RAIL Stock — FreightCar America, Inc.

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Next earnings call

Nov 7, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 8 wks

Latest filing: 10-Q

filed Aug 3, 2026

Metrics snapshot

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Revenue (TTM)

$463.52M

Trailing 12 months

Net income (TTM)

−$12.48M

Trailing 12 months

Revenue growth YoY

-4.6%

Year over year

Operating margin

3.8%

Trailing 12 months

P / E (TTM)

—

Trailing earnings

FCF yield

8.2%

TTM · current market cap

Return on invested capital

—

Trailing 12 months

Net cash

−$37.75M

Latest balance sheet

Dividend yield

—

Trailing 12 months

Shares change YoY

-4.4%

Year over year · fewer shares

Price change (1Y)

-19.9%

Trailing year

Short interest

2.7%

Latest settlement · 5.2 days to cover

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AI Brief

Q2 FY26 earnings call · Aug 4, 2026

Q2 FY26

TL;DR. RAIL reported Q2 results pressured by delayed production ramp and a $24.9M non-cash warrant remeasurement loss, prompting lowered 2026 delivery, revenue, and adjusted EBITDA guidance, while order intake surged to a 121% sequential backlog increase with 45% industry share and aftermarket revenue grew 13%.

Bullish

+ Backlog value jumped 121% sequentially on exceptional Q2 order intake, including ~45% share of all industry new railcar orders (~56% ex-tank cars).
+ Aftermarket revenue grew 13% year-over-year on organic growth and a second acquisition closed post-quarter.
+ Q2 free cash flow rose 43% year-over-year to $11.3M, and total debt was reduced ~$7.3M since year-end with $63M of cash.
+ Warrant exercise cut warrant liability to $14.0M from $119.4M and produced positive stockholders' equity of $36.2M, substantially reducing future remeasurement volatility.

Bearish

− Full-year 2026 guidance was lowered: deliveries now 3,500-3,900, revenue $410-$460M, and adjusted EBITDA $36-$44M, reflecting deliveries shifted into early 2027.
− Gross margin fell to 5.5% from 15.0% and adjusted EBITDA margin compressed to 1.0% from 7.8% on lower fixed-cost absorption and $2.2M of realignment charges.
− Revenue and deliveries declined year-over-year as the planned second-half ramp started later than expected.
− Adjusted net result swung to a loss of $0.8M / $(0.02) per share from adjusted net income of $3.8M / $0.11 per share in the prior-year quarter.
− Industry remains in a cyclical trough with muted new railcar orders of ~5,800 units (down from ~6,200 year-over-year), and freight car age continues to build replacement demand only gradually.

AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice

Overall

Sell

SellHoldBuy

Technical Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Very High

Market backdrop VIX 15.8 · calm Equity put/call 0.60

Technical

price trend

Sell

50 / 200-day cross No cross

Price vs 200-day avg −26%

below

Price vs 50-day avg −11%

below

RSI (14) 41

neutral

MACD trend Positive

52-week position 2%

near low

Volume (OBV) Confirms

volume backs price

Momentum

relative strength

Very Weak

1-month return −8%

trailing

6-month return −14%

trailing

YTD return −38%

this year

Relative strength −32%

vs S&P · 6-mo

Sentiment

smart money

Neutral

Trend (MA cross) No cross

50d $8 › 200d $9 — 200d above 50d

Institutional flow Flat

0% holders QoQ · +23 funds added

Insider flow Flat

No net insider activity over 90 days

Short interest Rising

2.67% of float · ▲ +3.4% MoM · 5.2 days cover

Volume signal Normal

Volume near normal

Institution breadth Multi-yr high

85 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support

Squeeze score 55

elevated · 0–100

Fundamentals

Strong

Revenue growth −10%

Y/Y

Gross margin 15%

expanding

EPS growth +135%

Y/Y

Free cash flow $31.4M

Balance sheet $42.9M

net debt

Quant / Vol

risk profile

Very High

Volatility 59%

annualized · 1-yr

Max drawdown −55%

past year

ATR 4.6%

of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Guidance & track record

what management promised — and delivered

Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Aug 4, 2026

Revenue · full year 2026 Initiated $410M – $460M

prior FY $500.99M midpoint −13.2% Y/Y

Adjusted EBITDA · full year 2026 Non-GAAP Initiated $36M – $44M

Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Aug 12, 2024

Revenue · Fiscal 2024 $560M – $600M

Adjusted EBITDA · Fiscal 2024 $35M – $39M

Guided vs delivered · last 1 settled

Revenue Fiscal 2024

guided $560M – $600M

guided $560M – $600M $559.43M Miss −3.5%

Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell

3 · 3 · 1

50 / 200-day cross

No cross Neutral

Price vs 200-day avg

−26% Bearish

Price vs 50-day avg

−11% Bearish

RSI (14)

41 Neutral

MACD trend

Positive Bullish

52-week position

2% Bearish

Volume (OBV)

Confirms Neutral

Market signals — smart money & positioning

Mixed

Trend (MA cross) No cross

50d $8 › 200d $9 — 200d above 50d

Institutional flow Flat

0% holders QoQ · +23 funds added

Insider flow Flat

No net insider activity over 90 days

Short interest Rising

2.67% of float · ▲ +3.4% MoM · 5.2 days cover

Volume signal Normal

Volume near normal

Institution breadth Multi-yr high

85 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support

Price context

position in its 52-week range

Range low $7 Now $7 · 2% Range high $15

vs 200-day avg -26% vs 50-day avg -11%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Key metrics

Earlier KPI extraction records exist, but do not meet the current evidence-completeness requirements. No current verified series is available. Earlier figures remain withheld until revalidated; this is not evidence that the company reports no KPIs.

Versus peers

Railroads — same industry group

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Company	Mkt cap	YTD	Rev growth Y/Y	P/E	Short % shares
RAIL FreightCar America, Inc. this stock	$223.31M	-38.5%	-10.4%	—	2.7%
UNP Union Pacific Corp	$168.96B	+22.9%	-10.0%	23.0	4.7%
CSX Csx Corp	$90.68B	+35.0%	+17.6%	28.3	2.2%
CP Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd/Cn	$78.44B	+21.2%	—	—	2.3%
CNI Canadian National Railway Co	$73.95B	+23.7%	—	—	1.1%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section

Ownership

Institutional Holders Accumulating

Holders

85

% held: 30.9%
Net QoQ: +1.3M sh
Top holder: Allianz Asset Management…

Held Float

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Held by Funds

Fund positions

74

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Short & Settlement

Short Interest Rising

Shares short

875.8K

Days to cover: 5.2d
Change: +29.1K sh

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Short Volume

Short vol %

70%

As of: Sep 11, 2026

Short Total

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Fails to Deliver

FTD shares

250

Value: $2.0K
As of: Aug 6, 2026

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Off-Exchange

Off-exchange %

39.6%

Week of: Aug 3, 2026

Off-exch Lit

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Financials

Revenue (FY)

$501.0M

Net income (FY): $-41.4M
EPS diluted: $1.09

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Filings

SEC Filings

Latest

8-K

Filed: Aug 5, 2026
This year: 12

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Proposed Sales

Value

$255.0K

Shares: 25.0K
Filed: Dec 16, 2024

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Earnings & Events

Earnings Calls

Last call

Aug 4, 2026

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	5D	20D	120D	MTD	YTD
RAIL	-2.9%	-8.1%	-14.3%	-1.2%	-38.5%
SPY	-1.2%	-1.8%	+17.8%	-0.4%	+12.1%
vs SPY	-1.7%	-6.4%	-32.2%	-0.8%	-50.6%

RAIL · FreightCar America, Inc.

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