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

Forward Air (FWRD) reported Equity Ratio of 0.03 for Q1 2026, down 62.89% on a YoY basis from 0.08 in Q1 2025, and down 27.92% quarter-over-quarter from 0.04 in Q4 2025.

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

Forward Air has reported Equity Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.03 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Equity Ratio fell 62.89% year-over-year to 0.03; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.03 (down 62.89% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.04, down 59.13% from the prior year.
  • Equity Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.03, down from 0.04 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Equity Ratio was 0.59 in Q4 2022, with the low at 0.03 in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Equity Ratio has averaged 0.3 across 5 years, with a median of 0.26 in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Equity Ratio climbed 10.92% — and 2024, when it plunged 80.3%.
  • Forward Air's Equity Ratio stood at 0.59 in 2022, then sank by 56.19% to 0.26 in 2023, then tumbled by 60.23% to 0.1 in 2024, then plunged by 59.13% to 0.04 in 2025, then decreased by 27.92% to 0.03 in 2026.
  • The last three Equity Ratio figures came in at 0.03 (Q1 2026), 0.04 (Q4 2025), and 0.07 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Equity Ratio (Qtr)
1 United Parcel Service 92.26 Bn 86.49 Bn 18.44 Bn 0.22
2 Fedex 78.12 Bn 66.43 Bn 20.49 Bn 0.31
3 Hunt J B Transport Services 26.94 Bn 26.93 Bn 2.88 Bn 0.45
4 C. H. Robinson Worldwide 22.05 Bn 21.89 Bn 1.50 Bn 0.33
5 Expeditors International Of Washington 21.79 Bn 20.48 Bn 2.84 Bn 0.48
6 Landstar System 7.42 Bn 7.01 Bn 1.16 Bn 0.50
7 GXO Logistics 5.58 Bn 4.83 Bn 490.00 Mn 0.24
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 -0.28
10 Forward Air 326.09 Mn 226.34 Mn 526.45 Mn 0.03

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.03
Dec 31, 2025 0.04
Sep 30, 2025 0.07
Jun 30, 2025 0.08
Mar 31, 2025 0.08
Dec 31, 2024 0.10
Sep 30, 2024 0.11
Jun 30, 2024 0.12
Mar 31, 2024 0.34
Dec 31, 2023 0.26
Sep 30, 2023 0.56
Jun 30, 2023 0.57
Mar 31, 2023 0.56
Dec 31, 2022 0.59
Sep 30, 2022 0.58
Jun 30, 2022 0.55
Mar 31, 2022 0.52
Dec 31, 2021 0.53
Sep 30, 2021 0.52
Jun 30, 2021 0.51