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Quality69

Growth remains strong (avg 75/100), but business quality is pulling the composite down (avg 55/100).

Broad-market heuristics · Not a buy/sell signal

Valuation and growth

Earnings Multiple
40/100
39.7x

Above 30x, priced for sustained outperformance

Cash Flow Multiple
100/100
9.3x

Under 20x cash flow, well covered

Revenue Growth
50/100
2.9%

2–5% CAGR, growing but slowly

Cash Flow Growth
100/100
13.2%

Above 10% CAGR, strong compounder

Business Quality & Capital Allocation

Share Dilution
80/100
-1.0%

Roughly flat, no meaningful dilution

Margin Trend
100/100
+5.8pp

Expanded 3+pp, strong improvement

Capital Structure
40/100
$65M

Net debt/FCF of 1.4x, somewhat elevated

2022
$3.00M
$109M
2023
$3.00M
$70.0M
2024
$2.00M
$66.0M
2025
$4.00M
$72.0M
TTM
$6.00M
$71.0M
CashDebt
Return on Capital
0/100
5.9%

Below 8%, may not cover cost of capital

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L.B. Foster (FSTR) quality: score, margins and returns

L.B. Foster (FSTR) scores 69/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score (a solid business), a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, on 4.4% operating margins and 5.9% ROIC. Every metric is computed from SEC filings; this is analysis, not investment advice.

Frequently asked

Is L.B. Foster (FSTR) a high-quality business?+

L.B. Foster scores 69 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which rates it a solid business on these measures. Recent figures include a 4.4% operating margin and a 5.9% return on invested capital. Quality and price are separate questions: even a great business can be a poor investment if you overpay, so read this score alongside the valuation. The metric-by-metric breakdown is on this scorecard.

What does L.B. Foster's quality score measure?+

Intrinsiqq's quality score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, change in share count, and balance-sheet strength, each computed from FSTR's SEC filings rather than opinion or sentiment. A higher score means a more durable, capital-efficient business; it is not a buy or sell signal. Open each metric on this page to see exactly where L.B. Foster scores well and where it falls behind.

What is L.B. Foster's return on invested capital (ROIC)?+

L.B. Foster earns about 5.9% on its invested capital, which is modest. ROIC measures how much profit a company generates per dollar put to work; sustained ROIC above its cost of capital is one of the clearest signs of a real competitive moat. Compare it to FSTR's margins and growth on this scorecard to judge durability.

How profitable is L.B. Foster?+

L.B. Foster runs an operating margin of about 4.4% and a net margin of about 2.0%. Revenue has grown at roughly 1.7% a year recently. High, stable margins usually point to pricing power and operating discipline. Margins are most telling next to growth and returns on capital, all of which feed this quality score. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.

How the market compares: US profitability statistics

SourceQuality score computed from the 10-Q filed 3 Aug 2026, covering the period ending 30 Jun 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 11 Aug 2026. How this is calculated.

Fiscal year ends Dec. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically. Checks use broad-market heuristics, so sector norms may differ, and the valuation checks are more cyclical than the quality checks.

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Held by ETFs

FSTR is in 11 US ETFs. The largest of them, with FSTR's weight in each:

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