
What is FreightCar America’s market cap?
FreightCar America’s market capitalization is about $81.1 million. That’s Tiingo’s daily market cap for , at that day’s closing price of $4.24 (how market cap works). FreightCar America reported 19.14M shares outstanding at the end of its latest quarter ().
What is RAIL’s P/E ratio?
RAIL’s P/E ratio isn’t meaningful right now because its earnings over the four quarters to are negative (diluted EPS of −$0.50). When it was profitable over the past five years, its P/E ranged from 1.6 to 7.4.
How much revenue does FreightCar America make?
FreightCar America reported $463.5 million of revenue over the four quarters to , down 0.5% from the twelve months before. In its latest quarter (Q2 FY26, ended ) revenue was $113.1 million, down 4.6% from a year earlier.
Is FreightCar America profitable?
Not over the four quarters to . FreightCar America reported a net loss of $12.5 million across those four quarters on $463.5 million of revenue. Its operations were still profitable before interest, other items and taxes, with $17.5 million of operating income.
What are RAIL’s earnings per share?
RAIL’s diluted earnings per share were −$0.50 over the four quarters to , compared with −$0.76 in the twelve months before. The latest quarter (Q2 FY26) brought −$0.94 per share, against $0.34 a year earlier (how EPS works).
Does RAIL pay a dividend?
FreightCar America hasn’t paid a dividend in the last twelve months.
What is RAIL’s 52-week high and low?
Over the past 52 weeks RAIL has traded as low as $3.85 and as high as $14.90. At $4.24 at the close on , it is 71.5% below that high and 10.1% above the low.
What is RAIL’s all-time high?
RAIL’s highest closing price was $76.57 on , adjusted for stock splits. At $4.24 at the close on , it is 94.5% below that record.
Has RAIL stock ever split?
No. RAIL hasn’t split since its price history begins in 2005.
How has RAIL stock performed?
Including dividends and measured to the close on , RAIL has returned −61.7% so far this year and −49.0% over the past year, and −10.4% over five years (−2.2% a year). Over the same periods the S&P 500, measured by SPY, returned +8.7%, +10.9% and +67.8%. Past performance doesn’t predict future returns.
What sector and industry is FreightCar America in?
FreightCar America is in the Industrials sector and the Railroads industry, and is headquartered in Illinois, USA.
What exchange does RAIL trade on?
FreightCar America trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol RAIL. Its price history on this dashboard begins on .
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