Arcbest (ARCB) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Arcbest (ARCB) recorded EBT Margin of -1.77% in Q2 2026, down 5.29 percentage points from 3.52% a year earlier and down 1.64 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Arcbest (ARCB) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Arcbest's EBT Margin came in at 0.49% as of Jun 30, 2026, down 4.79 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 2.07%, down 3.16 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBT Margin has a five-year change of -1.07 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, EBT Margin came in at 5.23% in FY2024 (+1.01 pp), 4.22% in FY2023 (-3.50 pp), 7.72% in FY2022 (+0.47 pp) and 7.25% in FY2021 (+4.11 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly EBT Margin since Q1 2017.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBT Margin has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.55 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for EBT Margin in the last five years was a gain of 8.70 percentage points in Q3 2024, against a drop of 7.75 percentage points in Q3 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -0.13% (Q1 2026), -1.09% (Q4 2025) and 5.11% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 162.85 Bn | 157.37 Bn | - | 37.22% |
| 2 | Csx | 86.62 Bn | 82.84 Bn | - | 33.55% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.11 Bn | 75.83 Bn | - | 32.64% |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.66 Bn | 47.58 Bn | - | 3.33% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 70.32 Bn | 64.96 Bn | - | 27.68% |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.53 Bn | 34.48 Bn | - | 8.43% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.25 Bn | 37.43 Bn | - | 10.17% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.69 Bn | 35.95 Bn | - | 30.08% |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.78 Bn | 12.78 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 13.52% |
| 10 | Arcbest | 2.84 Bn | 2.33 Bn | - | -1.77% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.77% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.13% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.09% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.11% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.52% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.43% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.74% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.86% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.57% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.45% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.22% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.16% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.41% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.13% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.45% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.98% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.97% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.12% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.46% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.47% |
API Access
Arcbest EBT 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=ebt-margin&ticker=ARCB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=ARCB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();