Industrials
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.(JBHT)
Live Price
Offline$271.22
+1.49% today
1Y Change
+91.59%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 22, 2026
- Market Cap
- $23.58B
- Revenue Growth
- -0.7%
- EPS Growth
- +9.3%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.7%
Coverage: 248 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 22, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (JBHT) is a Industrials stock with a market cap of $23.58B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $271.22 and up 91.6% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 22, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -0.7%, EPS growth of +9.3%, a dividend yield of 0.7%. What stands out right now is revenue -0.7%, EPS +9.3%, free cash flow +53.4% with operating margin 7.4% and ROIC 10.3%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 0.7%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 38.1 and price/sales 1.9. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines JBHT price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Industrials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-0.7% vs +6.8% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+7.4% vs +16.9% peer median
P/E
Near sector median
38.1 vs 36.7 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 15, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -0.7% and EPS is at +9.3%, with operating margin around 7.4%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 0.7%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +10.6% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 3 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 15, 2026 | โ | +6.3% | +10.2% | +6.1% |
2026 Jan 15, 2026 | +5.0% | -1.0% | +0.1% | +7.4% |
2025 Oct 15, 2025 | +20.6% | +22.1% | +21.4% | +21.9% |
Benchmark Edge
JBHT vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
JBHT
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
JBHT Max Drawdown
-15.87%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for JBHT and SPY.
Company Overview
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
NASDAQ Global Select
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. provides surface transportation, delivery, and logistic services in North America. It operates through five segments: Intermodal (JBI), Dedicated Contract Services (DCS), Integrated Capacity Solutions (ICS), Final Mile Services (FMS), and Truckload (JBT). The JBI segment offers intermodal freight solutions. It operates 104,973 pieces of company-owned trailing equipment; owns and maintains its chassis fleet of 85,649 units; and manages a fleet of 5,612 company-owned tractors, 582 independent contractor trucks, and 6,943 company drivers. The DCS segment designs, develops, and executes supply chain solutions that support various transportation networks. As of December 31, 2021, it operated 11,139 company-owned trucks, 544 customer-owned trucks, and 6 contractor trucks. The company also operates 21,069 owned pieces of trailing equipment and 7,753 customer-owned trailers. The ICS segment provides freight brokerage and transportation logistics solutions; flatbed, refrigerated, expedited, and less-than-truckload, as well as dry-van and intermodal solutions; an online multimodal marketplace; and logistics management for customers to outsource the transportation functions. The FMS segment offers delivery services through 1,272 company-owned trucks, 272 customer-owned trucks, and 19 independent contractor trucks; and 1,036 owned pieces of trailing equipment and 185 customer-owned trailers. The JBT segment provides dry-van freight services by utilizing tractors and trailers operating over roads and highways through 734 company-owned tractors and 11,172 company-owned trailers. It also transports or arranges for the transportation of freight, such as general merchandise, specialty consumer items, appliances, forest and paper products, food and beverages, building materials, soaps and cosmetics, automotive parts, agricultural products, electronics, and chemicals. The company was incorporated in 1961 and is headquartered in Lowell, Arkansas.
- Leadership
- Shelley Simpson
- IPO Date
- Nov 22, 1983
- Employees
- 33.6k
- Street Address
- 615 J.B. Hunt Corporate Drive
- Mailing
- Lowell, AR, 72745-0130
- Region
- Lowell, AR, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 479 820 0000
- Last Updated
- Apr 30, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 38.1
- EV/EBITDA
- 15.8
- Price/Sales
- 1.9
- Price/Book
- 6.6
Growth
- Revenue
- -0.7%
- EPS
- +9.3%
- Free Cash Flow
- +53.4%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 17.3%
- Operating Margin
- 7.4%
- Net Margin
- 5.1%
- ROE
- 17.3%
- ROIC
- 10.3%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.36
- Current Ratio
- 1.26
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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