Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) posted Cash from Operations of $272.7 million for Q2 2026, down 4.6% from $285.85 million a year earlier and down 27.0% from the prior quarter.
Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Cash from Operations at Old Dominion Freight Line was $1.39 billion, down 5.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.37 billion, down 17.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Cash from Operations shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Old Dominion Freight Line's Cash from Operations was $1.66 billion in FY2024 (+5.7%), $1.57 billion in FY2023 (-7.2%), $1.69 billion in FY2022 (+39.5%) and $1.21 billion in FY2021 (+30.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Cash from Operations since Q2 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash from Operations increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 8.7%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Cash from Operations in the past five years was Q2 2022, with growth of 115.8%; the weakest was Q2 2023, with a decline of 32.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Cash from Operations for the three prior quarters was $373.63 million (Q1 2026), $310.29 million (Q4 2025) and $437.47 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 161.62 Bn | 156.15 Bn | - | 3.08 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 86.16 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 1.33 Bn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 74.78 Bn | 74.50 Bn | - | 1.25 Bn |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.01 Bn | 46.94 Bn | - | 859.00 Mn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 69.45 Bn | 64.09 Bn | - | 1.05 Bn |
| 6 | Fedex | 67.46 Bn | 33.40 Bn | - | 3.27 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 54.88 Bn | 37.06 Bn | - | 1.60 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.07 Bn | 35.33 Bn | - | 272.70 Mn |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.71 Bn | 12.72 Bn | 3.13 Bn | - |
| 10 | Copart | 25.27 Bn | 9.69 Bn | 645.66 Mn | 357.54 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 272.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 373.63 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 310.29 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 437.47 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 285.85 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 336.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 401.06 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 446.48 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 387.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 423.89 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 436.69 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 429.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 287.84 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 415.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 361.35 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 514.18 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 427.33 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 388.73 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 339.99 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 364.32 Mn |
Old Dominion Freight Line Cash from Operations API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=ODFL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "ticker": "ODFL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=ODFL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();