# L.B. Foster Company (FSTR)

- Sector: Industrials · Industry: Railroads
- SEC CIK: 0000352825 ([filings on EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0000352825))
- Full page: https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/fstr
- Data as of: price 2026-09-25; newest filing used 2026-08-10; latest fiscal period ended 2026-06-30

## Grade

**A** on the growth-and-cash rubric, 5 of 5 checks passed.

| Check | Result | Now | Before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Revenue growing overall | passed | $558.4M | $530.7M |
| Revenue growing recently | passed | $558.4M | $540M |
| Free cash flow positive | passed | $47.1M |  |
| Free cash flow growing overall | passed | $47.1M | -$6.6M |
| Free cash flow growing recently | passed | $47.1M | $25.2M |

Business quality (the + / − mark): 3 of 6 checks passed.

| Check | Result | Now | Before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Profitable | passed | 2.0% |  |
| Healthy profit margin | failed | 2.0% |  |
| Strong operating margin | failed | 4.4% |  |
| Good return on equity | failed | 6.5% |  |
| Debt under control | passed | 0.41 |  |
| Turns sales into cash | passed | 8.4% |  |

How the grade works: the letter counts failed checks (none → A, one → B, two → C, three → D, four or more → F). It is built from SEC filings only — the share price never enters it — and describes the business, not whether the stock is worth buying.

## Key figures

In US dollars, as filed.

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Revenue, trailing twelve months | $558.4M |
| Net income, trailing twelve months | $11.4M |
| Free cash flow, trailing twelve months | $47.1M |
| Net margin | 2.0% |
| Operating margin | 4.4% |
| Return on equity | 6.5% |
| Debt to equity | 0.41 |
| Diluted EPS, trailing twelve months | $1.05 |
| Share price | $37.47 |
| Market value | $394.2M |
| Price / earnings | 35.7x |
| Price / sales | 0.7x |

## More on this company

- [Overview](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/fstr)
- [Financial statements](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/fstr/financials)
- [Competitors](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/fstr/peers)
- [Earnings](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/fstr/earnings)

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