Forward Air (FWRD) Net Income (2009 - 2026)

Forward Air (FWRD) reported Net Income of -$40.2 million for Q1 2026, up 34.31% on a YoY basis from -$29.9 million in Q1 2025, and up 34.31% quarter-over-quarter from -$61.2 million in Q1 2025.

Forward Air (FWRD) Net Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Forward Air has reported Net Income for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$40.2 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Income rose 34.31% year-over-year to -$40.2 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$40.2 million (up 40.52% YoY), and the FY2024 full-year result was -$6.4 million, down 105.13% from the prior year.
  • Net Income for Q1 2026 stood at -$40.2 million, up from -$61.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Income was $116.5 million in Q4 2023, with the low at -$61.2 million in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Net Income has averaged $2.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $2.5 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Net Income jumped 2861.23% — and 2024, when it sank 272.66%.
  • Forward Air's Net Income stood at $3.9 million in 2022, then jumped by 2861.23% to $116.5 million in 2023, then sank by 100.32% to -$374000.0 in 2024, then sank by 16261.23% to -$61.2 million in 2025, then soared by 34.31% to -$40.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Net Income figures came in at -$40.2 million (Q1 2026), -$61.2 million (Q1 2025), and -$374000.0 (Q4 2024), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Income (Qtr)
1 United Parcel Service 92.26 Bn 86.49 Bn 18.44 Bn 864.00 Mn
2 Fedex 78.12 Bn 66.43 Bn 20.49 Bn 1.06 Bn
3 Hunt J B Transport Services 26.94 Bn 26.93 Bn 2.88 Bn 141.55 Mn
4 C. H. Robinson Worldwide 22.05 Bn 21.89 Bn 1.50 Bn 147.23 Mn
5 Expeditors International Of Washington 21.79 Bn 20.48 Bn 2.84 Bn -362.91 Mn
6 Landstar System 7.42 Bn 7.01 Bn 1.16 Bn 39.44 Mn
7 GXO Logistics 5.58 Bn 4.83 Bn 490.00 Mn 5.00 Mn
8 ZTO Express (Cayman) 2.73 Bn -774.03 Mn 469.01 Mn 454.44 Mn
9 Pitney Bowes 2.47 Bn 2.16 Bn 375.39 Mn 58.14 Mn
10 Forward Air 326.09 Mn 226.34 Mn 526.45 Mn -40.20 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -40.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -61.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -374,000.00
Sep 30, 2024 -1.14 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -4.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 116.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 2.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 2.82 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 2.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 3.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 3.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 4.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 2.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 11.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -6.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -5.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -19.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -345,000.00
Jun 30, 2020 -6.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -3.04 Mn