# JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT) — Stock CV

JB Hunt Transport Services Inc 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.

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

## Identity

- **Ticker**: JBHT
- **Sector**: Industrials
- **Industry**: Trucking (No Local)
- **Headquarters**: LOWELL, AR
- **Employees**: 31 750
- **Website**: https://www.jbhunt.com
- **Market cap**: $21.5B
- **Last price**: $229.26
- **Financial profile**: Solid

## Vitals (TTM)

- **Revenue**: $12.7B
- **Net income**: $675M
- **Free cash flow**: $1.10B
- **Net debt**: $750M
- **P/E**: 31.9
- **Revenue growth (YoY)**: 5.3%

## Skills (profile scores, 0–100)

| Pillar | Score |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 70 |
| Growth | 32 |
| Profitability | 50 |
| Health | 82 |
| Quality | 100 |
| Moat | 55 |

## Qualifications (beginner checklist) — 10 of 11 passed

- [x] Revenue growing — +5.3% YoY
- [x] Profitable — $675M TTM
- [ ] Profit growing — -12.7% YoY
- [x] Generates cash — $1.10B TTM
- [x] Debt under control — ~0.7y of cash flow to repay
- [x] Established company — $21.5B market cap
- [x] Not printing shares — -8.5% shares over ~5y
- [x] Proven track record — 10/10 profitable years
- [x] Financially stable — Altman Z 5.5 — safe
- [x] Pays a dividend — yield 0.79%
- [x] Valuation not extreme — P/E 31.9

## Experience (career milestones)

- **FY2022** — Best year on record: $969M net income
- **FY2021** — Revenue crossed $10B: $12.2B for the year
- **FY2016** — Profitable every year on record: 10 consecutive profitable years in our data
- **FY2016** — Revenue already above $1B: $6.56B in first reported year
- **1993** — The company introduced a dedicated service in 1993
- **Aug 10, 1961** — It was founded by Johnnie Bryan Hunt and Johnelle Hunt in Arkansas on August 10, 1961

## 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

- None stand out in the data.

## Track record

| Year | Revenue | Net income | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | $12.2B | $761M | $276M |
| FY2022 | $14.8B | $969M | $236M |
| FY2023 | $12.8B | $728M | -$118M |
| FY2024 | $12.1B | $571M | $618M |
| FY2025 | $12.0B | $598M | $948M |

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Source: https://stockcv.com/JBHT — derived from company filings; may be delayed or incomplete. Information, not investment advice.