Forward Air FWRD
NASDAQ FWRD
$18.11 +0.32 (+1.80%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Forward Air (FWRD) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Forward Air's (FWRD) quarterly Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$5.5 million in Q1 2026, up 50.9% YoY from -$3.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 30.47% on a QoQ basis from -$7.9 million in Q4 2025.

Forward Air (FWRD) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Forward Air (FWRD) has 18 years of Cash from Investing Activities data on file, last reported at -$5.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash from Investing Activities rose 50.9% year-over-year to -$5.5 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$21.2 million (up 57.93% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$26.9 million, up 98.33% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities grew to -$5.5 million in Q1 2026, from -$7.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Investing Activities ranged from a high of -$3.9 million in Q3 2025 to a low of -$1.6 billion in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of -$107.5 million and a median of -$9.4 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Cash from Investing Activities tumbled 2461.49% — and 2025, when it jumped 99.28%.
  • Tracing FWRD's Cash from Investing Activities over 5 years: stood at -$38.6 million in 2022, then soared by 78.8% to -$8.2 million in 2023, then tumbled by 92.05% to -$15.7 million in 2024, then soared by 49.48% to -$7.9 million in 2025, then soared by 30.47% to -$5.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$5.5 million (Q1 2026), -$7.9 million (Q4 2025), and -$3.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 United Parcel Service 86.89 Bn 82.23 Bn 19.65 Bn -566.00 Mn
2 Fedex 77.23 Bn 63.91 Bn 18.84 Bn -1.48 Bn
3 Hunt J B Transport Services 25.91 Bn 25.90 Bn - -74.22 Mn
4 Expeditors International Of Washington 24.62 Bn 23.58 Bn 1.09 Bn 9.37 Mn
5 ZTO Express (Cayman) 17.03 Bn 12.62 Bn 469.01 Mn -1.04 Bn
6 C. H. Robinson Worldwide 16.77 Bn 16.62 Bn 1.11 Bn -97.03 Mn
7 Landstar System 6.33 Bn 5.98 Bn 308.86 Mn -2.36 Mn
8 GXO Logistics 5.25 Bn 4.48 Bn 508.00 Mn -64.00 Mn
9 Pitney Bowes 2.24 Bn 1.96 Bn 296.14 Mn -17.43 Mn
10 Forward Air 588.72 Mn 449.27 Mn 617.46 Mn 6.65 Mn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 6.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 6.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -5.52 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -5.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -7.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -7.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -3.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -3.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -3.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -3.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -11.24 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -11.24 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -15.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -15.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -9.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -9.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -13.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -13.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.57 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.57 Bn