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    JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT)

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    INDUSTRIALS • INTEGRATED FREIGHT & LOGISTICS • NASDAQ

    $235.31
    +3.15 (+1.36%)

    Market Cap: $21.48B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    57%(23/40)
    Avg Surprise
    +1.05%
    Streak
    7 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$2.30
    Range$2.11 - $2.63
    19 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $4.0B
    Range$3.5B - $4.4B
    19 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$2.30---
    Sep 26
    Reported Oct 15
    		$1.82$1.81+0.55%Beat+3.4%
    Jun 26
    Reported Jul 15
    		$1.91$1.71+11.70%Beat+45.8%
    Mar 26
    Reported Apr 15
    		$1.49$1.45+2.76%Beat+27.4%
    Dec 25
    Reported Jan 15
    		$1.90$1.81+4.97%Beat+24.2%
    Sep 25
    Reported Oct 15
    		$1.76$1.46+20.55%Beat+18.1%
    Jun 25
    Reported Jul 15
    		$1.31$1.30+0.77%Beat-0.8%
    Mar 25
    Reported Apr 15
    		$1.17$1.14+2.63%Beat-4.1%
    Dec 24
    Reported Jan 16
    		$1.53$1.62-5.56%Miss+4.1%
    Sep 24
    Reported Oct 15
    		$1.49$1.39+7.19%Beat-17.2%
    Jun 24
    Reported Jul 16
    		$1.32$1.48-10.81%Miss-27.1%
    Mar 24
    Reported Apr 16
    		$1.22$1.51-19.21%Miss-35.4%
    Dec 23
    Reported Jan 18
    		$1.47$1.74-15.52%Miss-23.4%
    Sep 23
    Reported Oct 17
    		$1.80$1.83-1.64%Miss-30.0%
    Jun 23
    Reported Jul 18
    		$1.81$1.90-4.74%Miss-25.2%
    Mar 23
    Reported Apr 17
    		$1.89$2.01-5.97%Miss-17.5%
    Dec 22
    Reported Jan 18
    		$1.92$2.44-21.31%Miss-15.8%
    Sep 22
    Reported Oct 18
    		$2.57$2.46+4.47%Beat+36.7%
    Jun 22
    Reported Jul 19
    		$2.42$2.35+2.98%Beat+50.3%
    Mar 22
    Reported Apr 18
    		$2.29$1.94+18.04%Beat+67.2%
    Dec 21
    Reported Jan 18
    		$2.28$2.02+12.87%Beat+58.3%
    Sep 21
    Reported Oct 15
    		$1.88$1.78+5.62%Beat+59.3%
    Jun 21
    Reported Jul 19
    		$1.61$1.57+2.55%Beat+41.2%
    Mar 21
    Reported Apr 15
    		$1.37$1.17+17.09%Beat+39.8%
    Dec 20
    Reported Jan 19
    		$1.44$1.31+9.92%Beat+6.7%
    Sep 20
    Reported Oct 16
    		$1.18$1.29-8.53%Miss-15.7%
    Jun 20
    Reported Jul 16
    		$1.14$0.85+34.12%Beat-16.8%
    Mar 20
    Reported Apr 14
    		$0.98$0.98+0.00%Beat-10.1%
    Dec 19
    Reported Mar 2
    		$1.35$1.51-10.60%Miss-24.2%
    Sep 19
    Reported Oct 15
    		$1.40$1.45-3.45%Miss-4.8%
    Jun 19
    Reported Jul 15
    		$1.37$1.35+1.48%Beat+0.0%
    Mar 19
    Reported Apr 15
    		$1.09$1.25-12.80%Miss+1.9%
    Dec 18
    Reported Feb 22
    		$1.78$1.48+20.27%Beat+102.3%
    Sep 18
    Reported Oct 15
    		$1.47$1.39+5.76%Beat+61.5%
    Jun 18
    Reported Jul 16
    		$1.37$1.28+7.03%Beat+55.7%
    Mar 18
    Reported Apr 16
    		$1.07$1.06+0.94%Beat+33.8%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 23
    		$0.88$1.02-13.73%Miss-9.3%
    Sep 17
    Reported Oct 13
    		$0.91$0.96-5.21%Miss-
    Jun 17
    Reported Jul 17
    		$0.88$0.91-3.30%Miss-
    Mar 17
    Reported Apr 17
    		$0.80$0.85-5.88%Miss-
    Dec 16
    Reported Jan 19
    		$0.97$1.01-3.96%Miss-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield0.76%
    Forward Annual Dividend$1.80
    Payout Ratio24.98%
    FrequencyQuarterly
    Pay MonthsFeb, May, Aug, Nov

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+3.23%
    5Y CAGR+10.26%
    JBHT dividend history and ex-dividend datesRun JBHT in the free DRIP calculator

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio33.33EV/EBITDA13.91x
    Price/FCF20.14xFCF Yield4.97%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin5.31%Operating Margin7.42%
    ROE18.40%ROIC15.08%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.31xInterest Coverage13.65x
    Current Ratio1.26xQuick Ratio1.26x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta1.31Avg Volume1.24M
    52-Week High$299.2652-Week Low$156.95

