Forward Air Corp (FWRD) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Forward Air (FWRD) reported EBIT Margin of -29.91% for Q2 2026, down 33.07 percentage points from 3.15% a year earlier and down 33.42 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Forward Air Corp (FWRD) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Forward Air's EBIT Margin came in at -6.70%, down 11.57 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 1.46%, up 44.42 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBIT Margin has a five-year change of -4.36 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, EBIT Margin came in at -42.96% in FY2024 (-49.39 pp), 6.44% in FY2023 (-8.31 pp), 14.74% in FY2022 (+4.14 pp) and 10.60% in FY2021 (+4.78 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly EBIT Margin since Q2 2024.
- Year over year, EBIT Margin gained in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +19.20 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year EBIT Margin in five years was Q2 2025 (a gain of 173.39 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2024 (a drop of 178.13 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 3.51% (Q1 2026), -0.45% (Q4 2025) and 2.38% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -29.91% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.51% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.45% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.38% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.15% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.78% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.99% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.46% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -170.24% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -12.13% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.89% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.43% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.89% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.19% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.68% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.54% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.08% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.29% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.49% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.12% |
Forward Air Corp EBIT Margin API
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