L.B. Foster/$FSTR
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About L.B. Foster
L.B. Foster Co is a technology solutions provider of products and services for the rail and infrastructure markets. The company has two reporting segments: Rail, Technologies, and Services (Rail); and Infrastructure Solutions (Infrastructure). Maximum revenue is generated from the Rail segment, which is comprised of several manufacturing and distribution businesses that provide products and services for freight and passenger railroads and industrial companies throughout the world. The Infrastructure segment offers engineered precast concrete solutions, as well as fabricated bridge, protective pipe coating, and pipe threading offerings across North America. Geographically, the company generates maximum revenue from the United States, followed by Canada, the UK, and other markets.
- Ticker
- $FSTR
- Sector
- Industrials
- Primary listing
- NASDAQ
- Employees
- 1,191
- Headquarters
- Pittsburgh, United States
- Website
- www.lbfoster.com
L.B. Foster Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$418M
30.83
$1.29
1.16
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Price and volume
Market cap
$418M
Beta
1.16
52-week high
$45.81
52-week low
$25.66
Average daily volume
49K
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.895
Quick ratio
1.081
Long term debt to equity
0.267
Total debt to equity
0.267
Interest coverage (TTM)
8.79%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
42.319
Gross margin (TTM)
21.37%
Net profit margin (TTM)
2.35%
Operating margin (TTM)
5.25%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
40.03%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$490,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
5.88%
Return on equity (TTM)
7.59%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
30.83
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.694
Price to book
2.22
Price to tangible book (TTM)
2.87
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
9.829
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
10.17%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
4.044
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
15.80%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
189.81%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
2.50%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
1.31%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-30.85%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-18.11%
What the Analysts think about L.B. Foster
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for L.B. Foster stock.
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First-half 2026 sales rose 7.6%, gross margin widened by 60 basis points and adjusted EBITDA grew 19.6%. That points to improving performance despite a weaker second quarter. (L.B. Foster Company)
Strong cash generation is repairing the balance sheet: second-quarter operating cash flow reached $17.9 million, debt fell 41.2% year on year and leverage dropped to 1.0 times. (L.B. Foster Company)
L.B. Foster has been appointed to deliver Welcome Point passenger-assistance devices across Britain’s rail network after a successful trial. The rollout gives its passenger-information technology a wider deployment opportunity. (RailBusinessDaily)
Second-quarter sales fell 3.5%, operating income dropped 19.9% and adjusted EBITDA declined 4.7%. Higher employment costs and UK exit charges weighed on results. (L.B. Foster Company)
Order momentum remains soft: the trailing book-to-bill ratio was 0.96, while backlog was 8.8% below a year earlier and Infrastructure backlog was down 24.8%. This could limit the visibility of future sales. (SEC)
The UK restructuring remains a drag: the Tew product-line exit incurred $2.6 million of costs in the quarter, while UK pre-tax losses received no tax benefit. Further execution costs could continue to pressure earnings. (SEC)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 22 Oct 2026.
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Funds containing L.B. Foster
Fund name | Fund size | $FSTR weighting |
|---|---|---|
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | $5.3B | 0.01% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap£R2SC | $5.3B | 0.01% |
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