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FreightCar America, Inc.

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FreightCar America, Inc.

RAIL·NASDAQ·Manufacturing·CIK 0001320854

FreightCar America, Inc. is a diversified manufacturer and supplier of railcars and railcar components. The company designs and manufactures a broad variety of railcar types for transporting bulk commodities and containerized freight products, primarily in North America. FreightCar America also offers railcar rebody and repair services, and railcar conversion services that repurpose idled rail assets for revenue service. Additionally, the company supplies railcar parts. FreightCar America has been manufacturing railcars since 1901. Its primary customers are financial institutions and shippers, which accounted for 78% and 16%, respectively, of total sales attributable to each customer type for the year ended December 31, 2025. In the year ended December 31, 2025, the company delivered 4,125 railcars, consisting of 3,714 new railcars and 411 rebuilt railcars. This compares to 4,362 railcars delivered in the year ended December 31, 2024, which included 4,252 new railcars and 110 rebuilt railcars. The total backlog of firm orders for railcars decreased from 2,797 railcars as of December 31, 2024, to 1,926 railcars as of December 31, 2025. The backlog as of December 31, 2025, includes various railcar types with an estimated sales value of $137 million.

FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) is a publicly traded company in the Manufacturing sector. Wiseek has independently scored 13 items for RAIL at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-08-03, rated 7/10. Across its 13 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 10 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for RAIL spans 10-Q, 8-K, SCHEDULE 13D/A, DEF 14A.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • FreightCar America Guides FY26 Revenue at $410M-$460M
  • FreightCar America Q2: Backlog Surges 121% to $344M, but Margins Compress and Non-Cash Warrant Loss Drives Net Loss
  • FreightCar America Q2 2026: Backlog Surges 121%, but Margins Compress; FY Outlook Cut
  • FreightCar America Secures $300M in Q2 Railcar Orders, Marking 'Inflection Point'
  • PIMCO Affiliate Takes Near-Majority 48.8% Stake After 71% Dilutive Warrant Exercise

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
$500.99M
Net Income
$38.1M
Diluted EPS
$1.09
Op. Cash Flow
$34.78M
Free Cash Flow
$31.4M
Gross Profit
$73.19M
Operating Income
$33.92M
Cash & Equivalents
$64.3M
Total Debt
$107.24M
Debt / Equity
-1.00×
Net Margin
7.6%
Shares Outstanding
19.09M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-03-09 · accession 0001193125-26-098668

Short Interest & Short Volume

4.70 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 885,736 shares in RAIL as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 1.1% increase from the prior period — about 4.7 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 69.4% of RAIL volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)885,736 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 1.1%
Days to cover4.70 at avg daily volume of 188,561
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)69.4% of 77,571 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume64.1%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

Dilution Risk

Low risk

Filing-implied dilution signals for RAIL, detected from its recent SEC filings · based on capital-structure filings through 2026-07-02.

Massive Share Dilution · Capital Infusion

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$6.9
52-week range · as of 2026-08-03 $6.9 – $14.9
Market cap
$226.26M
Volume
183.4K (0.7× avg)
3-mo avg 246.6K
Live data · 2026-10-05 04:24 UTC · Market overnight

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RAIL
Aug 03, 2026, 4:26 PM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $7.31
Real-time Price: $6.90 info
Change: -$0.410 (-6%) info
Market Cap: $226.26M info
RAIL
Aug 03, 2026, 4:19 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $7.50
Real-time Price: $6.90 info
Change: -$0.600 (-8%) info
Market Cap: $226.26M info
RAIL
Aug 03, 2026, 4:16 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $7.42
Real-time Price: $6.90 info
Change: -$0.520 (-7%) info
Market Cap: $226.26M info
RAIL
Jul 06, 2026, 7:30 AM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $9.09
Real-time Price: $6.90 info
Change: -$2.19 (-24%) info
Market Cap: $226.26M info
RAIL
Jul 02, 2026, 5:16 PM EDT
Filing Type: SCHEDULE 13D/A
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $9.09
Real-time Price: $6.90 info
Change: -$2.19 (-24%) info
Market Cap: $226.26M info
RAIL
Jul 02, 2026, 4:30 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $8.97
Real-time Price: $6.90 info
Change: -$2.07 (-23%) info
Market Cap: $226.26M info
RAIL
May 04, 2026, 4:35 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $8.17
Real-time Price: $6.90 info
Change: -$1.27 (-16%) info
Market Cap: $226.26M info
RAIL
May 04, 2026, 4:20 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $8.15
Real-time Price: $6.90 info
Change: -$1.25 (-15%) info
Market Cap: $226.26M info
RAIL
May 04, 2026, 4:18 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $8.15
Real-time Price: $6.90 info
Change: -$1.25 (-15%) info
Market Cap: $226.26M info
RAIL
Mar 19, 2026, 6:07 AM EDT
Filing Type: DEF 14A
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $8.10
Real-time Price: $6.90 info
Change: -$1.20 (-15%) info
Market Cap: $226.26M info
RAIL
Mar 09, 2026, 4:34 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $10.03
Real-time Price: $6.90 info
Change: -$3.13 (-31%) info
Market Cap: $226.26M info
RAIL
Mar 09, 2026, 4:31 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $9.93
Real-time Price: $6.90 info
Change: -$3.03 (-31%) info
Market Cap: $226.26M info
RAIL
Mar 09, 2026, 4:29 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $10.60
Real-time Price: $6.90 info
Change: -$3.70 (-35%) info
Market Cap: $226.26M info
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