FSTR
L.B. Foster Company
FSTR's fundamentals are strong: revenue grew 16% and free cash flow grew 50%. At 33x earnings, it's trading above its usual 25x. Analysts expect that strong growth to continue.
FSTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
FSTR's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
FSTR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 5.3x | $6.86 | -84% |
| Forward | 23x | $43.13 | — |
| Fair | 25x | $31.76 | -26% |
| Current | 33x | $43.13 | — |
| Expensive | 44x | $57.03 | +32% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
FSTR's PE is in its fair range at 33x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 23x next year's earnings.
FSTR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for FSTR, with profitability holding steady.
FSTR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.84 | +43% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.29 | +200% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.05 | -68% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.03 | -69% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.69 | -82% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.43 | -89% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.30 | +393% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.29 | +351% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.89 | +2892% |
FSTR's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.29 over the past year, against $4.00 in late 2019.
FSTR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $168M | +21% |
| Q2 2026 | $138.6M | -3.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $121.1M | +24% |
| Q4 2025 | $160.4M | +25% |
| Q3 2025 | $138.3M | +0.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $143.6M | +2% |
| Q1 2025 | $97.8M | -21% |
| Q4 2024 | $128.2M | -5% |
FSTR's revenue has picked up after five years of holding roughly level: $168M last quarter, up 21% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6% | 0 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.4% | -0.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 1.7% | +3.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.9% | +2.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6% | +0.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5.3% | +2.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | -2% | -6.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.4% | +2.7 points |
FSTR's operating margin was 6% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
FSTR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $20.8M | -21% |
| Q2 2026 | $14.3M | +85% |
| Q1 2026 | -$13.4M | +$15.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $19.8M | -11% |
| Q3 2025 | $26.4M | +22% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.7M | +$14.7M |
| Q1 2025 | -$28.7M | -$4.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $22.3M | +12% |
FSTR generated $42M in free cash flow over the past year, up 50% from the year before.
FSTR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +40K shares |
| 1 year | -2.1% | -232K shares |
| 3 years | -3% | -325K shares |
| 5 years | -1.1% | -116K shares |
| Available history | 0% | +4K shares |
FSTR has 11M diluted shares, down 2.1% from a year ago, with $8M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $417,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $3.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $3.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $4.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $2.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $6.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $2.5M |
FSTR spent $8M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 51% from the year before.
FSTR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 1.3x | Healthy |
FSTR's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 1.8 years a year ago.
FSTR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 66.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 60.2 | Neutral |
FSTR's weekly RSI is 66 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 60 (neutral).
FSTR PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | FSTR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 33x | 24x | 39% above |
| PE % | 64 | 58 | 6 pts above |
FSTR is trading at 33x earnings, a 39% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
FSTR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $37.3 | 16% above |
| 20 week MA | $38.9 | 11% above |
| 50 week MA | $35.0 | 23% above |
| 100 week MA | $29.5 | 46% above |
| 200 week MA | $24.5 | 76% above |
FSTR is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 76% above its 200-week average.
FSTR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $19.6 | $14.7 | -25% |
| 2021 | $14.7 | $13.1 | -11% |
| 2022 | $13.1 | $9.49 | -28% |
| 2023 | $9.49 | $22.0 | +132% |
| 2024 | $22.0 | $26.7 | +22% |
| 2025 | $26.7 | $28.5 | +6.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $28.5 | $43.1 | +51% |
FSTR is up 51% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in three of the previous six years.