Forward Air (FWRD) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Forward Air (FWRD) reported Debt Ratio of 0.63 for Q1 2026, up 3.65% on a YoY basis from 0.6 in Q1 2025, and up 1.04% quarter-over-quarter from 0.62 in Q4 2025.

Forward Air (FWRD) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Forward Air has reported Debt Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.63 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt Ratio rose 3.65% year-over-year to 0.63; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.63 (up 3.65% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.62, up 2.74% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.63, up from 0.62 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.63 in Q1 2026, with the low at 0.0 in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.36 across 5 years, with a median of 0.43 in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Debt Ratio sank 95.58% — and 2024, when it surged 14132.56%.
  • Forward Air's Debt Ratio stood at 0.1 in 2022, then tumbled by 95.58% to 0.0 in 2023, then surged by 14132.56% to 0.6 in 2024, then grew by 2.74% to 0.62 in 2025, then increased by 1.04% to 0.63 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.63 (Q1 2026), 0.62 (Q4 2025), and 0.61 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 United Parcel Service 92.26 Bn 86.49 Bn 18.44 Bn 0.34
2 Fedex 78.12 Bn 66.43 Bn 20.49 Bn 0.27
3 Hunt J B Transport Services 26.94 Bn 26.93 Bn 2.88 Bn 0.16
4 C. H. Robinson Worldwide 22.05 Bn 21.89 Bn 1.50 Bn 0.26
5 Expeditors International Of Washington 21.79 Bn 20.48 Bn 2.84 Bn -
6 Landstar System 7.42 Bn 7.01 Bn 1.16 Bn -
7 GXO Logistics 5.58 Bn 4.83 Bn 490.00 Mn 0.25
8 ZTO Express (Cayman) 2.73 Bn -774.03 Mn 469.01 Mn 0.11
9 Pitney Bowes 2.47 Bn 2.16 Bn 375.39 Mn 0.68
10 Forward Air 326.09 Mn 226.34 Mn 526.45 Mn 0.63

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.63
Dec 31, 2025 0.62
Sep 30, 2025 0.61
Jun 30, 2025 0.62
Mar 31, 2025 0.60
Dec 31, 2024 0.60
Sep 30, 2024 0.55
Jun 30, 2024 0.55
Mar 31, 2024 0.43
Dec 31, 2023 0.00
Sep 30, 2023 0.11
Jun 30, 2023 0.11
Mar 31, 2023 0.13
Dec 31, 2022 0.10
Sep 30, 2022 0.10
Jun 30, 2022 0.13
Mar 31, 2022 0.14
Dec 31, 2021 0.14
Sep 30, 2021 0.15
Jun 30, 2021 0.15