JBHT Nasdaq Cargo Ground Transportation Financials FY2016βFY2025
J.B. Hunt had $12.0B of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 0.7% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +4.5% a year on average.
Hi! I read J.B. Huntβs latest annual report (fiscal 2025). Here is what stands out:
Good So-so Weak
Are sales growing?
β0.7%
No. Sales fell 0.7% last year.
Does it make a profit?
5.0%
A little. It keeps 5.0% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
7.9%
Partly. 7.9% of sales ends up as free cash.
Is debt under control?
0.9x
Yes. It could repay its debt with 0.9 years of operating profit.
How healthy are the accounts?
6 / 8
Mixed. It passes 6 of 8 health tests.
How is the share priced?
31.6x
One share costs 31.6 times its yearly profit per share. Typical for its sector: 26.0x.
Rules of thumb on reported numbers. A starting point, not a recommendation.
Is it selling more, and how much does it keep?
KIRA Β· J.B. Hunt had $12.0B of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 0.7% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +4.5% a year on average. Its operating margin was 7.2%, up 0.3Β pts: of every 100 in sales, about 7 is left after running the business.
In plain words: Revenue is all the money customers paid. The margins show how many cents of each dollar of sales are left over at each step: after making the product (gross), after running the business (operating) and after everything, tax included (net).
Revenue
Revenue
Margins, % of revenue
Margins, % of revenue
KIRA Β· J.B. Hunt made $598M of net profit in fiscal 2025. From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 5.4% a year.
Loss periods are shown in red.
In plain words: Net income is the profit left after every cost and tax. Earnings per share (EPS) splits that profit across every share, so it shows what one share earned.
Net income
Net income
Diluted EPS
Diluted EPS
How much cash comes in, and where does it go?
KIRA Β· Free cash flow was $948M in fiscal 2025, 7.9% of revenue.
Cash from operations minus capital spending.
In plain words: Profit on paper is not the same as cash in the bank. Free cash flow is the cash left after paying to run and maintain the business: the money it can hand back to shareholders, save or invest.
Free cash flow
Free cash flow
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
KIRA Β· J.B. Hunt returned $1.1B to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 115% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 4.9%.
In plain words: Companies hand cash back in two ways: dividends (cash paid to shareholders) and buybacks (buying back their own shares, so each remaining share owns a bigger slice).
Dividends and buybacks
Dividends and buybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)
KIRA Β· In the last 12 months, insiders bought $0.0M and sold $13.8M of shares on the open market.
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. βPlanβ marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
In plain words: Insiders are the people who run or own a big part of the company. Buying with their own money can signal confidence; selling often has personal reasons, like taxes or diversifying.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
1 insider
Sold, 12 months
$13.8M
12 insiders
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2026 | Brian WebbEVP- Final Mile Services | Sold | 1,500 | $284.01 | $0.4M | Form 4 |
| Jun 5, 2026 | David KeefauverEVP of People | Sold | 703 | $285.13 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| May 19, 2026 | Spencer FrazierEVP of Sales and Marketing | Sold | 2,000 | $258.20 | $0.5M | Form 4 |
| May 15, 2026 | Bradley W. HicksPresident of DCS | Sold | 7,644 | $261.91 | $2.0M | Form 4 |
| May 14, 2026 | Darren P. FieldEVP and President Intermodal | Sold | 4,000 | $254.49 | $1.0M | Form 4 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Nicholas HobbsEVP and COO | Sold | 1,272 | $250.75 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | James K ThompsonDirector, Honorary Founding Director | Sold | 1,000 | $254.28 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Jennifer BoattiniSR VP Legal/General Counsel | Sold | 2,238 | $232.00 | $0.5M | Form 4 |
| Feb 11, 2026 | James K ThompsonDirector, Honorary Founding Director | Sold | 2,300 | $230.75 | $0.5M | Form 4 |
| Feb 6, 2026 | Albert Brad DelcoEVP & CFO | Sold | 1,000 | $227.25 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Ronald Greer WoodruffEVP Safety, ESG, Maintenance | Sold | 331 | $225.57 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Bradley W. HicksPresident of DCS | Sold | 4,028 | $225.13 | $0.9M | Form 4 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | John KuhlowChief Accounting Officer | Sold | 1,000 | $225.68 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Darren P. FieldEVP and President Intermodal | Sold | 9,000 | $219.76 | $2.0M | Form 4 |
