JB Hunt Transport Services Inc

Trucking (No Local)

JBHTSolid10 of 11 basics passed

$229.26

+0.37%

Market cap $21.5B

$229.26

+0.37%

Market cap $21.5B

J.B. Hunt Transport Services ranks among the top surface transportation companies in North America by revenue.

It is a $21.5B industrial company. Revenue grew 5.3% over the last year, it keeps 5¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and its net debt equals ~0.7 years of free cash flow. It trades at 31.9× earnings — in the most expensive third of its own history.

Website: jbhunt.com
Location: Lowell, AR
Employees: 31 750
Sector: Industrials
Founded: 1961
Next earnings: Oct 15, 2026 · in 3d

Share price · 3 years

$191.53 → $229.26+19.7%

price only — dividends excluded

Key facts · TTM

Revenue: total sales; $12.7B
Profit: keeps 5¢ of every $1 sold; $675M
Free cash flow: cash left after running the business; $1.10B
Net debt: debt minus cash on hand; $750M
P/E: years of profit in the price; 31.9
EPS: earnings per share, TTM; $6.90
Dividend: pays out 25% of profit · 15% of FCF; 0.79%
Shares: down 14% since 2016 — buybacks; 97.7M
Volatility: beta vs the market — under 1 swings less; 1.27

Revenue, last 10 years

52-week range

Low $137.09$229.26High $298.41

Today's price is 57% of the way from the year's low to its high.

P/E vs its history5y

31.9×median 27.4×

Higher than 78% of past days — in the most expensive third of its own history.

Valuation vs own history

P/E

31.9×

22%

P/S

1.7×

24%

EV/EBITDA

24.0×

15%

P/B

5.9×

22%

FCF yield

5.1%

98%

Share of the last ~5 years that was pricier than today (pricier than usual). Based on the daily valuation record.

Earnings

Next report Oct 15, 2026

Standing in Industrials

Size$21.5Btop 45%
Revenue growth-7%top 92%
Net margin5%top 77%
Return on equity19%top 44%
P/E31.9×top 63%
Dividend yield0.79%top 68%

Ranked against 130 Industrials companies with a full CV — for P/E, lower ranks higher.

Skills

Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.

Strong health and quality; Growth lags behind.

Valuation70

P/E vs own history78th pct · 5/25
FCF yield5.1% · 20/25
P/S1.7x · 25/25
EV/EBITDA13.5x · 20/25

Growth32

Revenue CAGR-0.3% · 0/25
Net income CAGR-5.8% · 0/25
EPS CAGR ~5Y5.3% · 12/25
Fwd implied growth26.0% · 20/25

Profitability50

ROIC13.9% · 12/25
ROE18.8% · 20/25
Net margin5.3% · 13/25
Operating margin7.5% · 5/25

Health82

Altman Z5.54 · 25/25
Current ratio1.26 · 12/25
Interest coverage12.2x · 25/25
Net cash / debtD/A 9% · 20/25

Quality100

Piotroski F8/9 · 25/25
Beneish M-2.99 · 25/25
FCF conversion163% · 25/25
Margin stabilityσ 1.5% · 25/25

Moat55

ROIC >12% years10/10 yrs · 25/25
Median gross margin8.0% · 0/25
FCF-positive years9/10 yrs · 18/25
Worst-year net marginworst 4.7% · 12/25

How the scores work →

Experience

The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.

FY2022Financial
Best year on record
$969M net income
FY2021Financial
Revenue crossed $10B
$12.2B for the year
FY2016Financial
Profitable every year on record
10 consecutive profitable years in our data
FY2016Financial
Revenue already above $1B
$6.56B in first reported year
1993Product
The company introduced a dedicated service in 1993
Aug 10, 1961Founded
It was founded by Johnnie Bryan Hunt and Johnelle Hunt in Arkansas on August 10, 1961

Achievements

Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.

$10 000 invested in 2021 would be worth ~$13 634 today — price return only

$12.0B revenue in FY2025

Revenue up 5.3% year over year

Profitable 10 years in a row

31 750 employees

Strengths & watch-outs

What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.

Strengths

Could repay net debt from ~1.3 years of free cash flow
Interest covered 12.2× by operating earnings
Piotroski F-Score 8/9 — fundamentally strong checklist
Altman Z-Score 5.54 — low bankruptcy-risk zone

Watch-outs

Nothing stands out as a concern in the available data.

Qualifications

The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.

