SuperworthFreightCar America profit margin RAIL
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.
- Net margin, 12 months
- −2.8%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 3.8%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +2.3 pts
- Peer median
- 4.3%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, FreightCar America kept −2.8% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 3.8% and a gross margin of 12.5%.
Five years earlier its net margin was −63.0%.
The median for 10 industrial stocks of a similar size is 4.3%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 7.3% | 6.8% | 14.6% |
| FY2024 | −17.2% | 6.7% | 12.0% |
| FY2023 | −9.4% | 2.9% | 11.7% |
| FY2022 | n/a | −4.1% | 7.1% |
| FY2021 | −20.4% | −11.2% | 5.6% |
| FY2020 | −77.9% | −74.3% | −12.5% |
| FY2019 | −32.7% | −32.9% | −6.2% |
| FY2018 | −12.8% | −10.1% | −1.1% |
| FY2017 | −5.5% | −7.8% | 0.8% |
| FY2016 | 2.4% | 3.0% | 7.7% |
| FY2015 | 4.1% | 6.1% | 10.7% |
| FY2014 | 1.0% | 1.6% | 7.1% |
| FY2013 | −6.6% | −8.3% | 4.6% |
| FY2012 | 2.8% | 4.9% | 9.6% |
| FY2011 | 1.0% | 1.1% | 6.6% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | −2.8% | +2.3 pts | 3.8% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 6.1% | +12.4 pts | 6.3% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 7.3% | +24.4 pts | 6.8% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 15.7% | +39.7 pts | 7.4% | |
| Q2 FY25 | −5.1% | −1.0 pts | 6.8% | |
| Q1 FY25 | −6.4% | +3.8 pts | 7.5% | |
| Q4 FY24 | −17.2% | −7.8 pts | 6.7% | |
| Q3 FY24 | −23.9% | −13.9 pts | 4.7% | |
| Q2 FY24 | −4.1% | +9.7 pts | 3.8% | |
| Q1 FY24 | −10.2% | −5.0 pts | 3.0% | |
| Q4 FY23 | −9.4% | n/a | 2.9% | |
| Q3 FY23 | −10.0% | n/a | 1.1% |
Against its peers
Companies in Industrials nearest FreightCar America's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| RAILFreightCar America | −2.8% |
| SIFSifco Industries | 4.0% |
| LCUTLifetime Brands | 4.8% |
| CMTCore Molding Technologies | 2.9% |
| FCFranklin Covey | 0.8% |
| HQIHireQuest | 27.1% |
| HDSNHudson Technologies | 3.5% |
| PPIHPerma-Pipe International | 6.9% |
| ACUAcme United | 4.6% |
| OFLXOmega Flex | 12.3% |
| MHHMastech Digital | 1.2% |
| Peer median | 4.3% |
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.