Forward Air (FWRD) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)

Forward Air (FWRD) reported Deferred Taxes of -$2.2 million for Q1 2026, up 22.28% on a YoY basis from -$1.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 79.18% quarter-over-quarter from -$10.4 million in Q4 2025.

Forward Air (FWRD) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Forward Air has reported Deferred Taxes for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$2.2 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Deferred Taxes rose 22.28% year-over-year to -$2.2 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$10.3 million (up 92.58% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$10.9 million, up 91.8% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes for Q1 2026 stood at -$2.2 million, up from -$10.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Deferred Taxes was $63.6 million in Q4 2024, with the low at -$166.5 million in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, Deferred Taxes has averaged -$9.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $168000.0 in 2022.
  • The largest YoY upside for Deferred Taxes was 673.8% in 2024 against a maximum downside of 197464.71% in 2024.
  • Forward Air's Deferred Taxes stood at $5.7 million in 2022, then plunged by 293.78% to -$11.1 million in 2023, then soared by 673.8% to $63.6 million in 2024, then slumped by 116.38% to -$10.4 million in 2025, then soared by 79.18% to -$2.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Deferred Taxes figures came in at -$2.2 million (Q1 2026), -$10.4 million (Q4 2025), and $4.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 United Parcel Service 92.26 Bn 86.49 Bn 18.44 Bn 45.00 Mn
2 Fedex 78.12 Bn 66.43 Bn 20.49 Bn -
3 Hunt J B Transport Services 26.94 Bn 26.93 Bn 2.88 Bn -19.58 Mn
4 C. H. Robinson Worldwide 22.05 Bn 21.89 Bn 1.50 Bn 22.24 Mn
5 Expeditors International Of Washington 21.79 Bn 20.48 Bn 2.84 Bn -4.70 Mn
6 Landstar System 7.42 Bn 7.01 Bn 1.16 Bn -250,000.00
7 GXO Logistics 5.58 Bn 4.83 Bn 490.00 Mn -3.00 Mn
8 ZTO Express (Cayman) 2.73 Bn -774.03 Mn 469.01 Mn -
9 Pitney Bowes 2.47 Bn 2.16 Bn 375.39 Mn -
10 Forward Air 326.09 Mn 226.34 Mn 526.45 Mn -2.17 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -2.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -10.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 4.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -1.93 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -2.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 63.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -33.55 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -166.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 2.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -11.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 17,000.00
Jun 30, 2023 325,000.00
Mar 31, 2023 1.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 5.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 319,000.00
Mar 31, 2022 1.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 2.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -812,000.00
Jun 30, 2021 -67,000.00
Mar 31, 2021 -505,000.00