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ARCBEST CORP /TX/
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Jul 30, 2026
$128.18−1.80 (-1.38%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $2.86B
- P/E (TTM)
- 185.8
- Dividend yield
- –
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2011 to 2025
Operating margin
2.3%−1.1 pts over 5 years
Net margin
1.5%−0.9 pts over 5 years
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | -4.0% | -7.3% | +6.4% | +4.2% | |
| Operating income | -63.1% | -38.8% | -1.7% | +1.8% | |
| Net income | -65.5% | -41.4% | -3.3% | +3.0% | |
| EPS, diluted | -64.1% | -39.3% | -0.5% | +4.6% | |
| Free cash flow | +82.0% | -29.3% | -6.8% | +4.9% |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 3.1% | 8.9% | 4.6% | |
| Return on assets | 1.5% | 4.1% | 2.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.24 | 1.50 | 0.95 | |
| Debt to equity | 0.41 | 0.34 | 0.17 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.94× | -0.09× | 0.47× | |
| Capex to revenue | 2.5% | 1.5% | 2.9% | |
| Diluted shares | 26M | 26M | 23M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
Arcbest generated $1.63B from operations and spent $1.21B on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 63% of that went back into the business.
Generated
$1.63B
Used
$1.21B
Capital expenditure$763.53M63%Dividends$52.78M4%Share buybacks$390.43M32%
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
Net margin1.5%
×Asset turnover1.64×
×Equity multiplier1.87×
=Return on equity, FY20254.6%
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 1.5% | 1.64× | 1.87× | 4.6% |
| FY2024 | 4.2% | 1.70× | 1.92× | 13.6% |
| FY2023 | 4.4% | 1.78× | 2.08× | 16.3% |
| FY2022 | 5.9% | 2.18× | 2.21× | 28.7% |
| FY2021 | 5.7% | 1.94× | 2.21× | 24.3% |
| FY2020 | 2.4% | 1.71× | 2.16× | 8.9% |
| FY2019 | 1.3% | 1.87× | 2.15× | 5.4% |
| FY2018 | 2.2% | 2.13× | 2.12× | 9.8% |
| FY2017 | 2.1% | 2.14× | 2.12× | 9.6% |
| FY2016 | 0.7% | 2.12× | 2.14× | 3.1% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
4of 8 tests passed in fiscal 2025. Some tests lack the figures they need.
- ProfitableNet income above zero$60.10M
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$228.95M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year7.0% → 2.5%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$228.95M vs $60.10M
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell5.2% → 5.5%
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose1.01 → 0.95
- No dilutionShare count did not rise24M → 23M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year– → –
- More efficientAsset turnover rose1.68 → 1.65