L.B. Foster (FSTR) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $0.29
- Estimate
- $0.41
- Surprise
- -28.4%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $138.6M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.7 → 5.7/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
L.B. Foster (FSTR) missed the $0.41 estimate with diluted EPS of $0.29 — a large 28.4% shortfall. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.7/10) to Sell at 5.7/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates FSTR Hold at 5.1/10.
1 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -28.4% surprise compares with a +11.9% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-02.
What argues against it
- Target reached (0.1% upside)
- Market cap $392M below $400M minimum
- Value-trap signals (3/5): High leverage (D/E 3.5), Material insider selling (6 sells, 0.06% of cap), Negative free cash flow
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $37.35
- Price target
- $37.40
- Stop
- $35.35
- Upside to target
- +0.1%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.0:1
The stock trades at 34.8× trailing but 18.4× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-17 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
FSTR at TrendMatrix's latest read
Industrial quarters are order-book stories — backlog and book-to-bill color how the market reads the reported number.
- Industry
- Railroads
- Market cap
- $391.9M
- P/E (fwd)
- 18.4
- P/E (ttm)
- 34.8
- 52-week range
- $23.81–$45.81
- Off 52-week high
- 18.5%
- RSI (14)
- 48
- Volume vs avg
- 0.74×
- Score today
- 5.1/10