Forward Air FWRD
NASDAQ FWRD
$18.11 +0.32 (+1.80%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Forward Air (FWRD) Invested Capital (2009 - 2025)

Forward Air's (FWRD) quarterly Invested Capital came in at $38.4 million in Q4 2025, down 19.68% YoY from $47.8 million in Q4 2024, and up 132.46% on a QoQ basis from $16.5 million in Q3 2025.

Forward Air (FWRD) Invested Capital (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Forward Air (FWRD) has 17 years of Invested Capital data on file, last reported at $38.4 million in Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Invested Capital fell 19.68% year-over-year to $38.4 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $71.8 million (down 56.04% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $38.4 million, down 19.68% from the prior year.
  • Invested Capital advanced to $38.4 million in Q4 2025, from $16.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Invested Capital ranged from a high of $51.2 million in Q1 2024 to a low of $1.8 million in Q3 2021.
  • A 5-year average of $25.6 million and a median of $20.2 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Invested Capital.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Invested Capital jumped 852.25% — and 2025, when it sank 66.21%.
  • Tracing FWRD's Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at $14.3 million in 2021, then surged by 60.4% to $23.0 million in 2022, then surged by 69.56% to $38.9 million in 2023, then advanced by 22.77% to $47.8 million in 2024, then slipped by 19.68% to $38.4 million in 2025.
  • The last three Invested Capital figures came in at $38.4 million (Q4 2025), $16.5 million (Q3 2025), and $16.9 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Invested Cap. (Qtr)
1 United Parcel Service 86.89 Bn 82.23 Bn 19.65 Bn 24.48 Bn
2 Fedex 77.23 Bn 63.91 Bn 18.84 Bn 24.97 Bn
3 Hunt J B Transport Services 25.91 Bn 25.90 Bn - -
4 Expeditors International Of Washington 24.62 Bn 23.58 Bn 1.09 Bn -
5 ZTO Express (Cayman) 17.03 Bn 12.62 Bn 469.01 Mn -
6 C. H. Robinson Worldwide 16.77 Bn 16.62 Bn 1.11 Bn -
7 Landstar System 6.33 Bn 5.98 Bn 308.86 Mn 66.77 Mn
8 GXO Logistics 5.25 Bn 4.48 Bn 508.00 Mn 751.00 Mn
9 Pitney Bowes 2.24 Bn 1.96 Bn 296.14 Mn 23.14 Mn
10 Forward Air 588.72 Mn 449.27 Mn 617.46 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 38.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 16.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 16.88 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 17.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 47.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 48.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 49.94 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 51.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 38.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 35.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 33.82 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 27.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 22.96 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 17.53 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 16.39 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 13.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 14.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 1.84 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 1.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 1.91 Mn