RAIL (FreightCar America) Shiller PE Ratio: (As of Sep. 20, 2026)

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RAIL FreightCar America Inc RAIL
74 GF Score
Price $7.35
GF Value $7.39
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is FreightCar America Shiller PE Ratio?

Shiller PE for Stocks: The True Measure of Stock Valuation


FreightCar America  (NAS:RAIL) Shiller PE Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PE Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Shiller PE Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of profit margins during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Shiller PE Ratio should give similar results to regular PE Ratio.

Compared with the PS Ratio, the Shiller PE Ratio makes the comparison between different industries more meaningful.


Be Aware

Shiller PE Ratio assumes that over the long term, businesses and profitability revert to their means. If a company's business model does not work in the future compared with the past, Shiller PE Ratio and PS Ratio will give false valuations.


FreightCar America Shiller PE Ratio Related Terms


FreightCar America Shiller PE Ratio Historical Data

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

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FreightCar America Shiller PE Ratio Chart

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RAIL vs MGTE, FSTR, SWVL: Shiller PE Ratio Comparison

For the Railroads subindustry, FreightCar America's Shiller PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Shiller PE 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 Shiller PE Ratio vs Transportation Industry

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

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


RAIL
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FreightCar America Inc RAIL
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FreightCar America Shiller PE Ratio Calculation

For Shiller PE Ratio, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/E calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Shiller PE Ratio is also called PE10.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The same calculation is applied here to individual companies.

FreightCar America's E10 for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, FreightCar America's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_EPS=Earnings per Share (Diluted)/CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=-0.9425/333.9520*333.9520
=-0.943

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

FreightCar America Quarterly Data

Earnings per Share (Diluted) CPI Adj_EPS
201609 0.004 241.428 0.006
201612 0.006 241.432 0.008
201703 0.052 243.801 0.071
201706 -0.037 244.955 -0.050
201709 -0.945 246.819 -1.278
201712 -0.899 246.524 -1.217
201803 -0.520 249.554 -0.696
201806 -0.190 251.989 -0.251
201809 -0.501 252.439 -0.662
201812 -2.083 251.233 -2.768
201903 -1.137 254.202 -1.494
201906 -1.286 256.143 -1.677
201909 -2.891 256.759 -3.760
201912 -0.772 256.974 -1.003
202003 -1.370 258.115 -1.773
202006 -1.031 257.797 -1.336
202009 -3.245 260.280 -4.163
202012 -0.871 260.474 -1.117
202103 -1.956 264.877 -2.467
202106 -0.209 271.696 -0.257
202109 0.033 274.310 0.040
202112 0.073 278.802 0.087
202203 -1.113 287.504 -1.293
202206 0.593 296.311 0.669
202209 -0.692 296.808 -0.779
202212 -0.373 296.797 -0.419
202303 -0.190 301.836 -0.210
202306 -0.731 305.109 -0.800
202309 -0.030 307.789 -0.032
202312 -0.240 306.746 -0.262
202403 -0.539 312.332 -0.577
202406 0.112 314.175 0.119
202409 -3.568 315.301 -3.779
202412 0.855 315.605 0.904
202503 1.516 319.799 1.583
202506 0.339 322.561 0.351
202509 -0.234 324.800 -0.240
202512 -0.503 324.054 -0.518
202603 1.148 330.213 1.161
202606 -0.943 333.952 -0.943

Add all the adjusted EPS together and divide 10 will get our E10.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

Is FreightCar America (RAIL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, FreightCar America stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $7.35 is trading 0.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of $7.39. GuruFocus considers FreightCar America to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for RAIL:

  • Shiller PE Ratio:
  • GF Value™: $7.39 vs. price of $7.35 (0.5% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 74/100 with 3 warning signs

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FreightCar America Business Description

Other Exchanges FAR:Germany
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.
74GF Score

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$7.35
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