(JBHT) JB Hunt Transport - Ratings and Ratios
Intermodal, Dedicated, Brokerage, Final-Mile, Truckload
JBHT EPS (Earnings per Share)
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Description: JBHT JB Hunt Transport October 30, 2025
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: JBHT) is a U.S.-based provider of surface transportation, delivery, and logistics services, organized into five operating segments: Intermodal (JBI), Dedicated Contract Services (DCS), Integrated Capacity Solutions (ICS), Final Mile Services (FMS), and Truckload (JBT). The company moves a broad mix of goods-including consumer merchandise, food and beverages, building materials, and industrial products-through a combination of owned and contracted assets.
Across its segments, JB Hunt operates a massive fleet: roughly 122 k pieces of company-owned trailing equipment, 103.9 k chassis, 6.2 k tractors, and over 8 k company drivers in the Intermodal business; 12 k owned trucks and 598 customer trucks in Dedicated Contract Services; and more than 1.1 k owned trucks in Final-Mile Services. The Truckload segment relies on a modest two-tractor, 12.9 k-trailer operation that primarily brokers dry-van freight.
From recent filings, JB Hunt generated approximately $12.7 billion of revenue in FY 2023, with an adjusted EBITDA margin near 7.5%. Intermodal revenue grew about 9 % year-over-year, driven by sustained e-commerce demand and higher rail-truck coordination. The company’s capacity utilization hovered around 85 % in Q4 2024, reflecting a tightening driver labor market that continues to pressure wage growth and fleet expansion decisions.
Key sector drivers include accelerating e-commerce volumes that boost final-mile and intermodal shipments, persistent freight-rate volatility tied to diesel price swings, and a chronic driver shortage that forces firms to invest in automation and incentive programs. Macro-economic trends such as reshoring of manufacturing and inventory-rebalancing after pandemic disruptions also shape demand patterns for JB Hunt’s diversified service portfolio.
For a deeper quantitative assessment of JB Hunt’s valuation metrics, the ValueRay platform offers a concise dashboard of forward-looking cash-flow estimates and peer comparisons.
JBHT Stock Overview
| Market Cap in USD | 15,975m |
| Sub-Industry | Cargo Ground Transportation |
| IPO / Inception | 1990-03-26 |
JBHT Stock Ratings
| Growth Rating | -20.0% |
| Fundamental | 54.6% |
| Dividend Rating | 59.9% |
| Return 12m vs S&P 500 | -20.0% |
| Analyst Rating | 3.96 of 5 |
JBHT Dividends
| Dividend Yield 12m | 1.01% |
| Yield on Cost 5y | 1.47% |
| Annual Growth 5y | 12.34% |
| Payout Consistency | 82.8% |
| Payout Ratio | 24.2% |
JBHT Growth Ratios
| Growth Correlation 3m | 28.2% |
| Growth Correlation 12m | -61.2% |
| Growth Correlation 5y | -3.2% |
| CAGR 5y | -0.08% |
| CAGR/Max DD 3y (Calmar Ratio) | 0.00 |
| CAGR/Mean DD 3y (Pain Ratio) | 0.00 |
| Sharpe Ratio 12m | -0.52 |
| Alpha | -27.42 |
| Beta | 1.243 |
| Volatility | 28.76% |
| Current Volume | 2472.3k |
| Average Volume 20d | 1523.4k |
| Stop Loss | 167.2 (-3.2%) |
| Signal | 0.94 |
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 6.0
| Net Income (572.7m TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 722.9m TTM) |
| FCFTA 0.10 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA 4.51pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp) |
| NWC/Revenue -2.13% (prev -0.94%; Δ -1.19pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp) |
| CFO/TA 0.20 (>3.0%) and CFO 1.61b > Net Income 572.7m (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%) |
| Net Debt (1.55b) to EBITDA (1.57b) ratio: 0.98 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5) |
| Current Ratio 0.87 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active) |
| Outstanding Shares last Quarter (98.4m) change vs 12m ago -3.63% (target <= -2.0% for YES) |
| Gross Margin 15.55% (prev 17.07%; Δ -1.52pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0) |
| Asset Turnover 146.6% (prev 147.1%; Δ -0.43pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio 11.43 (EBITDA TTM 1.57b / Interest Expense TTM 72.9m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3) |
Altman Z'' 4.28
| (A) -0.03 = (Total Current Assets 1.68b - Total Current Liabilities 1.93b) / Total Assets 8.11b |
| (B) 0.74 = Retained Earnings (Balance) 6.01b / Total Assets 8.11b |
| (C) 0.10 = EBIT TTM 833.0m / Avg Total Assets 8.22b |
| (D) 1.33 = Book Value of Equity 6.01b / Total Liabilities 4.54b |
| Total Rating: 4.28 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D) |
ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 54.64
| 1. Piotroski 6.0pt = 1.0 |
| 2. FCF Yield 4.51% = 2.25 |
| 3. FCF Margin 6.55% = 1.64 |
| 4. Debt/Equity 0.45 = 2.40 |
| 5. Debt/Ebitda 0.98 = 1.79 |
| 6. ROIC - WACC (= 1.93)% = 2.41 |
| 7. RoE 15.16% = 1.26 |
| 8. Rev. Trend -70.12% = -5.26 |
| 9. EPS Trend -57.25% = -2.86 |
What is the price of JBHT shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by +3.65%, over one month by +21.86%, over three months by +21.91% and over the past year by -4.07%.
