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FOSTER L B CO

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United States Fiscal year ends December CIK 0000352825
$35.01 +0.20% Close, 12 Oct 2026
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Price $35.01 +125.73% Close, 12 Oct 2026

Closing prices at the end of each trading day, from 13 Oct 2016. Not a live quote. Adjusted for share splits, so the line has no step at a split; dividends are not added back. P/E and P/FCF are the market value over the last full fiscal year's net income or free cash flow, as public on each day, so they step once a year when the annual report comes out. A hatched band marks a stretch with none: a year of net loss, or of cash burnt.

Revenue and profit

What the business sells, and what is left of it. Point at a year for the detail.
RevenueOperating incomeNet income
Fiscal year 2016Revenue483.5Operating income−134.2Net income−141.7EPS, diluted−13.79Fiscal year 2017Revenue536.4 +10.9%Operating income28.6Net income5.4EPS, diluted0.51Fiscal year 2018Revenue581.1 +8.3%Operating income38.9Net income−31.2 −681.4%EPS, diluted−3.01 −690.2%Fiscal year 2019Revenue616.4 +6.1%Operating income36.5Net income42.6EPS, diluted4.00Fiscal year 2020Revenue497.4 −19.3%Operating income15.6Net income7.6 −82.2%EPS, diluted0.71 −82.3%Fiscal year 2021Revenue513.6 +3.3%Operating income4.5Net income3.6 −52.2%EPS, diluted0.34 −52.1%Fiscal year 2022Revenue497.5 −3.1%Operating income−7.2Net income−45.6 −1,356.6%EPS, diluted−4.25 −1,350.0%Fiscal year 2023Revenue543.7 +9.3%Operating income9.1Net income1.5EPS, diluted0.13Fiscal year 2024Revenue530.8 −2.4%Operating income20.5Net income42.9 +2,833.5%EPS, diluted3.89 +2,892.3%Fiscal year 2025Revenue540.0 +1.7%Operating income21.9Net income7.5 −82.4%EPS, diluted0.69 −82.3%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue 483.5 536.4 581.1 616.4 497.4 513.6 497.5 543.7 530.8 540.0
Growth +10.9% +8.3% +6.1% −19.3% +3.3% −3.1% +9.3% −2.4% +1.7%
Operating income −134.2 28.6 38.9 36.5 15.6 4.5 −7.2 9.1 20.5 21.9
Net income −141.7 5.4 −31.2 42.6 7.6 3.6 −45.6 1.5 42.9 7.5
Growth −681.4% −82.2% −52.2% −1,356.6% +2,833.5% −82.4%
EPS, diluted −13.79 0.51 −3.01 4.00 0.71 0.34 −4.25 0.13 3.89 0.69
Growth −690.2% −82.3% −52.1% −1,350.0% +2,892.3% −82.3%

Margins

How much of each dollar of revenue it keeps. Point at a year for the detail.
Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Fiscal year 2016Gross margin18.7%Operating margin−27.7%Net margin−29.3%Free cash flow margin2.2%Fiscal year 2017Gross margin19.6%Operating margin5.3%Net margin1.0%Free cash flow margin6.2%Fiscal year 2018Gross margin19.5%Operating margin6.7%Net margin−5.4%Free cash flow margin3.8%Fiscal year 2019Gross margin19.6%Operating margin5.9%Net margin6.9%Free cash flow margin3.8%Fiscal year 2020Gross margin19.1%Operating margin3.1%Net margin1.5%Free cash flow margin2.3%Fiscal year 2021Gross margin16.8%Operating margin0.9%Net margin0.7%Free cash flow margin−1.1%Fiscal year 2022Gross margin18.0%Operating margin−1.4%Net margin−9.2%Free cash flow margin−3.7%Fiscal year 2023Gross margin20.6%Operating margin1.7%Net margin0.3%Free cash flow margin6.0%Fiscal year 2024Gross margin22.2%Operating margin3.9%Net margin8.1%Free cash flow margin2.4%Fiscal year 2025Gross margin21.1%Operating margin4.1%Net margin1.4%Free cash flow margin4.7%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin 18.7% 19.6% 19.5% 19.6% 19.1% 16.8% 18.0% 20.6% 22.2% 21.1%
Operating margin −27.7% 5.3% 6.7% 5.9% 3.1% 0.9% −1.4% 1.7% 3.9% 4.1%
Net margin −29.3% 1.0% −5.4% 6.9% 1.5% 0.7% −9.2% 0.3% 8.1% 1.4%
Free cash flow margin 2.2% 6.2% 3.8% 3.8% 2.3% −1.1% −3.7% 6.0% 2.4% 4.7%

