ARCB Financials Arcbest Corp /De/

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Aug 4, 2026, 19:37 UTC Overview →

Growth & profitability

Revenue has grown 6.4% per year over the past 5 years.
Net income has grown slower than revenue (-3.3% vs 6.4% per year).
Operating margin has contracted, at 2.3% in the latest year.
Free cash flow has declined 6.8% per year over the past 5 years.

Financial health

Total debt ($224M) exceeds cash ($102M); net debt is $122M.
Total debt has grown slower than revenue (-5.4% vs 6.4% per year).
Operating income covered interest expense 7.3× in the latest year, down from 8.4× 5 years ago.
Total debt is 0.9× EBITDA.

Shareholder returns

Dividends have been paid for 15 consecutive years, consuming 18.3% of earnings and 9.6% of free cash flow.
The dividend has grown 6.1% per year over the past 5 years.

Revenue & net income

RevenueNet income

Margins (gross / operating / net)

GrossOperatingNet

Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)

ROEROA

Free cash flow (CFO − capex)

Free cash flow

Cash vs total debt

CashTotal debt

Cash flow: operating / investing / financing

OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FY	Revenue	Net income	Gross M	Op M	ROE	ROA	FCF	Total debt	Cash
2025	$4.0B	$60M	0.0%	2.3%	4.6%	2.5%	$114M	$224M	$102M
2024	$4.2B	$174M	0.0%	5.8%	13.2%	7.2%	$63M	$189M	$127M
2023	$4.4B	$195M	0.0%	3.9%	15.7%	7.9%	$103M	$229M	$262M
2022	$5.0B	$298M	0.0%	7.8%	25.9%	12.0%	$323M	$265M	$158M
2021	$3.8B	$214M	0.0%	7.4%	23.0%	10.1%	$265M	—	$77M
2020	$2.9B	$71M	0.0%	3.3%	8.6%	4.0%	$163M	—	$304M
2019	$3.0B	$40M	0.0%	2.1%	5.2%	2.4%	$79M	—	$202M
2018	$3.1B	$67M	0.0%	3.5%	9.4%	4.4%	$211M	—	$190M
2017	$2.8B	$60M	0.0%	2.2%	9.2%	4.4%	$86M	—	$121M
2016	$2.7B	$19M	0.0%	1.3%	3.1%	1.5%	$44M	—	$114M
2015	—	$45M	—	—	7.6%	3.6%	$71M	—	$165M
2014	—	$46M	—	—	8.2%	4.1%	—	—	$157M
2013	—	$16M	—	—	3.0%	1.6%	—	—	$105M
2012	—	-$8M	—	—	-1.7%	-0.7%	—	—	$91M
2011	—	$6M	—	—	1.3%	0.7%	—	—	$141M

Revenue & net income

RevenueNet income

Margins (gross / operating / net)

GrossOperatingNet

Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)

ROEROA

Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)

Free cash flow

Cash vs total debt

CashTotal debt

Cash flow: operating / investing / financing

OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key quarterly figures

Quarter	Revenue	Net income	Gross M	Op M	ROE	ROA	FCF	Total debt	Cash
Jun '26	$1.2B	-$14M	0.0%	-1.7%	-1.1%	-0.6%	$117M	$216M	$146M
Mar '26	$999M	-$1M	0.0%	0.3%	-0.1%	-0.0%	-$1M	$224M	$64M
Dec '25	$973M	-$8M	0.0%	-0.8%	-0.6%	-0.3%	$37M	$224M	$102M
Sep '25	$1.0B	$39M	0.0%	5.2%	3.0%	1.6%	$33M	$214M	$121M
Jun '25	$1.0B	$26M	0.0%	3.6%	2.0%	1.0%	$81M	$241M	$115M
Mar '25	$967M	$3M	0.0%	0.7%	0.2%	0.1%	-$38M	$214M	$74M
Dec '24	$1.0B	$29M	0.0%	3.8%	2.2%	1.2%	$4M	$189M	$127M
Sep '24	$1.1B	$100M	0.0%	12.7%	7.7%	4.2%	$24M	$181M	$150M
Jun '24	$1.1B	$47M	0.0%	4.5%	3.8%	1.9%	$84M	$204M	$216M
Mar '24	$1.0B	-$2M	0.0%	2.2%	-0.2%	-0.1%	-$49M	$212M	$173M
Dec '23	$1.1B	$49M	0.0%	5.9%	3.9%	2.0%	$38M	$229M	$262M
Sep '23	$1.1B	$35M	0.0%	4.0%	2.9%	1.4%	$44M	$243M	$252M
Jun '23	$1.1B	$40M	0.0%	3.8%	3.3%	1.7%	$35M	$233M	$187M
Mar '23	$1.1B	$71M	0.0%	1.9%	5.9%	2.9%	-$14M	$250M	$203M
Dec '22	$1.2B	$37M	0.0%	4.3%	3.2%	1.5%	$48M	$265M	$158M
Sep '22	$1.3B	$89M	0.0%	9.0%	7.9%	3.6%	$139M	$253M	$156M
Jun '22	$1.3B	$102M	0.0%	10.3%	9.6%	4.5%	$166M	$225M	$127M
Mar '22	$1.3B	$70M	0.0%	7.3%	7.1%	3.1%	-$31M	$259M	$64M
Dec '21	$1.2B	$65M	0.0%	7.3%	7.0%	3.1%	$70M	—	$77M
Sep '21	$1.0B	$64M	0.0%	8.6%	6.6%	3.2%	$74M	—	$408M

Valuation over time

How the market has priced ARCB against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

The price-to-earnings ratio has risen from 6.9× (Mar '23) to 48.7× (Nov '26).
The price-to-sales ratio has risen from 0.4× (Mar '23) to 0.7× (Nov '26).
The dividend yield has fallen from 0.5% (Mar '23) to 0.4% (Nov '26).

Price / earnings (P/E)

P/E

Price / sales (P/S)

P/S

Dividend yield (%)

Dividend yield %

Frequently asked questions

Is ARCB growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, Arcbest Corp /De/'s revenue has grown 6.4% per year, and net income declined 3.3% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does ARCB have?

As of FY2025, Arcbest Corp /De/ reported $224M of total debt against $102M of cash; operating income covered interest expense 7.3×.

What is ARCB's profit margin?

In FY2025, gross margin was —, operating margin 2.3%, and net margin 1.5%.

What is ARCB's P/E ratio?

Arcbest Corp /De/'s P/E (TTM) is 179.69 as of the 2026-11-02 close — market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year, the same figure as on the ARCB stock page. The valuation chart above sets each month-end's price against the latest annual net income instead, so its latest point (about 48.7× as of Nov '26) can differ. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), split-adjusted; price return — dividends not reinvested · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.