Is JB Hunt Transport a good stock to buy?
Based on momentum, paid dividends and discounted-cash-flow analyses, the fair value of JBHT is around 154.15 USD . This means that JBHT is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of -10.71%.
Is JBHT a buy, sell or hold?
- Strong Buy: 11
- Buy: 3
- Hold: 12
- Sell: 0
- Strong Sell: 0
What are the forecasts/targets for the JBHT price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | 166 | -3.8% |
| Analysts Target Price | 166 | -3.8% |
| ValueRay Target Price | 173.7 | 0.6% |
JBHT Fundamental Data Overview October 29, 2025
P/E Trailing = 28.6297
P/E Forward = 19.4553
P/S = 1.3258
P/B = 3.5538
P/EG = 1.4668
Beta = 1.243
Revenue TTM = 12.05b USD
EBIT TTM = 833.0m USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.57b USD
Long Term Debt = 977.7m USD (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 699.6m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.60b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 1.55b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 17.52b USD (15.97b + Debt 1.60b - CCE 52.3m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 11.43 (Ebit TTM 833.0m / Interest Expense TTM 72.9m)
FCF Yield = 4.51% (FCF TTM 789.7m / Enterprise Value 17.52b)
FCF Margin = 6.55% (FCF TTM 789.7m / Revenue TTM 12.05b)
Net Margin = 4.75% (Net Income TTM 572.7m / Revenue TTM 12.05b)
Gross Margin = 15.55% ((Revenue TTM 12.05b - Cost of Revenue TTM 10.18b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 11.15% (prev 17.54%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 2.16 (Enterprise Value 17.52b / Total Assets 8.11b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.12% (Interest Expense 17.9m / Debt 1.60b)
Taxrate = 23.99% (53.9m / 224.8m)
NOPAT = 633.1m (EBIT 833.0m * (1 - 23.99%))
Current Ratio = 0.87 (Total Current Assets 1.68b / Total Current Liabilities 1.93b)
Debt / Equity = 0.45 (Debt 1.60b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 3.57b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.98 (Net Debt 1.55b / EBITDA 1.57b)
Debt / FCF = 1.96 (Net Debt 1.55b / FCF TTM 789.7m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 3.78b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 7.06% (Net Income 572.7m / Total Assets 8.11b)
RoE = 15.16% (Net Income TTM 572.7m / Total Stockholder Equity 3.78b)
RoCE = 17.52% (EBIT 833.0m / Capital Employed (Equity 3.78b + L.T.Debt 977.7m))
RoIC = 11.64% (NOPAT 633.1m / Invested Capital 5.44b)
WACC = 9.71% (E(15.97b)/V(17.58b) * Re(10.60%) + D(1.60b)/V(17.58b) * Rd(1.12%) * (1-Tc(0.24)))
Discount Rate = 10.60% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -2.77%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 70.73% ; FCFE base≈648.0m ; Y1≈693.3m ; Y5≈842.0m
Fair Price DCF = 102.4 (DCF Value 9.75b / Shares Outstanding 95.2m; 5y FCF grow 7.81% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: -57.25 | EPS CAGR: -3.11% | SUE: 1.94 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: -70.12 | Revenue CAGR: -6.29% | SUE: 0.38 | # QB: 0
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