Growth Metrics

Arcbest (ARCB) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)

Arcbest (ARCB) reported Net Margin of 0.1% for Q1 2026, down 43.0% year-over-year from 0.18% in Q1 2025, and up 89.25% on a QoQ basis from 0.97% in Q4 2025.

Arcbest (ARCB) has 18 years of Net Margin data on file, last reported at 0.1% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Margin fell 43.0% year-over-year to 0.1% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 1.35% (up 128.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 1.47%, up 145.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin advanced to 0.1% in Q1 2026 per ARCB's latest filing, from 0.97% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 7.75% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 0.97% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Net Margin is 2.52% (2025), against an average of 2.6%.
  • Peak annual rise in Net Margin reached 267 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 5123 bps in 2022.
  • Tracing ARCB's Net Margin over 5 years: stood at 3.21% in 2022, then slumped by 100 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then soared by 6632 bps to 0.06% in 2024, then plunged by 1768 bps to 0.97% in 2025, then surged by 89 bps to 0.1% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest ARCB Net Margin figures stand at 0.1% (Q1 2026), 0.97% (Q4 2025), and 3.75% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Old Dominion Freight Line 47.65 Bn 47.37 Bn 1.33 Bn 17.85%
2 Xpo 25.84 Bn 25.61 Bn 1.67 Bn 4.82%
3 Saia 12.92 Bn 12.88 Bn - 6.19%
4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 12.67 Bn 12.61 Bn 1.57 Bn -0.08%
5 Schneider National 6.38 Bn 6.12 Bn 1.27 Bn 1.46%
6 Rxo 4.55 Bn 4.53 Bn 254.00 Mn -2.53%
7 Arcbest 3.15 Bn 3.06 Bn 951.93 Mn -0.10%
8 Werner Enterprises 2.55 Bn 2.51 Bn 726.17 Mn -0.55%
9 Marten Transport 1.43 Bn 1.38 Bn 203.18 Mn -6.48%
10 Heartland Express 1.20 Bn 1.16 Bn 167.03 Mn -2.74%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -0.10%
Dec 31, 2025 -0.97%
Sep 30, 2025 3.75%
Jun 30, 2025 2.52%
Mar 31, 2025 0.32%
Mar 31, 2024 0.06%
Sep 30, 2023 0.00%
Jun 30, 2023 0.08%
Mar 31, 2023 4.74%
Dec 31, 2022 3.21%
Sep 30, 2022 6.96%
Jun 30, 2022 7.75%
Mar 31, 2022 5.49%
Dec 31, 2021 54.44%
Sep 30, 2021 6.26%
Jun 30, 2021 6.43%
Mar 31, 2021 2.82%
Dec 31, 2020 2.93%
Sep 30, 2020 3.70%
Jun 30, 2020 2.53%
Mar 31, 2020 0.27%
Dec 31, 2019 -0.77%
Sep 30, 2019 2.07%
Jun 30, 2019 3.16%
Mar 31, 2019 0.69%
Dec 31, 2018 1.98%
Sep 30, 2018 4.94%
Jun 30, 2018 0.16%
Mar 31, 2018 1.42%
Dec 31, 2017 5.15%
Sep 30, 2017 1.99%
Jun 30, 2017 2.19%
Mar 31, 2017 -1.14%
Dec 31, 2016 0.23%
Sep 30, 2016 1.81%
Jun 30, 2016 1.51%
Mar 31, 2016 -0.98%
Dec 31, 2015 0.77%
Sep 30, 2015 2.70%
Jun 30, 2015 2.87%
Mar 31, 2015 0.12%
Dec 31, 2014 2.19%
Sep 30, 2014 2.76%
Jun 30, 2014 2.61%
Mar 31, 2014 -0.90%
Dec 31, 2013 1.79%
Sep 30, 2013 2.24%
Jun 30, 2013 0.85%
Mar 31, 2013 -2.57%
Dec 31, 2012 -1.48%
Sep 30, 2012 1.13%
Jun 30, 2012 2.32%
Mar 31, 2012 -4.12%
Dec 31, 2011 0.30%
Sep 30, 2011 2.40%
Jun 30, 2011 1.09%
Mar 31, 2011 -2.94%
Dec 31, 2010 -0.71%
Sep 30, 2010 -0.13%
Jun 30, 2010 -1.79%
Mar 31, 2010 -5.94%
Dec 31, 2009 -25.19%
Sep 30, 2009 -1.65%
Jun 30, 2009 -4.24%