Forward Air (FWRD) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)

Forward Air (FWRD) reported Invested Capital of $1.8 billion for Q1 2026, up 624.58% on a YoY basis from $244.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 1.63% quarter-over-quarter from $1.8 billion in Q4 2025.

Forward Air (FWRD) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Forward Air has reported Invested Capital for 18 years, with the latest figure at $1.8 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Invested Capital rose 624.58% year-over-year to $1.8 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.8 billion (up 624.58% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.8 billion, up 439.66% from the prior year.
  • Invested Capital for Q1 2026 stood at $1.8 billion, down from $1.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Invested Capital was $3.0 billion in Q1 2024, with the low at $233.1 million in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Invested Capital has averaged $969.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $796.0 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Invested Capital plunged 91.87% — and 2026, when it soared 624.58%.
  • Forward Air's Invested Capital stood at $815.3 million in 2022, then fell by 1.43% to $803.6 million in 2023, then plunged by 58.48% to $333.7 million in 2024, then soared by 439.66% to $1.8 billion in 2025, then decreased by 1.63% to $1.8 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Invested Capital figures came in at $1.8 billion (Q1 2026), $1.8 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.9 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Invested Cap. (Qtr)
1 United Parcel Service 92.26 Bn 86.49 Bn 18.44 Bn 40.18 Bn
2 Fedex 78.12 Bn 66.43 Bn 20.49 Bn 32.23 Bn
3 Hunt J B Transport Services 26.94 Bn 26.93 Bn 2.88 Bn 4.34 Bn
4 C. H. Robinson Worldwide 22.05 Bn 21.89 Bn 1.50 Bn 3.05 Bn
5 Expeditors International Of Washington 21.79 Bn 20.48 Bn 2.84 Bn 2.36 Bn
6 Landstar System 7.42 Bn 7.01 Bn 1.16 Bn 868.24 Mn
7 GXO Logistics 5.58 Bn 4.83 Bn 490.00 Mn 3.43 Bn
8 ZTO Express (Cayman) 2.73 Bn -774.03 Mn 469.01 Mn 1.60 Bn
9 Pitney Bowes 2.47 Bn 2.16 Bn 375.39 Mn 1.24 Bn
10 Forward Air 326.09 Mn 226.34 Mn 526.45 Mn 1.77 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.77 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.80 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.88 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 233.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 244.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 333.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 384.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 412.16 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 3.01 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 803.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 787.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 796.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 838.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 815.33 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 791.13 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 813.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 768.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 750.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 557.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 552.22 Mn