Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Old Dominion Freight Line's EBIT Margin was 29.94% in Q2 2026, up 4.52 percentage points from 25.42% a year earlier and up 6.17 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Old Dominion Freight Line's EBIT Margin was 25.84% through Jun 30, 2026, up 0.45 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 24.76%, down 1.79 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBIT Margin has now declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +2.18 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBIT Margin was 26.55% in FY2024 (-1.42 pp), 27.97% in FY2023 (-1.43 pp), 29.40% in FY2022 (+2.93 pp) and 26.47% in FY2021 (+3.89 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly EBIT Margin since Q3 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBIT Margin was higher in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.18 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBIT Margin over five years was Q2 2026 (a gain of 4.52 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2024 (a drop of 4.05 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, ODFL's EBIT Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 23.78% (Q1 2026), 23.27% (Q4 2025) and 25.66% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 161.62 Bn | 156.15 Bn | - | 40.25% |
| 2 | Csx | 86.16 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 38.27% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 74.78 Bn | 74.50 Bn | - | 35.35% |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.01 Bn | 46.94 Bn | - | 4.07% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 69.45 Bn | 64.09 Bn | - | 32.44% |
| 6 | Fedex | 67.46 Bn | 33.40 Bn | - | 6.20% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 54.88 Bn | 37.06 Bn | - | 9.43% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.07 Bn | 35.33 Bn | - | 29.94% |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.71 Bn | 12.72 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 13.12% |
| 10 | Copart | 25.27 Bn | 9.69 Bn | 645.66 Mn | 32.01% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 29.94% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.78% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 23.27% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 25.66% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.42% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.59% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 24.10% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 27.33% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 28.14% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 26.47% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 28.15% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 29.37% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 27.71% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 26.56% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 28.84% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 30.93% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 30.51% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 27.09% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 26.41% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 27.39% |
API Access
Old Dominion Freight Line EBIT Margin 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=ebit-margin&ticker=ODFL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "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=ebit-margin&ticker=ODFL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();