Forward Air (FWRD) Total Debt (2009 - 2026)

Forward Air (FWRD) reported Total Debt of $1.7 billion for Q1 2026, little changed on a YoY basis from $1.7 billion in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $1.7 billion in Q4 2025.

Forward Air (FWRD) Total Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Forward Air has reported Total Debt for 18 years, with the latest figure at $1.7 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Total Debt changed 0.34% year-over-year to $1.7 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.7 billion (changed 0.34% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.7 billion, changed 0.33% from the prior year.
  • Total Debt for Q1 2026 stood at $1.7 billion, roughly flat from $1.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Total Debt was $1.7 billion in Q3 2025, with the low at $12.6 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Total Debt has averaged $954.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $1.7 billion in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Total Debt slumped 89.09% — and 2024, when it jumped 13287.58%.
  • Forward Air's Total Debt stood at $115.9 million in 2022, then tumbled by 89.09% to $12.6 million in 2023, then jumped by 13287.58% to $1.7 billion in 2024, then declined by 0.33% to $1.7 billion in 2025, then increased by 0.18% to $1.7 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Total Debt figures came in at $1.7 billion (Q1 2026), $1.7 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.7 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Total Debt (Qtr)
1 United Parcel Service 92.26 Bn 86.49 Bn 18.44 Bn 24.39 Bn
2 Fedex 78.12 Bn 66.43 Bn 20.49 Bn 25.25 Bn
3 Hunt J B Transport Services 26.94 Bn 26.93 Bn 2.88 Bn 1.30 Bn
4 C. H. Robinson Worldwide 22.05 Bn 21.89 Bn 1.50 Bn 1.34 Bn
5 Expeditors International Of Washington 21.79 Bn 20.48 Bn 2.84 Bn -
6 Landstar System 7.42 Bn 7.01 Bn 1.16 Bn -
7 GXO Logistics 5.58 Bn 4.83 Bn 490.00 Mn 3.11 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 2.14 Bn
10 Forward Air 326.09 Mn 226.34 Mn 526.45 Mn 1.69 Bn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 1.69 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.69 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.70 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.70 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.70 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.69 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.69 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.69 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.69 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 12.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 133.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 133.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 162.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 115.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 114.83 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 154.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 161.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 161.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 163.15 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 163.60 Mn