FSTR
L.B. Foster Company
FSTR has a slight edge over RDW overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
RDW
Redwire Corporation
RDW offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
FSTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
FSTR's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
RDW Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable |
RDW's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
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.
RDW PE Valuation
RDW has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
RDW Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
RDW has the edge over FSTR on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
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 has the edge over RDW on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
RDW Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.17 | +$2.01 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.37 | +$1.89 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.59 | -$0.32 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.28 | +$0.07 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.18 | -$1.97 |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.26 | -$2.28 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.27 | -$1.55 |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.35 | -$1.62 |
RDW is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.17 per share over the past year, against $3.26 at its worst in mid-2025.
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 has the edge over RDW on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RDW Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $109M | +5.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $117.1M | +90% |
| Q1 2026 | $97M | +58% |
| Q4 2025 | $108.8M | +56% |
| Q3 2025 | $103.4M | +51% |
| Q2 2025 | $61.8M | -21% |
| Q1 2025 | $61.4M | -30% |
| Q4 2024 | $69.6M | +9.6% |
RDW has the edge over FSTR on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -24% | +16 points |
| Q2 2026 | -19% | +130 points |
| Q1 2026 | -72% | -49 points |
| Q4 2025 | -75% | -48 points |
| Q3 2025 | -40% | -22 points |
| Q2 2025 | -149% | -140 points |
| Q1 2025 | -23% | -19 points |
| Q4 2024 | -27% | -17 points |
RDW's operating margin was −24% last quarter, up 16 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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 has the edge over RDW on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
RDW Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$65.3M | -$38.5M |
| Q2 2026 | -$33.5M | +$57.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$11.4M | +$35.5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$26.5M | -659% |
| Q3 2025 | -$26.9M | -$7.6M |
| Q2 2025 | -$90.6M | -$80.2M |
| Q1 2025 | -$46.9M | -3996% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.7M | -65% |
RDW has burned cash in most quarters: −$137M over the past year, against −$160M 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 the edge over RDW on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| 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.
RDW Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +13% | +29.6M shares |
| 1 year | +179% | +160M shares |
| 3 years | +289% | +186M shares |
| 5 years | +319% | +190M shares |
RDW has 250M diluted shares, up 179% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
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.
RDW Net Leverage
RDW's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
RDW Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 16.1 | Oversold |
RDW's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (oversold).
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.
RDW PE vs Industrials Sector
RDW has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 has the edge over RDW on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
RDW Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.06 | 11% below |
| 20 week MA | $10.1 | 20% below |
| 50 week MA | $10.6 | 24% below |
| 100 week MA | $11.6 | 31% below |
| 200 week MA | $8.07 | 0.5% below |
RDW is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 0.5% below 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 has the edge over RDW on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RDW Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $10.2 | $7.34 | -28% |
| 2022 | $7.34 | $1.92 | -74% |
| 2023 | $1.92 | $2.85 | +48% |
| 2024 | $2.85 | $17.1 | +501% |
| 2025 | $17.1 | $7.15 | -58% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.15 | $8.03 | +12% |
RDW's yearly returns have swung widely, from +501% in 2024 to −74% in 2022. It's up 12% so far in 2026.