Growth Metrics

Arcbest (ARCB) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Arcbest (ARCB) reported Interest Coverage Ratio of 0.8 for Q1 2026, down 66.76% year-over-year from 2.41 in Q1 2025, and up 132.14% on a QoQ basis from 2.49 in Q4 2025.

Arcbest (ARCB) has 18 years of Interest Coverage Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.8 in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio fell 66.76% year-over-year to 0.8 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 6.27 (down 73.93% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 7.3, down 73.16% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio climbed to 0.8 in Q1 2026 per ARCB's latest filing, from 2.49 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Coverage Ratio topped out at 73.02 in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 2.49 in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Coverage Ratio is 19.1 (2023), against an average of 24.95.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Interest Coverage Ratio jumped 4230.05%; it then slumped 115.61% in 2025.
  • Tracing ARCB's Interest Coverage Ratio over 5 years: stood at 23.16 in 2022, then grew by 19.28% to 27.62 in 2023, then tumbled by 42.27% to 15.95 in 2024, then tumbled by 115.61% to 2.49 in 2025, then soared by 132.14% to 0.8 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest ARCB Interest Coverage Ratio figures stand at 0.8 (Q1 2026), 2.49 (Q4 2025), and 16.38 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Old Dominion Freight Line 47.65 Bn 47.37 Bn 1.33 Bn 1,061.34
2 Xpo 25.84 Bn 25.61 Bn 1.67 Bn 3.28
3 Saia 12.92 Bn 12.88 Bn - 25.95
4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 12.67 Bn 12.61 Bn 1.57 Bn 0.93
5 Schneider National 6.38 Bn 6.12 Bn 1.27 Bn 4.77
6 Rxo 4.55 Bn 4.53 Bn 254.00 Mn -
7 Arcbest 3.15 Bn 3.06 Bn 951.93 Mn 0.80
8 Werner Enterprises 2.55 Bn 2.51 Bn 726.17 Mn 0.34
9 Marten Transport 1.43 Bn 1.38 Bn 203.18 Mn -
10 Heartland Express 1.20 Bn 1.16 Bn 167.03 Mn -1.49

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.80
Dec 31, 2025 -2.49
Sep 30, 2025 16.38
Jun 30, 2025 12.62
Mar 31, 2025 2.41
Dec 31, 2024 15.95
Sep 30, 2024 59.18
Jun 30, 2024 23.51
Mar 31, 2024 10.07
Dec 31, 2023 27.62
Sep 30, 2023 20.17
Jun 30, 2023 19.10
Mar 31, 2023 9.09
Dec 31, 2022 23.16
Sep 30, 2022 65.72
Jun 30, 2022 73.02
Mar 31, 2022 47.91
Dec 31, 2021 -0.56
Sep 30, 2021 42.26
Jun 30, 2021 32.67
Mar 31, 2021 13.26
Dec 31, 2020 12.04
Sep 30, 2020 13.91
Jun 30, 2020 6.05
Mar 31, 2020 2.65
Dec 31, 2019 -3.91
Sep 30, 2019 10.76
Jun 30, 2019 12.52
Mar 31, 2019 2.98
Dec 31, 2018 12.70
Sep 30, 2018 22.69
Jun 30, 2018 1.57
Mar 31, 2018 6.18
Dec 31, 2017 9.70
Sep 30, 2017 15.68
Jun 30, 2017 18.55
Mar 31, 2017 -7.53
Dec 31, 2016 0.88
Sep 30, 2016 15.72
Jun 30, 2016 13.53
Mar 31, 2016 -7.43
Dec 31, 2015 6.01
Sep 30, 2015 28.90
Jun 30, 2015 32.65
Mar 31, 2015 1.28
Dec 31, 2014 21.93
Sep 30, 2014 39.50
Jun 30, 2014 37.18
Mar 31, 2014 -10.77
Dec 31, 2013 14.94
Sep 30, 2013 20.65
Jun 30, 2013 7.80
Mar 31, 2013 -19.35
Dec 31, 2012 -7.81
Sep 30, 2012 7.60
Jun 30, 2012 6.48
Mar 31, 2012 -20.13
Dec 31, 2011 1.55
Sep 30, 2011 21.70
Jun 30, 2011 9.65
Mar 31, 2011 -22.12
Dec 31, 2010 -6.70
Sep 30, 2010 -2.08
Jun 30, 2010 -24.91
Mar 31, 2010 -62.42
Dec 31, 2009 -74.61
Sep 30, 2009 -34.28
Jun 30, 2009 -79.35