FreightCar America Capital Expenditures (CapEx) Growth & History (RAIL)
FreightCar America's capital expenditures (capex) was $3.4M for fiscal 2025.
View full FreightCar America company overviewFreightCar America annual capital expenditures (capex) history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Capital expenditures (CapEx) | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $3.4M | −$1.6M | −32.74% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $5.0M | −$7.7M | −60.55% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $12.7M | $4.9M | +62.77% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $7.8M | $5.5M | +241.31% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $2.3M | −$7.6M | −76.75% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $9.8M | $4.3M | +76.73% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $5.6M | $3.4M | +155.06% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $2.2M | $1.2M | +125.96% |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $967,000 | −$12.9M | −93.02% |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $13.8M | −$2.9M | −17.08% |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | $16.7M | $4.9M | +41.49% |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | $11.8M | −$5.5M | −31.85% |
| 2013 | 2013-12-31 | $17.3M | $8.2M | +90.55% |
| 2012 | 2012-12-31 | $9.1M | $7.3M | +396.61% |
| 2011 | 2011-12-31 | $1.8M | $399,000 | +27.88% |
| 2010 | 2010-12-31 | $1.4M | −$2.9M | −66.85% |
| 2009 | 2009-12-31 | $4.3M | — | — |
FreightCar America quarterly capital expenditures (capex)
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Capital expenditures (CapEx) | Change | YoY change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | $736,000 | $128,000 | +21.05% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | $147,000 | −$183,000 | −55.45% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $1.3M | −$14,000 | −1.09% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | $1.2M | −$298,000 | −20.38% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | $608,000 | −$695,000 | −53.34% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | $330,000 | −$636,000 | −65.84% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $1.3M | −$2.5M | −65.66% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | $1.5M | −$2.6M | −63.60% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | $1.3M | −$1.7M | −56.48% |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | $966,000 | −$994,000 | −50.71% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $3.8M | −$685,000 | −15.44% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | $4.0M | $3.4M | +602.27% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | $3.0M | $1.1M | +62.01% |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | $2.0M | $1.0M | +104.17% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $4.4M | $4.1M | +1344.95% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | $572,000 | $22,000 | +4.00% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | $1.8M | $957,000 | +107.41% |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | $960,000 | $418,000 | +77.12% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $307,000 | −$1.3M | −80.59% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | $550,000 | −$708,000 | −56.28% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | $891,000 | −$2.4M | −73.32% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | $542,000 | −$3.1M | −85.23% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $1.6M | −$699,000 | −30.64% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | $1.3M | $0 | 0.00% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | $3.3M | $2.1M | +162.09% |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | $3.7M | $2.9M | +382.89% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $2.3M | $1.2M | +111.60% |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | $1.3M | $627,000 | +99.37% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | $1.3M | $980,000 | +333.33% |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | $760,000 | $578,000 | +317.58% |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $1.1M | $724,000 | +204.52% |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | $631,000 | $463,000 | +275.60% |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | $294,000 | $145,000 | +97.32% |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | $182,000 | −$114,000 | −38.51% |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $354,000 | −$422,000 | −54.38% |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | $168,000 | −$4.1M | −96.08% |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | $149,000 | −$6.2M | −97.65% |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | $296,000 | −$2.2M | −87.90% |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $776,000 | $238,000 | +44.24% |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-30 | $4.3M | −$1.7M | −28.49% |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-30 | $6.3M | $479,000 | +8.18% |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-31 | $2.4M | −$1.9M | −43.20% |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-31 | $538,000 | −$3.0M | −84.86% |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | $6.0M | $3.4M | +130.43% |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-30 | $5.9M | $2.7M | +86.82% |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-03-31 | $4.3M | $1.8M | +71.57% |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-31 | $3.6M | $2.5M | +243.38% |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-30 | $2.6M | $1.4M | +111.97% |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-30 | $3.1M | $1.4M | +84.35% |
| Q1 2014 | 2014-03-31 | $2.5M | −$10.8M | −81.20% |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-12-31 | $1.0M | −$1.7M | −62.42% |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-09-30 | $1.2M | −$1.9M | −61.35% |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-06-30 | $1.7M | −$293,000 | −14.70% |
| Q1 2013 | 2013-03-31 | $13.4M | $12.2M | +1047.25% |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-12-31 | $2.8M | $1.7M | +167.64% |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-09-30 | $3.2M | $2.7M | +632.03% |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-06-30 | $2.0M | $1.8M | +995.05% |
| Q1 2012 | 2012-03-31 | $1.2M | $979,000 | +529.19% |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-12-31 | $1.0M | — | — |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-09-30 | $434,000 | $60,000 | +16.04% |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-06-30 | $182,000 | — | — |
| Q1 2011 | 2011-03-31 | $185,000 | — | — |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-09-30 | $374,000 | — | — |
FreightCar America capital expenditures (capex) trends
Over the last five fiscal years, FreightCar America's capital expenditures (capex) decreased from $9.8M to $3.4M, a change of −$6.5M. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows $736,000.
What capital expenditures (CapEx) mean
Capital expenditures, commonly called CapEx, are cash investments in long-lived assets such as property, plants, equipment, infrastructure, and productive software. CapEx can support future growth or maintain existing operations, but it reduces current-period free cash flow.
SEC-reported capital expenditures
TickerStat standardizes cash payments for property, plant, equipment, and other productive assets reported in company SEC filings. When a filer reports separate qualifying CapEx components instead of a total, those components are combined for the same fiscal period. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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