TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 967.1M
Gross Profit 55.5M 5.74%
Operating Income 6.6M 0.69%
Net Income 3.1M 0.32%
EPS (Diluted) $0.13

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 2.4B
Total Liabilities 1.1B
Shareholders Equity 1.3B
Debt to Equity 0.86

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow -24.6M
Free Cash Flow -40.0M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

ArcBest Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i4.2B4.4B5.0B3.8B2.9B
Cost of Goods Sold i3.8B4.0B4.5B3.4B2.7B
Gross Profit i350.0M378.4M573.5M406.3M228.1M
Gross Margin % i8.4%8.5%11.4%10.8%7.8%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i-----
Selling, General & Administrative i---452.2M359.7M
Other Operating Expenses i194.1M194.8M160.7M129.4M129.8M
Total Operating Expenses i194.1M194.8M160.7M581.6M489.6M
Operating Income i155.9M183.7M412.8M277.0M98.3M
Operating Margin % i3.7%4.1%8.2%7.4%3.3%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i11.6M14.7M3.9M1.2M3.6M
Interest Expense i9.0M9.1M7.7M8.9M11.7M
Other Non-Operating Income60.2M-2.4M-20.7M3.8M2.3M
Pre-tax Income i218.7M186.9M388.3M273.1M92.5M
Income Tax i45.4M44.8M93.7M62.6M21.4M
Effective Tax Rate % i20.7%23.9%24.1%22.9%23.1%
Net Income i174.0M195.4M298.2M213.5M71.1M
Net Margin % i4.2%4.4%5.9%5.7%2.4%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i288.2M352.8M554.4M406.2M222.6M
EPS (Basic) i$7.30$8.14$12.13$8.38$2.80
EPS (Diluted) i$7.30$7.93$11.69$7.98$2.69
Basic Shares Outstanding i2355341024018801245852052547193925410232
Diluted Shares Outstanding i2355341024018801245852052547193925410232

Income Statement Trend

ArcBest Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i127.4M262.2M158.3M76.6M304.0M
Short-term Investments i29.8M67.8M167.7M48.3M65.4M
Accounts Receivable i394.8M430.1M517.5M582.3M320.9M
Inventory i-----
Other Current Assets11.0M11.1M11.9M5.9M4.4M
Total Current Assets i675.6M884.8M989.8M776.1M758.2M
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i1.4B1.3B1.2B1.1B1.0B
Goodwill i698.1M710.7M723.2M727.3M231.6M
Intangible Assets i88.6M101.2M113.7M126.6M55.0M
Long-term Investments-----
Other Non-Current Assets101.9M109.6M119.3M107.1M83.7M
Total Non-Current Assets i1.8B1.6B1.5B1.3B1.0B
Total Assets i2.4B2.5B2.5B2.1B1.8B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i172.8M214.0M269.9M311.4M170.9M
Short-term Debt i98.3M99.1M92.5M73.4M88.6M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities--51.7M--
Total Current Liabilities i666.0M701.6M768.5M702.7M506.5M
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i315.1M338.6M346.2M263.8M315.0M
Deferred Tax Liabilities i78.6M55.8M60.5M64.9M72.4M
Other Non-Current Liabilities42.2M133.5M154.7M135.5M37.9M
Total Non-Current Liabilities i449.4M541.2M574.4M480.9M443.9M
Total Liabilities i1.1B1.2B1.3B1.2B950.4M
Equity
Common Stock i304.0K300.0K298.0K294.0K290.0K
Retained Earnings i1.4B1.3B1.1B801.3M595.9M
Treasury Stock i451.0M375.8M284.3M194.3M111.2M
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i1.3B1.2B1.2B929.1M828.6M
Key Metrics
Total Debt i413.5M437.7M438.7M337.1M403.5M
Working Capital i9.7M183.2M221.3M73.4M251.6M

Balance Sheet Composition

ArcBest Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i174.0M195.4M298.2M213.5M71.1M
Depreciation & Amortization i149.1M145.7M140.0M124.2M118.4M
Stock-Based Compensation i11.4M11.4M12.8M11.4M10.5M
Working Capital Changes i-1.8M27.0M13.3M-2.6M4.2M
Operating Cash Flow i264.0M284.8M476.3M339.0M211.9M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i-207.7M-211.3M-128.5M-44.6M-29.9M
Acquisitions i002.8M-230.4M0
Investment Purchases i-29.2M-96.5M-182.4M-81.4M-165.1M
Investment Sales i66.6M198.1M64.3M73.2M216.7M
Investing Cash Flow i-170.4M-109.7M-243.8M-283.1M21.7M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i-75.2M-91.5M-65.0M-83.1M-6.6M
Dividends Paid i-11.3M-11.5M-10.8M-8.1M-8.2M
Debt Issuance i0072.2M53.5M225.0M
Debt Repayment i-120.5M-69.2M-115.5M-171.9M-326.1M
Financing Cash Flow i-233.3M-196.6M-128.0M-247.6M68.6M
Free Cash Flow i45.8M90.2M305.3M245.0M148.5M
Net Change in Cash i-139.8M-21.5M104.5M-191.8M302.2M

Cash Flow Trend

ArcBest Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 10.82
Forward P/E 9.29
Price to Book 1.27
Price to Sales 0.41
PEG Ratio 9.29

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 3.90%
Operating Margin 3.38%
Return on Equity 12.50%
Return on Assets 2.93%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.96
Debt to Equity 37.79
Beta 1.69

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $6.70
Book Value per Share $57.03
Revenue per Share $174.04

Peer Financial Comparison

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
arcb1.6B10.821.2712.50%3.90%37.79
Old Dominion Freight 30.5B28.207.2026.25%19.42%4.02
XPO 14.2B41.677.9621.04%4.31%238.63
Werner Enterprises 1.6B31.591.133.49%1.77%49.73
Marten Transport 973.4M47.761.262.72%2.27%0.04
Universal Logistics 621.5M10.220.959.67%3.66%121.69

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.