(ARCB) ArcBest - NASDAQ
Sector: Industrials | Industry: Trucking | Exchange: NASDAQ (USA) | Market Cap: 3.218m USD | Total Return: 103.7% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 63.6M
EPS Trend: -76.6%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -96.3%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
No concerns identified
Tailwinds
Rs Leader, Confidence
ArcBest Corporation (NASDAQ: ARCB) is a U.S.-based integrated logistics company headquartered in Fort Smith, Arkansas, that has been operating since 1923 and went public in 1992. It operates through two main segments: an Asset-Based segment, which focuses on less-than-truckload (LTL) freight services transporting a wide range of general commodities, and an Asset-Light segment, which offers brokerage, expedited, intermodal, ocean, air, warehousing, and managed transportation services. The company was renamed from Arkansas Best Corporation to ArcBest in May 2014 to better reflect its expansion beyond its original LTL business. Classified within the Industrials sector under cargo ground transportation, ArcBest competes in a market where asset-based carriers and asset-light brokerage models are increasingly blended to serve shippers seeking flexible, multi-modal supply chain solutions.
- LTL pricing and tonnage trends drive Asset-Based segment margins
- Asset-Light segment growth diversifies revenue beyond traditional trucking
- Industrial production slowdown pressures overall freight volumes
- Driver wage inflation and labor shortages weigh on operating costs
| Net Income: 55.9m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.06 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 3.79 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -1.21% < 20% (prev 0.02%; Δ -1.23% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.11 > 3% & CFO 259.8m > Net Income 55.9m |
| Net Debt (610.1m) to EBITDA (266.2m): 2.29 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.93 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (22.3m) vs 12m ago -4.01% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 4.09% > 18% (prev 8.04%; Δ -3.94% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 166.2% > 50% (prev 170.7%; Δ -4.60% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 6.58 > 6 (EBIT TTM 91.5m / Interest Expense TTM 13.9m) |
| A: -0.02 (Total Current Assets 643.2m - Total Current Liabilities 692.0m) / Total Assets 2.46b |
| B: 0.60 (Retained Earnings 1.48b / Total Assets 2.46b) |
| C: 0.04 (EBIT TTM 91.5m / Avg Total Assets 2.43b) |
| D: 1.10 (Book Value of Equity 1.29b / Total Liabilities 1.17b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 3.24 = A |
| DSRI: 0.99 (Receivables 454.8m/468.3m, Revenue 4.04b/4.11b) |
| GMI: 1.96 (GM 8.04% / 4.09%) |
| AQI: 1.36 (AQ_t 0.28 / AQ_t-1 0.20) |
| SGI: 0.98 (Revenue 4.04b / 4.11b) |
| TATA: -0.08 (NI 55.9m - CFO 259.8m) / TA 2.46b) |
| Beneish M = -1.97 (Cap -4..+1) = B |
As of June 26, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 150.02 with a total of 352,311 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +2.86%, over one month by +15.85%, over three months by +56.80% and over the past year by +103.65%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 141.60 (which is 5.6% or 1.2 ATR below the current price).
ArcBest has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.69. Therefore, it is recommended to hold ARCB.
- StrongBuy: 4
- Buy: 2
- Hold: 6
- Sell: 1
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 153.4 | 2.2% |
P/E Trailing = 59.2336
P/E Forward = 20.6186
P/S = 0.7961
P/B = 2.4975
P/EG = 0.4985
Revenue TTM = 4.04b USD
EBIT TTM = 91.5m USD
EBITDA TTM = 266.2m USD
Long Term Debt = 129.6m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 130.9m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 696.5m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 236.4m
Net Debt = 610.1m USD (calculated: Debt 696.5m - CCE 86.4m)
Enterprise Value = 3.83b USD (3.22b + Debt 696.5m - CCE 86.4m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 6.58 (Ebit TTM 91.5m / Interest Expense TTM 13.9m)
EV/FCF = 24.58x (Enterprise Value 3.83b / FCF TTM 155.8m)
FCF Yield = 4.07% (FCF TTM 155.8m / Enterprise Value 3.83b)
FCF Margin = 3.85% (FCF TTM 155.8m / Revenue TTM 4.04b)
Net Margin = 1.38% (Net Income TTM 55.9m / Revenue TTM 4.04b)
Gross Margin = 4.09% ((Revenue TTM 4.04b - Cost of Revenue TTM 3.88b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 0.34% (prev -0.85%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.56 (Enterprise Value 3.83b / Total Assets 2.46b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 2.00% (Interest Expense 13.9m / Debt 696.5m)
Taxrate = 27.91% (21.7m / 77.6m)
NOPAT = 65.9m (EBIT 91.5m * (1 - 27.91%))
Current Ratio = 0.93 (Total Current Assets 643.2m / Total Current Liabilities 692.0m)
Debt / Equity = 0.54 (Debt 696.5m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.29b)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.29 (Net Debt 610.1m / EBITDA 266.2m)
Debt / FCF = 3.92 (Net Debt 610.1m / FCF TTM 155.8m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.30b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 2.30% (Net Income 55.9m / Total Assets 2.46b)
RoE = 4.30% (Net Income TTM 55.9m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.30b)
RoCE = 6.39% (EBIT 91.5m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.30b + L.T.Debt 129.6m))
RoIC = 3.64% (NOPAT 65.9m / Invested Capital 1.81b)
WACC = 8.40% (E(3.22b)/V(3.91b) * Re(9.91%) + D(696.5m)/V(3.91b) * Rd(2.00%) * (1-Tc(0.28)))
Discount Rate = 9.91% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -82.22 | Cagr: -3.58%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.80% ; FCFF base≈117.9m ; Y1≈135.2m ; Y5≈199.0m
[DCF] Fair Price = 105.9 (EV 2.97b - Net Debt 610.1m = Equity 2.36b / Shares 22.3m; r=8.40% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -76.56 | EPS CAGR: -32.80% | SUE: 0.03 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -96.27 | Revenue CAGR: -5.59% | SUE: 0.03 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=2.00 | Chg30d=+21.66% | Revisions=+20% | Analysts=12
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=2.07 | Chg30d=+13.21% | Revisions=+20% | Analysts=12
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=5.92 | Chg30d=+14.86% | Revisions=+20% | GrowthEPS=+60.1% | GrowthRev=+10.7%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=8.50 | Chg30d=+6.37% | Revisions=+20% | GrowthEPS=+43.4% | GrowthRev=+6.5%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +20%