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FreightCar America, Inc.

IndustrialsTransportation Equipment
Ticker RAILCHICAGO, ILFiscal year ends DecemberBook value per share $1.02Diluted shares 35.5M

FreightCar America, Inc. (Nasdaq: RAIL) manufactures and supplies freight railcars and components, and provides railcar rebuilding, conversion, repair and aftermarket services. Its railcars carry bulk commodities and containerized freight, primarily for North American shippers, railroads and financial institutions.… From the company’s description.

Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, FreightCar America, Inc. reported revenue of $463.52M, down 0.5% from a year earlier, and a net loss of $12.48M. Its operating margin was 3.8%, and operations generated $21.22M in cash. In fiscal 2025, it reported revenue of $500.99M, down 10.4% from fiscal 2024, and net income of $38.10M.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 12-31Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-06-30
Sales & profitability
$500.99MFY2025
−10.4% year over year
Last 12 mo $463.52M
6.77%FY2025
+0.1 percentage points
Last 12 mo 3.77%
$38.10MFY2025
+150.3% year over year
Last 12 mo $-12.48M
0.00%FY2025
Cash & financing
$34.78MFY2025
−22.6% year over year
Last 12 mo $21.22M
$31.40MFY2025
−21.3% year over year
Last 12 mo $17.90M
-1.00FY2025
Was -1.04× a year earlier
Last 12 mo 2.78
33.8MFY2025
+10.0% year over year
Last 12 mo 35.5M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What FreightCar America, Inc. does

In the company’s own words

FreightCar America, Inc. (Nasdaq: RAIL) manufactures and supplies freight railcars and components, and provides railcar rebuilding, conversion, repair and aftermarket services. Its railcars carry bulk commodities and containerized freight, primarily for North American shippers, railroads and financial institutions. Products include covered and open-top hoppers, gondolas, boxcars, intermodal well cars, flatcars and coal cars; the company also sells replacement parts and provides inspections, safety training and preventive maintenance. Operations comprise two reportable segments: Manufacturing, which includes new and used railcar sales and major conversions and rebodies, and Aftermarket, which sells components, supplies and services. In fiscal 2025, Manufacturing generated $473.9 million of revenue and Aftermarket generated $27.1 million, out of $501.0 million in total revenue. The company delivered 4,125 railcars that year and had 1,986 employees at year-end. Its brands include BethGon, AutoFlood, VersaFlood and DynaStack. FreightCar America has manufactured railcars since 1901. Its website is www.freightcaramerica.com.

Company details
Sector
Industrials
Industry (SIC)
Transportation Equipment
Headquarters
CHICAGO, IL
Fiscal year end
December
CIK
1320854
SIC
3743

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2011–2025 · USD
$-171.99M$85.69M$343.38M$601.06M$858.75M201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns FreightCar America, Inc. — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

75
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$19.33M
held by funds, at market
6.3%
of shares held by funds

Largest fund holders · FreightCar America, Inc.’s weight in each

VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.00%of fund net assets
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM · iShares Trust
0.00%of fund net assets
VANGUARD EXTENDED MARKET INDEX FUND
VXF · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.00%of fund net assets
DIAMOND HILL SMALL CAP FUND
DHSCX · Diamond Hill Funds
0.48%of fund net assets
0.01%of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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