Arcbest (ARCB) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)

Arcbest (ARCB) posted quarterly EBITDA Margin of 0.34% for Q1 2026, down 34.0% YoY from 0.52% in Q1 2025, and up 140.46% sequentially from 0.85% in Q4 2025.

Arcbest (ARCB) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Arcbest has disclosed EBITDA Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 0.34% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin fell 34.0% year-over-year to 0.34%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2.16% (down 341.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 2.25%, down 360.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin improved to 0.34% in Q1 2026, from 0.85% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, EBITDA Margin for ARCB reached as high as 12.7% in Q3 2024 and fell as low as 0.85% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 4.0% (2023), against an average of 4.64%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — EBITDA Margin surged 870 bps — and 2025, when it slumped 749 bps.
  • A 5-year view of EBITDA Margin shows it stood at 4.32% in 2022, then soared by 37 bps to 5.9% in 2023, then plunged by 35 bps to 3.81% in 2024, then plunged by 122 bps to 0.85% in 2025, then soared by 140 bps to 0.34% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBITDA Margin over the past three periods registered 0.34%, 0.85%, and 5.21% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 TFI International 160.26 Bn 160.08 Bn 963.70 Mn -41.33%
2 Old Dominion Freight Line 45.40 Bn 45.11 Bn 1.33 Bn 23.78%
3 Xpo 24.25 Bn 24.01 Bn 1.67 Bn 8.30%
4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 12.57 Bn 12.51 Bn 1.57 Bn -0.05%
5 Saia 11.19 Bn 11.15 Bn - 8.29%
6 Schneider National 6.37 Bn 6.11 Bn 1.27 Bn 1.44%
7 Rxo 4.69 Bn 4.67 Bn 254.00 Mn -1.96%
8 Arcbest 3.12 Bn 3.04 Bn 951.93 Mn 0.34%
9 Werner Enterprises 2.63 Bn 2.59 Bn 726.17 Mn 0.49%
10 Marten Transport 1.42 Bn 1.37 Bn 203.18 Mn 5.69%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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 -1.00%
Sep 30, 2021 8.61%
Jun 30, 2021 7.83%