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Employees: 1,191
Size L. B. Foster (FSTR) is a United States Industrials company (Trucks/Construction/Farm Machinery) with a market value of $418M, the 2823rd largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $39.75 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 6.0%, against -25.6% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 5th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 15.8% over the last twelve months (peer median +5.7%); the operating margin is 4.8% (peer median 6.1%).
Valuation It trades at 21.6× forward earnings against a peer median of 16.7× (3rd most expensive of 10).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 12% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +2%, so the hurdle is +10 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 0.4 points below its cost of capital (10.1% WACC).
Backlog Backlog (remaining performance obligations) was $235M at 30 Sep 2026, down 5% on a year earlier — 0.4 years of trailing revenue. Backlog detail →
Short interest Short interest is 2.2% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 9 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $588M | $540M | $531M | $544M | $497M |
| Revenue growth | — | +2% | -2% | +9% | — |
| Gross profit | $121M | $112M | $113M | $107M | $83.5M |
| EBITDA | $39.8M | $37.9M | $31.1M | $24.3M | $18.4M |
| Net income | $13.8M | $7.54M | $42.9M | $1.46M | -$45.6M |
| Free cash flow | n/a | $25.2M | $12.8M | $32.4M | -$18.2M |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | $10.4M | $9.79M | $4.51M | $7.63M |
| Total debt | $50.0M | $71.4M | $65.4M | $70.2M | $109M |
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| Measure | FSTR | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +12.2% | -11.9% | highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -6.0% | -25.6% | 5th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -13.2% | -42.9% | highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +15.8% | +5.7% | 6th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 4.8% | 6.1% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 21.6× | 16.7× | 3rd most expensive of 10 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 11.5% | 9.1% | 6th least demanding of 11 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +1.7% | +2.7% | 6th highest of 11 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | +9.8 pp | +0.9 pp | 5th most demanding of 11 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -0.4 pp | -1.5 pp | 10th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 11.6× | 10.3× | 4th most expensive of 10 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.1× | 1.4× | 5th least indebted of 11 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. B. Foster FSTR | United States | $418M | -6% | +16% | 5% | 21.6× | 11.5% | +1.7% |
| STX Engine 077970.KS | South Korea | $413M | -77% | +10% | 7% | 6.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Shenzhen Keanda Electronic Technology 002972.SZ | China | $405M | -18% | +20% | 19% | n/a | 12.2% | +0.9% |
| Fujian South Highway Machinery 603280.SS | China | $399M | -28% | -3% | 5% | n/a | 15.3% | -2.0% |
| Wabash National WNC | United States | $444M | +46% | -7% | -10% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Texmaco Rail & Engineering TEXRAIL.NS | India | $452M | -9% | -14% | 8% | 21.9× | 24.5% | +21.0% |
| Anhui Tuoshan Heavy Industries 001226.SZ | China | $387M | -28% | +30% | 3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Junjin Construction & Robot 079900.KS | South Korea | $452M | -34% | +2% | 13% | 19.9× | 4.5% | +15.9% |
| Traffic Control Technology 688015.SS | China | $383M | -37% | +10% | 7% | 18.8× | -3.9% | +4.5% |
| Weima Agricultural Machinery 301533.SZ | China | $383M | -15% | +20% | 7% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Ningbo Daye Garden Machinery 300879.SZ | China | $457M | -37% | +8% | -4% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Anhui Quanchai Engine 600218.SS | China | $463M | -27% | +3% | -1% | n/a | -3.7% | 0.0% |
| Karnell KARNEL-B.ST | Sweden | $465M | +8% | +28% | 14% | 16.7× | 5.9% | +24.2% |
| Hangzhou Hota M&E 001225.SZ | China | $469M | -32% | -2% | 3% | n/a | 42.5% | -10.3% |
| Anshan Senyuan Road and Bridge 300210.SZ | China | $471M | -40% | -36% | -24% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Kunming Yunnei Power 000903.SZ | China | $474M | -23% | -13% | -23% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Lungteh Shipbuilding 6753.TW | Taiwan | $369M | -28% | +13% | 25% | 15.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Airman 6364.T | Japan | $368M | -1% | +2% | 14% | 8.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Tan Chong International 0693.HK | Hong Kong | $367M | -2% | -7% | 5% | n/a | -2.1% | -0.5% |
| Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo 7226.T | Japan | $481M | -25% | +15% | 6% | 14.3× | n/a | n/a |
| VST Tillers Tractors VSTTILLERS.NS | India | $359M | -24% | +17% | 11% | 24.8× | 27.3% | +10.2% |
L. B. Foster reported $235M of remaining performance obligations at 30 Sep 2026, down 5% from a year earlier and down 5% from the previous quarter. That is 0.4 years of trailing revenue already under contract. Book-to-bill last quarter: 0.93.