ARCB vs JBHT
Arcbest Corp. and Hunt J B Transport Services Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | ARCB | JBHT |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.0B | $12.0B |
| Net income | $60.1M | $598.3M |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | 1.5% | 5.0% |
| Return on equity | 4.6% | 15.8% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.62 | $6.12 |
| Dividend / share | · | $0.44 |
| Payout ratio | 18.3% | 28.6% |
| Free cash flow | $114.2M | $947.6M |
| Equity | $1.3B | $3.6B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.09× | 0.41× |
| Current ratio | 0.95× | 0.83× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 6.4% | 4.5% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −3.3% | 3.4% |
JBHT bills 3.0× the revenue of ARCB, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (5.0% against 1.5%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | ARCB | JBHT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $4.0B | $12.0B |
| FY2024 | $4.2B | $12.1B |
| FY2023 | $4.4B | $12.8B |
| FY2022 | $5.0B | $14.8B |
| FY2021 | $3.8B | $12.2B |
| FY2020 | $2.9B | $9.6B |
| FY2019 | $3.0B | $9.2B |
| FY2018 | $3.1B | $8.6B |
| FY2017 | $2.8B | $7.2B |
| FY2016 | $2.7B | $6.6B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | ARCB | JBHT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $60.1M | $598.3M |
| FY2024 | $174.0M | $570.9M |
| FY2023 | $195.4M | $728.3M |
| FY2022 | $298.2M | $969.4M |
| FY2021 | $213.5M | $760.8M |
| FY2020 | $71.1M | $506.0M |
| FY2019 | $40.0M | $516.3M |
| FY2018 | $67.3M | $489.6M |
| FY2017 | $59.7M | $686.3M |
| FY2016 | $18.7M | $432.1M |
18 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$7,988,938,000 | JBHT |
| FY2024 | −$7,908,185,000 | JBHT |
| FY2023 | −$8,402,222,000 | JBHT |
| FY2022 | −$9,784,991,000 | JBHT |
| FY2021 | −$8,402,117,000 | JBHT |
| FY2020 | −$6,696,410,000 | JBHT |
| FY2019 | −$6,176,948,000 | JBHT |
| FY2018 | −$5,521,086,000 | JBHT |
| FY2017 | −$4,363,111,000 | JBHT |
| FY2016 | −$3,855,240,000 | JBHT |
| FY2015 | −$3,520,741,000 | JBHT |
| FY2014 | −$3,552,748,000 | JBHT |
| FY2013 | −$3,285,022,000 | JBHT |
| FY2012 | −$2,988,981,000 | JBHT |
| FY2011 | −$2,619,233,000 | JBHT |
| FY2010 | −$2,135,621,000 | JBHT |
| FY2009 | −$1,730,420,000 | JBHT |
| FY2008 | −$1,898,891,000 | JBHT |
JBHT has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 18 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
18 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
18 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −3.5 pp | JBHT |
| FY2024 | −0.6 pp | JBHT |
| FY2023 | −1.3 pp | JBHT |
| FY2022 | −0.6 pp | JBHT |
| FY2021 | −0.6 pp | JBHT |
| FY2020 | −2.8 pp | JBHT |
| FY2019 | −4.3 pp | JBHT |
| FY2018 | −3.5 pp | JBHT |
| FY2017 | −7.4 pp | JBHT |
| FY2016 | −5.9 pp | JBHT |
| FY2015 | −5.2 pp | JBHT |
| FY2014 | −4.3 pp | JBHT |
| FY2013 | −5.4 pp | JBHT |
| FY2012 | −6.5 pp | JBHT |
| FY2011 | −5.3 pp | JBHT |
| FY2010 | −7.2 pp | JBHT |
| FY2009 | −12.9 pp | JBHT |
| FY2008 | −3.8 pp | JBHT |
JBHT has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 18 fiscal years.
18 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
ARCB's net margin has been more volatile than JBHT's over the 18 comparable fiscal years — 3.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.1.
18 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
JBHT led in net margin in every one of the 18 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
18 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
ARCB's return on equity has been more volatile than JBHT's over the 18 comparable fiscal years — 10.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 9.4.
18 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between ARCB and JBHT over these 18 fiscal years — ARCB led in 1 and JBHT in 17.
18 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.