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

Forward Air (FWRD) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026)

Forward Air's (FWRD) quarterly Cost of Revenue came in at $55.6 million in Q1 2026, little changed YoY from $55.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 33.05% on a QoQ basis from $83.0 million in Q4 2025.

Forward Air (FWRD) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Forward Air (FWRD) has 18 years of Cost of Revenue data on file, last reported at $55.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cost of Revenue changed 0.11% year-over-year to $55.6 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $242.8 million (down 3.67% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $242.8 million, down 21.56% from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue fell to $55.6 million in Q1 2026, from $83.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cost of Revenue ranged from a high of $112.9 million in Q1 2024 to a low of $30.1 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $58.6 million and a median of $55.6 million in 2026 frame the typical range for Cost of Revenue.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Cost of Revenue jumped 160.81% — and 2025, when it plunged 50.83%.
  • Tracing FWRD's Cost of Revenue over 5 years: stood at $30.1 million in 2022, then surged by 94.69% to $58.6 million in 2023, then rose by 28.57% to $75.3 million in 2024, then advanced by 10.22% to $83.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 33.05% to $55.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cost of Revenue figures came in at $55.6 million (Q1 2026), $83.0 million (Q4 2025), and $60.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 United Parcel Service 86.89 Bn 82.23 Bn 19.65 Bn 3.19 Bn
2 Fedex 77.23 Bn 63.91 Bn 18.84 Bn 6.16 Bn
3 Hunt J B Transport Services 25.91 Bn 25.90 Bn - -
4 Expeditors International Of Washington 24.62 Bn 23.58 Bn 1.09 Bn 2.42 Bn
5 ZTO Express (Cayman) 17.03 Bn 12.62 Bn 469.01 Mn 1.46 Bn
6 C. H. Robinson Worldwide 16.77 Bn 16.62 Bn 1.11 Bn 3.83 Bn
7 Landstar System 6.33 Bn 5.98 Bn 308.86 Mn 1.12 Bn
8 GXO Logistics 5.25 Bn 4.48 Bn 508.00 Mn 2.93 Bn
9 Pitney Bowes 2.24 Bn 1.96 Bn 296.14 Mn 155.36 Mn
10 Forward Air 588.72 Mn 449.27 Mn 617.46 Mn 55.57 Mn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 55.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 55.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 55.59 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 55.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 83.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 83.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 60.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 60.81 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 43.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 43.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 55.53 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 55.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 75.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 75.33 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 55.56 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 55.56 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 65.67 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 65.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 112.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 112.95 Mn