J.B. Hunt vs Ryder
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The short version
- Ryder is the larger business, with $12.7B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $12.0B for J.B. Hunt.
- Ryder grew revenue faster (0.2%, against −0.7%).
- J.B. Hunt turned more of its sales into free cash flow (7.9% FCF margin, against 3.6%).
- J.B. Hunt earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (13.1%, against 7.5%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of J.B. Hunt’s earnings: a P/E of 31.8x against 20.7x for Ryder.
| Latest fiscal year | JBHT · FY25 | R · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $21.4B | $10.5B |
| Revenue | $12.0B | $12.7B |
| Free cash flow | $948M | $459M |
| Net income | $598M | $499M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −0.7% | 0.2% |
| 5-year growth | 4.5% | 8.5% |
| Share count change | −4.9% | −5.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | 7.2% | — |
| Net margin | 5.0% | 3.9% |
| FCF margin | 7.9% | 3.6% |
| Return on capital | 13.1% | 7.5% |
| Return on equity | 15.8% | 16.2% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $1.4B | $7.4B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.9x | 2.2x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.1B | $664M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 31.8x | 20.7x |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
Revenue
FY16
JBHT $6.6B
R $6.8B
FY17
JBHT $7.2B
R $7.3B
FY18
JBHT $8.6B
R $8.4B
FY19
JBHT $9.2B
R $8.9B
FY20
JBHT $9.6B
R $8.4B
FY21
JBHT $12.2B
R $9.7B
FY22
JBHT $14.8B
R $12.0B
FY23
JBHT $12.8B
R $11.8B
FY24
JBHT $12.1B
R $12.6B
FY25
JBHT $12.0B
R $12.7B
JBHT
R
Operating margin
FY16
JBHT 11.0%
R —
FY17
JBHT 8.7%
R —
FY18
JBHT 7.9%
R —
FY19
JBHT 8.0%
R —
FY20
JBHT 7.4%
R —
FY21
JBHT 8.6%
R —
FY22
JBHT 9.0%
R —
FY23
JBHT 7.7%
R —
FY24
JBHT 6.9%
R —
FY25
JBHT 7.2%
R —
JBHT
R
Free cash flow
FY16
JBHT $216M
R −$304M
FY17
JBHT $328M
R −$232M
FY18
JBHT $92.2M
R −$1.3B
FY19
JBHT $244M
R −$1.6B
FY20
JBHT $384M
R $1.0B
FY21
JBHT $276M
R $234M
FY22
JBHT $236M
R −$321M
FY23
JBHT −$118M
R −$881M
FY24
JBHT $618M
R −$418M
FY25
JBHT $948M
R $459M
JBHT
R
Return on capital
FY16
JBHT 21.9%
R 4.9%
FY17
JBHT 23.5%
R 5.8%
FY18
JBHT 16.9%
R 5.0%
FY19
JBHT 16.4%
R 1.6%
FY20
JBHT 15.2%
R 1.1%
FY21
JBHT 21.8%
R 7.7%
FY22
JBHT 23.5%
R 11.3%
FY23
JBHT 15.1%
R 6.3%
FY24
JBHT 12.1%
R 7.5%
FY25
JBHT 13.1%
R 7.5%
JBHT
R
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.