Freightcar America Inc (RAIL) — Free Cash Flow Generation Index

Latest as of December 2025: 0.87x

Freightcar America Inc (RAIL) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 0.87x as of December 2025. Free cash flow of $8.77 Million represents 1% of operating cash flow ($10.04 Million). See RAIL working capital ratio to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.

FCF Generation Index

0.87x
Free Cash Flow / Operating CF

Free Cash Flow

$8.77 Million
USD

Operating Cash Flow

$10.04 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$1.27 Million
USD

Freightcar America Inc Free Cash Flow Generation Index (2003–2025)

Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Freightcar America Inc across 14 annual periods. Explore RAIL operating cash flow to total debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Annual Free Cash Flow Generation for Freightcar America Inc (2003–2025)

Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Freightcar America Inc. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see Freightcar America Inc (RAIL) market capitalisation.

Year FCG Index Free Cash Flow (USD) Operating CF Capital Expenditures YoY Change
2025 0.90x $31.40 Million $34.78 Million $3.38 Million ▲ +1.6%
2024 0.89x $39.91 Million $44.93 Million $5.02 Million ▲ +153.3%
2023 -1.67x $-7.95 Million $4.77 Million $12.72 Million ▼ -620.3%
2022 0.32x $3.69 Million $11.50 Million $7.82 Million ▼ -67.2%
2017 0.98x $39.37 Million $40.34 Million $967.00K ▲ +101.5%
2016 -63.40x $-13.63 Million $215.00K $13.85 Million ▼ -13795.6%
2013 0.46x $14.93 Million $32.24 Million $17.32 Million ▼ -44.1%
2012 0.83x $43.91 Million $53.00 Million $9.09 Million ▼ -11.8%
2011 0.94x $28.14 Million $29.97 Million $1.83 Million ▲ +15.7%
2009 0.81x $18.55 Million $22.86 Million $4.31 Million ▼ -4.9%
2007 0.85x $35.33 Million $41.40 Million $6.07 Million ▼ -10.7%
2006 0.96x $147.25 Million $154.16 Million $6.90 Million ▲ +7.8%
2005 0.89x $58.29 Million $65.81 Million $7.52 Million ▼ -8.3%
2003 0.97x $10.43 Million $10.79 Million $369.00K
FCG Index = Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow. FCF = Operating CF + Capital Expenditures (capex stored negative).