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HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC JBHT

Nasdaq · stock · Trucking (No Local) · website · IPO 1983-01-01

HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$26.4B
P / E44.2×
P / S2.2×
P / B7.4×
P / FCF27.9×
Dividend yield0.65%
Net margin5.0%
Return on equity16.8%
FCF margin7.9%
Net debt$749.7M
Net debt / EBITDA0.5×
Enterprise value USD$27.2B
EV / EBITDA17.2×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV3.2%
Return on capital14.4%
Graham number -74.3%$70.89

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 ($70.89); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
6.60% 9.50% 5.70% 5.60% 5.30% 6.30% 6.50% 5.70% 4.70% 5.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
11.00% 8.70% 7.90% 8.00% 7.40% 8.60% 9.00% 7.70% 6.90% 7.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
30.60% 37.30% 23.30% 22.80% 19.50% 24.40% 26.40% 17.70% 14.20% 16.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
113.4M 111.0M 110.4M 108.3M 106.8M 106.6M 105.3M 104.5M 102.8M 97.7M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$979.9M $1.07B $890.8M $1.26B $992.1M $589.7M $1.21B $1.27B $930.7M $749.7M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
10.90% 15.40% 9.60% 9.40% 8.50% 11.20% 12.40% 8.50% 6.90% 7.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
3.30% 4.60% 1.10% 2.70% 4.00% 2.30% 1.60% -0.90% 5.10% 7.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.70× 0.59× 0.43× 0.57× 0.50× 0.30× 0.34× 0.32× 0.24× 0.22× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$3.81 $6.18 $4.43 $4.77 $4.74 $7.14 $9.21 $6.97 $5.56 $6.12 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

HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC trades at about 45.1× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 19.6×–33.1×, median 27×).

19.6× 45.1×

Shaded band = 10-year range (19.6×–33.1×); dot = today's 45.1×.

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 margin7.2%6.9%7.7%9.0%8.6%7.4%8.0%7.9%8.7%11.0%
Net margin5.0%4.7%5.7%6.5%6.3%5.3%5.6%5.7%9.5%6.6%
FCF margin7.9%5.1%-0.9%1.6%2.3%4.0%2.7%1.1%4.6%3.3%
Return on assets7.5%6.9%8.5%12.4%11.2%8.5%9.4%9.6%15.4%10.9%
Return on equity16.8%14.2%17.7%26.4%24.4%19.5%22.8%23.3%37.3%30.6%
Debt / equity0.22×0.24×0.32×0.34×0.30×0.50×0.57×0.43×0.59×0.70×
Current ratio0.831.061.351.411.341.701.431.111.451.54

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