RAIL Stock — Freightcar America Inc

Freightcar America Inc (RAIL)

Updated October 16, 2026.

RAIL is a Stock. Total return is -68.3% over the past 21.5 years, 920.7 points behind SPY at 852.4%.

Freightcar America designs, manufactures, and sells railcars and railcar components for transporting bulk commodities and containerized freight in the United States and Mexico, operating through manufacturing and aftermarket service segments that include railcar inspections, maintenance, leasing, and parts sales. The company does not currently distribute to shareholders. Freightcar America appeals to investors seeking exposure to the transportation and industrial manufacturing sector, though prospective investors should note the absence of dividend income.

RAIL performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -68.3% over the past 21.5 years, 920.7 points behind SPY at 852.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -40.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 60.0%.

RAIL key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/06/2005

Distribution frequency

None

5-year average yield

1.45

Last close

$5.92 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$194,124,378

Average volume

174769.0

Ex-dividend date

08/15/2017

Payment date

08/23/2017

Beta

1.423

Payout ratio

0.0%

Forward P/E

8.7566

EPS

$-0.39

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

RAIL risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 60.0%.

Who may consider RAIL — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (RAIL does not currently distribute); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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