Covenant Logistics (CVLG) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026)

Covenant Logistics (CVLG) posted quarterly EBITDA Margin of 2.05% for Q1 2026, down 79.0% YoY from 9.74% in Q1 2025, and down 23.39% sequentially from 2.67% in Q3 2025.

Covenant Logistics (CVLG) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Covenant Logistics has disclosed EBITDA Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 2.05% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin fell 79.0% year-over-year to 2.05%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2.84% (down 106.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 7.29%, down 348.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin declined to 2.05% in Q1 2026, from 2.67% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, EBITDA Margin for CVLG reached as high as 39.54% in Q3 2022 and fell as low as 1.56% in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 5.21% (2023), against an average of 7.01%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBITDA Margin soared 3223 bps — and 2023, when it sank 3430 bps.
  • A 5-year view of EBITDA Margin shows it stood at 3.68% in 2022, then jumped by 41 bps to 5.21% in 2023, then gained by 8 bps to 5.64% in 2024, then tumbled by 53 bps to 2.67% in 2025, then fell by 23 bps to 2.05% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBITDA Margin over the past three periods registered 2.05%, 2.67%, and 3.82% for Q1 2026, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 TFI International 160.26 Bn 160.08 Bn 963.70 Mn -41.33%
2 Old Dominion Freight Line 45.40 Bn 45.11 Bn 1.33 Bn 23.78%
3 Xpo 24.25 Bn 24.01 Bn 1.67 Bn 8.30%
4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 12.57 Bn 12.51 Bn 1.57 Bn -0.05%
5 Saia 11.19 Bn 11.15 Bn - 8.29%
6 Schneider National 6.37 Bn 6.11 Bn 1.27 Bn 1.44%
7 Rxo 4.69 Bn 4.67 Bn 254.00 Mn -1.96%
8 Arcbest 3.12 Bn 3.04 Bn 951.93 Mn 0.34%
9 Werner Enterprises 2.63 Bn 2.59 Bn 726.17 Mn 0.49%
10 Covenant Logistics 1.12 Bn 1.11 Bn 292.96 Mn 2.05%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.05%
Sep 30, 2025 2.67%
Jun 30, 2025 3.82%
Mar 31, 2025 2.83%
Sep 30, 2024 5.64%
Jun 30, 2024 5.42%
Mar 31, 2024 1.56%
Dec 31, 2023 5.21%
Sep 30, 2023 5.24%
Jun 30, 2023 4.30%
Mar 31, 2023 6.61%
Dec 31, 2022 3.68%
Sep 30, 2022 39.54%
Jun 30, 2022 8.47%
Mar 31, 2022 8.18%
Dec 31, 2021 6.20%
Sep 30, 2021 7.31%
Jun 30, 2021 7.15%
Mar 31, 2021 4.76%
Dec 31, 2020 4.25%