JBHT Stock Analysis: JB Hunt Transport | NASDAQ
Integrated Freight & Logistics | NASDAQ, USA | Market Cap: 26.432m USD | 12M Return: 93.9% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 270M
EPS Trend: -62.1%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -85.3%
Qual. Beats: 1
Warnings
No concerns identified
Tailwinds
Seasonality 10.5 years of data
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J.B. Hunt Transport Services provides surface transportation, delivery, and logistics services in the United States through five operating segments: Intermodal (JBI), Dedicated Contract Services (DCS), Integrated Capacity Solutions (ICS), Final Mile Services (FMS), and Truckload (JBT). The Intermodal segment offers rail-based container freight solutions, while DCS designs and executes dedicated supply chain solutions tailored to specific customer networks. ICS provides freight brokerage and multimodal logistics management, and FMS specializes in final-mile and big-and-bulky delivery services. The JBT segment operates conventional dry-van freight over highways. The company is headquartered in Lowell, Arkansas and was incorporated in 1961.
J.B. Hunt operates a highly capital-intensive, asset-heavy fleet model, owning and maintaining large numbers of tractors, trailers, and intermodal chassis across its segments, supplemented by independent contractor capacity. The trucking and intermodal industry is cyclical and closely tied to U.S. economic activity, freight demand, and fuel prices, with intermodal services typically combining rail long-haul capacity with truck drayage for first- and last-mile pickup and delivery. The companys customer base spans a broad range of goods, including general merchandise, consumer products, building materials, food and beverages, automotive parts, agricultural products, and chemicals.
- Intermodal loadings and rail mix drive consolidated revenue growth
- ICS brokerage rates decline amid weak spot freight demand
- Fuel and labor inflation pressure operating margin expansion
| Net Income: 622.1m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.13 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 6.80 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 2.90% < 20% (prev -1.69%; Δ 4.59% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.21 > 3% & CFO 1.63b > Net Income 622.1m |
| Net Debt (1.30b) to EBITDA (1.57b): 0.83 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.26 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (95.2m) vs 12m ago -5.26% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 17.28% > 18% (prev 16.00%; Δ 1.28% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 149.9% > 50% (prev 146.1%; Δ 3.80% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 12.21 > 6 (EBIT TTM 857.6m / Interest Expense TTM 70.3m) |
| A: 0.04 (Total Current Assets 1.72b - Total Current Liabilities 1.37b) / Total Assets 7.93b |
| B: 1.00 (Retained Earnings 7.90b / Total Assets 7.93b) |
| C: 0.11 (EBIT TTM 857.6m / Avg Total Assets 8.09b) |
| D: 0.83 (Book Value of Equity 3.59b / Total Liabilities 4.34b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 5.12 = AAA |
| DSRI: 1.10 (Receivables 1.33b/1.20b, Revenue 12.1b/12.1b) |
| GMI: 0.93 (GM 16.00% / 17.28%) |
| AQI: 0.98 (AQ_t 0.10 / AQ_t-1 0.10) |
| SGI: 1.01 (Revenue 12.1b / 12.1b) |
| TATA: -0.13 (NI 622.1m - CFO 1.63b) / TA 7.93b) |
| Beneish M = -3.03 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of July 02, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 289.43 with a total of 1,035,121 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +7.81%, over one month by +3.80%, over three months by +36.16% and over the past year by +93.85%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 278.80 (which is 3.7% or 1.2 ATR below the current price).
JB Hunt Transport has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.96. Therefore, it is recommended to buy JBHT.
- StrongBuy: 11
- Buy: 3
- Hold: 12
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 253.1 | -12.6% |
P/E Trailing = 43.4574
P/E Forward = 38.4615
P/S = 2.1783
P/B = 7.3538
P/EG = 2.7306
Revenue TTM = 12.1b USD
EBIT TTM = 857.6m USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.57b USD
Long Term Debt = 1.30b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 785.5m USD (from shortTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Debt = 1.30b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 1.30b USD (calculated: Debt 1.30b - CCE 4.56m)
Enterprise Value = 27.7b USD (26.4b + Debt 1.30b - CCE 4.56m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 12.21 (Ebit TTM 857.6m / Interest Expense TTM 70.3m)
EV/FCF = 26.87x (Enterprise Value 27.7b / FCF TTM 1.03b)
FCF Yield = 3.72% (FCF TTM 1.03b / Enterprise Value 27.7b)
FCF Margin = 8.50% (FCF TTM 1.03b / Revenue TTM 12.1b)
Net Margin = 5.13% (Net Income TTM 622.1m / Revenue TTM 12.1b)
Gross Margin = 17.28% ((Revenue TTM 12.1b - Cost of Revenue TTM 10.0b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 28.33% (prev 13.67%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 3.50 (Enterprise Value 27.7b / Total Assets 7.93b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 5.39% (Interest Expense 70.3m / Debt 1.30b)
Taxrate = 24.43% (201.1m / 823.2m)
NOPAT = 648.1m (EBIT 857.6m * (1 - 24.43%))
Current Ratio = 1.26 (Total Current Assets 1.72b / Total Current Liabilities 1.37b)
Debt / Equity = 0.36 (Debt 1.30b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 3.59b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.83 (Net Debt 1.30b / EBITDA 1.57b)
Debt / FCF = 1.26 (Net Debt 1.30b / FCF TTM 1.03b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 3.60b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 7.69% (Net Income 622.1m / Total Assets 7.93b)
RoE = 17.30% (Net Income TTM 622.1m / Total Stockholder Equity 3.60b)
RoCE = 17.50% (EBIT 857.6m / Capital Employed (Equity 3.60b + L.T.Debt 1.30b))
RoIC = 8.82% (NOPAT 648.1m / Invested Capital 7.35b)
WACC = 9.44% (E(26.4b)/V(27.7b) * Re(9.70%) + D(1.30b)/V(27.7b) * Rd(5.39%) * (1-Tc(0.24)))
Discount Rate = 9.70% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -93.21 | Cagr: -3.94%
[DCF] Terminal Value 74.54% ; FCFF base≈824.4m ; Y1≈945.1m ; Y5≈1.39b
[DCF] Fair Price = 172.5 (EV 17.6b - Net Debt 1.30b = Equity 16.3b / Shares 94.3m; r=9.44% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -62.11 | EPS CAGR: -8.64% | SUE: 0.22 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -85.27 | Revenue CAGR: -4.13% | SUE: 1.31 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=2.03 | Chg30d=+0.95% | Revisions=+50% | Analysts=20
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=7.36 | Chg30d=+0.48% | Revisions=+56% | GrowthEPS=+20.3% | GrowthRev=+7.4%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=9.18 | Chg30d=+1.32% | Revisions=+56% | GrowthEPS=+24.7% | GrowthRev=+7.7%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +56%