Jun 2026 (Q2 FY26) — Aug 10, 2026
L.B. Foster Company Q2 FY26 — Strong Cash Generation and Debt Reduction
Read the full callFoster L B (FSTR) earnings
- Jun 2026
- Jun 2026 (Q2 FY26)
- Dec 2025
Foster L B earnings: last reported Mon, 10 Aug 2026, for the quarter ended Jun 2026.
Reported
The figures, each with its period
Each figure keeps its basis and period; nothing is filled in.
| Metric | Value | Change | Basis | Period | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 139 | −3.5% YoY | Quarterly, as filed | Quarter to Jun 2026 | Revenue from operations as filed. |
| Operating margin | 4.4 | −0.9 pts YoY | Operating profit / revenue | Quarter to Jun 2026 | For the quarter; a change is in percentage points. |
| Net profit | 3.1 | +7.9% YoY | Quarterly, as filed | Quarter to Jun 2026 | Profit after tax as filed. |
Price
$34.3 −1.01% · −$0.35
Performance +29.2% 1Y
1Y: $26.55 on 14 Oct 2025 → $34.3. High $45.17 (30 Jun 2026), low $26.04 (2 Dec 2025).
- Previous close
- $34.65
- 52-week range
- $26.04 – $45.17
- One year
- +25.41%
Overview
- Symbol
- FSTR
- Sector
- Industrials
- Exchange
- US
- Currency
- USD
Call summaries
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Financials
What the filings say
Net profit, year on year: +8% (quarter to jun 2026 against jun 2025).
| Line item | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 137 | 128 | 98 | 144 | 138 | 160 | 121 | 139 |
| Operating profit | 7 | 3 | -2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Operating margin | 5.3% | 2.4% | −2.0% | 5.3% | 6.0% | 4.9% | 1.7% | 4.4% |
| Profit before tax | 6 | 0 | -3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| Tax rate | −483.4% | 163.7% | 23.0% | 54.8% | 39.4% | 64.8% | −5.7% | 42.9% |
| Net profit | 36 | -0 | -2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| EPS ($ per share) | 3.35 | — | -0.20 | 0.28 | 0.42 | — | 0.15 | 0.30 |
| Line item | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reserves | 114 | 158 | 165 | 169 | 123 | 125 | 168 | 175 |
| Total liabilities | 261 | 235 | 194 | 159 | 228 | 170 | 156 | 154 |
| Fixed assets | 87 | 82 | 62 | 58 | 85 | 76 | 75 | 77 |
| Total assets | 383 | 405 | 370 | 343 | 365 | 312 | 335 | 330 |
| Line item | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operations | 26 | 29 | 21 | -1 | -11 | 37 | 23 | 36 |
| Cash from investing | 2 | -8 | — | 18 | -56 | 2 | -6 | -10 |
| Cash from financing | -55 | -18 | — | -14 | 60 | -39 | -16 | -24 |
| Net cash flow | -27 | 4 | -7 | 3 | -7 | -0 | -0 | 2 |
| Capital expenditure | -4 | -6 | -9 | -5 | -8 | -5 | -10 | -10 |
| Free cash flow | 22 | 23 | 11 | -5 | -18 | 32 | 13 | 25 |
Insider filings
126 filings between Nov 7, 2025 and Sep 30, 2026.
Open market
decisions to buy or sellPurchases
None
No insider bought shares.
Sales
$8.21M
26 sales by 2 insiders
Compensation
not trading decisions- 49
- Award — granted as compensation
- 4
- Option exercise — converted options into shares
- 46
- Tax withheld — shares kept back by the company to cover tax
Also filed: 1 gift.
