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

Arcbest (ARCB) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 2.19 for Q1 2026, down 1984.12% YoY from 0.12 in Q1 2025, and down 12349.73% sequentially from 0.02 in Q4 2025.

Arcbest (ARCB) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Arcbest has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 2.19 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 1984.12% year-over-year to 2.19; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.04 (down 9.85% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.05, up 14.37% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio fell to 2.19 in Q1 2026, from 0.02 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Payout Ratio for ARCB reached as high as 0.51 in Q1 2024 and fell as low as 2.19 in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.02 (2025), against an average of 0.06.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Payout Ratio soared 365.84% — and 2026, when it sank 1984.12%.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.13 in 2022, then soared by 73.76% to 0.03 in 2023, then surged by 138.69% to 0.01 in 2024, then jumped by 33.36% to 0.02 in 2025, then sank by 12349.73% to 2.19 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 2.19, 0.02, and 0.47 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 TFI International 160.26 Bn 160.08 Bn 963.70 Mn -0.26
2 Old Dominion Freight Line 45.40 Bn 45.11 Bn 1.33 Bn 0.19
3 Xpo 24.25 Bn 24.01 Bn 1.67 Bn -
4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 12.57 Bn 12.51 Bn 1.57 Bn 2.62
5 Saia 11.19 Bn 11.15 Bn - -
6 Schneider National 6.37 Bn 6.11 Bn 1.27 Bn 0.31
7 Rxo 4.69 Bn 4.67 Bn 254.00 Mn -
8 Arcbest 3.12 Bn 3.04 Bn 951.93 Mn -2.19
9 Werner Enterprises 2.63 Bn 2.59 Bn 726.17 Mn 0.10
10 Marten Transport 1.42 Bn 1.37 Bn 203.18 Mn 0.82

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