Growth Metrics

Arcbest (ARCB) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Arcbest (ARCB) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 2.19 for Q1 2026, down 1984.12% year-over-year from 0.12 in Q1 2025, and down 12349.73% on a QoQ basis from 0.02 in Q4 2025.

Arcbest (ARCB) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 2.19 in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 1984.12% year-over-year to 2.19 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.04 (down 9.85% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.05, up 14.37% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio declined to 2.19 in Q1 2026 per ARCB's latest filing, from 0.02 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.51 in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 2.19 in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.02 (2025), against an average of 0.06.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when FCF Payout Ratio jumped 365.84%; it then sank 1984.12% in 2026.
  • Tracing ARCB's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.13 in 2022, then jumped by 73.76% to 0.03 in 2023, then soared by 138.69% to 0.01 in 2024, then surged by 33.36% to 0.02 in 2025, then sank by 12349.73% to 2.19 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest ARCB FCF Payout Ratio figures stand at 2.19 (Q1 2026), 0.02 (Q4 2025), and 0.47 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Old Dominion Freight Line 47.65 Bn 47.37 Bn 1.33 Bn 0.19
2 Xpo 25.84 Bn 25.61 Bn 1.67 Bn -
3 Saia 12.92 Bn 12.88 Bn - -
4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 12.67 Bn 12.61 Bn 1.57 Bn 2.62
5 Schneider National 6.38 Bn 6.12 Bn 1.27 Bn 0.31
6 Rxo 4.55 Bn 4.53 Bn 254.00 Mn -
7 Arcbest 3.15 Bn 3.06 Bn 951.93 Mn -2.19
8 Werner Enterprises 2.55 Bn 2.51 Bn 726.17 Mn 0.10
9 Marten Transport 1.43 Bn 1.38 Bn 203.18 Mn 0.82
10 Heartland Express 1.20 Bn 1.16 Bn 167.03 Mn 0.17

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -2.19
Dec 31, 2025 0.02
Sep 30, 2025 0.47
Jun 30, 2025 0.03
Mar 31, 2025 -0.11
Dec 31, 2024 0.01
Sep 30, 2024 0.12
Jun 30, 2024 0.09
Mar 31, 2024 0.51
Dec 31, 2023 -0.03
Sep 30, 2023 0.03
Jun 30, 2023 0.04
Mar 31, 2023 0.17
Dec 31, 2022 -0.13
Sep 30, 2022 0.02
Jun 30, 2022 0.01
Mar 31, 2022 -0.06
Dec 31, 2021 0.03
Sep 30, 2021 0.03
Jun 30, 2021 0.02
Mar 31, 2021 0.09
Dec 31, 2020 0.03
Sep 30, 2020 0.03
Jun 30, 2020 0.04
Mar 31, 2020 0.09
Dec 31, 2019 0.04
Sep 30, 2019 0.04
Jun 30, 2019 0.03
Mar 31, 2019 -0.34
Dec 31, 2018 0.02
Sep 30, 2018 0.09
Jun 30, 2018 0.03
Mar 31, 2018 0.07
Dec 31, 2017 0.04
Sep 30, 2017 0.04
Jun 30, 2017 0.04
Mar 31, 2017 -0.20
Dec 31, 2016 0.10
Sep 30, 2016 0.05
Jun 30, 2016 0.05
Mar 31, 2016 0.54
Dec 31, 2015 0.07
Sep 30, 2015 0.04
Jun 30, 2015 0.03
Mar 31, 2015 0.18
Dec 31, 2014 0.07
Sep 30, 2014 0.01
Jun 30, 2014 0.02
Mar 31, 2014 -0.34
Dec 31, 2013 0.03
Sep 30, 2013 0.02
Jun 30, 2013 0.03
Mar 31, 2013 -0.22
Dec 31, 2012 0.02
Sep 30, 2012 0.02
Jun 30, 2012 0.21
Mar 31, 2012 0.28
Dec 31, 2011 0.02
Sep 30, 2011 0.02
Jun 30, 2011 0.04
Mar 31, 2011 -0.11
Dec 31, 2010 -0.21
Sep 30, 2010 0.47
Jun 30, 2010 0.03
Mar 31, 2010 -0.11
Dec 31, 2009 -0.07
Sep 30, 2009 0.19