Arcbest (ARCB) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Arcbest (ARCB) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$1.2 million for Q1 2026, up 95.38% YoY from -$626457.3 in Q1 2025, and down 100.81% sequentially from $151.1 million in Q4 2025.

Arcbest (ARCB) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Arcbest has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$1.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 95.38% year-over-year to -$1.2 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $253.7 million (up 7.1% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $228.4 million, down 15.08% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow retreated to -$1.2 million in Q1 2026, from $151.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for ARCB reached as high as $209.7 million in Q4 2024 and fell as low as -$82.2 million in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $23.9 million (2024), against an average of $54.2 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Free Cash Flow soared 355.2% — and 2025, when it tumbled 577.65%.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at -$22.3 million in 2022, then slumped by 269.11% to -$82.2 million in 2023, then soared by 355.2% to $209.7 million in 2024, then dropped by 27.95% to $151.1 million in 2025, then tumbled by 100.81% to -$1.2 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered -$1.2 million, $151.1 million, and $5.8 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF (Qtr)
1 TFI International 160.26 Bn 160.08 Bn 963.70 Mn 147.63 Mn
2 Old Dominion Freight Line 45.40 Bn 45.11 Bn 1.33 Bn 311.06 Mn
3 Xpo 24.25 Bn 24.01 Bn 1.67 Bn 72.00 Mn
4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 12.57 Bn 12.51 Bn 1.57 Bn 12.50 Mn
5 Saia 11.19 Bn 11.15 Bn - 73.52 Mn
6 Schneider National 6.37 Bn 6.11 Bn 1.27 Bn 55.20 Mn
7 Rxo 4.69 Bn 4.67 Bn 254.00 Mn -24.00 Mn
8 Arcbest 3.12 Bn 3.04 Bn 951.93 Mn -1.22 Mn
9 Werner Enterprises 2.63 Bn 2.59 Bn 726.17 Mn 80.78 Mn
10 Marten Transport 1.42 Bn 1.37 Bn 203.18 Mn 6.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -1.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -1.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 151.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 151.11 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 5.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 5.76 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 98.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 98.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -26.52 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -26.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 209.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 209.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 23.92 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 23.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 29.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 29.74 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 5.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 5.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -82.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -82.19 Mn