Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Old Dominion Freight Line posted quarterly EBT Margin of 23.8% for Q1 2026, down 83.0% year-on-year from 140.01% in Q1 2025, and up 1.97% on a QoQ basis from 23.34% in Q4 2025.
Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) has 18 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 23.8% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBT Margin fell 83.0% year-over-year to 23.8%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 24.57% (down 167.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 24.77%, down 202.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 23.8%, up from 23.34% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 30.93% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 23.34% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 27.05% (2022), against an average of 27.03%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when EBT Margin jumped 358 bps; it then sank 425 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 28.96% in 2022, then retreated by 2 bps to 28.44% in 2023, then retreated by 15 bps to 24.19% in 2024, then declined by 3 bps to 23.34% in 2025, then climbed by 2 bps to 23.8% in 2026.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 23.8% (Q1 2026), 23.34% (Q4 2025), and 25.62% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 47.65 Bn | 47.37 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 23.80% |
| 2 | Xpo | 25.84 Bn | 25.61 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 5.92% |
| 3 | Saia | 12.92 Bn | 12.88 Bn | - | 8.07% |
| 4 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings | 12.67 Bn | 12.61 Bn | 1.57 Bn | -0.08% |
| 5 | Schneider National | 6.38 Bn | 6.12 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 1.94% |
| 6 | Rxo | 4.55 Bn | 4.53 Bn | 254.00 Mn | -3.44% |
| 7 | Arcbest | 3.15 Bn | 3.06 Bn | 951.93 Mn | -0.13% |
| 8 | Werner Enterprises | 2.55 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 726.17 Mn | -0.73% |
| 9 | Marten Transport | 1.43 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 203.18 Mn | 2.40% |
| 10 | Heartland Express | 1.20 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 167.03 Mn | -3.01% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.80% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 23.34% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 25.62% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.38% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.63% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 24.19% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 27.42% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 28.45% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 26.91% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 28.44% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 29.46% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 27.73% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 26.64% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 28.96% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 30.93% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 30.48% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 27.05% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 26.36% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 27.35% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 27.62% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 23.91% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 23.60% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 25.36% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 22.21% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 18.30% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 20.83% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 22.21% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 18.21% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 21.16% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 21.66% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 21.43% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 15.94% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 16.14% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 18.85% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 19.08% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 14.21% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 14.93% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 17.41% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 17.49% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 13.83% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 15.24% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 17.56% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 18.29% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 14.63% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 15.30% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 16.66% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 17.22% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 12.45% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 12.67% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 15.45% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 16.07% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 11.79% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 12.04% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 14.23% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 14.44% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 10.22% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 12.50% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 12.77% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 12.67% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 8.39% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 8.80% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 10.26% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 9.74% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 4.04% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 4.98% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 5.34% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 5.66% |