10 of 11 checks passed

Revenue growing — the company sells more than a year ago+5.3% YoY
Profitable — makes more than it spends$675M TTM
Profit growing — earnings are higher than last year-12.7% YoY
Generates cash — cash left after running and investing$1.10B TTM
Debt under control — could handle its obligations~0.7y of cash flow to repay
Established company — not a micro-cap — lower blow-up risk$21.5B market cap
Not printing shares — share count not ballooning — you keep your slice-8.5% shares over ~5y
Proven track record — years of profitability behind it10/10 profitable years
Financially stable — balance sheet not near distressAltman Z 5.5 — safe
Pays a dividend — returns cash to shareholdersyield 0.79%
Valuation not extreme — price not wildly above earningsP/E 31.9

Peer comparisonJB Hunt Transport Services Inc vs 6 largest industrials peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾

Company	Market cap	P/E	Revenue growth	Net margin	Profile
JBHT this company	$21.5B	31.9	+5.3%	5.3%	Solid
LRCX Lam Research Corp	$399.2B	54.9	+26.0%	31.3%	Strong
CAT Caterpillar Inc.	$368.0B	33.9	+18.4%	14.5%	Solid
RTX RTX Corporation	$251.3B	32.4	+11.8%	8.3%	Strained
DE Deere & Company	$167.7B	34.4	+8.3%	10.2%	Solid
ETN Eaton Corporation, plc	$167.2B	43.6	+15.5%	12.8%	Mixed
UNP Union Pacific Corp.	$166.8B	22.6	+4.2%	28.8%	Strained

Head-to-head: JBHT vs LRCX · JBHT vs CAT · JBHT vs RTX

References

What covering analysts publish about the company — information only, not a recommendation.

Strong buy 8Buy 11Hold 11Sell 1

Appendix · Financial records

The full statements behind this CV, FY2016–FY2025. For readers who want to check the numbers.

Profit & lossRevenue $12.7B · net income $675M (TTM)Open ▾

Profit & loss

Revenue and profit over the company's career — the income statement, visualised.

How FY2025 revenue flows to profit

RevenueNet income

Revenue (TTM)

$12.7B

YoY 5.3%

Net income (TTM)

$675M

Margin 5.3%

Gross margin

18.8%

Operating margin

7.5%

P/E ratio

31.9

Dividend yield

0.79%

Income statement — full detail

Figures in USD billions · EPS in USD

	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Revenue	9.6	12.2	14.8	12.8	12.1	12.0
Gross profit	0.7	1.0	1.3	1.0	0.8	0.9
Operating income (EBIT)	0.7	1.0	1.3	1.0	0.8	0.9
Net income	0.5	0.8	1.0	0.7	0.6	0.6
EPS (diluted)	4.74	7.14	9.21	6.97	5.56	6.12

Cash flowFree cash flow $1.10B · operating cash flow $1.60B (TTM)Open ▾

Cash flow statement

Cash generated by the business and what is left after investment — year by year.

Operating cash flowFree cash flow

Free cash flow (TTM)

$1.10B

Margin 8.7%

Operating cash flow (TTM)

$1.60B

FCF margin

8.7%

Cash flow statement — full detail

Figures in USD billions

	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Operating cash flow	1.1	1.2	1.8	1.7	1.5	1.7
Capital expenditure	-0.7	-0.9	-1.5	-1.9	-0.9	-0.7
Free cash flow	0.4	0.3	0.2	-0.1	0.6	0.9
FCF margin	4.0%	2.3%	1.6%	-0.9%	5.1%	7.9%

Balance sheetAssets $7.93B · net debt $750M (FY2025)Open ▾

Balance sheet

How the balance sheet is built — what it owns versus how it is financed.

How $7.93B of assets is financed

55%

45%

Liabilities $4.36B — borrowed moneyEquity $3.57B — owners' stake

Cash vs debt

Total debt $767M − cash $17.3M = net debt $750M

Cash on hand covers 2% of debt.

Altman Z-Score

5.54

Safe zone

Debt repayment

1.3 yrs

Years of free cash flow to clear net debt

Interest coverage

12.2x

EBIT ÷ interest expense

ROE

18.8%

Profit per $1 of equity

Balance sheet — full detail

Figures in USD billions

	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Cash & equivalents	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
Total assets	5.9	6.8	7.8	8.5	8.3	7.9
Total liabilities	3.3	3.7	4.1	4.4	4.3	4.4
Total debt	1.3	0.9	1.3	1.3	1.0	0.8
Equity	2.6	3.1	3.7	4.1	4.0	3.6
Net debt	1.0	0.6	1.2	1.3	0.9	0.7

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Figures are derived from company filings (quarterly values normalised from as-filed year-to-date data where applicable) and may be delayed, restated or incomplete. This page is information, not investment advice. Latest price $229.26 · market cap $21.5B.