Forward Air (FWRD) EBITDA (2009 - 2026)

Forward Air (FWRD) reported EBITDA of -$35.9 million for Q1 2026, up 41.03% on a YoY basis from -$25.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 20.28% quarter-over-quarter from -$29.9 million in Q4 2025.

Forward Air (FWRD) EBITDA (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Forward Air has reported EBITDA for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$35.9 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBITDA rose 41.03% year-over-year to -$35.9 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$97.5 million (up 91.48% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$104.5 million, up 87.25% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA for Q1 2026 stood at -$35.9 million, down from -$29.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBITDA was $101.7 million in Q4 2023, with the low at -$972.2 million in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, EBITDA has averaged -$55.5 million across 5 years, with a median of -$8.0 million in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBITDA jumped 281.77% — and 2024, when it sank 4972.92%.
  • Forward Air's EBITDA stood at $42.9 million in 2022, then surged by 136.93% to $101.7 million in 2023, then plunged by 137.67% to -$38.3 million in 2024, then gained by 22.06% to -$29.9 million in 2025, then decreased by 20.28% to -$35.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three EBITDA figures came in at -$35.9 million (Q1 2026), -$29.9 million (Q4 2025), and -$23.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA (Qtr)
1 United Parcel Service 92.26 Bn 86.49 Bn 18.44 Bn 1.27 Bn
2 Fedex 78.12 Bn 66.43 Bn 20.49 Bn 1.35 Bn
3 Hunt J B Transport Services 26.94 Bn 26.93 Bn 2.88 Bn 207.00 Mn
4 C. H. Robinson Worldwide 22.05 Bn 21.89 Bn 1.50 Bn 146.80 Mn
5 Expeditors International Of Washington 21.79 Bn 20.48 Bn 2.84 Bn -571.88 Mn
6 Landstar System 7.42 Bn 7.01 Bn 1.16 Bn 53.24 Mn
7 GXO Logistics 5.58 Bn 4.83 Bn 490.00 Mn 125.00 Mn
8 ZTO Express (Cayman) 2.73 Bn -774.03 Mn 469.01 Mn 311.17 Mn
9 Pitney Bowes 2.47 Bn 2.16 Bn 375.39 Mn -21.55 Mn
10 Forward Air 326.09 Mn 226.34 Mn 526.45 Mn -35.93 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -35.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -29.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -23.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -8.02 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -60.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -38.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -73.23 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -972.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -61.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 101.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 9.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 19.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 36.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 42.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 52.13 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 55.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 42.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 22.26 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 23.54 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 30.68 Mn