Who traded
open market only| Insider | Bought | Sold | Last filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Aron R. | — | $7.94M | Apr 1, 2026 |
| Kelly Brian H | — | $271.5K | Nov 7, 2025 |
Latest filings (50)
| Date | Insider | What | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | Meyer David J Director | Award | 528 | $19.0K |
| Aug 24, 2026 | Friedman Brian Hunter SVP, Chief Growth Officer | Gift | 1,000 | $0 |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Bowlin Jason Kyle Senior Vice President - Rail | Award | 398 | $0 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Meyer David J Director | Award | 422 | $19.1K |
| Jun 1, 2026 | REILLY SEAN M SVP and CFO | Award | 895 | $0 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | THALMAN WILLIAM M EVP & COO | Award | 1,128 | $0 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Curran Timothy Joseph Controller and PAO | Award | 295 | $0 |
| May 22, 2026 | Ness Robert SVP, Precast Concrete Products | Tax withheld | 683 | $26.0K |
| May 22, 2026 | OWEN DIANE B Director | Tax withheld | 96 | $3.7K |
| May 22, 2026 | REILLY SEAN M Controller | Tax withheld | 425 | $16.2K |
| May 22, 2026 | KASEL JOHN F President & Chief Exec Officer | Tax withheld | 4,102 | $156.3K |
| May 22, 2026 | Kunz John E Director | Tax withheld | 36 | $1.4K |
| May 22, 2026 | O'Neill Jamie F SVP, Human Resources | Tax withheld | 269 | $10.3K |
| May 22, 2026 | Friedman Brian Hunter SVP, Chief Growth Officer | Tax withheld | 416 | $15.9K |
| May 22, 2026 | Rolli Sara Fay SVP, Operational Admin | Tax withheld | 352 | $13.4K |
| May 22, 2026 | THALMAN WILLIAM M EVP & CFO | Tax withheld | 1,178 | $44.9K |
| May 22, 2026 | LIPPARD GREGORY W SVP -Rail | Tax withheld | 905 | $34.5K |
| May 22, 2026 | Guinee Patrick J. EVP General Counsel & Sec. | Tax withheld | 1,077 | $41.0K |
| May 21, 2026 | Thompson Bruce Ernest Director | Award | 2,363 | $0 |
| May 21, 2026 | Kunz John E Director | Award | 2,363 | $0 |
| May 21, 2026 | Meyer David J Director | Award | 2,363 | $0 |
| May 21, 2026 | Betler Raymond T Director | Award | 2,363 | $0 |
| May 21, 2026 | OWEN DIANE B Director | Award | 2,363 | $0 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | English Aron R. 10% owner | Sale | 38,431 | $1.08M |
| Mar 31, 2026 | English Aron R. 10% owner | Sale | 1,500 | $42.0K |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Meyer David J Director | Award | 683 | $19.1K |
| Mar 30, 2026 | English Aron R. 10% owner | Sale | 1,887 | $52.9K |
| Mar 27, 2026 | English Aron R. 10% owner | Sale | 862 | $24.2K |
| Mar 26, 2026 | English Aron R. 10% owner | Sale | 8,968 | $251.3K |
| Mar 25, 2026 | English Aron R. 10% owner | Sale | 2,716 | $76.3K |
| Mar 24, 2026 | English Aron R. 10% owner | Sale | 25,889 | $729.7K |
| Mar 23, 2026 | English Aron R. 10% owner | Sale | 78,414 | $2.24M |
| Mar 4, 2026 | English Aron R. 10% owner | Sale | 5,124 | $163.9K |
| Mar 1, 2026 | Rolli Sara Fay SVP, Operational Admin | Tax withheld | 72 | $2.2K |
| Feb 19, 2026 | LIPPARD GREGORY W SVP -Rail | Award | 1,002 | $0 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | LIPPARD GREGORY W SVP -Rail | Award | 2,678 | $0 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | LIPPARD GREGORY W SVP -Rail | Award | 5,975 | $0 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | THALMAN WILLIAM M EVP & CFO | Tax withheld | 11,746 | $365.6K |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Ness Robert SVP, Precast Concrete Products | Tax withheld | 5,281 | $164.4K |
| Feb 19, 2026 | KASEL JOHN F President & Chief Exec Officer | Award | 26,289 | $0 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Ness Robert SVP, Precast Concrete Products | Award | 764 | $0 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Ness Robert SVP, Precast Concrete Products | Award | 1,947 | $0 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Ness Robert SVP, Precast Concrete Products | Award | 3,585 | $0 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | KASEL JOHN F President & Chief Exec Officer | Award | 11,684 | $0 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | THALMAN WILLIAM M EVP & CFO | Award | 6,297 | $0 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Ness Robert SVP, Precast Concrete Products | Award | 3,422 | $0 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | THALMAN WILLIAM M EVP & CFO | Award | 1,358 | $0 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | THALMAN WILLIAM M EVP & CFO | Award | 3,651 | $0 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | LIPPARD GREGORY W SVP -Rail | Award | 4,244 | $0 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | THALMAN WILLIAM M EVP & CFO | Award | 8,365 | $0 |
Source: SEC Form 4 filings. Form 4 reports transactions, not the cap table — absence of filings says nothing about how much an insider owns, and a quiet window is not a signal.
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