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ARCBEST CORP /DE/ ARCB

Nasdaq · stock · Trucking (No Local) · website · IPO 1992-05-13

ARCBEST CORP /DE/ statistics & valuation

Market cap$3.3B
P / E54.2×
P / S0.8×
P / B2.5×
P / FCF28.5×
Dividend yield0.34%
Net margin1.5%
Return on equity4.6%
FCF margin2.8%
Net debt$33.9M
Net debt / EBITDA0.1×
Enterprise value USD$3.3B
EV / EBITDA12.6×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV2.7%
Return on capital5%
Graham number -59%$57.71

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($57.71); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
0.70% 2.10% 2.20% 1.30% 2.40% 5.70% 5.90% 4.40% 4.20% 1.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
1.30% 2.20% 3.50% 2.10% 3.30% 7.40% 7.80% 3.90% 5.80% 2.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
3.10% 9.20% 9.40% 5.20% 8.60% 23.00% 25.90% 15.70% 13.20% 4.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
26.3M 26.4M 26.7M 26.5M 26.4M 26.8M 25.5M 24.6M 23.8M 22.9M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$106.4M -$33.3M $61.7M $33.9M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
1.50% 4.40% 4.40% 2.40% 4.00% 10.10% 12.00% 7.90% 7.20% 2.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
1.60% 3.00% 6.80% 2.70% 5.50% 7.00% 6.40% 2.30% 1.50% 2.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.23× 0.18× 0.14× 0.10× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.71 $2.25 $2.51 $1.51 $2.69 $7.98 $11.69 $7.93 $7.30 $2.62 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

ARCBEST CORP /DE/ trades at about 53.7× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 7.1×–44.5×, median 15×).

7.1× 53.7×

Shaded band = 10-year range (7.1×–44.5×); dot = today's 53.7×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin2.3%5.8%3.9%7.8%7.4%3.3%2.1%3.5%2.2%1.3%
Net margin1.5%4.2%4.4%5.9%5.7%2.4%1.3%2.2%2.1%0.7%
FCF margin2.8%1.5%2.3%6.4%7.0%5.5%2.7%6.8%3.0%1.6%
Return on assets2.5%7.2%7.9%12.0%10.1%4.0%2.4%4.4%4.4%1.5%
Return on equity4.6%13.2%15.7%25.9%23.0%8.6%5.2%9.4%9.2%3.1%
Debt / equity0.10×0.14×0.18×0.23×——————
Current ratio0.951.011.261.291.101.501.501.441.301.24

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.