Growth Metrics

Forward Air (FWRD) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2026)

Forward Air filings provide 18 years of Retained Earnings readings, the most recent being -$1.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Retained Earnings rose 99.74% to -$1.0 million in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$1.0 million, a 99.74% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $580000.0, up 121.23% from a year prior.
  • Retained Earnings hit -$1.0 million in Q1 2026 for Forward Air, down from $580000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $436.1 million in Q4 2022 to a low of -$389.8 million in Q1 2025.
  • Median Retained Earnings over the past 5 years was $176.1 million (2022), compared with a mean of $162.0 million.
  • The widest YoY moves for Retained Earnings: up 357.77% in 2025, down 193.4% in 2025.
  • Forward Air's Retained Earnings stood at $436.1 million in 2022, then decreased by 11.77% to $384.8 million in 2023, then tumbled by 100.71% to -$2.7 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 121.23% to $580000.0 in 2025, then crashed by 277.59% to -$1.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Retained Earnings were -$1.0 million (Q1 2026), $580000.0 (Q4 2025), and $2.1 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.