FedEx Freight vs J.B. Hunt
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The short version
- J.B. Hunt is the larger business, with $12.0B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $8.8B for FedEx Freight.
- J.B. Hunt kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (7.2% operating margin, against 6.1%).
- J.B. Hunt turned more of its sales into free cash flow (7.9% FCF margin, against −2.4%).
| Latest fiscal year | FDXF · FY26 | JBHT · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $16.5B | $21.4B |
| Revenue | $8.8B | $12.0B |
| Free cash flow | −$212M | $948M |
| Net income | $655M | $598M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −1.1% | −0.7% |
| 5-year growth | — | 4.5% |
| Share count change | 0.0% | −4.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | 6.1% | 7.2% |
| Net margin | 7.5% | 5.0% |
| FCF margin | −2.4% | 7.9% |
| Return on capital | 13.0% | 13.1% |
| Return on equity | 69.1% | 15.8% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $4.3B | $1.4B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.1x | 0.9x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $48.0M | $1.1B |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 31.8x |
| Piotroski F-score | — | 6 |
Revenue
FY17
FDXF —
JBHT $7.2B
FY18
FDXF —
JBHT $8.6B
FY19
FDXF —
JBHT $9.2B
FY20
FDXF —
JBHT $9.6B
FY21
FDXF —
JBHT $12.2B
FY22
FDXF —
JBHT $14.8B
FY23
FDXF —
JBHT $12.8B
FY24
FDXF $9.4B
JBHT $12.1B
FY25
FDXF $8.9B
JBHT $12.0B
FY26
FDXF $8.8B
JBHT —
FDXF
JBHT
Operating margin
FY17
FDXF —
JBHT 8.7%
FY18
FDXF —
JBHT 7.9%
FY19
FDXF —
JBHT 8.0%
FY20
FDXF —
JBHT 7.4%
FY21
FDXF —
JBHT 8.6%
FY22
FDXF —
JBHT 9.0%
FY23
FDXF —
JBHT 7.7%
FY24
FDXF 18.6%
JBHT 6.9%
FY25
FDXF 15.8%
JBHT 7.2%
FY26
FDXF 6.1%
JBHT —
FDXF
JBHT
Free cash flow
FY17
FDXF —
JBHT $328M
FY18
FDXF —
JBHT $92.2M
FY19
FDXF —
JBHT $244M
FY20
FDXF —
JBHT $384M
FY21
FDXF —
JBHT $276M
FY22
FDXF —
JBHT $236M
FY23
FDXF —
JBHT −$118M
FY24
FDXF $1.1B
JBHT $618M
FY25
FDXF $1.1B
JBHT $948M
FY26
FDXF −$212M
JBHT —
FDXF
JBHT
Return on capital
FY17
FDXF —
JBHT 23.5%
FY18
FDXF —
JBHT 16.9%
FY19
FDXF —
JBHT 16.4%
FY20
FDXF —
JBHT 15.2%
FY21
FDXF —
JBHT 21.8%
FY22
FDXF —
JBHT 23.5%
FY23
FDXF —
JBHT 15.1%
FY24
FDXF —
JBHT 12.1%
FY25
FDXF —
JBHT 13.1%
FY26
FDXF 13.0%
JBHT —
FDXF
JBHT
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.