FSTR · Foster L B Co
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Q2 FY26 earnings call · Aug 10, 2026TL;DR. L.B. Foster posted record Q2 operating cash flow of $17.9 million and 80 bps gross margin expansion, reaffirmed full-year 2026 guidance, but reported 3.5% lower Q2 sales and a 4.7% Adjusted EBITDA decline tied to $2.6 million of Tew Exit costs.
- + Backlog grew 17.4% sequentially during the quarter to $246.1 million, supporting reaffirmed full-year 2026 guidance
- + Year-to-date net income improved $3.8 million to $4.6 million and Adjusted EBITDA rose 19.6% to $16.8 million versus the prior-year period
- + First six months net sales grew 7.6% to $259.7 million led by Rail segment up 12.9%
- − Q2 Adjusted EBITDA fell 4.7% to $11.7 million and operating income dropped 19.9% to $6.2 million due to higher SG&A and Tew Exit costs
- − Tew Engineering exit resulted in approximately $2.6 million of costs in Q2, reducing profitability
AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice
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Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | 16.81M | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Free Cash Flow non-GAAP | 14.3M | Three Months Ended June 30 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Net cash provided by operating activities 17.86M
-3.56M Less capital expenditures on property, plant, and equipment
= Free Cash Flow 14.3M
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| New orders, net non-GAAP | 318.16M | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Total EBITDA non-GAAP | 14.25M | Six Months Ended June 30 | — |
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Versus peers
Railroads — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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FSTR
this stock
Foster L B Co
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$394.18M | +38.3% | +1.7% | 35.7 | 2.8% |
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UNP
Union Pacific Corp
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$162.65B | +20.3% | -10.0% | 22.2 | 4.6% |
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CSX
Csx Corp
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$87.23B | +30.8% | +17.6% | 27.2 | 2.2% |
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CP
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd/Cn
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$76.06B | +16.7% | — | — | 2.3% |
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CNI
Canadian National Railway Co
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$72.76B | +21.2% | — | — | 0.9% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionPerformance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSTR | -0.5% | -0.2% | +24.2% | +3.3% | +38.3% |
| SPY | -0.2% | -0.5% | +12.2% | +0.9% | +12.9% |
| vs SPY | -0.3% | +0.3% | +12.1% | +2.4% | +25.4% |
Capital returns
Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.