| Jan 22, 2026 | Bradley W. HicksPresident of DCS | Sold | 3,919 | $210.13 | $0.8M | Form 4 |
| Jan 21, 2026 | Ronald Greer WoodruffEVP Safety, ESG, Maintenance | Sold | 1,391 | $207.00 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Nicholas HobbsEVP and COO | Sold | 3,038 | $201.97 | $0.6M | Form 4 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Brian WebbEVP- Final Mile Services | Sold | 796 | $189.11 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Dec 8, 2025 | David KeefauverEVP of People | Sold | 1,588 | $189.29 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| Dec 8, 2025 | Kevin BracySR VP, Treasurer | Sold | 1,100 | $191.15 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Bradley W. HicksPresident of DCS | Sold | 2,000 | $190.05 | $0.4M | Form 4 |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Albert Brad DelcoEVP & CFO | Sold | 1,000 | $179.54 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | John KuhlowChief Accounting Officer | Sold | 3,225 | $179.76 | $0.6M | Form 4 |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Spencer FrazierEVP of Sales and Marketing | Bought | 13 | $161.69 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Darren P. FieldEVP and President Intermodal | Sold | 6,500 | $169.00 | $1.1M | Form 4 |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Spencer FrazierEVP of Sales and Marketing | Bought | 15 | $142.10 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| May 23, 2025 | Spencer FrazierEVP of Sales and Marketing | Bought | 15 | $138.04 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Apr 7, 2025 | Spencer FrazierEVP of Sales and Marketing | Bought | 67 | $133.19 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Feb 21, 2025 | Spencer FrazierEVP of Sales and Marketing | Bought | 12 | $169.15 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Nov 22, 2024 | Spencer FrazierEVP of Sales and Marketing | Bought | 10 | $183.06 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Spencer FrazierEVP of Sales and Marketing | Bought | 12 | $168.70 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| May 24, 2024 | Spencer FrazierEVP of Sales and Marketing | Bought | 13 | $156.94 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
Can it carry its debts, and how well does it use its money?
KIRA Β· J.B. Hunt owes $1.4B more than it holds in cash, about 0.9 years of operating profit.
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably J.B. Hunt can carry it.
In plain words: What the company owns and what it owes. More cash than debt is a cushion for bad times; a lot of debt leaves less room when business slows down.
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $356M | $51.9M | $53.3M | $47.0M | $17.3M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $945M | $1.3B | $1.3B | $978M | $1.5B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.4x | 0.6x | 0.7x | 0.6x | 0.9x |
| Debt / equity | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.2x | 0.4x |
| Interest coverage | 22.6x | 26.0x | 15.1x | 10.5x | 11.5x |
| Current ratio | 1.3x | 1.4x | 1.4x | 1.1x | 0.8x |
| Quick ratio | 1.3x | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.0x | 0.8x |
| Total assets | $6.8B | $7.8B | $8.6B | $8.3B | $7.9B |
| Total liabilities | $3.7B | $4.1B | $4.5B | $4.3B | $4.4B |
| Shareholders' equity | $3.1B | $3.7B | $4.1B | $4.0B | $3.6B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $590M | $1.2B | $1.3B | $931M | $1.4B |
KIRA Β· Its return on capital was 13.1%: every 100 invested in the business earned about 13 in a year.
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
In plain words: How much profit the business makes on the money put into it. A higher percentage means each dollar invested works harder.
Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
KIRA Β· J.B. Hunt passes 6 of 8 financial health tests (Piotroski F-score).
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
In plain words: Nine yes/no tests of financial health, one point each. A green tick is a pass: 7 to 9 points is solid, 0 to 3 is weak.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β |
| F-score | 5 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 6 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | β12.4% | β10.8% | β13.3% |
| Altman Z'' | 4.78 | 4.62 | 4.53 |
What does the share cost, and how does it compare?
KIRA Β· At $224.48 a share, the company is worth $21.2B: 31.6 times its earnings of the last four quarters.
Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets β the answer depends entirely on what you put in.
In plain words: Move the sliders to try your own guesses about growth. The result is what one share would be worth if those guesses came true. Different guesses give very different answers.
