ArcBest Corp
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Ratios
Valuation ratios (P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA and the other multiples) are based on the closing price at the end of each period, not on the current price. Margins and returns are shown in percent, multiples without a unit, per-share figures in the reporting currency, net debt in millions.
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| Line item | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| – | 12.6 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 17.3 | 39.1 | 17.4 | 15.3 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 26.1 | – | – | 77.4 | – | 54.8 | 26.1 | 12.7 | 39.0 | 15.8 | 13.6 | 18.3 | 15.9 | 15.0 | 6.0 | 20.8 | 12.8 | 28.3 | |
| 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | |
| 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 | |
| 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.9 | 5.8 | – | – | 4.8 | 2.7 | 5.2 | – | 31.9 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 8.3 | 3.6 | 17.1 | 6.2 | 7.0 | |
| 31.3 | 3.0 | 10.2 | 4.2 | 13.6 | – | 19.9 | 130.2 | 27.8 | 44.5 | 54.4 | 13.1 | 16.3 | – | 65.7 | 11.6 | 6.1 | 14.6 | 12.1 | 9.6 | 23.1 | 12.4 | 4.6 | 10.7 | 7.6 | 13.1 | 5.8 | 32.8 | 48.5 | 16.9 | |
| 3.2% | 33.2% | 9.8% | 23.6% | 7.3% | -1.4% | 5.0% | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2.2% | 1.8% | 7.6% | 6.1% | -5.6% | 1.5% | 8.6% | 16.3% | 6.9% | 8.3% | 10.4% | 4.3% | 8.1% | 22.0% | 9.3% | 13.2% | 7.6% | 17.1% | 3.0% | 2.1% | 5.9% | |
| Margins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.9% | 7.4% | 7.5% | 57.1% | 58.4% | 63.0% | 58.1% | 72.3% | 59.8% | 59.4% | 88.1% | 19.4% | 17.8% | 12.5% | 15.5% | 24.5% | 4.1% | 5.4% | 7.2% | 7.3% | 6.0% | 6.7% | 8.8% | 7.2% | 7.8% | 10.8% | 11.4% | 100.0% | 8.4% | 2.3% | |
| -1.4% | 3.9% | 4.4% | 6.4% | 7.6% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 6.0% | 7.2% | 8.3% | 6.6% | 4.6% | 2.6% | -11.5% | -3.3% | 0.5% | -0.7% | 0.8% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3.5% | 2.1% | 3.3% | 7.4% | 7.8% | 3.9% | 5.8% | 2.3% | |
| -2.3% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 2.9% | 4.1% | 2.7% | 1.3% | 3.2% | 4.4% | 5.6% | 4.5% | 3.1% | 1.6% | -8.7% | -2.0% | 0.3% | -0.4% | 0.7% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 0.7% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 1.3% | 2.4% | 5.7% | 5.9% | 3.2% | 4.2% | 1.5% | |
| 0.2% | 4.1% | 0.7% | 3.6% | 1.7% | -0.6% | 2.5% | 0.4% | 2.4% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 2.5% | -2.8% | 0.6% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 3.8% | 2.2% | 1.2% | 2.7% | 6.5% | 2.3% | 5.1% | 6.5% | 6.1% | 2.0% | 1.1% | 2.5% | |
| Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| -26.6% | 10.3% | 16.5% | 22.8% | 26.1% | 12.3% | 4.7% | 11.5% | 16.1% | 18.9% | 14.5% | 9.0% | 4.7% | -25.5% | -6.8% | 1.4% | -1.7% | 3.0% | 8.2% | 7.6% | 3.1% | 9.2% | 9.4% | 5.2% | 8.6% | 23.0% | 25.9% | 11.4% | 13.2% | 4.6% | |
| -4.4% | 2.2% | 4.1% | 6.9% | 9.6% | 5.7% | 2.2% | 6.6% | 9.4% | 11.4% | 9.0% | 5.8% | 3.0% | -14.7% | -3.8% | 0.7% | -0.7% | 1.6% | 4.1% | 3.6% | 1.5% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 2.4% | 4.0% | 10.1% | 12.0% | 5.7% | 7.2% | 2.5% | |
| Balance Sheet & Debt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | 9.3 | 13 | 16 | 140 | 115 | 73 | -3.1 | -69 | -4.0 | -3.6 | -92 | -99 | -0.4 | -33 | -49 | 79 | 21 | -29 | 48 | 129 | 148 | 101 | 142 | 1.8 | 172 | 133 | -1.1 | 96 | 158 | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.2 | 0.0 | – | – | 0.0 | -0.5 | -0.8 | – | -1.6 | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | |
| 16.6% | 21.4% | 24.6% | 30.2% | 36.7% | 46.7% | 47.0% | 56.9% | 58.1% | 60.5% | 61.7% | 64.3% | 64.3% | 57.6% | 55.7% | 50.8% | 44.4% | 51.2% | 49.7% | 46.6% | 46.7% | 47.7% | 46.6% | 46.2% | 46.6% | 44.0% | 46.2% | 50.0% | 54.1% | 52.8% | |
| 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| -2.10 | 0.78 | 1.42 | 2.31 | 3.35 | 1.66 | 0.66 | 1.81 | 2.94 | 4.06 | 3.30 | 2.26 | 1.15 | -5.10 | -1.29 | 0.25 | -0.30 | 0.61 | 1.78 | 1.69 | 0.71 | 2.26 | 2.52 | 1.51 | 2.69 | 7.98 | 11.69 | 5.77 | 7.30 | 2.62 | |
| 92.05 | 80.38 | 79.79 | 78.80 | 80.95 | 61.32 | 52.53 | 56.57 | 66.79 | 72.19 | 73.77 | 73.13 | 72.51 | 58.79 | 65.82 | 75.09 | 80.81 | 89.43 | 100.51 | 100.52 | 102.84 | 106.96 | 115.88 | 112.98 | 111.27 | 140.68 | 197.18 | 179.72 | 175.44 | 174.86 | |
| 7.88 | 7.52 | 8.63 | 10.12 | 12.86 | 13.57 | 14.04 | 15.73 | 18.23 | 21.50 | 22.72 | 25.18 | 24.71 | 19.99 | 19.05 | 18.33 | 17.95 | 20.24 | 21.58 | 22.19 | 22.82 | 24.65 | 26.88 | 28.85 | 31.36 | 34.70 | 45.14 | 50.43 | 55.18 | 56.50 | |
| 0.14 | 3.26 | 0.57 | 2.83 | 1.34 | -0.39 | 1.30 | 0.24 | 1.62 | 0.98 | 0.66 | 1.67 | 1.84 | -1.65 | 0.42 | 1.67 | 1.57 | 2.31 | 3.84 | 2.23 | 1.20 | 2.89 | 7.54 | 2.57 | 5.62 | 9.15 | 11.97 | 3.66 | 1.92 | 4.39 | |
Data as of: September 23, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.