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Arcbest profit margin ARCB

Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.

Net margin, 12 months
0.4%
Operating margin, 12 months
0.7%
Net margin on a year earlier
−3.5 pts
Peer median
1.9%

Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Arcbest kept 0.4% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 0.7%.

Five years earlier its net margin was 4.1%.

The median for 7 trucking stocks of a similar size is 1.9%.

Profit margin over time

OperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating margin
FY20251.5%2.3%
FY20244.2%5.8%
FY20234.4%3.9%
FY20225.9%7.8%
FY20215.4%7.1%
FY20202.4%3.3%
FY20191.3%2.1%
FY20182.2%3.5%
FY20172.1%2.2%
FY20160.7%1.1%
FY20151.7%2.8%
FY20141.8%2.7%
FY20130.7%0.8%
FY2012−0.4%−0.7%
FY20110.3%0.5%

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q2 FY260.4%−3.5 pts0.7%
Q1 FY261.4%−3.0 pts2.2%
Q4 FY251.5%−2.7 pts2.3%
Q3 FY252.4%−2.1 pts3.4%
Q2 FY253.9%+0.9 pts5.4%
Q1 FY254.4%+1.6 pts5.6%
Q4 FY244.2%−0.3 pts5.8%
Q3 FY244.5%+0.5 pts6.3%
Q2 FY243.0%−2.2 pts4.2%
Q1 FY242.8%−3.4 pts4.0%
Q4 FY234.4%−1.5 pts3.9%
Q3 FY234.1%−2.4 pts3.5%

Against its peers

Companies in Trucking nearest Arcbest's size, closest first, today.

CompanyProfit margin
ARCBArcbest0.4%
SNDRSchneider National1.9%
LSTRLandstar System2.6%
MRTNMarten Transport1.5%
SAIASaia8.2%
KNXKnight-Swift Transportation0.6%
CVLGCovenant Logistics0.3%
XPOXPO Logistics4.7%
Peer median1.9%

Where Arcbest ranks

What the profit margin tells you

Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).

Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.

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