Value per share
β
Adds net cash of β$1.4B and divides by 97.7M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Value per share
β
Reference multiples: today 31.8x Β· peers 25.1x Β· sector 26.0x.
KIRA Β· J.B. Hunt grew sales faster than 1 of its 4 similar companies. Its P/E is higher than 1 of 2.
Each companyβs latest fiscal year. Fiscal years end in different months, so periods donβt line up exactly.
In plain words: The same numbers for similar companies, so you can tell whether a figure is high or low for this kind of business.
| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.B. Hunt JBHT | $21.2B | β0.7% | 7.2% | 7.9% | 13.1% | 31.6x | 6 | |
| Ryder R | $10.9B | 0.2% | β | 3.6% | 7.5% | 21.5x | 6 | Compare β |
| FedEx Freight FDXF | $16.4B | β1.1% | 6.1% | β2.4% | 13.0% | β | β | Compare β |
| XPO XPO | $21.5B | 1.1% | 8.0% | 4.0% | 9.5% | 53.9x | 5 | Compare β |
| Knight-Swift KNX | $9.9B | 0.8% | 2.9% | 16.9% | 1.6% | β | 6 | Compare β |
Every number, year by year.
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioβs name for its definition.
In plain words: Every number we have, year by year. Download it as a spreadsheet if you want to dig deeper.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $6.6B | $7.2B | $8.6B | $9.2B | $9.6B | $12.2B | $14.8B | $12.8B | $12.1B | $12.0B |
| Operating income | $721M | $624M | $681M | $734M | $713M | $1.0B | $1.3B | $993M | $831M | $865M |
| Interest expense | $25.3M | $28.8M | $40.4M | $54.7M | $47.6M | $46.3M | $51.2M | $65.9M | $79.0M | $75.2M |
| Pretax income | $696M | $595M | $641M | $681M | $666M | $1,000M | $1.3B | $935M | $760M | $794M |
| Income tax | $264M | β$91.0M | $151M | $165M | $160M | $239M | $312M | $207M | $189M | $196M |
| Net income | $432M | $686M | $490M | $516M | $506M | $761M | $969M | $728M | $571M | $598M |
| Diluted EPS | $3.81 | $6.18 | $4.43 | $4.77 | $4.74 | $7.14 | $9.21 | $6.97 | $5.56 | $6.12 |
| Diluted shares | 0.11B | 0.11B | 0.11B | 0.11B | 0.11B | 0.11B | 0.11B | 0.10B | 0.10B | 0.10B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $854M | $855M | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.8B | $1.7B | $1.5B | $1.7B |
| Capital expenditure | $638M | $527M | $996M | $854M | $739M | $948M | $1.5B | $1.9B | $865M | $731M |
| Free cash flow | $216M | $328M | $92.2M | $244M | $384M | $276M | $236M | β$118M | $618M | $948M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $362M | $384M | $436M | $499M | $527M | $557M | $645M | $738M | $761M | $715M |
| Stock-based compensation | $40.6M | $38.3M | $47.4M | $53.3M | $60.7M | $61.5M | $77.5M | $79.2M | $65.7M | $71.8M |
| Acquisitions | $0.0M | $137M | $0.0M | $116M | $12.1M | $0.0M | $118M | $85.0M | $3.8M | $0.0M |
| Share buybacks | $250M | $180M | $150M | $276M | $92.5M | $152M | $300M | $160M | $514M | $923M |
| Dividends paid | $99.0M | $101M | $105M | $112M | $114M | $124M | $167M | $174M | $176M | $171M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $349M | $281M | $255M | $387M | $207M | $276M | $467M | $333M | $689M | $1.1B |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $6.4M | $14.6M | $7.6M | $35.0M | $313M | $356M | $51.9M | $53.3M | $47.0M | $17.3M |
| Total debt | $986M | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.3B | $1.3B | $945M | $1.3B | $1.3B | $978M | $1.5B |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Current assets | $1.1B | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.8B | $2.3B | $2.2B | $2.0B | $1.8B | $1.6B |
