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L.B. Foster Company FSTR

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41.33 USD +4.87 (+13.36%)

Nov 4, 2026, 10:02 AM EST

37.50 Day range 42.23
25.66 52-week range 45.81
YTD
+53.36%
1 year
+54.16%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

4.45 Safe zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

8 / 9 Strong

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

FMP rating

B+3 / 5 overall

  • DCF 5
  • Return on Equity 3
  • Return on Assets 3
  • Debt / Equity 3
  • P/E 2
  • P/B 2

Valuation

P/E 36.9×
FY 2016: -1.0×FY 2017: 67.9×FY 2018: -5.3×FY 2019: 4.7×FY 2020: 20.9×FY 2021: 40.4×FY 2022: -2.3×FY 2023: 157×FY 2024: 6.7×FY 2025: 36.9×
FY 2016 5y median 36.9× FY 2025
P/S 0.5×
FY 2016: 0.3×FY 2017: 0.5×FY 2018: 0.3×FY 2019: 0.3×FY 2020: 0.3×FY 2021: 0.3×FY 2022: 0.2×FY 2023: 0.4×FY 2024: 0.5×FY 2025: 0.5×
FY 2016 5y median 0.4× FY 2025
P/B 1.6×
FY 2016: 1.0×FY 2017: 1.9×FY 2018: 1.3×FY 2019: 1.2×FY 2020: 0.9×FY 2021: 0.8×FY 2022: 0.8×FY 2023: 1.7×FY 2024: 1.6×FY 2025: 1.6×
FY 2016 5y median 1.6× FY 2025
P/FCF 11.1×
FY 2016: 13.0×FY 2017: 8.4×FY 2018: 8.0×FY 2019: 9.9×FY 2020: 20.5×FY 2021: -25.7×FY 2022: -5.7×FY 2023: 7.3×FY 2024: 22.5×FY 2025: 11.1×
FY 2016 5y median 7.3× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 9.8×
FY 2016: -2.3×FY 2017: 9.9×FY 2018: -119×FY 2019: 5.8×FY 2020: 6.7×FY 2021: 8.4×FY 2022: 22.7×FY 2023: 13.9×FY 2024: 10.4×FY 2025: 9.8×
FY 2016 5y median 10.4× FY 2025
EV/Sales 0.6×
FY 2016: 0.6×FY 2017: 0.7×FY 2018: 0.4×FY 2019: 0.4×FY 2020: 0.4×FY 2021: 0.3×FY 2022: 0.4×FY 2023: 0.6×FY 2024: 0.7×FY 2025: 0.6×
FY 2016 5y median 0.6× FY 2025
FCF Yield 9.0%
FY 2016: 7.7%FY 2017: 11.8%FY 2018: 12.6%FY 2019: 10.1%FY 2020: 4.9%FY 2021: -3.9%FY 2022: -17.5%FY 2023: 13.7%FY 2024: 4.5%FY 2025: 9.0%
FY 2016 5y median 4.5% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 21.1%
FY 2016: 18.7%FY 2017: 19.2%FY 2018: 18.7%FY 2019: 19.6%FY 2020: 19.1%FY 2021: 16.8%FY 2022: 18.0%FY 2023: 20.6%FY 2024: 22.2%FY 2025: 21.1%
FY 2016 5y median 20.6% FY 2025
Operating Margin 4.1%
FY 2016: -1.1%FY 2017: 2.9%FY 2018: -3.3%FY 2019: 5.4%FY 2020: 3.1%FY 2021: 0.9%FY 2022: -1.4%FY 2023: 1.7%FY 2024: 3.9%FY 2025: 4.1%
FY 2016 5y median 1.7% FY 2025
Net Margin 1.4%
FY 2016: -29.3%FY 2017: 0.8%FY 2018: -5.0%FY 2019: 6.9%FY 2020: 1.5%FY 2021: 0.7%FY 2022: -9.2%FY 2023: 0.3%FY 2024: 8.1%FY 2025: 1.4%
FY 2016 5y median 0.7% FY 2025
ROE 4.3%
FY 2016: -106.3%FY 2017: 2.8%FY 2018: -25.5%FY 2019: 25.1%FY 2020: 4.3%FY 2021: 2.0%FY 2022: -33.2%FY 2023: 1.0%FY 2024: 24.1%FY 2025: 4.3%
FY 2016 5y median 2.0% FY 2025
ROIC 3.8%
