# J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. (JBHT) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Industrials / Air Freight & Logistics. Price $273.77, market value $25.7 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 38.9×** (5-yr avg 27.1×, 3-yr avg 29.9×). J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. trades at 38.9× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 27.1×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 27.1×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 2.69**. A PEG of 2.69 means the P/E is high relative to expected earnings growth; the price already assumes a lot.
- **Price / sales: 2.0×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.0×.
- **Price / book: 7.0×**. The shares trade at 7.0× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 16.2×**. Enterprise value is 16.2× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 4.3%** (5-yr avg 2.1%). Free cash flow equals 4.3% of the market value, above its five-year average of 2.1%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been.
- **Earnings yield: 2.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 7.5%**. 7.5% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 5.0%**. 5.0% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 16.8%**. 16.8% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 15.1%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 15.1%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 8.5%**. Each dollar of assets produces 8.5% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -0.7%** (3-yr -6.8%/yr, 5-yr 4.5%/yr). Revenue fell 0.7% over the last year, against 4.5% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 10.1%** (3-yr -12.7%/yr, 5-yr 5.2%/yr). Earnings per share rose 10.1%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 58.9%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 58.9% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.41**. Debt is 0.41 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.9×**. It would take 0.9 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 6.04**. A Z-score of 6.04 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.66%** ($1.78 per share, trailing). J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. yields 0.66%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 29%** (15% of free cash flow). 29% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 12**. 12 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 10.3%/yr** (1-yr 2.3%). The dividend has compounded at 10.3% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 7 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (22 analysts). 22 analysts cover J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $305.45 (+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): 89.7%** (YTD 41.4%, 3-mo -3.9%). The shares are up 89.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -8.7%** (110.4% above the low). Trading 9% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 53**. An RSI of 53 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.78** (volatility 39%). Beta of 0.78 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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