ArcBest Corp
ARCB · Price history
Price at last available close
$130.34
+$3.27 (+2.57%) 1M
2026-10-27
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Company & revenue
About ArcBest Corp
Primary reporting period: 2025-12-31 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
ArcBest Corporation, an integrated logistics company, provides ground, air, and ocean transportation solutions worldwide. It operates in two segments, Asset-Based and Asset-Light. The Asset-Based segment provides less-than-truckload (LTL) services that transports general commodities, such as food, textiles, apparel, furniture, appliances, chemicals, non-bulk petroleum products, rubber, plastics, metal and metal products, wood, glass, automotive parts, machinery, and miscellaneous manufactured products.
How they make money
ArcBest operates as an integrated logistics company that generates revenue by providing freight transportation and supply chain solutions. It utilizes a combination of owned assets, such as its LTL carrier ABF Freight, and asset-light services including truckload brokerage, managed transportation, and ground expedite services to connect shippers with transportation capacity.
Products & services
Less-than-truckload (LTL) freight transportation, truckload services, managed transportation solutions, and ground expedite fleet services.
Brands & revenue mix
Less-than-truckload carrier.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
Truckload service provider.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
Ground expedite fleet.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
Revenue share is not unit sales or a best-seller ranking. Parent brands and included sub-brands can overlap; do not add overlapping rows.
Product / operating segments
No reconciled product or operating-segment revenue breakdown is available for the current research period. Company-wide revenue remains separate from segment disclosure.
Geographic revenue
No reconciled geographic revenue breakdown was confirmed for the current research period.
Customer concentration
No quantified customer-concentration disclosure is available in the current saved research.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- Independent owner-operators and third-party carriers — Third-party transportation providers used to supplement capacity for truckload and managed transportation services.Source
Competitors
- Less-than-truckload (LTL) carriers — National and regional carriers that compete with ABF Freight.Source
Strengths
Sources
Financial risk observations and what to check
These are saved observations about business performance, not predictions. Review the company filings alongside the interpretation below. Latest stored financial period end: 2026-06-30.
Quarterly EPS turned negative at -0.62 versus 1.12 a year earlier.
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Quarterly net income turned from a profit to a loss versus the same quarter last year.
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Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
26
Poor
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
46
Weak
Financial Strength
59
Business Quality / Moat
38
Management
29
Growth Quality
36
Risk / Durability
75
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
17
Avoid
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
30/100
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is low across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. This can reflect an expensive share price, business weaknesses, or both; check Company Quality and the category breakdown before drawing a conclusion.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as less attractive based on the available valuation and market data.
The model outlook is currently cautious.
- •Balance-sheet / debt profile scores strongly
- •Recent buyback activity is present
- •Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
- •Asset quality is a weaker factor
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for ARCB
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •Can ARCB maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
- •Is ARCB's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •Is ARCB's debt load manageable relative to cash generation, interest costs and upcoming maturities?
- •What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify ARCB's current valuation?
- •What does the current fundamental change risk warning mean for the reliability or interpretation of ARCB's score?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
26
Opportunity Score
17
Market Cap
$2.91B
P/E Ratio
182.1
EPS
$0.70
52-Week High
$176.69
52-Week Low
$59.43
Beta
1.55
Intrinsic Value
$5.95
Analyst Target
$163.00
Shares Outstanding
22.9M
Total Revenue
$4.20B
Total Debt
$459.8M
Dividend Yield (TTM)
0.37%
Liquidation Value / Share
$55.27
Dividend / Share (TTM)
$0.48
Momentum & Volatility Signals
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
Neutral / mixed momentum
Low movement
A high momentum score means price has been trending upward with confirming short- and medium-term strength. A low score means downward or weakening momentum.
A high volatility score means larger, less stable price swings. It can happen while a stock is rising or falling, so high volatility is not automatically bullish or bearish.
Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for ARCB
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Dividend history reported
Dividend payments are recorded. Review the dates and regular/special classification below; past payments do not guarantee future dividends.
Historical repurchase activity
Reported cash flows or share-count measures indicate past repurchase activity. This does not verify an active buyback authorization or future purchases.
Community Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on ARCB.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Integrated logistics model combining asset-based and asset-light capabilities.
- +Digitally enabled supply chain solutions.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
Potential downside factors
- −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the Trucking industry.
- −Economic conditions affecting freight demand.
- −Dependence on third-party carriers for asset-light operations.
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Scores
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Score Changes
6 historical score records availablePrevious Score
25
Sep 8, 2026
Change
+0.4
points
Current Score
26
Oct 1, 2026
Category Changes
ARCB increased 0.4 points because overall fundamentals improved.
Projected Score
Projected Score
26
Projected Change
0.0 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest little change. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
OvervaluedCurrent Price
$130.34
Model Intrinsic Value
$5.95
Difference
+$124.39
+2090.6% vs IV
Margin of Safety
-2090.6%
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.20B | $4.01B | $4.18B | $4.43B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $1.94B | $3.92B | $3.83B | $4.05B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $2.26B | $90.3M | $350.0M | $378.4M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $31.5M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $73.7M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $2.23B | $0.00 | $105.6M | $205.8M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $121.9M | $265.8M | $376.8M | $341.7M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | $29.2M | $90.3M | $244.4M | $172.6M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $6.7M | $12.4M | $9.0M | $9.1M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | $20.7M | $83.1M | $218.7M | $186.9M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | $4.4M | $23.0M | $45.4M | $44.8M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | $16.3M | $60.1M | $174.0M | $195.4M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $0.70 | $2.63 | $7.39 | $8.14 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 22.34M | 22.84M | 23.55M | 24.02M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 22.34M | 22.93M | 23.82M | 24.63M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$1.18B
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
-$0.62
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
-6.5%
Cash Change
+27.0%
Margin Change
-3.7 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Improved
- Cash position grew
- Debt reduced
What Weakened
- Margins contracted
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth, cash levels, debt levels. Pressure indicators included EPS growth, net income margin. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue increased 15.9%. EPS declined 155.4%. Cash increased 27.0%. Total debt declined 6.5%. Net income margin declined by 3.7 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
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Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
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