Growth Metrics

Arcbest (ARCB) Operating Margin (2016 - 2025)

Arcbest (ARCB) has disclosed Operating Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 0.85% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin fell 466.0% to 0.85% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 2.25% through Dec 2025, down 360.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 2.25% for FY2025, 360.0% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q4 2025 was 0.85% at Arcbest, down from 5.21% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 12.7% in Q3 2024, with the low at 1.0% in Q4 2021.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 4.89%, with a median of 4.16% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Operating Margin soared 870bps in 2024, then plummeted -749bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 1.0% in 2021, then surged by 533bps to 4.32% in 2022, then surged by 37bps to 5.9% in 2023, then plummeted by -35bps to 3.81% in 2024, then crashed by -122bps to 0.85% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods came in at 0.85%, 5.21%, and 3.65% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.