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FSTR L.B. Foster Company

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L.B. Foster Company operates in the Wholesale-Metals Service Centers & Of Fices industry.

$34.43+0.38%

Oct 16 close · 1D EOD · Databento

Consumer CyclicalWholesale-Metals Service Centers & Of FicesSmall-capSEC EDGAR FY 2025-12-31

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What happened

Daily closes · dots are Wire stories

What’s next

Expected around early November, going by its own filing history. The company has not announced a date yet. Its matching report came Nov 3, 2025 and Nov 7, 2024, before the open.

Last report

Aug 10, 2026−4.09%

before the open

Last 4, next close

median 2.88% either way

up 1 of 4

Every report since 2022 →Earnings calendar →

DateEventSourceNext close

Aug 10Earnings release, before the open · 8-KSEC EDGARSEC EDGAR ↗−4.09%

Next close = the first close after the event against the close before it. Prior-session closes only; not a call, not advice.

What happened · big days

40 big days in a year, and what we hold on each

A big day is a close more than 2.95% from the one before, three times FSTR’s median day (0.98%). On 6 of the 40, its peer group moved the same way at least half as far. We show what we hold. We never name a cause.

every other trading daya big day, numbered in the list below±2.95%Hover a bar for its day. Click a big day to open it.

Shaded: since our stories began, Jun 10. Tap a bar for its day.

