L B Foster Company (FSTR) Return on Investment ROI from the third quarter of 2026 to third quarter of 2025 and for the year 2026, average high and low, overall ranking from Sep 30 2026 to Sep 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 ROI from its third quarter of 2026 to the third quarter of 2025 and 5 Year Period

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

What is L B Foster's ROI in the third quarter of 2026?
L b Foster Company achieved a return on average invested assets (ROI) of 5.62 % in its third quarter of 2026, this is above FSTR's average return on investment of -1.36%.
L B Foster Company invested over the 12 months ending in its third quarter of 2026 $244 million

ROI has improved compared to 4.68% in the second quarter of 2026, due to net income growth.

Within the Basic Materials sector 32 other companies had a higher return on investment. While return on investment, the total ranking has deteriorated compared to the second quarter of 2026 from 628 to 1585.

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Return On Investment (Sep 30 2026)
III. Quarter		 (Jun 30 2026)
II. Quarter		 (Mar 31 2026)
I. Quarter		 (Dec 31 2025)
IV. Quarter		 (Sep 30 2025)
III. Quarter
Y / Y Investment Change TTM 0.41 % -2.39 % -2.19 % 3.15 % 7.09 %
Y / Y Net Income Change TTM 196.57 % -68.79 % -66.96 % -79.1 % -87.1 %
Investment (TTM) in Millions 246 277 235 219 235
Return On Investment (TTM) 5.62 % 4.68 % 4.66 % 3.07 % 1.9 %
FSTR's Overall Ranking # 1585 # 628 # 1386 # 1456 #
Seq. Investment Change TTM 1.16 % 2.09 % -2.05 % -0.74 % -1.66 %
Seq. Net Income Change TTM 21.58 % 2.5 % 48.65 % 60.1 % -87.21 %
Net Income (TTM) in Millions 14 11 11 7 5

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Return On Investment FSTR's Ranking
Within: No.
Industry # 5
Sector # 33
Overall # 1585

Return On Investment Statistics
High Average Low
17.86 %
-1.36 %
-42.72 %
(Sep 30 2024)   (Mar 31 2017)







Financial Statements
L B Foster's III. Quarter Investments $ 246 Millions FSTR's Balance sheet
L B Foster's III. Quarter Income $ 7 Millions Quarterly FSTR's Income Statement
FSTR's Income by Division See FSTR's Income by Division


FSTR Annual Return On Investment (Dec 31 2025)
2025		 (Dec 31 2024)
2024		 (Dec 31 2023)
2023		 (Dec 31 2022)
2022		 (Dec 31 2021)
2021
Total Investments in Millions 219 226 199 230 257
Y / Y Investment Growth -3.16 % 13.97 % -13.51 % -10.57 % -6.61 %
Net Income in Millions 7 43 1 -45 4
Y / Y Net Income Growth -82.68 % 3198.15 % - - -51.08 %
Annual Return On Investment 3.38 % 18.92 % 0.65 % -19.78 % 1.44 %


Annual Roi Comment
In the fiscal year 2025 ROI decreased relative to the previous year to 3.38 %, due to deterioration of net income.

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Date modified: 2026-11-06T12:53:20+00:00



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