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Hub Group, Inc. HUBG

Nasdaq · stock · Arrangement of Transportation of Freight & Cargo · website · IPO 1996-03-13

Hub Group, Inc. statistics & valuation

P / E25.7×
P / S0.7×
P / B1.6×
P / FCF18.6×
Net margin2.6%
FCF margin3.6%
Net debt$166.1M
Net debt / EBITDA0.5×
Enterprise value USD$2.8B
EV / EBITDA8.5×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV4.9%
Return on capital6.1%
Graham number +2459.4%$1,029.14

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 ($1,029.14); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
2.70% 4.30% 5.50% 2.90% 2.10% 4.10% 6.70% 4.00% 2.60% 2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Gross margin (%)
12.00% 10.80% 12.10% 14.20% 12.20% 14.20% 16.70% 2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Operating margin (%)
3.50% 2.30% 3.40% 4.20% 3.00% 5.60% 8.90% 5.10% 3.60% 2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on equity (%)
11.00% 11.90% 17.60% 20.60% 10.00% 6.40% 12.80% 22.30% 10.20% 6.10% 2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Shares outstanding
71.9M 67.9M 66.7M 67.1M 66960 67086 67784 67118 63954 61104 2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Net debt ($)
-$74.4M $33.3M $263.5M $269.3M $112.9M $145.9M $115.0M $55.8M $163.4M $166.1M 2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Share buybacks ($)
2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on assets (%)
5.50% 5.50% 8.10% 10.50% 5.40% 3.50% 7.00% 12.70% 5.70% 3.60% 2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Free cash flow margin (%)
-0.20% 1.60% 0.30% 4.40% 1.70% 2.80% 4.50% 6.70% 3.60% 2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Debt / equity (×)
0.21× 0.26× 0.38× 0.34× 0.26× 0.23× 0.20× 0.21× 0.21× 0.16× 2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
EPS ($)
$0.98 $1.10 $2.02 $3.00 $1.60 $1.09 $2.53 $5.32 $2.62 $1.70 2015201620172018201920202021202220232024

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

Hub Group, Inc. trades at about 23.7× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 7.4×–26.2×, median 16.5×).

7.4× 26.2×

Shaded band = 10-year range (7.4×–26.2×); dot = today's 23.7×.

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)

RatioFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016FY2015
Gross margin16.7%14.2%12.2%14.2%12.1%10.8%12.0%
Operating margin3.6%5.1%8.9%5.6%3.0%4.2%3.4%2.3%3.5%
Net margin2.6%4.0%6.7%4.1%2.1%2.9%5.5%4.3%2.7%
FCF margin3.6%6.7%4.5%2.8%1.7%4.4%0.3%1.6%-0.2%
Return on assets3.6%5.7%12.7%7.0%3.5%5.4%10.5%8.1%5.5%5.5%
Return on equity6.1%10.2%22.3%12.8%6.4%10.0%20.6%17.6%11.9%11.0%
Debt / equity0.16×0.21×0.21×0.20×0.23×0.26×0.34×0.38×0.26×0.21×
Current ratio1.331.291.531.301.271.261.121.261.491.74

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2024-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.