Release – FreightCar America, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results

Research News and Market Data on RAIL

View all news

11/09/2026

Backlog Value Up 28% Year over Year

Aftermarket Revenue Growth of 65% Year over Year

Reaffirms Fiscal Year 2026 Outlook Provided on October 19

CHICAGO, Nov. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ: RAIL) (“FreightCar America” or the “Company”), a diversified manufacturer and supplier of railroad freight cars, railcar parts and components, today reported results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026. Third quarter results were consistent with the preliminary results the Company announced on October 19, 2026.

Third Quarter 2026 Highlights

• Revenues of $76.5 million, compared to $160.5 million in the third quarter of 2025, with railcar deliveries of 662 units compared to 1,304 units in the prior year period
• Aftermarket revenues grew 65% year over year, reflecting continued organic growth in parts and components and the contribution from our recent acquisitions
• Gross margin of 8.8% with gross profit of $6.7 million, compared to gross margin of 15.1% with gross profit of $24.2 million in the third quarter of 2025
• Recorded a $4.7 million non-cash gain related to the change in fair market value of the warrant liability, resulting in net income of $8 thousand, or $0.00 per diluted share, and adjusted net loss of $9.5 million, or $(0.28) per diluted share, compared to adjusted net income of $7.8 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, in the prior year period
• Adjusted EBITDA of $0.1 million, representing a margin of 0.2%, compared to $15.9 million and a margin of 9.9% in the third quarter of 2025
• Ended the quarter with a backlog of 2,660 units valued at $284.5 million, up 28% from $222.0 million at September 30, 2025
• Completed the acquisition of Trinity Equipment Company following quarter end, expanding our aftermarket platform and marking our third transaction in less than a year

“While our third quarter results reflect a challenging period for the business, they were consistent with the preliminary figures we reported in October,” said Nick Randall, President and Chief Executive Officer of FreightCar America. “We continued to make progress on our commercial priorities, with order intake through the first nine months exceeding our total for all of 2025 and backlog value up 28% year over year. Following quarter end, we completed our third aftermarket acquisition, further expanding our parts and components offering.”

Randall continued, “Looking ahead, some industry indicators are improving, although we have yet to see that translate into broader growth in railcar demand. Our backlog provides visibility into planned production, and our focus remains on disciplined execution, cost control and converting orders into profitable deliveries. We continue to integrate our acquisitions and grow our aftermarket business, while maintaining the manufacturing flexibility to respond to changes in customer demand.”

Fiscal Year 2026 Outlook

The Company is reaffirming its outlook for fiscal year 2026, as provided on October 19, 2026:

1. The Company does not provide a reconciliation of forward-looking Adjusted EBITDA guidance due to the inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying adjustments necessary to calculate such non-GAAP measure without unreasonable effort. Material changes to such adjustments, including warrant liability and non-core operating items, could affect future GAAP results.

Mike Riordan, Chief Financial Officer of FreightCar America, added, “Our balance sheet remains solid, with no borrowings under our revolving credit facility. Our cost structure has improved, and our aftermarket business is contributing a growing share of our results. Integration of our acquired businesses is on track, and our most recent acquisition is expected to be immediately accretive, consistent with our capital allocation priorities. With our full-year outlook unchanged, our focus is on converting our backlog into profitable deliveries.”

Third Quarter 2026 Conference Call & Webcast Information

The Company will host a conference call and live webcast on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss its third quarter 2026 financial results. FreightCar America invites shareholders and other interested parties to listen to its financial results conference call. Teleconference details are as follows:

• November 10, 2026
• 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time
• Phone: 1-877-407-0789 or 1-201-689-8562
• Webcast access: FreightCar America Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call – 1778357

An audio replay of the conference call will be available beginning at 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, until 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, November 24, 2026. To access the replay, please dial (844) 512-2921 or (412) 317-6671. The replay passcode is 13763137. An archived version of the webcast will also be available on the FreightCar America Investor Relations website.

About FreightCar America

FreightCar America, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is a leading designer, producer and supplier of railroad freight cars, railcar parts and components. We also specialize in railcar repairs, complete railcar rebody services and railcar conversions that repurpose idled rail assets back into revenue service. Since 1901, our customers have trusted us to build quality railcars that are critical to economic growth and instrumental to the North American supply chain. To learn more about FreightCar America, visit www.freightcaramerica.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements relating to our expected financial performance, financial condition, and/or future business prospects, events and/or plans that are “forward-looking statements” as defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this press release. Our actual results may differ materially from the results described in or anticipated by our forward-looking statements due to certain risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties relate to, among other things, the cyclical nature of our business; adverse geopolitical, economic and market conditions, including inflation; material disruption in the movement of rail traffic for deliveries; fluctuating costs of raw materials, including steel and aluminum; delays in the delivery of raw materials; our ability to maintain relationships with our suppliers of railcar components; our reliance upon a small number of customers that represent a large percentage of our sales; the variable purchase patterns of our customers and the timing of completion, delivery and customer acceptance of orders; the highly competitive nature of our industry; the risk of lack of acceptance of our new railcar offerings; our ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses and realize the anticipated benefits of acquisitions; potential unexpected changes in laws, rules, and regulatory requirements, including tariffs and trade barriers (including recent United States tariffs imposed or threatened to be imposed on China, Canada, Mexico and other countries and any retaliatory actions taken by such countries); and other competitive factors. The factors listed above are not exhaustive. New factors emerge from time to time that may cause our business not to develop as we expect, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We expressly disclaim any duty to provide updates to any forward-looking statements made in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release includes measures not derived in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), such as EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income (loss), Adjusted EPS, and Free cash flow. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for any measure derived in accordance with GAAP and may also be inconsistent with similar measures presented by other companies. Reconciliations of these measures to the applicable most closely comparable GAAP measures, and reasons for the Company’s use of these measures, are presented in the attached pages.

Investor Contact: [email protected]

View full release here.

Source: FreightCar America, Inc.