FedEx Freight vs J.B. Hunt
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KIRA’s take AI analyst
I put FedEx Freight and J.B. Hunt side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- 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%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 8 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
FedEx Freight
FDXF
2/8
Net marginReturn on equity
J.B. Hunt
JBHT
6/8
Revenue growthOperating marginFCF marginReturn on capitalNet debt / EBITDAShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | FDXF FY26 | JBHT FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $16.4B | $21.2B |
| 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 | — | 31.6x |
| Piotroski F-score | — | 6 |
Ten years
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Free cash flow
Return on capital
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.