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Best Railroad Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top railroad stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best railroad stocks to buy now. Learn More.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best railroad stocks to buy right now are:

Foster L B Co (NASDAQ:FSTR) is the #1 top railroad stock out of 11 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Foster L B Co (NASDAQ:FSTR) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Foster L B Co (NASDAQ:FSTR) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 2 points higher than the railroad industry average of 34.

FSTR passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Foster L B Co has seen its stock return 70.67% over the past year, overperforming other railroad stocks by 40 percentage points.

Foster L B Co has an average 1 year price target of $32.00, a downside of -24.37% from Foster L B Co's current stock price of $42.31.

Foster L B Co stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Foster L B Co, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Csx (NASDAQ:CSX) is the #2 top railroad stock out of 11 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Csx (NASDAQ:CSX) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Csx (NASDAQ:CSX) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is -1 points lower than the railroad industry average of 34. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CSX as a "B".

CSX passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Csx has seen its stock return 45.06% over the past year, overperforming other railroad stocks by 14 percentage points.

Csx has an average 1 year price target of $50.82, a downside of -1.88% from Csx's current stock price of $51.80.

Csx stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 17 analysts covering Csx, 52.94% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 11.76% have issued a Buy, 29.41% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 5.88% have issued a Strong Sell.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (NYSE:WAB) is the #3 top railroad stock out of 11 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (NYSE:WAB) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (NYSE:WAB) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 11 points higher than the railroad industry average of 34.

WAB passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies has seen its stock return 52.73% over the past year, overperforming other railroad stocks by 22 percentage points.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $317.10, an upside of 5.38% from Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's current stock price of $300.90.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies, 80% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 8 railroad stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 railroad stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Trinity Industries (NYSE:TRN) has an annual dividend yield of 3.32%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the railroad industry average of 1.48%. Trinity Industries's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Trinity Industries's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Trinity Industries's dividend payout ratio of 38.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) has an annual dividend yield of 2.63%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the railroad industry average of 1.48%. Greenbrier Companies's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Greenbrier Companies's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Greenbrier Companies's dividend payout ratio of 37.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) has an annual dividend yield of 1.84%, which is the same as the railroad industry average of 1.48%. Union Pacific's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Union Pacific's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Union Pacific's dividend payout ratio of 44.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Railroad stocks were down -1.59% in the last day, and up 4.72% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why railroad stocks are down.

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued railroad stocks right now are:

Freightcar America (NASDAQ:RAIL) is the most undervalued railroad stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Freightcar America has a valuation score of 29, which is 8 points higher than the railroad industry average of 21. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Freightcar America's stock has dropped -19.92% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the railroad industry by -51 percentage points.

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) is the second most undervalued railroad stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Greenbrier Companies has a valuation score of 29, which is 8 points higher than the railroad industry average of 21. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Greenbrier Companies's stock has gained 7.44% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the railroad industry by -23 percentage points.

Trinity Industries (NYSE:TRN) is the third most undervalued railroad stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Trinity Industries has a valuation score of 43, which is 22 points higher than the railroad industry average of 21. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Trinity Industries's stock has gained 41.06% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the railroad industry by 10 percentage points.

37.5% of railroad stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect railroad stocks to rise by 6.17% over the next year.

10% of railroad stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 20% of railroad stocks are rated B (Buy), 70% are rated C (Hold), 0% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).