Growth Metrics

Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)

Old Dominion Freight Line posted quarterly Net Margin of 17.85% for Q1 2026, down 67.0% year-on-year from 54.09% in Q1 2025, and down 21.78% on a QoQ basis from 22.82% in Q4 2025.

Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) has 18 years of Net Margin data on file, last reported at 17.85% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Margin fell 67.0% year-over-year to 17.85%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 19.72% (down 151.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 19.88%, down 169.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 17.85%, down from 22.82% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 25.87% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 17.85% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Net Margin is 20.99% (2024), against an average of 21.41%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Net Margin surged 610 bps; it then tumbled 241 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 25.87% in 2022, then declined by 3 bps to 25.15% in 2023, then fell by 5 bps to 23.91% in 2024, then decreased by 5 bps to 22.82% in 2025, then retreated by 22 bps to 17.85% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 17.85% (Q1 2026), 22.82% (Q4 2025), and 19.26% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Old Dominion Freight Line 47.65 Bn 47.37 Bn 1.33 Bn 17.85%
2 Xpo 25.84 Bn 25.61 Bn 1.67 Bn 4.82%
3 Saia 12.92 Bn 12.88 Bn - 6.19%
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 1.46%
6 Rxo 4.55 Bn 4.53 Bn 254.00 Mn -2.53%
7 Arcbest 3.15 Bn 3.06 Bn 951.93 Mn -0.10%
8 Werner Enterprises 2.55 Bn 2.51 Bn 726.17 Mn -0.55%
9 Marten Transport 1.43 Bn 1.38 Bn 203.18 Mn -6.48%
10 Heartland Express 1.20 Bn 1.16 Bn 167.03 Mn -2.74%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 17.85%
Dec 31, 2025 22.82%
Sep 30, 2025 19.26%
Jun 30, 2025 19.08%
Mar 31, 2025 18.52%
Dec 31, 2024 23.91%
Sep 30, 2024 20.99%
Jun 30, 2024 21.49%
Mar 31, 2024 20.02%
Dec 31, 2023 25.15%
Sep 30, 2023 22.39%
Jun 30, 2023 20.69%
Mar 31, 2023 19.76%
Dec 31, 2022 25.87%
Sep 30, 2022 23.53%
Jun 30, 2022 22.55%
Mar 31, 2022 20.02%
Dec 31, 2021 19.77%
Sep 30, 2021 20.47%
Jun 30, 2021 20.43%
Mar 31, 2021 17.70%
Dec 31, 2020 17.69%
Sep 30, 2020 19.08%
Jun 30, 2020 16.49%
Mar 31, 2020 13.49%
Sep 30, 2019 15.65%
Jun 30, 2019 16.41%
Mar 31, 2019 13.46%
Dec 31, 2018 15.53%
Sep 30, 2018 16.39%
Jun 30, 2018 15.81%
Mar 31, 2018 11.82%
Dec 31, 2017 4.37%
Sep 30, 2017 11.72%
Jun 30, 2017 11.72%
Mar 31, 2017 8.72%
Dec 31, 2016 9.19%
Sep 30, 2016 10.94%
Jun 30, 2016 10.77%
Mar 31, 2016 8.52%
Dec 31, 2015 9.83%
Sep 30, 2015 10.82%
Jun 30, 2015 11.23%
Mar 31, 2015 8.98%
Dec 31, 2014 9.69%
Sep 30, 2014 10.48%
Jun 30, 2014 10.51%
Mar 31, 2014 7.40%
Dec 31, 2013 7.96%
Sep 30, 2013 9.76%
Jun 30, 2013 9.87%
Mar 31, 2013 7.53%
Dec 31, 2012 7.40%
Sep 30, 2012 9.27%
Jun 30, 2012 8.74%
Mar 31, 2012 6.18%
Dec 31, 2011 8.22%
Sep 30, 2011 7.81%
Jun 30, 2011 8.20%
Mar 31, 2011 5.10%
Dec 31, 2010 5.53%
Sep 30, 2010 6.16%
Jun 30, 2010 5.84%
Mar 31, 2010 2.42%
Dec 31, 2009 6.58%
Sep 30, 2009 3.25%
Jun 30, 2009 3.39%