# Hub Group Inc. (HUBG) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Industrials / Air Freight & Logistics. Price $36.68, market value $2.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 21.1×** (5-yr avg 18.3×, 3-yr avg 16.6×). Hub Group Inc. trades at 21.1× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 18.3×. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 17.3×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 0.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.6×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.3×**. The shares trade at 1.3× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 7.3×**. Enterprise value is 7.3× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 5.1%** (5-yr avg 6.4%). Free cash flow equals 5.1% of the market value, below its five-year average of 6.4%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 4.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 3.8%**. 3.8% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 2.6%**. 2.6% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 6.3%**. 6.3% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 6.2%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 6.2%.
- **Return on assets: 3.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 3.7% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -6.1%** (3-yr -2.3%/yr, 5-yr 1.5%/yr). Revenue fell 6.1% over the last year, against 1.5% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -35.1%** (3-yr -12.4%/yr, 5-yr 1.2%/yr). Earnings per share fell 35.1%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 6.2%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 6.2% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.16**. Debt is 0.16 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.5×**. It would take 0.5 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.36%** ($0.50 per share, trailing). Hub Group Inc. yields 1.36%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 29%** (26% of free cash flow). 29% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 2**. 2 straight years of increases.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (12 analysts). 12 analysts cover Hub Group Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $41.00 (+12% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -0.5%** (YTD -13.4%, 3-mo -14.6%). The shares are down 0.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -31.1%** (11.5% above the low). Trading 31% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 33**. An RSI of 33 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.94** (volatility 47%). Beta of 0.94 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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