Cash flow

The cash the business makes, what it reinvests, and what it hands back. Point at a year for the detail.
Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
Fiscal year 2016Operating cash flow18.4Capital expenditure−7.7Free cash flow10.7Buybacks−0.3Dividends paid−1.2Fiscal year 2017Operating cash flow39.4Capital expenditure−6.1Free cash flow33.2 +209.3%Buybacks−0.1Dividends paid0.0Fiscal year 2018Operating cash flow26.0Capital expenditure−3.7Free cash flow22.3 −32.9%Buybacks−0.3Fiscal year 2019Operating cash flow29.3Capital expenditure−6.0Free cash flow23.3 +4.3%Buybacks−0.6Fiscal year 2020Operating cash flow20.5Capital expenditure−9.2Free cash flow11.4 −51.1%Buybacks−1.7Fiscal year 2021Operating cash flow−0.8Capital expenditure−4.6Free cash flow−5.4 −147.8%Buybacks−0.7Fiscal year 2022Operating cash flow−10.6Capital expenditure−7.6Free cash flow−18.2Buybacks−0.4Fiscal year 2023Operating cash flow37.0Capital expenditure−4.5Free cash flow32.4Buybacks−2.6Fiscal year 2024Operating cash flow22.6Capital expenditure−9.8Free cash flow12.8 −60.4%Buybacks−8.2Fiscal year 2025Operating cash flow35.6Capital expenditure−10.4Free cash flow25.2 +96.2%Buybacks−16.5
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Operating cash flow 18.4 39.4 26.0 29.3 20.5 −0.8 −10.6 37.0 22.6 35.6
Capital expenditure −7.7 −6.1 −3.7 −6.0 −9.2 −4.6 −7.6 −4.5 −9.8 −10.4
Free cash flow 10.7 33.2 22.3 23.3 11.4 −5.4 −18.2 32.4 12.8 25.2
Growth +209.3% −32.9% +4.3% −51.1% −147.8% −60.4% +96.2%
Buybacks −0.3 −0.1 −0.3 −0.6 −1.7 −0.7 −0.4 −2.6 −8.2 −16.5
Dividends paid −1.2 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Balance sheet

What it holds against what it owes, at each year end. Point at a year for the detail.
Cash
Fiscal year 2016Cash30.4Shareholders’ equity133.3Fiscal year 2017Cash37.7Shareholders’ equity154.5Fiscal year 2018Cash10.3Shareholders’ equity122.1Fiscal year 2019Cash14.2Shareholders’ equity169.9Fiscal year 2020Cash7.6Shareholders’ equity176.8Fiscal year 2021Cash10.4Shareholders’ equity183.1Fiscal year 2022Cash2.9Shareholders’ equity137.2Fiscal year 2023Cash2.6Shareholders’ equity142.1Fiscal year 2024Cash2.5Shareholders’ equity178.3Fiscal year 2025Cash4.3Shareholders’ equity175.3
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Cash 30.4 37.7 10.3 14.2 7.6 10.4 2.9 2.6 2.5 4.3
Shareholders’ equity 133.3 154.5 122.1 169.9 176.8 183.1 137.2 142.1 178.3 175.3

In millions of USD, except per-share figures and ratios. Fiscal years, as last filed with the SEC.

Financial statements FY2025 · 10-K

Income statement

In millions of USD, except per-share figures; shares in millions. Fiscal years ending December, each column as last filed with the SEC.
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Fiscal year FY2016 31 Dec 2016 FY2017 31 Dec 2017 FY2018 31 Dec 2018 FY2019 31 Dec 2019 FY2020 31 Dec 2020 FY2021 31 Dec 2021 FY2022 31 Dec 2022 FY2023 31 Dec 2023 FY2024 31 Dec 2024 FY2025 31 Dec 2025
Revenue and profit
483.5 536.4 581.1 616.4 497.4 513.6 497.5 543.7 530.8 540.0
Growth +10.9% +8.3% +6.1% −19.3% +3.3% −3.1% +9.3% −2.4% +1.7%
393.2 431.1 467.6 495.5 402.4 427.3 407.9 431.7 412.7 426.3
90.4 105.3 113.5 120.9 95.0 86.3 89.6 112.0 118.1 113.8
Growth +16.5% +7.8% +6.6% −21.4% −9.2% +3.8% +25.0% +5.4% −3.7%
3.5 2.2 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.2 2.2 2.6 2.8 3.6
86.0 80.5 82.7 82.5 73.6 76.0 82.7 97.6 96.4 88.6
−134.2 28.6 38.9 36.5 15.6 4.5 −7.2 9.1 20.5 21.9
Growth +36.1% −6.2% −57.2% −71.4% −261.2% +125.2% +6.7%
−147.2 10.1 −24.6 24.1 14.0 4.6 −9.0 0.9 14.4 17.4
−5.5 4.7 6.0 −23.8 −11.8 1.1 36.7 −0.4 −28.4 10.0
−141.7 5.4 −31.2 42.6 7.6 3.6 −45.6 1.5 42.9 7.5
Growth −681.4% −82.2% −52.2% −1,356.6% +2,833.5% −82.4%
Per share
−13.79 0.52 −3.01 4.09 0.72 0.34 −4.25 0.14 4.01 0.73
−13.79 0.51 −3.01 4.00 0.71 0.34 −4.25 0.13 3.89 0.69
Growth −690.2% −82.3% −52.1% −1,350.0% +2,892.3% −82.3%
10.3 10.3 10.4 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.7 10.4
10.3 10.5 10.4 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.7 11.0 11.0 10.9
Growth +2.0% −1.2% +2.7% +0.3% +0.8% −0.3% +2.6% +0.5% −1.5%

Five years in brief

Worked out from the figures above, not from a press release
  • Revenue grew 1.7% a year over five years, and earnings per share fell 0.6% a year.
  • The diluted share count rose 2.0% in five years, which is dilution.
  • Operating margin is flat at 4.1%.
  • A net loss in 3 of 10 years on file.