RAIL
FreightCar America·NASDAQ
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RAIL fundamentals
FreightCar America (RAIL) released its earnings on Mar 9, 2026: revenue was 125.57M (YoY -8.81%), missed estimates; EPS was 0.16 (YoY -23.81%), missed estimates.
Revenue / YoY
125.57M
-8.81%
EPS / YoY
0.16
-23.81%
Report date
Mar 9, 2026
RAIL Earnings Call Summary for Q4,2025
- 2025 Resilience: Delivered $31.4M free cash flow (+45% YoY) despite industry new build lows, with gross margin improving 260bps to 13.4%.
- Strategic Expansion: $13-15M contribution from Carly acquisition in 2026, targeting $40M+ aftermarket revenue.
- 2026 Outlook:
- Revenue: $525M midpoint (+4.8% YoY).
- EBITDA: $45.5M midpoint (+10.4% YoY).
- Free Cash Flow: ~$30M+.
- Tank Car Opportunity: First retrofit shipments in H2 2026, with full program spanning multiple years.
- Market Share Growth: Aiming for 15-16% in 2026 (vs 13.3% in 2025), supported by 150,000+ railcars due for retirement.
- Leverage Reduction: Interest expense to drop 24% YoY to $13.5M in 2026.
EPS
Actual | -1.29 | -0.97 | -3.03 | -0.87 | -1.92 | -0.13 | 0.03 | 0.06 | -1.11 | 0.58 | -0.69 | -0.37 | -0.21 | 0.02 | -0.14 | -0.07 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.21 | 0.05 | 0.11 | 0.24 | 0.16 | ||||||||||
Forecast | -0.74 | -0.79 | -0.755 | -0.675 | -0.28 | -0.19 | -0.16 | -0.155 | -0.07 | -0.09 | -0.245 | -0.13 | -0.215 | -0.12 | -0.035 | -0.01 | 0.015 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.045 | 0.08 | 0.055 | 0.155 | 0.1867 | ||||||||||
Surprise | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | -74.32% | -22.78% | -301.32% | -28.89% | -585.71% | +31.58% | +118.75% | +138.71% | -1485.71% | +744.44% | -181.63% | -184.62% | +2.33% | +116.67% | -300.00% | -600.00% | +33.33% | 0.00% | +60.00% | +366.67% | -37.50% | +100.00% | +54.84% | -14.30% |
Revenue
Actual | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.20M | 17.46M | 25.20M | 60.59M | 32.37M | 37.35M | 58.31M | 75.02M | 93.24M | 56.79M | 85.74M | 128.99M | 81.00M | 88.60M | 61.89M | 126.60M | 161.06M | 147.42M | 113.25M | 137.70M | 96.29M | 118.60M | 160.51M | 125.57M |
Forecast | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.50M | 29.80M | 39.85M | 55.20M | 38.20M | 44.00M | 60.00M | 67.00M | 71.30M | 72.90M | 99.50M | 115.90M | 98.90M | 95.40M | 102.30M | 137.35M | 149.70M | 127.10M | 139.29M | 152.02M | 102.73M | 114.89M | 157.15M | 144.94M |
Surprise | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | -81.76% | -41.42% | -36.76% | +9.76% | -15.26% | -15.10% | -2.82% | +11.97% | +30.77% | -22.10% | -13.83% | +11.29% | -18.10% | -7.13% | -39.50% | -7.82% | +7.59% | +15.98% | -18.69% | -9.42% | -6.27% | +3.23% | +2.14% | -13.37% |
Earnings Call
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