Industrials
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.(ODFL)
Live Price
Offline$221.04
+1.23% today
1Y Change
+48.06%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 15, 2026
- Market Cap
- $42.90B
- Revenue Growth
- -5.5%
- EPS Growth
- -12.0%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.5%
Coverage: 244 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 15, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (ODFL) is a Industrials stock with a market cap of $42.90B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $221.04 and up 48.1% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 15, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -5.5%, EPS growth of -12.0%, a dividend yield of 0.5%. What stands out right now is revenue -5.5%, EPS -12.0%, free cash flow +7.6% with operating margin 24.6% and ROIC 19.8%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 0.5%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 42.6 and price/sales 7.9. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines ODFL 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
-5.5% vs +3.6% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+24.6% vs +16.9% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
42.6 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 29, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -5.5% and EPS is at -12.0%, with operating margin around 24.6%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 0.5%, 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 -2.5% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 29, 2026 | โ | +1.5% | -4.2% | +5.5% |
2026 Feb 4, 2026 | +2.8% | -3.1% | -6.8% | +1.0% |
2025 Oct 29, 2025 | +4.9% | +0.8% | +3.4% | -0.9% |
Benchmark Edge
ODFL vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
ODFL
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
ODFL Max Drawdown
-26.20%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for ODFL and SPY.
Company Overview
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
NASDAQ Global Select
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. operates as a less-than-truckload (LTL) motor carrier in the United States and North America. It provides regional, inter-regional, and national LTL services, including expedited transportation. The company also offers various value-added services, such as container drayage, truckload brokerage, and supply chain consulting. As of December 31, 2021, it owned and operated 10,403 tractors, 27,917 linehaul trailers, and 13,303 pickup and delivery trailers; 3 fleet maintenance centers; and 251 service centers. Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Thomasville, North Carolina.
- Leadership
- Kevin Freeman
- IPO Date
- Oct 24, 1991
- Employees
- 21.8k
- Street Address
- 500 Old Dominion Way
- Mailing
- Thomasville, NC, 27360
- Region
- Thomasville, NC, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 336 889 5000
- Last Updated
- May 3, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 42.6
- EV/EBITDA
- 25.0
- Price/Sales
- 7.9
- Price/Book
- 9.7
Growth
- Revenue
- -5.5%
- EPS
- -12.0%
- Free Cash Flow
- +7.6%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 30.9%
- Operating Margin
- 24.6%
- Net Margin
- 18.5%
- ROE
- 23.4%
- ROIC
- 19.8%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.00
- Current Ratio
- 1.57
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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