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    Old Dominion Freight Line Inc (ODFL)

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    INDUSTRIALS • TRUCKING • NASDAQ

    $188.88
    +4.51 (+2.45%)

    Market Cap: $39.28B

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

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    87%(34/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +7.55%
    Streak
    4 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$1.61
    Range$1.57 - $1.65
    18 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    1
    0
    7d
    2
    1
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$1.52+5.6%
    60d ago$1.59+1.1%
    30d ago$1.59+1.0%
    7d ago$1.59+0.8%
    Current$1.61
    Revenue Consensus
    $1.6B
    Range$1.5B - $1.6B
    18 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$1.65
    Range$1.41 - $1.79
    20 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $1.5B
    Range$1.4B - $1.6B
    19 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$1.65---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$1.61---
    Jun 26
    Reported Jul 29
    		$1.68$1.52+10.53%Beat+32.3%
    Mar 26
    Reported Apr 29
    		$1.14$1.05+8.57%Beat-4.2%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 4
    		$1.09$1.06+2.83%Beat-11.4%
    Sep 25
    Reported Oct 29
    		$1.28$1.22+4.92%Beat-10.5%
    Jun 25
    Reported Jul 30
    		$1.27$1.29-1.55%Miss-14.2%
    Mar 25
    Reported Apr 23
    		$1.19$1.14+4.39%Beat-11.2%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 5
    		$1.23$1.16+6.03%Beat-16.3%
    Sep 24
    Reported Oct 23
    		$1.43$1.42+0.70%Beat-7.7%
    Jun 24
    Reported Jul 24
    		$1.48$1.45+2.07%Beat+13.8%
    Mar 24
    Reported Apr 24
    		$1.34$1.34+0.00%Beat+3.9%
    Dec 23
    Reported Jan 31
    		$1.47$1.42+3.52%Beat+0.7%
    Sep 23
    Reported Oct 25
    		$1.55$1.45+6.90%Beat-7.7%
    Jun 23
    Reported Jul 26
    		$1.30$1.32-1.52%Miss-21.2%
    Mar 23
    Reported Apr 26
    		$1.29$1.35-4.44%Miss-0.8%
    Dec 22
    Reported Feb 1
    		$1.46$1.34+8.96%Beat+20.7%
    Sep 22
    Reported Oct 26
    		$1.68$1.54+9.09%Beat+35.5%
    Jun 22
    Reported Jul 27
    		$1.65$1.58+4.43%Beat+42.2%
    Mar 22
    Reported Apr 27
    		$1.30$1.21+7.44%Beat+52.9%
    Dec 21
    Reported Feb 2
    		$1.21$1.14+6.14%Beat+49.4%
    Sep 21
    Reported Oct 27
    		$1.24$1.19+4.20%Beat+44.2%
    Jun 21
    Reported Jul 28
    		$1.16$1.11+4.50%Beat+84.1%
    Mar 21
    Reported Apr 22
    		$0.85$0.79+7.59%Beat+51.8%
    Dec 20
    Reported Feb 4
    		$0.81$0.79+2.53%Beat+35.0%
    Sep 20
    Reported Oct 27
    		$0.86$0.76+13.16%Beat+26.5%
    Jun 20
    Reported Jul 30
    		$0.63$0.53+18.87%Beat-12.5%
    Mar 20
    Reported Apr 23
    		$0.56$0.56+0.00%Beat+1.8%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 6
    		$0.60$0.60+0.00%Beat-7.7%
    Sep 19
    Reported Oct 24
    		$0.68$0.71-4.23%Miss-4.2%
    Jun 19
    Reported Jul 25
    		$0.72$0.71+1.41%Beat+9.1%
    Mar 19
    Reported Apr 25
    		$0.55$0.52+5.77%Beat+25.0%
    Dec 18
    Reported Feb 7
    		$0.65$0.58+12.07%Beat-18.8%
    Sep 18
    Reported Oct 25
    		$0.71$0.65+9.23%Beat+73.2%
    Jun 18
    Reported Jul 26
    		$0.66$0.61+8.20%Beat+65.0%
    Mar 18
    Reported Apr 26
    		$0.44$0.43+2.33%Beat+63.0%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 8
    		$0.80$0.37+116.22%Beat+185.7%
    Sep 17
    Reported Oct 26
    		$0.41$0.39+5.13%Beat-
    Jun 17
    Reported Jul 27
    		$0.40$0.37+8.11%Beat-
    Mar 17
    Reported Apr 27
    		$0.27$0.26+3.85%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Feb 2
    		$0.28$0.29-3.45%Miss-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield0.61%
    Forward Annual Dividend$1.16
    Payout Ratio21.92%
    FrequencyQuarterly
    Pay MonthsMar, Jun, Sep, Dec

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+23.13%
    5Y CAGR+30.00%
    ODFL dividend history and ex-dividend datesRun ODFL in the free DRIP calculator

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio36.39EV/EBITDA21.48x
    Price/FCF35.18xFCF Yield2.84%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin19.40%Operating Margin28.80%
    ROE24.80%ROIC23.75%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.00xInterest Coverage2179.09x
    Current Ratio1.89xQuick Ratio1.89x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta1.20Avg Volume1.89M
    52-Week High$251.6452-Week Low$125.23

