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RAIL

FreightCar America, Inc.

Next earnings Aug 3, 2026 · consensus $0.01 EPS, $106M rev

Last earnings -2.9% on 2026-05-04

Sell
$10.20
▲ +6.47%
$10.20▲ +20.14%
over 1Y
L $7.35EODHDH $14.80
Earnings Dividend Split Congress buy Congress sellGrouped by date · hover a pin to expand
Today+6.5%
1W+10.9%
1M+31.6%
3M+26.9%
YTD-6.7%
1Y+20.1%
OverviewFinancialsValuationQualityTimelineFilings
Rating
Sell
Quality
C+
Valuation
Undervalued
Filings
Watch
Sell
Conviction
Horizon
Medium (3–12mo)
Street · 8 analysts
Buy

Conservative balance sheet (liabilities/equity -3.70x); but revenue fell -10.2% YoY.

Revenue (FY2025) $501M · FY2025

The read

It screens cheap (~306% below fair value), but the weak fundamentals are why — more potential value trap than bargain.

FreightCar America, Inc. shows $501M in FY2025 revenue (-10.2% YoY), a 7.6% net margin.

Financials · annual, by fiscal year

Line itemFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Revenue$200M$361M$357M$558M$501M
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—-$38.8M-$23.6M-$75.8M$38.1M
Diluted EPS-$2.00-$1.56-$1.18-$3.12$1.09
Net margin—-10.7%-6.6%-13.6%7.6%

Annual figures from SEC 10-K XBRL filings. Open the filing links below for full statement detail.

Key statistics

Valuation

Enterprise value$237M
EV / EBITDA5.9
EV / Sales0.5
EV / FCF7.6
P / FCF6.2
PEG (trailing)0.06
Earnings yield19.6%
FCF yield16.1%

Quality & risk

ROIC (est.)—
Free cash flow$31.4M
Total debt$107M
Net cash-$42.9M
Altman Z-Score1.83 grey
Piotroski F-Score6/9

Capital returns

Buyback yield—
Dividend yield (est.)0.0%
Shareholder yield0.0%
Shares Δ YoY+0.1%

Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.

Disclosure timeline

SEC · 8-Ks + reports
Some governance/structural items recently, but no outright red flags.
  1. 8-K Officer / director change2026-06-16
  2. 8-K Earnings results2026-05-04
  3. 10-Q Quarterly report2026-05-04
  4. 8-K Shareholder vote2026-04-15
  5. DEF 14A Proxy statement2026-03-19
  6. 8-K Earnings results2026-03-09
  7. 10-K Annual report2026-03-09
  8. 8-K Other event2026-03-04
  9. 8-K Earnings results2025-11-10

Recent filings

all on EDGAR ↗
4Period ending 2026-06-102026-06-16open ↗3Period ending 2026-06-102026-06-16open ↗8-KPeriod ending 2026-06-162026-06-16open ↗SDFiling2026-05-22open ↗4Period ending 2026-04-102026-05-18open ↗4Period ending 2026-04-102026-05-18open ↗4Period ending 2026-04-102026-05-18open ↗4Period ending 2026-04-102026-05-18open ↗4Period ending 2026-04-102026-05-18open ↗10-QPeriod ending 2026-03-312026-05-04open ↗8-KPeriod ending 2026-05-042026-05-04open ↗8-KPeriod ending 2026-04-102026-04-15open ↗

Quality score

C+
ValueGrowthProfitHealthMom.
ValueA+
GrowthC
ProfitabilityC
Financial healthF
Momentum—
  • ✗Revenue growing year-over-year
  • ✓Profitable (positive net income)
  • ✗Net margin above 10%
  • ✓Liabilities below 2× equity
  • ✓P/E below 25

Fair value est.

$41.42

Undervalued +306% vs price

cheapfair valueexpensive

Modified Graham: EPS $1.09 × (8.5 + 1.5 × 22.0% growth) × 1.00 quality = 38.0× multiple. An estimate, not a price target.

