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L.B. Foster Company Earnings Calls
| Release date | May 04, 2026 |
| EPS estimate | -$0.220 |
| EPS actual | $0.140 |
| EPS Surprise | 163.64% |
| Revenue estimate | 104.3M |
| Revenue actual | 121.144M |
| Revenue Surprise | 16.15% |
| Release date | Mar 03, 2026 |
| EPS estimate | $0.660 |
| EPS actual | $0.220 |
| EPS Surprise | -66.67% |
| Revenue estimate | 157.89M |
| Revenue actual | 160.373M |
| Revenue Surprise | 1.57% |
| Release date | Nov 03, 2025 |
| EPS estimate | $0.610 |
| EPS actual | $0.400 |
| EPS Surprise | -34.43% |
| Revenue estimate | 158.83M |
| Revenue actual | 138.286M |
| Revenue Surprise | -12.93% |
| Release date | Aug 11, 2025 |
| EPS estimate | $0.520 |
| EPS actual | $0.270 |
| EPS Surprise | -48.08% |
| Revenue estimate | 155.032M |
| Revenue actual | 143.558M |
| Revenue Surprise | -7.40% |
Last 4 Quarters for L.B. Foster Company
Below you can see how FSTR performed 4 days prior and 4 days after releasing the earnings report. Also, you can see the pre-estimates and the actual earnings. This information can give you a slight idea of what you might expect for the next quarter's release.
| Release date | Aug 11, 2025 |
| Price on release | $22.25 |
| EPS estimate | $0.520 |
| EPS actual | $0.270 |
| EPS surprise | -48.08% |
| Date | Price |
|---|---|
| Aug 05, 2025 | $22.66 |
| Aug 06, 2025 | $22.56 |
| Aug 07, 2025 | $22.50 |
| Aug 08, 2025 | $22.08 |
| Aug 11, 2025 | $22.25 |
| Aug 12, 2025 | $23.13 |
| Aug 13, 2025 | $24.28 |
| Aug 14, 2025 | $23.57 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | $22.56 |
| 4 days before | -1.81% |
| 4 days after | 1.39% |
| On release day | 3.96% |
| Change in period | -0.441% |
| Release date | Nov 03, 2025 |
| Price on release | $26.94 |
| EPS estimate | $0.610 |
| EPS actual | $0.400 |
| EPS surprise | -34.43% |
| Date | Price |
|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2025 | $26.65 |
| Oct 29, 2025 | $26.11 |
| Oct 30, 2025 | $27.09 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | $27.40 |
| Nov 03, 2025 | $26.94 |
| Nov 04, 2025 | $26.81 |
| Nov 05, 2025 | $27.79 |
| Nov 06, 2025 | $27.30 |
| Nov 07, 2025 | $27.10 |
| 4 days before | 1.09% |
| 4 days after | 0.594% |
| On release day | -0.501% |
| Change in period | 1.69% |
| Release date | Mar 03, 2026 |
| Price on release | $31.66 |
| EPS estimate | $0.660 |
| EPS actual | $0.220 |
| EPS surprise | -66.67% |
| Date | Price |
|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2026 | $31.46 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | $31.71 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | $30.73 |
| Mar 02, 2026 | $32.19 |
| Mar 03, 2026 | $31.66 |
| Mar 04, 2026 | $31.41 |
| Mar 05, 2026 | $29.50 |
| Mar 06, 2026 | $28.93 |
| Mar 09, 2026 | $28.83 |
| 4 days before | 0.636% |
| 4 days after | -8.94% |
| On release day | -0.790% |
| Change in period | -8.36% |
| Release date | May 04, 2026 |
| Price on release | $36.60 |
| EPS estimate | -$0.220 |
| EPS actual | $0.140 |
| EPS surprise | 163.64% |
| Date | Price |
|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | $31.32 |
| Apr 29, 2026 | $30.61 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | $30.61 |
| May 01, 2026 | $30.70 |
| May 04, 2026 | $36.60 |
| May 05, 2026 | $39.74 |
| May 06, 2026 | $41.12 |
| May 07, 2026 | $40.36 |
| May 08, 2026 | $42.30 |
| 4 days before | 16.86% |
| 4 days after | 15.57% |
| On release day | 8.58% |
| Change in period | 35.06% |
L.B. Foster Company Earnings Call Transcript Summary of Q1 2026
L.B. Foster reported a strong start to 2026 with consolidated Q1 sales of $121.1 million, up 23.9% YoY, driven largely by Rail (up 38.4%) and Precast Concrete within Infrastructure (up 17.2%). Gross profit rose 27.5% and gross margin improved 60 bps to 21.2%. EBITDA was $5.2 million, up 183% YoY. SG&A dollars rose modestly (driven by incentive compensation), but SG&A as a percent of sales improved 240 bps. Net debt fell to $55.7 million, cutting gross leverage to 1.2x (from 2.5x a year ago). Orders and backlog were down YoY (orders -4.7%, backlog -11.7%), reflecting choppiness and a large prior-year pipeline cancellation (the Summit order), though Rail backlog was up due to a multiyear U.K. order. Management reaffirmed full-year 2026 guidance, expects seasonally stronger Q2/Q3, and highlighted continued focus on growth in Friction Management, Precast Concrete and geography expansion (notably Western Europe). Key near-term headwinds include rising fuel/freight costs (most pronounced in heavier Precast deliveries) and project-driven variability in orders; management expects to mitigate freight through pricing and operational actions. Capital allocation priorities remain debt reduction and disciplined buybacks (approximately $28.7M authorized over next 2 years), modestly higher targeted CapEx (~2.7% of sales) to support Precast growth, and selective tuck-in M&A in Precast.