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$229.50
    SMA 20$229.93
    SMA 50$252.36
    SMA 200$244.41
    EMA 10$230.71
    EMA 20$234.34
    EMA 50$247.01
    EMA 200$238.89

    MACD

    Line: -6.31Signal: -8.35Hist: 2.05

    ADX

    ADX: 32.7+DI: 19.8-DI: 26.7

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up12.0
    Aroon Down76.0
    PSAR$223.05

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$238.41
    Lower Band$221.46
    %B Position737%(Upper)
    Band Width0.82

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    47.3

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K76.0
    Stoch %D58.3
    Williams %R-4.8
    ROC (10d)3.6%
    Momentum8.11
    CCI (20d)88.4
    MFI (14d)54.3

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$6.52(2.8%)
    StdDev (20d)4.24
    Hist Vol25.7%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$234.09
    OBV14.3M
    AD Line-84.8M
    CMF (20d)0.013

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)1.0M
    Vol Ratio1.2x
    VWMA (20d)$230.35

    Pivot Points

    R3$240.61
    R2$236.65
    R1$234.41
    Pivot Point$230.45
    S1$228.21
    S2$224.25
    S3$222.01

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-21.91
    Ultimate Osc62.6
    KST-111.45

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$3.50B$3.06B$3.10B$3.05B$2.93B$2.92B$3.15B$3.07B$2.93B$2.94B$3.30B$3.16B
    Cost of Revenue$1.07B$971.74M$5.39B$996.99M$2.38B$970.99M$5.46B$968.29M$978.38M$2.40B$-559,080,000$999.15M
    Gross Profit$2.43B$2.08B$-2,290,429,000$2.06B$551.74M$1.95B$-2,312,630,000$2.10B$1.95B$547.37M$3.86B$2.16B
    Operating Expenses$2.17B$1.88B$-2,536,887,000$1.81B$354.46M$1.77B$-2,519,669,000$1.88B$1.74B$353.00M$3.66B$1.92B
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$65.72M$61.85M$64.66M$69.00M$74.88M$72.97M$82.47M$72.39M$74.71M$76.78M$83.28M$69.41M
    Operating Income$259.45M$207.05M$246.46M$242.66M$197.27M$178.68M$207.04M$224.11M$205.71M$194.37M$203.28M$241.72M
    Interest Income$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Interest Expense$16.77M$17.90M$17.45M$17.87M$21.29M$18.60M$22.42M$20.75M$20.20M$15.65M$23.95M$12.59M
    Income Before Tax$242.68M$189.15M$233.25M$224.79M$175.99M$160.08M$191.93M$203.36M$185.51M$178.72M$186.95M$229.13M
    Income Tax Expense$61.65M$47.59M$52.19M$53.94M$47.37M$42.34M$36.47M$51.29M$49.64M$51.23M$33.41M$41.70M
    Net Income$181.03M$141.55M$181.07M$170.85M$128.62M$117.74M$155.45M$152.07M$135.87M$127.49M$153.54M$187.43M
    EBITDA$440.06M$386.46M$425.66M$421.78M$374.25M$358.16M$412.54M$412.09M$390.37M$377.37M$397.74M$429.43M
    EBIT$259.45M$207.05M$246.46M$242.66M$197.27M$178.68M$207.04M$224.11M$205.71M$194.37M$203.28M$241.72M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    Benzinga•10/16/26•Somewhat-Bearish

    JB Hunt reports 22% YoY drop in dedicated Q3 operating income

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    JBHT Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    33.3x
    Forward P/E
    23.9x
    EV/EBITDA
    13.9x
    P/FCF
    20.1x
    PEG
    1.7x
    P/B
    6.1x
    See GNG's fair value

    JBHT Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    33.7%
    Operating margin
    7.4%
    Net margin
    5.3%
    ROIC
    15.1%
    ROE
    18.4%
    FCF margin
    8.7%
    FCF yield
    5.0%

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    Sector: Industrials

    JBHT Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Buy
    Analysts
    24
    Strong Buy
    3
    Buy
    12
    Hold
    7
    Sell
    1
    Strong Sell
    1

    JBHT Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • JBHT earns a 15.1% return on invested capital.
    • JBHT beat EPS estimates in 87.5% of its last 8 reported quarters.
    • JBHT grew quarterly revenue 19.4% year over year.

    JBHT Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    7 of 8 quarters (87.5%)
    Average surprise
    4.8%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Dec 31, 2026)
    $2.30

    JBHT Dividend

    Forward yield
    0.8%
    Payout ratio
    25.0%
    3Y DPS growth
    3.2%
    5Y DPS growth
    10.3%
    Pay months
    Feb, May, Aug, Nov
    JBHT dividend history

    Frequently Asked Questions About JBHT

    What is JBHT's current dividend yield?

    JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT) has a forward dividend yield of 0.76%.

    Does JBHT pay dividends?

    Yes, JB Hunt Transport Services Inc pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 0.76%.

    What is JBHT's P/E ratio?

    JB Hunt Transport Services Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 33.33.

    What is JBHT's market cap?

    JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT) has a market capitalization of $21.48B with a current stock price of $235.31.

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