Arcbest (ARCB) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Arcbest (ARCB) reported FCF Margin of 9.89% for Q2 2026, up 1.97 percentage points from 7.92% a year earlier and up 10.01 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Arcbest (ARCB) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Arcbest's FCF Margin came in at 4.45%, up 2.71 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 2.85%, up 1.35 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin has a five-year change of -2.69 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, FCF Margin came in at 1.50% in FY2024 (-0.83 pp), 2.33% in FY2023 (-4.09 pp), 6.41% in FY2022 (-0.62 pp) and 7.04% in FY2021 (+1.50 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly FCF Margin since Q3 2022.
- Year over year, FCF Margin has now increased in each of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.79 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year FCF Margin in five years was Q2 2024 (a gain of 4.65 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2023 (a drop of 9.40 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -0.12% (Q1 2026), 3.79% (Q4 2025) and 3.27% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 171.58 Bn | 166.10 Bn | - | 32.09% |
| 2 | Csx | 89.73 Bn | 85.93 Bn | - | 19.09% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 84.96 Bn | 61.85 Bn | - | 0.73% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 78.38 Bn | 77.39 Bn | - | 23.25% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 73.55 Bn | 68.19 Bn | - | 17.75% |
| 6 | Fedex | 70.88 Bn | 36.82 Bn | - | 7.16% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 51.76 Bn | 33.94 Bn | - | 1.49% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 39.39 Bn | 38.65 Bn | - | 12.59% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 33.92 Bn | -22.46 Bn | - | 1.51% |
| 10 | Arcbest | 2.95 Bn | 2.43 Bn | - | 9.89% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.89% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.12% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.79% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.27% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.92% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -3.92% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.35% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.25% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.78% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -4.69% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.50% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.93% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.13% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.27% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.14% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.93% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.53% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.42% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.23% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.31% |
API Access
Arcbest FCF 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=fcf-margin&ticker=ARCB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=ARCB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();