Growth Metrics

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

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DateValue
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