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Hunt J B Transport Services Inc (JBHT) stock

JBHTNasdaqTrucking (No Local)Fiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 23, 2026Score 17/3026% above fair value
$232.85+5.19 (+2.28%)

Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $21.71BP/E 32.7Yield 0.76%

Hunt J B Transport Services statistics

110 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings
Jan 14, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
Last ex-dividend date
Nov 6, 2026
Fundamentals through
Sep 30, 2026
Share price as of
Nov 13, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap
$21.71B
$1.33B
Enterprise Value
$22.83B
$1.94B
PE Ratio
32.70
32.44
PS Ratio
1.63
0.91
PB Ratio
5.97
1.96
P/TBV Ratio
5.97
3.21
P/FCF Ratio
22.46
19.91
P/OCF Ratio
14.53
11.05

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales
1.71
0.95
EV / EBITDA
13.56
12.53
EV / EBIT
23.78
23.87
EV / FCF
23.62
20.03

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding
93M
54M
Shares Change (YoY)
-4.20%
-0.46%
Float
73M
40M
Shares Held by Insiders
22.0%
8.55%
Shares Held by Institutions
77.8%
68.4%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest
3M
–
Short Interest Change
17.6%
0.11%
Short % of Float
4.08%
4.08%
Short % of Shares Outstanding
3.18%
3.53%
Days to Cover
3.13
3.67

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High
$299.76
–
52-Week Low
$157.82
–
20-Day Moving Average
$225.43
–
50-Day Moving Average
$234.24
–
200-Day Moving Average
$247.10
–
Average True Range (14)
$6.55
–
Price Change (1 Week)
7.03%
3.92%
Price Change (1 Month)
-1.05%
-6.86%
Price Change (3 Months)
-17.8%
-18.1%
Price Change (6 Months)
-11.2%
-14.5%
Price Change (YTD)
19.8%
11.0%
Price Change (1 Year)
37.6%
24.0%
Price Change (3 Years)
30.4%
-15.4%
Price Change (5 Years)
16.9%
-2.32%
Price Change (10 Years)
155.7%
128.7%
Average Volume (10 Days)
803,394
–
Average Volume (20 Days)
850,973
–
Average Volume (90 Days)
990,806
–
Relative Volume
0.67
0.68
Relative Strength Index (14)
55.2
45.7
Volatility (1 Year)
34.6%
41.5%
Beta (5 Years)
0.90
0.91

MarginsIndustry

Operating Margin
7.20%
3.18%
Pretax Margin
6.73%
2.60%
Profit Margin
5.07%
2.00%
EBITDA Margin
12.6%
9.22%
FCF Margin
7.25%
2.98%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE)
18.8%
2.19%
Return on Assets (ROA)
8.35%
1.98%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
14.7%
3.37%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
14.7%
3.90%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio
1.23
1.30
Quick Ratio
1.02
1.06
Debt / Equity
0.31
0.30
Debt / EBITDA
0.67
0.91
Debt / FCF
1.16
1.34
Net Debt / EBITDA
0.67
0.73
Interest Coverage
14.16
3.48

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY)
10.6%
7.03%
Net Income Growth (YoY)
18.1%
3.81%
EPS Growth (YoY)
23.4%
-0.28%
FCF Growth (YoY)
22.4%
22.4%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
-6.78%
-4.14%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
4.48%
4.58%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
-12.7%
-30.0%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
5.24%
1.83%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover
1.65
1.09
Revenue Per Employee
$1.53M
$404.29K
Profits Per Employee
$77.67K
$7.46K
Employee Count
8,704
3,502
WACC
9.38%
8.64%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue
$13.33B
$2.48B
Operating Income
$960.05M
$32.38M
Pretax Income
$896.49M
$28.35M
Net Income
$676.07M
$21.00M
EBITDA
$1.68B
$176.79M
EPS (Diluted)
$7.12
$0.81

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments
$3.75M
$45.34M
Total Debt
$1.12B
$284.60M
Net Cash (Debt)
-$1.12B
-$17.99M
Net Cash Per Share
-$12.02
-$0.35
Equity (Book Value)
$3.63B
$764.16M
Book Value Per Share
$38.98
$17.62
Tangible Book Value
$3.63B
$764.16M
Working Capital
$359.30M
$44.88M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow
$1.49B
$165.94M
Capital Expenditures
-$527.53M
-$107.57M
Free Cash Flow
$966.50M
$72.48M
FCF Per Share
$10.37
$1.47

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield
3.11%
2.12%
FCF Yield
4.45%
3.05%
Dividend Yield
0.76%
1.37%
Buyback Yield
2.26%
1.58%
Shareholder Yield
3.02%
2.00%
Dividend Per Share
$1.76
$0.64
Dividend Growth (YoY)
2.33%
0.31%
Years of Dividend Growth
12
2
Payout Ratio
25.0%
48.7%
FCF Payout Ratio
17.5%
20.9%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense
$67.81M
$18.91M
Income Tax
$220.42M
$13.04M
Effective Tax Rate
24.6%
24.6%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number
$79.02
$35.40
Graham Upside
-66.1%
-56.7%
Altman Z-Score
5.02
3.03
Piotroski F-Score
7
5
Lynch Fair Value
$37.33
–
Lynch Upside
-84.0%
–

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

PeriodJBHTS&P 500DifferenceJBHT per yearS&P 500 per year
1 month+1.9%-3.0%+4.9 pts
3 months-17.4%-2.8%−14.6 pts
Year to date+20.7%+11.5%+9.2 pts
1 year+41.1%+13.5%+27.6 pts
3 years+38.0%+77.7%−39.7 pts+11.3%+21.1%
5 years+22.5%+72.6%−50.2 pts+4.1%+11.5%
10 years+184.3%+308.2%−123.9 pts+11.0%+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

3M JBHT shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 17.6% from the previous report, or 4.08% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 3.1 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 53.5% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement dateShares shortChangeAvg. daily volumeDays to cover
Oct 30, 20262,968,946+17.6%947,8603.1
Oct 15, 20262,524,295-21.8%894,5132.8
Sep 30, 20263,227,884+58.5%1,535,8552.1
Sep 15, 20262,036,176-21.1%833,2382.4
Aug 31, 20262,579,170-8.3%716,6483.6
Aug 14, 20262,811,539+3.4%778,1033.6
Jul 31, 20262,719,019+29.4%1,201,4292.3
Jul 15, 20262,101,776-31.8%941,1832.2
Jun 30, 20263,083,665+19.3%1,127,3052.7
Jun 15, 20262,585,095-6.3%898,4692.9
May 29, 20262,758,482-28.5%842,2403.3
May 15, 20263,856,728+26.0%1,055,3933.6

Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.

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