Forward Air Corp (FWRD) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Forward Air's FCF Margin came in at -1.20% for Q2 2026, up 1.70 percentage points from -2.90% a year earlier but down 7.87 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Forward Air Corp (FWRD) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Forward Air reported FCF Margin of 1.91%, up 1.60 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 0.61%, up 4.90 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin carries a five-year change of -5.36 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, FCF Margin was -4.29% in FY2024 (-16.58 pp), 12.29% in FY2023 (-0.26 pp), 12.56% in FY2022 (+6.63 pp) and 5.93% in FY2021 (-0.05 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly FCF Margin is -10.46% (Q1 2024) to 17.84% (Q3 2022).
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.02 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in Q1 2025 (a gain of 13.02 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2024 (a drop of 25.65 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows FWRD's FCF Margin at 6.66% (Q1 2026), -4.92% (Q4 2025) and 7.69% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.20% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.66% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -4.92% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.69% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.90% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.56% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -4.82% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.21% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -9.26% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -10.46% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.32% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.52% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.74% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.19% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.80% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.84% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.40% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.11% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.18% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.83% |
Forward Air Corp FCF Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=FWRD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "FWRD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=FWRD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();