RAIL · FreightCar America, Inc.
$7.36
+0.14 (+1.94%)
At close · Aug 21
Market Cap
$234.79M
Shares
32.79M
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$7.22
Open$7.21
Day$7.09–7.23
52W close$7.16–14.80
Avg vol 30d197K
Short int896K · 2.7% float · 5.2d
Short vol71%
Last earningsAug 4, 2026
DataJan 2020–Aug 2026
Filing10-Q · Aug 3
Up next
Next earnings call
Nov 7, 2026
Est · unconfirmed
· in 11 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026
Est
filed Aug 3, 2026
AI Brief
TL;DR.
Bullish
Bearish
From the call
AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice
Ask ALVIS about this →Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Sell
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Strong Sell
Momentum
Very Weak
Sentiment
Neutral
Fundamentals
Strong
Quant / Vol
Very High
Market backdrop
VIX 14.9 · calm
Equity put/call 0.52
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
−23%
below
Price vs 50-day avg
−13%
below
RSI (14)
37
neutral
MACD trend
Negative
52-week position
1%
near low
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
−13%
trailing
6-month return
−48%
trailing
YTD return
−35%
this year
Relative strength
−59%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
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
2.73% of float · ▲ +5.1% MoM · 5.2 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
84 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score
55
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Revenue growth
−10%
Y/Y
Gross margin
15%
expanding
EPS growth
+135%
Y/Y
Free cash flow
$31.4M
Balance sheet
$19.5M
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
59%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−52%
past year
ATR
5.2%
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
Latest guidance
· from the Earnings Call filed Aug 4, 2026
Revenue
· full year 2026
Maintained
$410M – $460M
Aug 3, 2026
$410M – $460M
changed to
Aug 4, 2026
$410M – $460M
prior FY $500.99M
midpoint −13.2% Y/Y
Adjusted EBITDA
· full year 2026
Non-GAAP
Maintained
$36M – $44M
Aug 3, 2026
$36M – $44M
changed to
Aug 4, 2026
$36M – $44M
Capital expenditures
· full year 2026
Initiated
$7M – $10M
Prior guidance
period ended
· from the 8-K filed Nov 10, 2025
Revenue
· Fiscal 2025
$500M – $530M
Adjusted EBITDA
· Fiscal 2025
$43M – $49M
Guided vs delivered
· last 2 settled
Revenue
Fiscal 2025
guided $500M – $530M
$500.99M
In line
Revenue
full year 2023
guided $365M – $380M
$358.09M
Miss −3.9%
Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Sell
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−23%
Bearish
Price vs 50-day avg
−13%
Bearish
RSI (14)
37
Neutral
MACD trend
Negative
Bearish
52-week position
1%
Bearish
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
2.73% of float · ▲ +5.1% MoM · 5.2 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
84 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $7
Now $7 · 1%
Range high $15
vs 200-day avg -23%
vs 50-day avg -13%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | $4.33M | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP | 1% | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Adjusted EPS non-GAAP | -$0.05 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted net (loss) income non-GAAP | -$1.3M | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| backlog | 3,972 | Q2 2026 | — |
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| backlog value | $344M | Q2 2026 | — |
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| EBITDA non-GAAP | $23.01M | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Free cash flow non-GAAP | $6.88M | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Operating cash flow | $12.1M | Q2 2026 | — |
| railcar deliveries | 927 | Q2 2026 | — |
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| adjusted free cash flow non-GAAP | $31.4M | fiscal year 2025 | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
Railroads — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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RAIL
this stock
FreightCar America, Inc.
|
$234.79M | -34.8% | -10.4% | — | 2.7% |
|
UNP
Union Pacific Corp
|
$180.58B | +31.4% | -10.0% | 24.6 | 4.4% |
|
CSX
Csx Corp
|
$94.42B | +40.6% | +17.6% | 29.5 | 2.0% |
|
CP
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd/Cn
|
$83.36B | +28.8% | — | — | 2.1% |
|
NSC
Norfolk Southern Corp
|
$77.65B | +20.1% | +6.7% | 29.5 | 3.4% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionOwnership
Short & Settlement
Financials
Filings
Earnings & Events
Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAIL | -2.6% | -13.4% | -47.8% | -9.4% | -34.8% |
| SPY | -2.0% | +3.3% | +11.2% | +2.1% | +11.8% |
| vs SPY | -0.6% | -16.7% | -59.0% | -11.5% | -46.6% |