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 Overview →
Growth & profitability
Revenue has grown 14.5% per year over the past 5 years.
Operating margin has contracted, at 1.5% in the latest year.
Free cash flow has declined 27.4% per year over the past 5 years.
Financial health
Total debt ($1.7B) exceeds cash ($106M); net debt is $1.6B.
Total debt has grown faster than revenue (71.9% vs 14.5% per year).
Operating income covered interest expense 0.2× in the latest year.
Total debt is 8.9× EBITDA.
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
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
FCF
Total debt
Cash
2025
$2.5B
-$104M
0.0%
1.5%
$15M
$1.7B
$106M
2024
$2.5B
-$820M
0.0%
-43.0%
-$106M
$1.7B
$105M
2023
$1.4B
$167M
0.0%
6.4%
$168M
$0
$122M
2022
$1.7B
$193M
0.0%
14.7%
$211M
$108M
$46M
2021
$1.4B
$106M
0.0%
10.6%
$82M
$157M
$37M
2020
$1.3B
$24M
48.7%
5.8%
$76M
$112M
$40M
2019
$1.2B
$87M
51.8%
9.3%
$124M
$73M
$65M
2018
—
$92M
—
—
$103M
$47M
$26M
2017
—
$87M
—
—
—
$40M
$4M
2016
—
$28M
—
—
—
$28M
$9M
2015
—
$56M
—
—
—
$83M
$33M
2014
—
$61M
—
—
—
$0
$41M
2013
—
$54M
—
—
—
—
$127M
2012
—
$53M
—
—
—
—
$112M
2011
—
$47M
—
—
—
$0
$59M
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
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
FCF
Total debt
Cash
Mar '26
$582M
-$34M
0.0%
3.5%
$39M
$1.7B
$141M
Dec '25
$631M
-$28M
0.0%
-0.5%
—
$1.7B
$106M
Sep '25
$632M
-$16M
0.0%
2.4%
—
$1.7B
$140M
Jun '25
$619M
-$13M
0.0%
3.2%
—
$1.7B
$95M
Mar '25
$613M
-$51M
0.0%
0.8%
$16M
$1.7B
$116M
Dec '24
$633M
-$36M
0.0%
12.0%
—
$1.7B
$105M
Sep '24
$656M
-$73M
0.0%
3.5%
—
$1.7B
$137M
Jun '24
$644M
-$645M
0.0%
-170.2%
—
$1.7B
$85M
Mar '24
$542M
-$62M
0.0%
-12.1%
-$57M
$1.7B
$152M
Dec '23
$338M
$102M
0.0%
0.9%
—
$0
$122M
Sep '23
$341M
$9M
0.0%
3.4%
$25M
$122M
$19M
Jun '23
$334M
$20M
0.0%
7.9%
$53M
$122M
$18M
Mar '23
$358M
$36M
0.0%
13.2%
$59M
$153M
$32M
Dec '22
$403M
$43M
0.0%
10.7%
—
$108M
$46M
Sep '22
$433M
$52M
0.0%
16.5%
$77M
$108M
—
Jun '22
$442M
$55M
0.0%
17.1%
$42M
$149M
—
Mar '22
$467M
$43M
0.0%
12.3%
$53M
$157M
—
Dec '21
$460M
$40M
0.0%
11.3%
—
$157M
$37M
Sep '21
$420M
$24M
0.0%
10.1%
—
—
—
Jun '21
$421M
$31M
0.0%
10.0%
—
—
—
Valuation over time
How the market has priced FWRD 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 fallen from 17.6× (Mar '23) to 6.9× (Nov '24).
The price-to-sales ratio has fallen from 2.0× (Mar '23) to 0.2× (Jun '26).
The dividend yield has risen from 0.8% (Mar '23) to 2.2% (Nov '24).
Price / earnings (P/E)
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
Dividend yield %
Frequently asked questions
Is FWRD growing its revenue and profit?
Over the past 5 years, Forward Air Corp's revenue has grown 14.5% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.
How much debt does FWRD have?
As of FY2025, Forward Air Corp reported $1.7B of total debt against $106M of cash; operating income covered interest expense 0.2×.
What is FWRD's profit margin?
In FY2025, gross margin was —, operating margin 1.5%, and net margin -4.2%.
What is FWRD's P/E ratio?
As of Jun '26, Forward Air Corp traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 6.9× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S and dividend yield have moved with the share price. 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), corporate-action-adjusted ·
growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price
against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.