JBHT vs ODFL
Hunt J B Transport Services Inc. and OLD Dominion Freight Line, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | JBHT | ODFL |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $12.0B | $5.5B |
| Net income | $598.3M | $1.0B |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | 5.0% | 18.6% |
| Return on equity | 15.8% | 23.9% |
| Diluted EPS | $6.12 | $4.84 |
| Dividend / share | $0.44 | $1.12 |
| Payout ratio | 28.6% | 23.0% |
| Free cash flow | $947.6M | $955.1M |
| Equity | $3.6B | $4.3B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.41× | −0.02× |
| Current ratio | 0.83× | 1.44× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 4.5% | 6.5% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 3.4% | 8.8% |
JBHT bills 2.2× the revenue of ODFL, and ODFL keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (18.6% against 5.0%).
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 | JBHT | ODFL |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $12.0B | $5.5B |
| FY2024 | $12.1B | $5.8B |
| FY2023 | $12.8B | $5.9B |
| FY2022 | $14.8B | $6.3B |
| FY2021 | $12.2B | $5.3B |
| FY2020 | $9.6B | $4.0B |
| FY2019 | $9.2B | $4.1B |
| FY2018 | $8.6B | $4.0B |
| FY2017 | $7.2B | $3.4B |
| FY2016 | $6.6B | $3.0B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | JBHT | ODFL |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $598.3M | $1.0B |
| FY2024 | $570.9M | $1.2B |
| FY2023 | $728.3M | $1.2B |
| FY2022 | $969.4M | $1.4B |
| FY2021 | $760.8M | $1.0B |
| FY2020 | $506.0M | $672.7M |
| FY2019 | $516.3M | $615.5M |
| FY2018 | $489.6M | $605.7M |
| FY2017 | $686.3M | $463.8M |
| FY2016 | $432.1M | $295.8M |
18 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$6,502,707,000 | JBHT |
| FY2024 | +$6,272,394,000 | JBHT |
| FY2023 | +$6,963,513,000 | JBHT |
| FY2022 | +$8,553,922,000 | JBHT |
| FY2021 | +$6,911,974,000 | JBHT |
| FY2020 | +$5,621,444,000 | JBHT |
| FY2019 | +$5,056,147,000 | JBHT |
| FY2018 | +$4,571,179,000 | JBHT |
| FY2017 | +$3,831,456,000 | JBHT |
| FY2016 | +$3,563,942,000 | JBHT |
| FY2015 | +$3,215,204,000 | JBHT |
| FY2014 | +$3,377,544,000 | JBHT |
| FY2013 | +$3,246,923,000 | JBHT |
| FY2012 | +$2,920,401,000 | JBHT |
| FY2011 | +$2,623,042,000 | JBHT |
| FY2010 | +$2,312,487,000 | JBHT |
| FY2009 | +$1,958,316,000 | JBHT |
| FY2008 | +$2,194,219,000 | 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 | −13.6 pp | ODFL |
| FY2024 | −15.7 pp | ODFL |
| FY2023 | −15.5 pp | ODFL |
| FY2022 | −15.5 pp | ODFL |
| FY2021 | −13.4 pp | ODFL |
| FY2020 | −11.5 pp | ODFL |
| FY2019 | −9.3 pp | ODFL |
| FY2018 | −9.3 pp | ODFL |
| FY2017 | −4.3 pp | ODFL |
| FY2016 | −3.3 pp | ODFL |
| FY2015 | −3.3 pp | ODFL |
| FY2014 | −3.5 pp | ODFL |
| FY2013 | −2.7 pp | ODFL |
| FY2012 | −1.8 pp | ODFL |
| FY2011 | −1.6 pp | ODFL |
| FY2010 | +0.2 pp | JBHT |
| FY2009 | +1.5 pp | JBHT |
| FY2008 | +0.9 pp | JBHT |
The higher net margin has changed hands between JBHT and ODFL over this period.
18 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
ODFL's net margin has been more volatile than JBHT's over the 18 comparable fiscal years — 6.0 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
The lead in net margin changed hands between JBHT and ODFL over these 18 fiscal years — JBHT led in 3 and ODFL in 15.
18 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
JBHT's return on equity has been more volatile than ODFL's over the 18 comparable fiscal years — 9.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 7.3.
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 JBHT and ODFL over these 18 fiscal years — JBHT led in 12 and ODFL in 6.
18 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.