#DayFSTRWhat we hold that dayGroup (median of 3) · each

1 Oct 27, 2025−3.23%
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1Oct 27, 2025−3.23%
Before our stories
No group that day
2 Oct 30, 2025+3.75%
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2Oct 30, 2025+3.75%
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No group that day
3 Nov 5, 2025+3.67%
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3Nov 5, 2025+3.67%
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No group that day
4 Nov 10, 2025+3.69%
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4Nov 10, 2025+3.69%
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No group that day
5 Nov 11, 2025−4.31%
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5Nov 11, 2025−4.31%
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No group that day
6 Dec 3, 2025+4.88%
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6Dec 3, 2025+4.88%
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No group that day
7 Dec 15, 2025+8.01%
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7Dec 15, 2025+8.01%
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No group that day
8 Jan 8, 2026+3.12%
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8Jan 8, 2026+3.12%
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No group that day
9 Jan 20, 2026−3.24%
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9Jan 20, 2026−3.24%
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No group that day
10 Jan 21, 2026+5.46%
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10Jan 21, 2026+5.46%
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No group that day
11 Jan 29, 2026+3.47%
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11Jan 29, 2026+3.47%
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No group that day
12 Feb 2, 2026+3.46%
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12Feb 2, 2026+3.46%
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No group that day
13 Feb 23, 2026−3.64%
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13Feb 23, 2026−3.64%
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No group that day
14 Feb 24, 2026+3.52%
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14Feb 24, 2026+3.52%
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No group that day
15 Feb 27, 2026−3.09%
Before our storiesgroup −1.0%, did not move with it
15Feb 27, 2026−3.09%
Before our stories
−1.0% did not move with itRYZ −4.7 · GWAV −1.0 · RS −0.1
16 Mar 2, 2026+4.75%
Before our storiesgroup +2.3%, did not move with it
16Mar 2, 2026+4.75%
Before our stories
+2.3% did not move with itRYZ +5.3 · RS +2.3 · GWAV −2.2
17 Mar 5, 2026−6.08%
Before our storiesgroup −0.6%, did not move with it
17Mar 5, 2026−6.08%
Before our stories
−0.6% did not move with itRYZ −1.1 · RS −0.6 · GWAV −0.5
18 Mar 16, 2026+2.97%
Before our storiesgroup +0.8%, did not move with it
18Mar 16, 2026+2.97%
Before our stories
+0.8% did not move with itRYZ +1.2 · GWAV +0.8 · RS +0.1
19 Apr 6, 2026+7.61%
Before our storiesgroup +2.1%, did not move with it
19Apr 6, 2026+7.61%
Before our stories
+2.1% did not move with itGWAV +6.1 · RYZ +2.1 · RS +0.2
20 Apr 24, 2026+6.80%
Before our storiesgroup +2.1%, did not move with it
20Apr 24, 2026+6.80%
Before our stories
+2.1% did not move with itRYZ +3.9 · RS +2.1 · GWAV −5.6
21 May 4, 2026+19.22%
Resultsgroup −0.8%, did not move with it
21May 4, 2026+19.22%
ResultsFirst close after the May 4 results filing
−0.8% did not move with itGWAV +3.0 · RS −0.8 · RYZ −5.5
22 May 5, 2026+8.58%
Before our storiesgroup +2.5%, did not move with it
22May 5, 2026+8.58%
Before our stories
+2.5% did not move with itRYZ +6.4 · RS +2.5 · GWAV −1.1
23 May 6, 2026+3.47%
Before our storiesgroup +1.2%, did not move with it
23May 6, 2026+3.47%
Before our stories
+1.2% did not move with itGWAV +4.2 · RS +1.2 · RYZ +1.2
24 May 8, 2026+4.81%
Before our storiesgroup +0.1%, did not move with it
24May 8, 2026+4.81%
Before our stories
+0.1% did not move with itRYZ +3.0 · RS +0.1 · GWAV −1.0
25 May 11, 2026−3.26%
Before our storiesgroup −2.5%, moved with FSTR
25May 11, 2026−3.26%
Before our stories
−2.5% moved with FSTRRYZ −3.6 · GWAV −2.5 · RS −0.2
26 May 15, 2026−3.34%
Before our storiesgroup −2.8%, moved with FSTR
26May 15, 2026−3.34%
Before our stories
−2.8% moved with FSTRGWAV −5.5 · RYZ −2.8 · RS −1.7
27 May 19, 2026−4.93%
Before our storiesgroup −1.3%, did not move with it
27May 19, 2026−4.93%
Before our stories
−1.3% did not move with itGWAV −2.5 · RYZ −1.3 · RS −0.7
28 May 26, 2026+3.18%
Before our storiesgroup +2.5%, moved with FSTR
28May 26, 2026+3.18%
Before our stories
+2.5% moved with FSTRRS +2.5 · RYZ +2.5 · GWAV +0.3
29 Jun 10, 2026−3.17%
Nothing on FSTRgroup −0.5%, did not move with it
29Jun 10, 2026−3.17%
Nothing on FSTRNo FSTR story, brief or results filing in our record that day
−0.5% did not move with itRS −1.9 · GWAV −0.5 · RYZ +0.3
30 Jun 11, 2026+3.34%
Nothing on FSTRgroup +3.4%, moved with FSTR
30Jun 11, 2026+3.34%
Nothing on FSTRNo FSTR story, brief or results filing in our record that day
+3.4% moved with FSTRRS +4.1 · RYZ +3.4 · GWAV +1.8
31 Jun 18, 2026+3.51%
Nothing on FSTRgroup −1.9%, did not move with it
31Jun 18, 2026+3.51%
Nothing on FSTRNo FSTR story, brief or results filing in our record that day
−1.9% did not move with itRYZ −1.2 · RS −1.9 · GWAV −13.8
32 Jun 25, 2026+3.07%
Nothing on FSTRgroup +0.2%, did not move with it
32Jun 25, 2026+3.07%
Nothing on FSTRNo FSTR story, brief or results filing in our record that day
+0.2% did not move with itRS +2.3 · RYZ +0.2 · GWAV −4.5
33 Jul 2, 2026−2.99%
Nothing on FSTRgroup −0.1%, did not move with it
33Jul 2, 2026−2.99%
Nothing on FSTRNo FSTR story, brief or results filing in our record that day
−0.1% did not move with itGWAV −1.3 · RS −0.1 · RYZ +1.1
34 Jul 7, 2026−3.12%
Nothing on FSTRgroup −1.2%, did not move with it
34Jul 7, 2026−3.12%
Nothing on FSTRNo FSTR story, brief or results filing in our record that day
−1.2% did not move with itGWAV −2.9 · RYZ −1.2 · RS +0.5
35 Jul 21, 2026+3.36%
Nothing on FSTRgroup +0.1%, did not move with it
35Jul 21, 2026+3.36%
Nothing on FSTRNo FSTR story, brief or results filing in our record that day
+0.1% did not move with itRYZ +2.8 · RS +0.1 · GWAV −1.0
36 Jul 29, 2026−4.14%
Nothing on FSTRgroup −2.6%, moved with FSTR
36Jul 29, 2026−4.14%
Nothing on FSTRNo FSTR story, brief or results filing in our record that day
−2.6% moved with FSTRRYZ −7.2 · RS −2.6 · GWAV +23.1
37 Aug 10, 2026−4.09%
Resultsgroup +1.1%, did not move with it
37Aug 10, 2026−4.09%
ResultsFirst close after the Aug 10 results filing
+1.1% did not move with itRYZ −0.3 · RS +1.1 · GWAV +6.7
38 Aug 11, 2026−4.14%
Nothing on FSTRgroup −1.2%, did not move with it
38Aug 11, 2026−4.14%
Nothing on FSTRNo FSTR story, brief or results filing in our record that day
−1.2% did not move with itGWAV −4.9 · RS −1.2 · RYZ −1.1
39 Aug 19, 2026−2.99%
Nothing on FSTRgroup −5.8%, moved with FSTR
39Aug 19, 2026−2.99%
Nothing on FSTRNo FSTR story, brief or results filing in our record that day
−5.8% moved with FSTRGWAV −11.5 · RYZ −5.8 · RS −5.2
40 Sep 30, 2026−3.45%
Nothing on FSTRgroup −1.0%, did not move with it
40Sep 30, 2026−3.45%
Nothing on FSTRNo FSTR story, brief or results filing in our record that day
−1.0% did not move with itGWAV −2.4 · RYZ −1.0 · RS −0.6

A story on the same day is not a cause, and a group move is not proof either. Group: the median of RS, RYZ and GWAV that day, the largest companies in FSTR’s SEC industry; “moved with FSTR” means the same direction and at least half the size.