| Current liabilities | $695M | $922M | $1.4B | $1.0B | $1.1B | $1.7B | $1.6B | $1.5B | $1.7B | $1.9B |
| Inventory | $18.6M | $20.7M | $22.0M | $21.1M | $23.8M | $25.0M | $40.6M | $42.2M | $41.7M | $42.2M |
| Property and equipment, net | $2.8B | $3.0B | $3.4B | $3.6B | $3.7B | $4.1B | $5.0B | $5.8B | $5.7B | $5.5B |
| Total assets | $4.0B | $4.5B | $5.1B | $5.5B | $5.9B | $6.8B | $7.8B | $8.6B | $8.3B | $7.9B |
| Total liabilities | $2.5B | $2.6B | $3.0B | $3.2B | $3.3B | $3.7B | $4.1B | $4.5B | $4.3B | $4.4B |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.4B | $1.8B | $2.1B | $2.3B | $2.6B | $3.1B | $3.7B | $4.1B | $4.0B | $3.6B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Operating margin | 11.0% | 8.7% | 7.9% | 8.0% | 7.4% | 8.6% | 9.0% | 7.7% | 6.9% | 7.2% |
| EBITDA margin | 16.5% | 14.0% | 13.0% | 13.5% | 12.9% | 13.2% | 13.3% | 13.5% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| Net margin | 6.6% | 9.6% | 5.7% | 5.6% | 5.3% | 6.3% | 6.5% | 5.7% | 4.7% | 5.0% |
| FCF margin | 3.3% | 4.6% | 1.1% | 2.7% | 4.0% | 2.3% | 1.6% | β0.9% | 5.1% | 7.9% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 21.9% | 23.5% | 16.9% | 16.4% | 15.2% | 21.8% | 23.5% | 15.1% | 12.1% | 13.1% |
| Return on capital employed | 22.7% | 18.4% | 18.7% | 18.0% | 15.4% | 21.1% | 23.6% | 14.9% | 12.1% | 13.7% |
| Return on equity | 31.8% | 42.2% | 24.9% | 23.6% | 20.8% | 26.6% | 28.6% | 18.7% | 14.1% | 15.8% |
| Return on assets | 11.4% | 16.3% | 10.3% | 9.8% | 8.9% | 12.0% | 13.3% | 8.9% | 6.8% | 7.4% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | 5.9% | 9.7% | 19.8% | 6.4% | 5.1% | 26.3% | 21.7% | β13.4% | β5.8% | β0.7% |
| Net income growth | 1.1% | 58.8% | β28.7% | 5.5% | β2.0% | 50.4% | 27.4% | β24.9% | β21.6% | 4.8% |
| EPS growth | 4.1% | 62.2% | β28.3% | 7.7% | β0.6% | 50.6% | 29.0% | β24.3% | β20.2% | 10.1% |
| FCF growth | 45.6% | 52.2% | β71.9% | 164.9% | 57.4% | β28.1% | β14.6% | β149.9% | β | 53.4% |
| Share count change | β2.9% | β2.0% | β0.6% | β1.9% | β1.4% | β0.2% | β1.2% | β0.8% | β1.6% | β4.9% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.9x | 1.1x | 1.0x | 1.0x | 0.8x | 0.4x | 0.6x | 0.7x | 0.6x | 0.9x |
| Debt / equity | 0.7x | 0.6x | 0.6x | 0.6x | 0.5x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.2x | 0.4x |
| Interest coverage | 28.5x | 21.7x | 16.9x | 13.4x | 15.0x | 22.6x | 26.0x | 15.1x | 10.5x | 11.5x |
| Current ratio | 1.5x | 1.5x | 1.1x | 1.4x | 1.7x | 1.3x | 1.4x | 1.4x | 1.1x | 0.8x |
| Quick ratio | 1.5x | 1.4x | 1.1x | 1.4x | 1.7x | 1.3x | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.0x | 0.8x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 9.7% | 7.3% | 11.6% | 9.3% | 7.7% | 7.8% | 10.4% | 14.5% | 7.2% | 6.1% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| Payouts / FCF | 161.7% | 85.7% | 277.0% | 158.7% | 53.8% | 99.9% | 197.7% | β | 111.6% | 115.5% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | 4.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| Accruals ratio | β11.1% | β4.0% | β12.5% | β11.0% | β10.8% | β7.3% | β11.1% | β12.4% | β10.8% | β13.3% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000728535). Data updated October 23, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
