RAIL
FreightCar America, Inc.
RAIL's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over RAIL overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
RAIL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
RAIL's cash flow is currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable, but its revenue and profitability are under pressure.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
RAIL PE Valuation
RAIL has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 8.2x next year's earnings.
VRT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 23x | $210 | — |
| Current | 39x | $210 | — |
| Cheap | 58x | $308 | +47% |
| Fair | 72x | $383 | +83% |
| Expensive | 88x | $472 | +125% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VRT's PE is in its cheap range at 39x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 23x next year's earnings.
RAIL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect RAIL to return to profit, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for VRT, with profitability improving.
RAIL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.65 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.33 | -113% |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.56 | +$0.27 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.72 | +$1.78 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.09 | +$4.21 |
| Q3 2025 | $2.51 | +$6.74 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.83 | -$0.14 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.06 | +$0.47 |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.12 | -$1.94 |
RAIL has swung to a loss: it lost $0.33 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
VRT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.14 | +71% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.35 | +102% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.42 | +111% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.98 | +131% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.41 | +166% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.65 | +75% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.09 | +62% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.72 | +64% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.28 | +7.6% |
VRT has the edge over RAIL on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
RAIL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $76.5M | -52% |
| Q2 2026 | $113.1M | -4.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $64.3M | -33% |
| Q4 2025 | $125.6M | -8.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $160.5M | +42% |
| Q2 2025 | $118.6M | -20% |
| Q1 2025 | $96.3M | -40% |
| Q4 2024 | $137.7M | +8.8% |
RAIL's revenue has slid since its 2024 peak: $76M last quarter, down 52% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -4% | -13 points |
| Q2 2026 | -3.8% | -10 points |
| Q1 2026 | -0.9% | -4.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.2% | -2.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9.1% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 6.5% | -2.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4% | +1.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.4% | +8.2 points |
RAIL's operating margin was −4% last quarter, down 13 points from the same quarter a year ago.
VRT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.3B | +61% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.3B | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6B | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.9B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7B | +29% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.6B | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $2B | +24% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3B | +26% |
VRT has the edge over RAIL on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +3.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | +0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 14% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +4.2 points |
VRT has the edge over RAIL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RAIL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $25M | +1014% |
| Q2 2026 | $11.3M | +43% |
| Q1 2026 | -$4.5M | -136% |
| Q4 2025 | $8.8M | +91% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.2M | -61% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.9M | -86% |
| Q1 2025 | $12.5M | +$38.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $4.6M | -83% |
RAIL still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2024 peak: $41M over the past year.
VRT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $654.9M | +41% |
| Q2 2026 | $926.5M | +233% |
| Q1 2026 | $654.2M | +145% |
| Q4 2025 | $885.6M | +143% |
| Q3 2025 | $463.5M | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | $277.9M | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $266.8M | +162% |
| Q4 2024 | $364.5M | +18% |
VRT has the edge over RAIL on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
RAIL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +10% | +3.3M shares |
| 1 year | +5.4% | +1.8M shares |
| 3 years | +37% | +9.5M shares |
| 5 years | +184% | +22.8M shares |
RAIL has 35M diluted shares, up 5.4% from a year ago.
VRT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -64.9K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +1.8M shares |
| 3 years | +1.1% | +4.4M shares |
| 5 years | +10% | +36M shares |
| Available history | +63% | +152M shares |
VRT has the edge over RAIL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $599.9M |
RAIL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.5x | Healthy |
RAIL's net debt is about 1.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from a year a year ago.
VRT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0x | Healthy |
VRT has the edge over RAIL on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
RAIL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 16.5 | Oversold |
RAIL's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (oversold).
VRT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.4 | Neutral |
VRT's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 26 (neutral).
RAIL PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | RAIL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
RAIL has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VRT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VRT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 39x | 24x | 63% above |
| PE % | 3 | 58 | 55 pts below |
VRT is trading at 39x earnings, a 63% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
RAIL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $5.53 | 3.8% below |
| 20 week MA | $6.81 | 22% below |
| 50 week MA | $8.63 | 38% below |
| 100 week MA | $8.68 | 39% below |
| 200 week MA | $6.54 | 19% below |
RAIL is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 19% below its 200-week average.
VRT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $221.8 | 5.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $254.4 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $253.9 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $189.1 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $123.5 | 70% above |
VRT has the edge over RAIL on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
RAIL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2.21 | $2.57 | +16% |
| 2021 | $2.57 | $3.93 | +53% |
| 2022 | $3.93 | $3.25 | -17% |
| 2023 | $3.25 | $2.70 | -17% |
| 2024 | $2.70 | $9.23 | +242% |
| 2025 | $9.23 | $11.5 | +25% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.5 | $5.32 | -54% |
RAIL is down 54% so far in 2026, after finishing higher in four of the previous six years.
VRT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.9 | $18.9 | +73% |
| 2021 | $18.9 | $24.9 | +31% |
| 2022 | $24.9 | $12.8 | -48% |
| 2023 | $12.8 | $48.0 | +275% |
| 2024 | $48.0 | $115.1 | +140% |
| 2025 | $115.1 | $167.6 | +46% |
| 2026 YTD | $167.6 | $209.6 | +25% |
VRT has the edge over RAIL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.