Covenant Logistics (CVLG) Operating Income (2010 - 2026)
Covenant Logistics' Operating Income came in at $12.49 million for Q3 2026, up 57.6% from $7.93 million a year earlier and up 41.3% from the prior quarter.
Covenant Logistics (CVLG) Operating Income (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Covenant Logistics reported Operating Income of $3.44 million, down 90.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $2.94 million, down 93.4% from FY2024.
- Operating Income has declined in each of the last three years.
- Going back by year, Operating Income was $44.76 million in FY2024 (-23.9%), $58.82 million in FY2023 (-51.3%), $120.68 million in FY2022 (+79.7%) and $67.16 million in FY2021.
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Operating Income since Q3 2024.
- Year-over-year, Operating Income increased in two of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 3.5%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Income over five years came in Q3 2022 (growth of 194.1%), and the weakest in Q1 2024 (a decline of 75.4%).
- Business Quant data shows CVLG's Operating Income at $8.84 million (Q2 2026), $6.28 million (Q1 2026) and -$24.18 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 172.47 Bn | 164.72 Bn | - | 2.94 Bn |
| 2 | United Parcel Service | 92.24 Bn | 69.07 Bn | - | 1.74 Bn |
| 3 | Csx | 90.81 Bn | 86.03 Bn | - | 1.57 Bn |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.61 Bn | 80.64 Bn | - | 1.06 Bn |
| 5 | Fedex | 72.98 Bn | 39.17 Bn | - | 1.55 Bn |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 71.87 Bn | 66.34 Bn | - | 1.15 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 57.23 Bn | 39.41 Bn | - | 1.45 Bn |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.65 Bn | -21.05 Bn | - | 1.45 Bn |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 34.12 Bn | 32.96 Bn | - | 452.65 Mn |
| 10 | Covenant Logistics | 795.28 Mn | 773.79 Mn | - | 8.84 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.84 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.28 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -24.18 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.93 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.56 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.63 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.61 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.58 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.34 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.27 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.14 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.78 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 17.63 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 59.06 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 26.87 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 23.85 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.24 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 20.08 Mn |
Covenant Logistics Operating Income API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-income&ticker=CVLG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-income", "ticker": "CVLG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-income&ticker=CVLG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();