profit from every $100 of sales.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2020 to 2025.
You pay $36.28 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
Money in, money out
What J.B. Hunt Transport Services sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $14.8 billion in 2022 to $12.0 billion in 2025, with $598 million of profit last year.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services handed back more cash to shareholders than it generated last year.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services vs. similar companies
J.B. Hunt Transport Services grows the fastest of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
J.B. Hunt Transport Services | 36.3× · Expensive | ||
United Parcel Service | 17.2× · Fair price | ||
FedEx | 17.1× · Fair price | ||
DHL Group | 19.5× · Fair price | ||
DSV | 43.7× · Expensive |
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AI analysis
An AI analyst reads J.B. Hunt Transport Services's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9,637 | 12,168 | 14,814 | 12,830 | 12,087 | 11,999 | |
| – | – | 1,970 | 1,701 | 1,568 | 1,597 | |
| 713 | 1,046 | 1,332 | 993 | 831 | 865 | |
| 1,241 | 1,603 | 1,977 | 1,739 | 1,600 | 1,584 | |
| 506 | 761 | 969 | 728 | 571 | 598 | |
| 4.74 | 7.14 | 9.21 | 6.97 | 5.56 | 6.12 | |
| – | – | 13.3% | 13.3% | 13.0% | 13.3% | |
| 7.4% | 8.6% | 9.0% | 7.7% | 6.9% | 7.2% | |
| 5.3% | 6.3% | 6.5% | 5.7% | 4.7% | 5.0% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 5,928 | 6,794 | 7,787 | 8,588 | 8,312 | 7,927 |
| Cash | 313 | 356 | 52 | 53 | 47 | 17 |
| Total debt | 1,305 | 1,301 | 1,262 | 1,576 | 1,478 | 1,467 |
| Total liabilities | 3,328 | 3,677 | 4,120 | 4,484 | 4,298 | 4,362 |
| 2,600 | 3,118 | 3,667 | 4,104 | 4,015 | 3,565 | |
| 107 | 107 | 105 | 104 | 103 | 98 | |
| 14.4% | 18.7% | 21.4% | 13.9% | 12.1% | 13.6% | |
| 19.5% | 24.4% | 26.4% | 17.7% | 14.2% | 16.8% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,123 | 1,224 | 1,777 | 1,745 | 1,483 | 1,678 | |
| 739 | 948 | 1,541 | 1,862 | 865 | 731 | |
| 384 | 276 | 236 | -118 | 618 | 948 | |
| Dividends paid | 114 | 124 | 167 | 174 | 176 | 171 |
| 93 | 152 | 331 | 197 | 550 | 948 | |
| 61 | 62 | 78 | 79 | 66 | 72 |
Valuation
- 36.3×
- 31.8×
- 6.92
- 6.9×
- 1.8×
- 22.9×
- 14.6×
- 4.4%
- 2.8%
- 0.7%
Profitability
- 13.3%
- 7.2%
- 5.0%
- 13.0%
- 10.3%
- 13.6%
- 17.3%
- 7.8%
- 13.6%
- –
Growth
- +4.5%
- +5.2%
- +53.4%
- +10.3%
- −1.9%
Financial health
- 0.8×
- 0.36
- 16.4%
- 12.7×
- 1.26
- 1.26
- 1.53
How it ranks in Industrials
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $224.88
- Range
- $180.00 – $285.00
- 11 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2026 | 1.49 | 1.45 | +2.8% |
| Jan 15, 2026 | 1.90 | 1.81 | +5.0% |
| Oct 15, 2025 | 1.76 | 1.46 | +20.5% |
| Jul 15, 2025 | 1.31 | 1.30 | +0.8% |
| Apr 15, 2025 | 1.17 | 1.15 | +1.7% |
| Jan 16, 2025 | 1.53 | 1.64 | −6.7% |
| Oct 15, 2024 | 1.49 | 1.41 | +5.7% |
| Jul 16, 2024 | 1.32 | 1.52 | −13.2% |
Paid per share, each year
$0.84 in 2015 → $1.76 in 2025
How safe it looks
28.6% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 18.1%
News
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Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Questions about J.B. Hunt Transport Services
Is J.B. Hunt Transport Services a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers, but the price is high. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the J.B. Hunt Transport Services AI analysis
What does J.B. Hunt Transport Services do?
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. provides surface transportation, delivery, and logistic services in North America. It is in Integrated Freight & Logistics, based in Lowell, AR, United States, with 31,750 employees.
Does J.B. Hunt Transport Services pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 0.7% a year, about 29% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $171 million in dividends.
Is J.B. Hunt Transport Services stock halal?
Yes. J.B. Hunt Transport Services passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 7% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has J.B. Hunt Transport Services stock done over the past year?
Up 40.0% over the past twelve months, to $232.85. It traded between $158.92 and $298.41 and is 22.0% below its high.
Who are J.B. Hunt Transport Services's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are United Parcel Service, FedEx, DHL Group and DSV. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with J.B. Hunt Transport Services's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.