What’s next · results

Before the next report: what the first day after the last four did

Six trading days after each results filing (SEC 8-K, Item 2.02). FSTR reports before the open, so day 1 is that day’s close. 3 of 4 times, day 6 ended on the same side as day 1.

Reported Nov 3, 2025

day 1−1.68%day 6+2.55%

Reported Mar 3, 2026

day 1−1.65%day 6−11.46%

Reported May 4, 2026

day 1+19.22%day 6+33.29%

Reported Aug 10, 2026

day 1−4.09%day 6−6.76%

Next report: expected early NovemberEstimated from the dates of its last four results filings. Not announced. Since the Aug 10 report: −16.57%. Four reports is a small sample.

Every report since 2022 →

Each line is FSTR’s close against its close before the filing, on licensed end-of-day closes. What happened after each report, not a forecast; a move on the day is not a cause.

The numbers · FY2025, filed

SEC EDGAR

Market cap$362M

Revenue$540.0M+1.70%

Net income$7.5M

EPS, diluted$0.69−82.30%

Gross margin21.1%

Operating margin4.1%

Return on equity4.3%

All filed figures

Snapshot

SEC EDGAR · FY 2025-12-31

SectorConsumer Cyclical

Market Cap$362.2M

Enterprise Value$357.8M

Income$7.5M

Sales$540.0M

Book/sh$16.73

Cash/sh$0.41

Dividend TTM$0.00

Payout0%

Employees—

IPO—

Quick Ratio1.15

Current Ratio1.87

Debt/Eq—

EPS (ttm)$0.69

EPS this Y-82.3%

EPS past 3/5Y—

Sales past 3/5Y2.8%

EPS Y/Y TTM-82.3%

Sales Y/Y TTM1.7%

Shs Outstand10.52M

ROA2.3%

ROE4.3%

ROIC5.4%

Gross Margin21.1%

Oper. Margin4.1%

Profit Margin1.4%

Every figure here is filed with the SEC. Valuation and estimate metrics (P/E, PEG, EV/EBITDA, price targets, forward EPS) are omitted until our market-data feed is licensed for display — we’d rather show fewer numbers than blank ones. Deeper lines (cash flow, balance sheet) below.

Revenue by fiscal year

$513.6M

FY21

$497.5M

FY22

$543.7M

FY23

$530.8M

FY24

$540.0M

FY25

Operating leverage — margins

GrossOperatingNet

Financials, annual · income and cash flowSEC EDGAR · open ▸

Financials — annual

SEC EDGAR · last 5 FY · tap a row to explain it

USD	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Revenue	$513.6M	$497.5M	$543.7M	$530.8M	$540.0M
Gross Profit	$86.3M	$89.6M	$112.0M	$118.1M	$113.8M
Operating Income	$4.5M	$-7.2M	$9.1M	$20.5M	$21.9M
Net Income	$3.6M	$-45.6M	$1.5M	$42.9M	$7.5M
Diluted EPS	$0.34	$-4.25	$0.13	$3.89	$0.69
Operating Cash Flow	$-810,000	$-10.6M	$37.0M	$22.6M	$35.6M
Free Cash Flow	$-5.4M	$-18.2M	$32.4M	$12.8M	$25.2M

Same industry

FSTR against two same-industry peers, a year at 100

FSTR is up 31.5% in a year. Reliance is up 51.3%. Of these two, only Greenwave Technology Solutions (−71.2%) did less. Weekly closes, Oct 17, 2025 = 100, on a log scale, so the same percentage move is the same height on every line.

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FSTR +31.5%. Reliance +51.3%, Greenwave Technology Solutions −71.2%. Weekly closes, Oct 17, 2025 = 100, log scale.

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End-of-day closes (Databento EOD), the last close of each week. The two peers are the largest US-listed companies by market value in FSTR’s SEC industry (Wholesale-Metals Service Centers & Offices) with a year of closes. It shows what the closes did; a move here is not a cause, a forecast or a call.

Same industry

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RS$21.0B RYZ$1.4B GWAV$2M

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Fundamentals sourced from SEC EDGAR filings (public domain). For informational purposes only. Not investment advice.