Arcbest Corp /Tx/
ARCB Nasdaq· Trucking (No Local)
Last close · Oct 26, 2026
$126.35
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- Arcbest Corp /Tx/ had $4.0B of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 4.0% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +6.4% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was 2.3%, down 3.6 pts: of every 100 in sales, about 2 is left after running the business.
- Arcbest Corp /Tx/ made $60.1M of net profit in fiscal 2025. From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 15.6% a year.
- Free cash flow was $114M in fiscal 2025, 2.8% of revenue.
- Arcbest Corp /Tx/ returned $86.5M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 76% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 3.7%.
- Arcbest Corp /Tx/ owes $99.6M more than it holds in cash, about 0.4 years of operating profit.
Market cap
$2.8B
P/E
180.5x
Revenue
$4.0B
Net income
$60.1M
Free cash flow
$114M
Operating margin
2.3%
Arcbest Corp /Tx/ in 30 seconds · fiscal 2025
Are sales growing?
−4.0%
No. Sales fell 4.0% last year.
Does it make a profit?
1.5%
A little. It keeps 1.5% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
2.8%
Partly. 2.8% of sales ends up as free cash.
Is debt under control?
0.4x
Yes. It could repay its debt with 0.4 years of operating profit.
How healthy are the accounts?
4 / 8
Mixed. It passes 4 of 8 health tests.
How is the share priced?
180.5x
One share costs 180.5 times its yearly profit per share.
What Arcbest Corp /Tx/ does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Feb 25, 2026
- Legal name
- ARCBEST CORP /TX/
- CIK
- 0000894405
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Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $3.8B | $5.0B | $4.4B | $4.2B | $4.0B |
| Revenue growth | 28.1% | 33.5% | −12.0% | −5.6% | −4.0% |
| Operating margin | 7.4% | 7.8% | 3.9% | 5.8% | 2.3% |
| Net income | $214M | $298M | $195M | $174M | $60.1M |
| Net margin | 5.7% | 5.9% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 1.5% |
| Diluted EPS | $7.98 | $11.69 | $7.93 | $7.30 | $2.62 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | $324M | $471M | $322M | $286M | $229M |
| Capital expenditure | $58.4M | $148M | $219M | $223M | $115M |
| Free cash flow | $265M | $323M | $103M | $62.7M | $114M |
| FCF margin | 7.0% | 6.4% | 2.3% | 1.5% | 2.8% |
| Dividends paid | $8.1M | $10.8M | $11.5M | $11.3M | $11.0M |
| Share buybacks | $83.1M | $65.0M | $91.5M | $75.2M | $75.6M |
| Share count change | 1.3% | −4.7% | −3.4% | −3.3% | −3.7% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $125M | $326M | $330M | $157M | $124M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $226M | $265M | $229M | $189M | $224M |
| Shareholders' equity | $929M | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.3B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.3x | −0.1x | −0.3x | 0.1x | 0.4x |
| Current ratio | 1.1x | 1.3x | 1.3x | 1.0x | 1.0x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on capital | 20.7% | 27.5% | 11.5% | 14.4% | 4.7% |
| Return on equity | 24.3% | 28.7% | 16.3% | 13.6% | 4.6% |
| Return on tangible equity | 42.5% | 40.7% | 23.4% | 18.9% | 6.5% |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Altman Z'' | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Insiders sold, 12 months
$3.2M
5 insiders
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
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Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
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Net income
Margins, % of revenue
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Free cash flow
Dividends and buybacks
KIRA
At $126.35 a share, the company is worth $2.8B: 180.5 times its earnings of the last four quarters.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000894405). Data updated October 24, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.