Arcbest (ARCB) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Arcbest (ARCB) recorded EBIT Margin of -1.74% in Q2 2026, down 5.39 percentage points from 3.65% a year earlier and down 2.08 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Arcbest (ARCB) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Arcbest's EBIT Margin came in at 0.69% as of Jun 30, 2026, down 4.66 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 2.25%, down 3.60 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBIT Margin has a five-year change of -1.09 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, EBIT Margin came in at 5.85% in FY2024 (+1.95 pp), 3.90% in FY2023 (-3.95 pp), 7.85% in FY2022 (+0.49 pp) and 7.35% in FY2021 (+4.01 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly EBIT Margin since Q1 2013.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBIT Margin has declined for seven consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.70 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for EBIT Margin in the last five years was a gain of 8.70 percentage points in Q3 2024, against a drop of 7.49 percentage points in Q3 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 0.34% (Q1 2026), -0.85% (Q4 2025) and 5.21% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 171.40 Bn | 165.93 Bn | - | 40.25% |
| 2 | Csx | 89.91 Bn | 86.12 Bn | - | 38.27% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 85.26 Bn | 62.15 Bn | - | 4.07% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 78.31 Bn | 77.33 Bn | - | 35.35% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 73.45 Bn | 68.10 Bn | - | 32.44% |
| 6 | Fedex | 70.94 Bn | 36.88 Bn | - | 6.20% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 51.75 Bn | 33.94 Bn | - | 7.20% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 39.30 Bn | 38.56 Bn | - | 29.94% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 33.94 Bn | -22.44 Bn | - | 6.20% |
| 10 | Arcbest | 2.94 Bn | 2.42 Bn | - | -1.74% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.74% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.34% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.85% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.21% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.65% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.69% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.81% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.70% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.53% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.16% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.90% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.82% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.91% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.32% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.04% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.29% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.33% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.54% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.61% |
API Access
Arcbest EBIT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=ARCB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "ticker": "ARCB", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=ARCB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();