L B Foster (FSTR) Return on Equity ROE from the second quarter 2026 to second quarter 2025 and annually, average high and low, overall ranking from Jun 30 2026 to Jun 30 2025 - CSIMarket
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L b Foster Company  (NASDAQ: FSTR)
    Sector • Basic Materials    Industry • Iron & Steel
   Industry • Iron & Steel
   Sector • Basic Materials

L B Foster's ROE per quarter

Return on Equity, Quarterly Results, Trends, Rankings, Statistics


What is ROE for L B Foster in the second quarter 2026?
L b Foster Company achieved a return on average equity (ROE) of 6.41 % in its second quarter 2026, this is above FSTR's average return on equity of -3.43%.
L B Foster Company shareholder's equity over the 12 months ending in its second quarter 2026 are valued at $176 million

ROE has advanced compared to 6.29% in the first quarter 2026, due to net income growth.

Within the Iron & Steel industry 10 other companies had a higher return on equity. While return on equity, the total ranking has deteriorated compared to the first quarter 2026 from 1214 to 1855.

What is ROE?




Return On Equity (Jun 30 2026)
II. Quarter
(Mar 31 2026)
I. Quarter
(Dec 31 2025)
IV. Quarter
(Sep 30 2025)
III. Quarter
(Jun 30 2025)
II. Quarter
Y / Y Equity Change 2.09 % 1.69 % -1.68 % -3.75 % -
Y / Y Net Income Change 9.72 % - - -87.96 % -1.32 %
Net Income (TTM) in Millions 11 11 7 5 36
Return On Equity (TTM) 6.41 % 6.29 % 4.25 % 2.64 % 20.46 %
FSTR's Total Ranking # 1855 # 1214 # 1479 # 1967 # 508
Equity (TTM) in Millions 179 174 176 176 175
Seq. Equity Change 2.53 % -0.85 % 0.23 % 0.2 % 2.12 %
Seq. Net Income Change 108.78 % -37.1 % -45.16 % 52.34 % -

Return On Equity Company Ranking
Within: No.
Industry # 11
Sector # 116
Overall # 1855

Return On Equity Statistics
High Average Low
29.77 %
-3.43 %
-90.28 %
(Dec 31 2019)   (Mar 31 2017)





FSTR Annual Return On Equity (Dec 31 2025)
2025
(Dec 31 2024)
2024
(Dec 31 2023)
2023
(Dec 31 2022)
2022
(Dec 31 2021)
2021
Total Equity in Millions 176 179 143 138 184
Y / Y Equity Change -1.68 % 25.33 % 3.81 % -25.06 % 3.83 %
Net Income in Millions 7 43 1 -45 4
Y / Y Net Income Change -82.68 % 3198.15 % - - -51.08 %
Return On Equity 4.22 % 23.93 % 0.91 % -33.03 % 2.02 %





Annual Roe Comment
In 2025 ROE decreased compared to the previous year to 4.22 %, due to deterioration of net income.


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Date modified: 2026-09-08T17:49:39+00:00



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