OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE, INC. · Trucking

ODFL

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The short version

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

Going well

Sales up 10% 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 2.2% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (524 bought, 415 sold)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$182.50-0.1% that day

Company value: $37.8B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 35.1x; You pay about $35 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 6.8x; Company value is 6.8 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 0.6%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 1%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 0%; Debt as a share of company value

From ODFL'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, Jun '26

$1.6B+10% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $5.6B, down 0.6% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 6.5% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

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

Sales growth-1% a yearRecently: -0.6% a yearProfit margin19%Last 12 months: 19.4%P/E at the end35xToday: 35.1x. 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$5.3B

Profit in 5 years$1.0B

Price these guesses point to$189.03+3.6% vs $182.50 todayAbout +0.7% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 19% margin and a 35x P/E, sales could shrink about 1.7% 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.

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Business quality

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

6/6Strong

PassReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.23.9%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.01x equity
PassNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.18.6%
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.$1.4B
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-6.4% in 3 years

Revenue: $5.5B; -5.5% vs prior year
5-year growth: +6.5%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $40.0M; 0.01x equity
Current ratio: 1.44x; 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.