FreightCar America (FRA:FAR) PB Ratio: (As of Jun. 26, 2026)


FRA:FAR FreightCar America Inc FRA:FAR
68 GF Score
Price €8.05
GF Value €5.29
! 5 Warning Signs
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What is FreightCar America PB Ratio?

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2026-06-26), FreightCar America's share price is €8.05. FreightCar America's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was €-2.96. Hence, FreightCar America's PB Ratio of today is .

The historical rank and industry rank for FreightCar America's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, FreightCar America's highest PB Ratio was 2.80. The lowest was 0.08. And the median was 0.68.

FRA:FAR's PB Ratio is not ranked *
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 1.25
* Ranked among companies with meaningful PB Ratio only.

During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -50.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of FreightCar America was 32.80% per year. The lowest was -324.00% per year. And the median was -0.10% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


FreightCar America  (FRA:FAR) PB Ratio Explanation

Unlike valuation ratios relative to the earning power such as PE Ratio, PE Ratio without NRI, PS Ratio, Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow , or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, the PB Ratio measures the valuation of the stock relative to the underlying asset of the company.

The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.


Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.


FreightCar America PB Ratio Related Terms


FreightCar America PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for FreightCar America's PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

FreightCar America PB Ratio Chart

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FRA:FAR vs SWVL, RVSN, PNYG: PB Ratio Comparison

For the Railroads subindustry, FreightCar America's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


FreightCar America PB Ratio vs Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, FreightCar America's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where FreightCar America's PB Ratio falls into.


FRA:FAR
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FreightCar America PB Ratio Calculation

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.

FreightCar America's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2026)
=8.05/-2.96
=

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.

Is FreightCar America (FRA:FAR) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, FreightCar America stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €8.05 is trading 52.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of €5.29.

Key valuation signals for FRA:FAR:

  • PB Ratio:
  • GF Value™: €5.29 vs. price of €8.05 (52.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 68/100 with 5 warning signs

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FreightCar America Business Description

Other Exchanges RAIL:USA
Address 125 South Wacker Drive, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606
FreightCar America Inc is a diversified manufacturer and supplier of railcars and railcar components. It designs and manufactures a variety of railcar types for transportation of bulk commodities and containerized freight products in North America. The company also provides railcar rebody and repair services, railcar conversion services, and supplies railcar parts. The company has two segments: Manufacturing and Aftermarket. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from the Manufacturing segment, which includes new railcar manufacturing, used railcar sales, and various conversions and rebodies. Geographically, it generates the maximum revenue from the United States.
68GF Score

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