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$181.54
    SMA 20$178.66
    SMA 50$189.56
    SMA 200$200.51
    EMA 10$182.35
    EMA 20$181.73
    EMA 50$189.21
    EMA 200$193.69

    MACD

    Line: -0.89Signal: -3.02Hist: 2.13

    ADX

    ADX: 36.1+DI: 20.4-DI: 21.0

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up100.0
    Aroon Down28.0
    PSAR$178.07

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$186.85
    Lower Band$170.48
    %B Position916%(Upper)
    Band Width1.12

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    59.7

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K96.2
    Stoch %D93.2
    Williams %R-1.9
    ROC (10d)6.1%
    Momentum10.78
    CCI (20d)212.4
    MFI (14d)70.4

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$4.81(2.5%)
    StdDev (20d)4.09
    Hist Vol23.8%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$187.68
    OBV46.0M
    AD Line-106.8M
    CMF (20d)0.099

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)1.9M
    Vol Ratio1.2x
    VWMA (20d)$178.48

    Pivot Points

    R3$190.82
    R2$187.79
    R1$186.08
    Pivot Point$183.05
    S1$181.34
    S2$178.31
    S3$176.60

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-5.84
    Ultimate Osc67.1
    KST-34.49

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$1.55B$1.33B$1.31B$1.41B$1.41B$1.37B$1.39B$1.47B$1.50B$1.46B$1.50B$1.52B
    Cost of Revenue$763.61M$666.06M$667.67M$691.31M$700.64M$685.75M$674.90M$712.18M$725.95M$699.10M$690.90M$694.64M
    Gross Profit$790.39M$668.64M$639.63M$715.20M$707.09M$689.11M$710.93M$758.03M$772.75M$760.97M$804.64M$820.63M
    Operating Expenses$325.09M$351.30M$335.38M$354.36M$349.19M$351.06M$376.91M$356.17M$351.05M$374.55M$383.63M$375.61M
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$224.10M$198.63M$180.32M$199.19M$184.13M$198.04M$192.68M$205.51M$213.07M$224.99M$213.98M$228.30M
    Operating Income$465.30M$317.34M$304.25M$360.84M$357.89M$338.06M$334.02M$401.86M$421.69M$386.43M$421.01M$445.02M
    Interest Income$2.44M$2.28M$1.24M$559,000$684,000$1.66M$1.90M$1.77M$5.96M$7.37M$5.31M$2.31M
    Interest Expense$76,000$299,000$284,000$4,000$6,000$2,000$25,000$19,000$131,000$37,000$85,000$90,000
    Income Before Tax$467.47M$317.68M$305.15M$360.30M$357.22M$338.64M$335.18M$403.09M$426.45M$392.88M$425.32M$446.38M
    Income Tax Expense$116.87M$79.42M$75.68M$89.35M$88.59M$83.98M$72.03M$94.51M$104.40M$100.58M$102.51M$107.09M
    Net Income$350.60M$238.26M$229.47M$270.95M$268.63M$254.66M$263.14M$308.58M$322.05M$292.30M$322.81M$339.29M
    EBITDA$556.81M$408.00M$396.86M$451.97M$447.20M$426.12M$422.11M$488.01M$505.18M$470.08M$504.75M$528.22M
    EBIT$465.10M$315.70M$304.19M$359.75M$356.54M$336.98M$333.30M$401.34M$420.62M$385.55M$420.10M$444.16M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    ODFL Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    36.4x
    Forward P/E
    27.3x
    EV/EBITDA
    21.5x
    P/FCF
    35.2x
    PEG
    2.2x
    P/B
    8.6x
    See GNG's fair value

    ODFL Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    50.2%
    Operating margin
    28.8%
    Net margin
    19.4%
    ROIC
    23.8%
    ROE
    24.8%
    FCF margin
    19.9%
    FCF yield
    2.8%

    ODFL Competitors

    CompanyTicker
    Waste Connections IncWCN
    Rocket Lab USA Inc.RKLB
    Ferguson PlcFERG
    Elbit Systems LtdESLT
    Heico CorporationHEI
    Axon Enterprise Inc.AXON
    L3Harris Technologies IncLHX
    United Airlines Holdings IncUAL

    Sector: Industrials

    ODFL Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Hold
    Analysts
    24
    Strong Buy
    1
    Buy
    9
    Hold
    12
    Sell
    1
    Strong Sell
    1

    ODFL Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • ODFL earns a 23.8% return on invested capital.
    • ODFL converts 19.9% of revenue into free cash flow.
    • ODFL beat EPS estimates in 87.5% of its last 8 reported quarters.

    ODFL Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    7 of 8 quarters (87.5%)
    Average surprise
    4.6%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $1.61
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    2 up, 1 down

    ODFL Dividend

    Forward yield
    0.6%
    Payout ratio
    21.9%
    3Y DPS growth
    23.1%
    5Y DPS growth
    30.0%
    Pay months
    Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
    ODFL dividend history

    Frequently Asked Questions About ODFL

    What is ODFL's current dividend yield?

    Old Dominion Freight Line Inc (ODFL) has a forward dividend yield of 0.61%.

    Does ODFL pay dividends?

    Yes, Old Dominion Freight Line Inc pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 0.61%.

    What is ODFL's P/E ratio?

    Old Dominion Freight Line Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 36.39.

    What is ODFL's market cap?

    Old Dominion Freight Line Inc (ODFL) has a market capitalization of $39.28B with a current stock price of $188.88.

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