Arcbest (ARCB) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Arcbest (ARCB) reported FCF Margin of 0.12% for Q1 2026, up 262.0% year-over-year from 0.03% in Q1 2025, and down 100.79% on a QoQ basis from 15.54% in Q4 2025.
Arcbest (ARCB) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 0.12% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly FCF Margin rose 262.0% year-over-year to 0.12% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 6.28% (up 51.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 5.7%, down 74.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin declined to 0.12% in Q1 2026 per ARCB's latest filing, from 15.54% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 20.94% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 7.54% in Q4 2023.
- The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 2.25% (2024), against an average of 4.88%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when FCF Margin plunged 6032 bps; it then soared 2848 bps in 2024.
- Tracing ARCB's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 1.91% in 2022, then slumped by 294 bps to 7.54% in 2023, then soared by 378 bps to 20.94% in 2024, then declined by 26 bps to 15.54% in 2025, then tumbled by 101 bps to 0.12% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest ARCB FCF Margin figures stand at 0.12% (Q1 2026), 15.54% (Q4 2025), and 0.55% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 47.65 Bn | 47.37 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 23.31% |
| 2 | Xpo | 25.84 Bn | 25.61 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 3.44% |
| 3 | Saia | 12.92 Bn | 12.88 Bn | - | 9.12% |
| 4 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings | 12.67 Bn | 12.61 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 0.68% |
| 5 | Schneider National | 6.38 Bn | 6.12 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 3.95% |
| 6 | Rxo | 4.55 Bn | 4.53 Bn | 254.00 Mn | -1.68% |
| 7 | Arcbest | 3.15 Bn | 3.06 Bn | 951.93 Mn | -0.12% |
| 8 | Werner Enterprises | 2.55 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 726.17 Mn | 9.99% |
| 9 | Marten Transport | 1.43 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 203.18 Mn | 2.85% |
| 10 | Heartland Express | 1.20 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 167.03 Mn | 5.09% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.12% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.54% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.55% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.59% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.74% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.94% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.25% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.76% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.54% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -7.54% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.13% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.94% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.54% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.91% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.15% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.72% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.42% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 58.41% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.31% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 10.35% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 2.69% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 7.67% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 7.61% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 9.26% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 3.29% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 7.12% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 7.36% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 8.70% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -0.85% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 14.33% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 2.83% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 10.09% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 4.41% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 7.69% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 6.36% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 8.14% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -1.61% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 2.87% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 5.40% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 5.81% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 0.62% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 4.35% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 5.90% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 8.87% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 1.44% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 3.48% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 8.63% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 8.08% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -0.42% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 4.42% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 5.23% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 5.43% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -0.70% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 6.44% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 6.23% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 0.77% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 0.64% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 7.21% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 10.32% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 4.36% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -1.70% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -0.85% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 0.38% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 5.78% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | -1.90% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -15.11% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 5.11% |