NASDAQ · RAIL
FreightCar America, Inc.
Industrials · Railroads
$7.42▲ 0.27% ($0.02)at close
As of 4:00 PM ET
Market cap
$243.20M
P/E
Valuation
Revenue & margin DCF
Verdict: fairly priced. Price above Base.
The price needs 15.2% revenue growth a year for 10 years. Our scenarios assume 2.9–5.0%.
That's below its past 4-year pace of 25.3%.
Value per share
Base case
$3.36
Price used $7.42 is 2.2× this
USD · TTM ending Jun 30, 2026 · Price Sep 24, 8:00 PM UTC
Revenue each value needs
Revenue today $464M. The price needs $1.9B by 2036. Base case: $688M. At its recent pace: $4.4B. Bear to Bull: $617M to $757M.
Revenue today $464M. The price needs $1.9B by 2036. Base case: $688M. At its recent pace: $4.4B. Bear to Bull: $617M to $757M.
Revenue in 2036
today $464M
+$1.2Bmore than the Base case · 2.8×
Value per share · Base case
$3.36
Price $7.42
2.2× this
- 10-yr revenue CAGR
- 4.0%
- Ending operating margin
- 3.8%
- Discount rate
- 12.7%
USD · TTM ending Jun 30, 2026 · Price Sep 24, 8:00 PM UTC
What each scenario assumes. Click a column to start from it.
Price vs Fundamentals
Why The Stock Is Moving
What changed
The stock fell 21.81% over the last year. Revenue declined 0.5% over the trailing twelve months. Operating margin moved from 6.84% to 3.77%. Free cash flow declined 41.68% over the trailing twelve months.
What the market seems to be pricing
The market is reacting to weaker business momentum more than just compressing the valuation multiple. Even if the shares already screen cheap on P/FCF, investors are still discounting lower future earnings power.
What would invalidate this read
Operating margin stands at 3.77%. Revenue declined 0.5% — this read reverses if that trend stabilizes. Free cash flow fell 41.68% — a return toward positive territory would undermine the deterioration thesis. If margins and cash flow stabilize while the stock stays depressed, the gap shifts from fundamental damage toward pure multiple compression.
Return analysis
Company profile
Operating 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.
Market multiples
Stock splits
No stock splits recorded for this ticker.
Profitability & growth
Analyst consensus
1
Buy
10
Hold
2
Sell
Analyst ratings tend to be lagging indicators. Use as one signal among many.
Earnings
Full quarter-by-quarter history of actuals vs estimates. Switch into compare mode to inspect one metric year-over-year.
Next report
Nov 9, 2026
Q4 FY26 · EPS est $0.16 · Revenue est $134.45M
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Institutional Sentiment
FreightCar America, Inc. · RAIL
From Form 13F filings (managers with $100M+). Filings land up to 45 days after quarter end — read this as positioning context, not live fund flow.