FY 2016: -1.6%FY 2017: 2.7%FY 2018: -7.9%FY 2019: 11.5%FY 2020: 5.7%FY 2021: 1.3%FY 2022: -2.7%FY 2023: 4.2%FY 2024: 8.3%FY 2025: 3.8%
FY 2016 5y median 3.8% FY 2025
ROA 2.3%
FY 2016: -36.0%FY 2017: 1.0%FY 2018: -8.1%FY 2019: 10.5%FY 2020: 2.0%FY 2021: 1.1%FY 2022: -12.5%FY 2023: 0.5%FY 2024: 12.8%FY 2025: 2.3%
FY 2016 5y median 1.1% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 1.7%
FY 2016: -22.6%FY 2017: 10.9%FY 2018: 16.9%FY 2019: -1.7%FY 2020: -19.3%FY 2021: 3.3%FY 2022: -3.1%FY 2023: 9.3%FY 2024: -2.4%FY 2025: 1.7%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income 6.7%
FY 2016: -118.1%FY 2017: 403.0%FY 2018: -230.6%FY 2019: 263.4%FY 2020: -53.5%FY 2021: -71.4%FY 2022: -261.2%FY 2023: 226.4%FY 2024: 125.2%FY 2025: 6.7%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) -82.3%
FY 2016: -218.5%FY 2017: 102.8%FY 2018: -871.8%FY 2019: 235.9%FY 2020: -82.6%FY 2021: -52.1%FY 2022: -1350.0%FY 2023: 103.1%FY 2024: 2892.3%FY 2025: -82.3%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow 96.2%
FY 2016: -74.0%FY 2017: 209.3%FY 2018: -37.7%FY 2019: -1.2%FY 2020: -62.2%FY 2021: -173.4%FY 2022: -220.4%FY 2023: 278.2%FY 2024: -60.4%FY 2025: 96.2%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 1.9×
FY 2016: 2.4×FY 2017: 2.4×FY 2018: 1.8×FY 2019: 1.9×FY 2020: 2.0×FY 2021: 2.1×FY 2022: 2.0×FY 2023: 1.8×FY 2024: 1.8×FY 2025: 1.9×
FY 2016 5y median 1.9× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 1.2×
FY 2016: 1.4×FY 2017: 1.3×FY 2018: 0.8×FY 2019: 1.2×FY 2020: 1.2×FY 2021: 1.4×FY 2022: 1.3×FY 2023: 1.0×FY 2024: 1.0×FY 2025: 1.2×
FY 2016 5y median 1.2× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 0.4×
FY 2016: 1.2×FY 2017: 0.9×FY 2018: 0.6×FY 2019: 0.4×FY 2020: 0.3×FY 2021: 0.2×FY 2022: 0.8×FY 2023: 0.5×FY 2024: 0.3×FY 2025: 0.4×
FY 2016 5y median 0.4× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 1.8×
FY 2016: -1.1×FY 2017: 2.5×FY 2018: -33.5×FY 2019: 1.2×FY 2020: 1.6×FY 2021: 1.5×FY 2022: 11.3×FY 2023: 3.0×FY 2024: 1.8×FY 2025: 1.8×
FY 2016 5y median 1.8× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 4.5×
FY 2016: -0.8×FY 2017: 1.9×FY 2018: -3.3×FY 2019: 6.8×FY 2020: 4.2×FY 2021: 1.5×FY 2022: -2.2×FY 2023: 1.6×FY 2024: 4.1×FY 2025: 4.5×
FY 2016 5y median 1.6× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 0.0%
FY 2016: 0.9%FY 2017: 0.0%FY 2018: 0.0%FY 2019: 0.0%FY 2020: 0.0%FY 2021: 0.0%FY 2022: 0.0%FY 2023: 0.0%FY 2024: 0.0%FY 2025: 0.0%
FY 2016 5y median 0.0% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 0.0%
FY 2016: -0.9%FY 2017: 0.0%FY 2018: 0.0%FY 2019: 0.0%FY 2020: 0.0%FY 2021: 0.0%FY 2022: 0.0%FY 2023: 0.0%FY 2024: 0.0%FY 2025: 0.0%
FY 2016 5y median 0.0% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31