Growth Metrics

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

Covenant Logistics (CVLG) reported FCF Margin of 9.26% for Q1 2026, up 68.0% year-over-year from 5.51% in Q1 2025, and up 188.82% on a QoQ basis from 10.42% in Q3 2025.

Covenant Logistics (CVLG) has 17 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 9.26% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin rose 68.0% year-over-year to 9.26% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 2.18% (up 336.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 2.91%, down 26.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin climbed to 9.26% in Q1 2026 per CVLG's latest filing, from 10.42% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 10.54% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 26.9% in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 4.29% (2023), against an average of 4.32%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when FCF Margin tumbled 2659 bps; it then jumped 1814 bps in 2025.
  • Tracing CVLG's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 0.3% in 2022, then plunged by 8757 bps to 26.9% in 2023, then jumped by 61 bps to 10.61% in 2024, then increased by 2 bps to 10.42% in 2025, then jumped by 189 bps to 9.26% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CVLG FCF Margin figures stand at 9.26% (Q1 2026), 10.42% (Q3 2025), and 7.64% (Q2 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Old Dominion Freight Line 47.65 Bn 47.37 Bn 1.33 Bn 23.31%
2 Xpo 25.84 Bn 25.61 Bn 1.67 Bn 3.44%
3 Saia 12.92 Bn 12.88 Bn - 9.12%
4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 12.67 Bn 12.61 Bn 1.57 Bn 0.68%
5 Schneider National 6.38 Bn 6.12 Bn 1.27 Bn 3.95%
6 Rxo 4.55 Bn 4.53 Bn 254.00 Mn -1.68%
7 Arcbest 3.15 Bn 3.06 Bn 951.93 Mn -0.12%
8 Werner Enterprises 2.55 Bn 2.51 Bn 726.17 Mn 9.99%
9 Marten Transport 1.43 Bn 1.38 Bn 203.18 Mn 2.85%
10 Covenant Logistics 1.02 Bn 1.01 Bn 292.96 Mn 9.26%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 9.26%
Sep 30, 2025 -10.42%
Jun 30, 2025 -7.64%
Mar 31, 2025 8.58%
Sep 30, 2024 -10.61%
Jun 30, 2024 -19.06%
Mar 31, 2024 -9.56%
Dec 31, 2023 -26.90%
Sep 30, 2023 -4.29%
Jun 30, 2023 -13.77%
Mar 31, 2023 -3.36%
Dec 31, 2022 -0.30%
Sep 30, 2022 6.91%
Jun 30, 2022 5.87%
Mar 31, 2022 10.54%
Dec 31, 2021 -2.89%
Sep 30, 2021 9.57%
Jun 30, 2021 5.63%
Mar 31, 2021 2.58%
Dec 31, 2020 3.40%
Sep 30, 2020 -7.48%
Jun 30, 2020 8.28%
Mar 31, 2020 -18.38%
Dec 31, 2019 6.66%
Sep 30, 2019 -15.46%
Jun 30, 2019 -12.34%
Mar 31, 2019 -13.23%
Dec 31, 2018 -2.73%
Sep 30, 2018 10.78%
Jun 30, 2018 13.41%
Mar 31, 2018 2.61%
Dec 31, 2017 -0.40%
Sep 30, 2017 -13.02%
Jun 30, 2017 -7.32%
Mar 31, 2017 5.14%
Dec 31, 2016 4.43%
Sep 30, 2016 -13.70%
Jun 30, 2016 -19.15%
Mar 31, 2016 21.82%
Dec 31, 2015 -14.15%
Sep 30, 2015 -50.04%
Jun 30, 2015 0.93%
Mar 31, 2015 10.85%
Dec 31, 2014 -21.82%
Sep 30, 2014 -5.93%
Jun 30, 2014 -15.98%
Mar 31, 2014 -4.06%
Dec 31, 2013 -24.53%
Sep 30, 2013 -12.76%
Jun 30, 2013 -12.87%
Mar 31, 2013 -4.95%
Dec 31, 2012 -3.78%
Sep 30, 2012 2.78%
Jun 30, 2012 6.25%
Mar 31, 2012 2.95%
Dec 31, 2011 -13.22%
Sep 30, 2011 -18.04%
Jun 30, 2011 -5.87%
Mar 31, 2011 -14.11%
Dec 31, 2010 5.16%
Sep 30, 2010 -27.55%