What is Foster (Lb) Co.'s earnings yield?

Foster (Lb) Co. (FSTR) reported earnings yield of 3.9% in Q1 2026.

How has Foster (Lb) Co.'s earnings yield changed year-over-year?

Foster (Lb) Co.'s earnings yield decreased by 77.6% year-over-year, from 17.3% to 3.9%.

What is the long-term trend for Foster (Lb) Co.'s earnings yield?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Foster (Lb) Co.'s earnings yield has grown at a -10.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 4.7% to 2.7%.

What does earnings yield mean?

Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.

Foster (Lb) Co. FSTR Earnings yield

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$121.1M+23.9%

Gross profit$25.7M+27.5%

Operating income$2.0M+206%

Net income$1.5M+171%

EPS (diluted)$0.14+170%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$4.0M+52.8%

Total debt$83.6M-19.0%

Total equity$173.6M+1.7%

Total assets$333.8M-2.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$10.4M+60.1%

CapEx$3.0M+15.0%

Free cash flow-$13.4M+53.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$466.88M+125%

Enterprise value$546.51M+77.5%

P/E41.9×+36.2×

P/S0.8×+0.4×

Profitability

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Gross margin21.2%-1.0pp

Operating margin4.6%+2.0pp

Net margin2%-5.3pp

FCF margin7.2%+5.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity6.5%-16.8pp

Debt / equity0.5×-0.1×

Current ratio2.2×-0.3×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Foster (Lb) Co.’s reported figures.

net income/market cap=3.9%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Foster (Lb) Co.’s 10-Q, filed May 4, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Foster (Lb) Co.'s earnings yield?: Foster (Lb) Co. (FSTR) reported earnings yield of 3.9% in Q1 2026.
How has Foster (Lb) Co.'s earnings yield changed year-over-year?: Foster (Lb) Co.'s earnings yield decreased by 77.6% year-over-year, from 17.3% to 3.9%.
What is the long-term trend for Foster (Lb) Co.'s earnings yield?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Foster (Lb) Co.'s earnings yield has grown at a -10.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 4.7% to 2.7%.
What does earnings yield mean?: Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.