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ARCBEST CORP /DE/ ARCB
ARCBEST CORP /DE/ (ARCB) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.34% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $4.0B at a 1.5% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | Goldman Sachs | Buy (main) |
| 2026-06-15 | Citigroup | Buy (main) |
| 2026-06-09 | TD Cowen | Hold (main) |
| 2026-06-08 | JP Morgan | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-06-05 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight (main) |
| 2026-06-05 | B of A Securities | Neutral (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Transportation & Utilities · percentile among 348 companies
Percentile vs other Transportation & Utilities companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | -0.013 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.605 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.037 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.12 |
Sector peers · similar-size Transportation & Utilities companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCB | ARCBEST CORP /DE/ | 5/9 | 3.31 | 54.2 | -4% |
| LSTR | LANDSTAR SYSTEM INC | 5/9 | 9.39 | 61.7 | -1.6% |
| SAIA | SAIA INC | 6/9 | 6.12 | 45 | +0.8% |
| WERN | WERNER ENTERPRISES INC | 5/9 | 3.81 | — | -1.8% |
| ODFL | OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE, INC. | 5/9 | 8.25 | 44.4 | -5.5% |
| SNDR | Schneider National, Inc. | 7/9 | 3.85 | 61.3 | +7.3% |
| ULH | UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS, INC. | 3/9 | 1.4 | — | -15.6% |
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About ARCBEST CORP /DE/
ArcBest Corporation, an integrated logistics company, provides ground, air, and ocean transportation solutions worldwide. It operates in two segments, Asset-Based and Asset-Light. The Asset-Based segment provides less-than-truckload (LTL) services that transports general commodities, such as food, textiles, apparel, furniture, appliances, chemicals, non-bulk petroleum products, rubber, plastics, metal and metal products, wood, glass, automotive parts, machinery, and miscellaneous manufactured products. This segment also offers motor carrier freight transportation services to customers in Mexico through arrangements with trucking companies. The Asset-Light segment provides ground expedite services; third-party transportation brokerage services by sourcing various capacity solutions, including dry van over-the-road, temperature-controlled and refrigerated, flatbed, intermodal or container shipping, and specialized equipment; less-than-container and full container load ocean transportation services; warehousing and distribution services; managed transportation services; and moving services to do-it-yourself' consumer, as well as final mile, time critical, product launch, retail logistics, supply chain optimization, brokered LTL, and trade show shipping services. This segment also offers premium logistics services, such as deployment of specialized equipment to meet linehaul requirements; and international freight transportation with air, ocean, and ground services. The company was formerly known as Arkansas Best Corporation and changed its name to ArcBest Corporation in May 2014. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
FAQ
Is ARCB financially healthy?
ARCBEST CORP /DE/'s Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does ARCB pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. ARCBEST CORP /DE/ pays a dividend yielding about 0.34% with a 18.3% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is ARCB?
In FY2025, ARCBEST CORP /DE/ had a net margin of 1.5% and a return on equity of 4.6%.
Is ARCB overvalued or undervalued?
ARCBEST CORP /DE/ trades at about 53.7× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 7.1×–44.5×, median 15.0×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for ARCB?
The average Wall-Street price target for ARCBEST CORP /DE/ is $157.73, about 12.2% above the recent price, from 11 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is ARCB a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on ARCBEST CORP /DE/: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 54.2×, a dividend yield of 0.34%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.