HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC · Trucking

JBHT

Low riskNext report: Around Jan 14, 2027 (est.)

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The short version

A high-quality, profitable business with growing sales. Institutions are adding.

Going well

Sales up 20% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
Profitable every year for 10 years
Brings in more cash than it spends

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions added 3.3% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (503 bought, 290 sold)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$224.48-0.7% that day

Company value: $20.9B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 31.6x; You pay about $32 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 1.6x; Company value is 1.6 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 0.2%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 0%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 7%; Debt as a share of company value

From JBHT's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Sep '26

$3.7B+20% vs a year earlier

Dec '23Tap a barSep '26

Last 12 months: $13.3B, up 11% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 4.5% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of JBHT. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+11% a yearRecently: +11% a yearProfit margin5%Last 12 months: 5.1%P/E at the end32xToday: 31.6x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change-2% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$22.5B

Profit in 5 years$1.1B

Price these guesses point to$426.36+90% vs $224.48 todayAbout +14% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 5% margin and a 32x P/E, sales could shrink about 2.4% a year for 5 years and still match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

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Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

5/6Strong

PassReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.15.8%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.41x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.5.0%
PassProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.10 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$947.6M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-7.2% in 3 years

Revenue: $12.0B; -0.7% vs prior year
5-year growth: +4.5%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $1.5B; 0.41x equity
Current ratio: 0.83x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.