Revenue
$501M
-10.2% YoY
Net margin
7.6%
ROE
—
P/E
9.4

SEC fundamentals · FY 2025

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■ revenue · ■ net income, by fiscal year

Revenue$501M-10.2%
Net income$38.1M+150.3%
Gross profit$73.2M+9.2%
Operating income$33.9M-9.2%
Diluted EPS$1.09+134.9%
Cash & equivalents$64.3M+44.6%
Total assets$290M+29.4%
Total liabilities$397M+6.1%
Stockholders' equity-$107M+28.5%
Gross: 14.6%Op.: 6.8%L/E: -3.70x

Frequently asked

Is FreightCar America, Inc. (RAIL) a buy?
RAIL currently carries a Sell rating with 3/5 conviction, derived from its latest SEC filings. Conservative balance sheet (liabilities/equity -3.70x); but revenue fell -10.2% YoY.
What is RAIL's fair value?
A Modified-Graham model based on RAIL's SEC fundamentals estimates a fair value of about $41.42. It is an estimate from reported earnings, not a price target.
Is RAIL overvalued or undervalued?
Against a Modified-Graham fair-value estimate, RAIL currently appears undervalued relative to its SEC-grounded earnings power.
What is FreightCar America, Inc.'s quality score?
RAIL scores 60.98039215686274/100 (grade C+) on a SEC-grounded quality model spanning value, growth, profitability, financial health and momentum.

Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0001320854, latest 10-Q filed 2026-05-04) · EODHD · as of 6/26/2026, 7:10:37 PM.

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Insider activity

Form 4 · SEC
2026-06-10
Pickard Bradley J
Director
Award8.18K @ $8.16$66.7K
2026-04-10
De Nigris Felan Jose
Director
Award8.96K @ $8.93$80.0K
2026-04-10
Kelly Travis D
Director
Award8.96K @ $8.93$80.0K
2026-04-10
Gil Benavides Jesus Salvador
Director
Award8.96K @ $8.93$80.0K
2026-04-10
Meyer James R
Director
Award8.96K @ $8.93$80.0K
2026-04-10
MOORE MALCOLM F
Director
Award8.96K @ $8.93$80.0K
2026-04-10
Arnold Elizabeth K
Director
Award8.96K @ $8.93$80.0K
2026-04-10
Boehm Rodger L
Director
Award8.96K @ $8.93$80.0K

Dividends

Irregular
Yield (TTM)
—
Annual / share
—
Last ex-date
2017-08-15
Last amount
$0.09
ex 2017-08-15paid 2017-08-23$0.09
ex 2017-05-16paid 2017-05-24$0.09
ex 2017-02-14paid 2017-02-22$0.09
ex 2016-11-15paid 2016-11-23$0.09
ex 2016-08-16paid 2016-08-24$0.09
ex 2016-05-17paid 2016-05-25$0.09

Source: EODHD. Yield = trailing-12-month dividends ÷ price.

Earnings history

beat/miss · move
2026-05-04Miss -194.1% est▼ -2.89%8-K ↗
2026-03-09Miss -16.0% est▼ -0.39%8-K ↗
2025-11-10Beat +51.8% est▲ +11.79%8-K ↗
2025-08-04Beat +96.1% est▲ +1.22%8-K ↗
2025-05-05—▼ -2.34%8-K ↗
2025-03-12—▼ -4.15%8-K ↗

Dates from 8-K (Item 2.02); beat/miss = reported EPS vs consensus (Finnhub, recent quarters); move = prior close → close on/after.

Recent news

market news →
FreightCar America, Inc. to Attend Stifel Cross Sector 1x1 ConferenceBullish
globenewswire.com· 2026-05-27
FreightCar America, Inc. (RAIL): Best Transport Infrastructure Stocks to Buy for 2026Bullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-05-12
FreightCar America, Inc. Q1 2026 Earnings Call SummaryBullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-05-05
RAIL Q1 2025 Earnings TranscriptBullish
nasdaq.com· 2026-05-04
RAIL Q2 2025 Earnings TranscriptBullish
nasdaq.com· 2026-05-04
AerCap (AER) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Surpass EstimatesBullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-04-29

Vs tracked universe

compare →

1044 tracked peers · median

EDGAR Score61 vs 67
Revenue growth-10.2% vs 7.1%
Net margin7.6% vs 10.5%
Return on equity— vs 12.3%
P/E9.4 vs 25.5

News sentiment

EODHD · 5d
Bullish
+0.13
vs typical · 6 articles
↑ improving

Recent news tone vs the market's typical (which skews positive). A soft signal, not a recommendation.