Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Old Dominion Freight Line posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $1.0 billion for Q1 2026, up 578.73% year-on-year from $149.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 72.5% on a QoQ basis from $3.7 billion in Q4 2025.
Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $1.0 billion in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 578.73% year-over-year to $1.0 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $5.9 billion (up 286.61% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $4.1 billion, up 550.91% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $1.0 billion, down from $3.7 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $3.7 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$2.5 billion in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $192.4 million (2023), against an average of $694.1 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Operating Expenses tumbled 96.05%; it then surged 2439.5% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at -$2.5 billion in 2022, then surged by 247.18% to $3.7 billion in 2023, then sank by 96.05% to $145.7 million in 2024, then soared by 2439.5% to $3.7 billion in 2025, then sank by 72.5% to $1.0 billion in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $1.0 billion (Q1 2026), $3.7 billion (Q4 2025), and $144.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 47.65 Bn | 47.37 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 1.02 Bn |
| 2 | Xpo | 25.84 Bn | 25.61 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 423.00 Mn |
| 3 | Saia | 12.92 Bn | 12.88 Bn | - | 739.42 Mn |
| 4 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings | 12.67 Bn | 12.61 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 1.82 Bn |
| 5 | Schneider National | 6.38 Bn | 6.12 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 187.80 Mn |
| 6 | Rxo | 4.55 Bn | 4.53 Bn | 254.00 Mn | 197.00 Mn |
| 7 | Arcbest | 3.15 Bn | 3.06 Bn | 951.93 Mn | 995.36 Mn |
| 8 | Werner Enterprises | 2.55 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 726.17 Mn | 804.62 Mn |
| 9 | Marten Transport | 1.43 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 203.18 Mn | 205.53 Mn |
| 10 | Heartland Express | 1.20 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 167.03 Mn | 179.55 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.02 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.70 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 144.19 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.05 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 149.89 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 145.65 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 156.18 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.08 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.07 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.69 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 180.65 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 165.37 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 192.38 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.51 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 217.26 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.16 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 191.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -2.26 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 953.37 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 856.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 819.09 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 90.27 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 697.04 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 107.69 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 117.34 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 122.41 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 121.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 127.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 829.85 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 126.57 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 115.94 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 2.51 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 709.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 679.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 645.97 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -1.55 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 645.21 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 622.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 608.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 620.65 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 639.62 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 621.25 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 592.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 608.75 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 617.32 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 580.29 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 540.22 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 515.63 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 518.38 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 492.73 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 472.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 466.28 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 469.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 464.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 442.92 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 443.08 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 426.28 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 415.61 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 384.76 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 361.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 352.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 328.24 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 301.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 292.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 302.81 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 294.72 Mn |