Covenant Logistics (CVLG) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Covenant Logistics (CVLG) reported Operating Expenses of $300.9 million for Q1 2026, up 14.96% year-over-year from $261.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 4.12% on a QoQ basis from $289.0 million in Q3 2025.
Covenant Logistics (CVLG) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $300.9 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 14.96% year-over-year to $300.9 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $881.1 million (up 9.42% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.2 billion, up 6.88% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses improved to $300.9 million in Q1 2026 per CVLG's latest filing, from $289.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $300.9 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $60.9 million in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $271.9 million (2024), against an average of $260.7 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Expenses slumped 76.08%; it then surged 349.52% in 2023.
- Tracing CVLG's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $285.2 million in 2022, then retreated by 8.92% to $259.7 million in 2023, then rose by 4.59% to $271.6 million in 2024, then gained by 6.37% to $289.0 million in 2025, then climbed by 4.12% to $300.9 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CVLG Operating Expenses figures stand at $300.9 million (Q1 2026), $289.0 million (Q3 2025), and $291.3 million (Q2 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 47.65 Bn | 47.37 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 1.02 Bn |
| 2 | Xpo | 25.84 Bn | 25.61 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 423.00 Mn |
| 3 | Saia | 12.92 Bn | 12.88 Bn | - | 739.42 Mn |
| 4 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings | 12.67 Bn | 12.61 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 1.82 Bn |
| 5 | Schneider National | 6.38 Bn | 6.12 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 187.80 Mn |
| 6 | Rxo | 4.55 Bn | 4.53 Bn | 254.00 Mn | 197.00 Mn |
| 7 | Arcbest | 3.15 Bn | 3.06 Bn | 951.93 Mn | 995.36 Mn |
| 8 | Werner Enterprises | 2.55 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 726.17 Mn | 804.62 Mn |
| 9 | Marten Transport | 1.43 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 203.18 Mn | 205.53 Mn |
| 10 | Covenant Logistics | 1.02 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 292.96 Mn | 300.88 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 300.88 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 288.96 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 291.29 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 261.73 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 271.65 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 271.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 274.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 259.72 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 273.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 262.23 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 249.22 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 285.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 60.86 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 290.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 267.74 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 275.99 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 254.48 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 237.99 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 210.38 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 215.66 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 204.02 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 220.64 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 212.27 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 228.89 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 224.33 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 210.01 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 213.76 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 248.49 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 227.12 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 182.25 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 167.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 188.46 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 169.59 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 160.36 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 158.44 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 178.71 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 159.05 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 151.52 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 148.92 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 183.73 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 158.88 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 156.68 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 157.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 182.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 172.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 164.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 160.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 167.61 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 164.96 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 166.14 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 165.45 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 172.35 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 163.78 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 160.24 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 154.67 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 160.79 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 171.17 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 165.63 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 157.97 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 156.64 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 158.94 Mn |