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ArcBest Corporation (ARCB) Stock Analysis

ArcBest Corporation (ARCB) is a Trucking stock listed on NASDAQ and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

ARCB

$130.81

+$0.82 (+0.63%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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ARCB Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$130.84
Previous Close
$129.99
Day's Range
128.46–132.10
52-Week Range
59.43–176.69
Volume
156.61K
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
1.70
Valuation
Market Cap
$2.92B
P/E Ratio
189.58
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
13.68
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
0.50
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
0.70
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
0.69
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$4.01B−4.04%
Net Income (FY)
$60.10M−65.45%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
0.39%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
22.35M
1-Year Return
+70.50%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$0.48+0.37%
Ex-Dividend Date
August 7, 2026
Earnings Date
November 4, 2026
Avg Volume
275.28K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, ARCB closed at $130.81, +70.50% over 1 year.

ArcBest Corporation (ARCB) has a market capitalization of $2.92B.

In fiscal 2025, ARCB reported revenue of $4.01B.

ARCB Stock Return by Calendar Year

ArcBest Corporation (ARCB) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $17,050
+70.50%
5 years
$10,000 $15,239
+52.39%
10 years
$10,000 $72,823
+628.23%

If you had invested $10,000 in ArcBest Corporation (ARCB) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $72,823 at the close on October 21, 2026: +628.23% in total, +21.96% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+76.84%
2025−19.96%
2024−22.05%
2023+72.43%
2022−41.25%
2021+182.09%
2020+56.54%
2019−18.60%
2018−3.44%
2017+30.95%
2016 (partial year)+52.32%

As of October 21, 2026.

ARCB Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$4.01B$60.10M1.5%
2024$4.18B$173.96M4.2%
2023$4.43B$195.43M4.4%
2022$5.03B$298.21M5.9%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$4.01B$275.26M$99.70M$60.10M1.5%
2024$4.18B$350.00M$155.88M$173.96M4.2%
2023$4.43B$378.43M$183.68M$195.43M4.4%
2022$5.03B$573.52M$412.83M$298.21M5.9%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

ARCB Dividend History

$0.48+0.0% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$0.363—
2025$0.484+0.0%
2024$0.484+0.0%
2023$0.484+9.1%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$0.363—
2025$0.484+0.0%
2024$0.484+0.0%
2023$0.484+9.1%
2022$0.444+37.5%
2021$0.324+0.0%
2020$0.324+0.0%
2019$0.324+0.0%
2018$0.324+0.0%
2017$0.324+300.0%
2016$0.081—

Most recent payment: $0.12 per share, ex-dividend August 7, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

ARCB Valuation vs Trucking Median

Median of 17 stocks
MetricARCBTrucking medianvs median
P/E189.5849.083.9x the median
P/S ratio0.701.0835% below
Profit margin0.39%0.39%0.0 pts above

Medians across 17 Trucking stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

ArcBest Corporation (ARCB) carries a market capitalisation of $2.92B. The company sits in the Industrials sector, in the Trucking industry. Headcount on file is 14,000.

The 52-week range on file runs from $59.43 to $176.69. ARCB last closed at $130.81 on October 21, 2026. That is +$0.82 (+0.63%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 120.11% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

Fiscal 2025 revenue came to $4.01B. Against the prior fiscal year total of $4.18B, that is a change of −4.04%. The same year closed with net income of $60.10M. That is −65.45% against the prior fiscal year. Profit margin runs at 0.39%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 0.69.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $5.03B in 2022 to $4.01B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

ARCB trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 189.58. That is 3.9 times the Trucking median of 49.08. On forward earnings the ratio is 13.68. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 0.5. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 0.7 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 35.46% below the Trucking median of 1.08. The medians here are taken across 17 Trucking companies that report the metric.

The reported beta is 1.7. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 49.82%. Over the trailing twelve months the total return is +70.50%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +21.96%.

Growth & Income

ARCB pays a dividend yielding 0.37%. That is 0.9 percentage points below the Trucking median yield of 1.3%. The indicated annual rate is $0.48 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is August 7, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling $0.36 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $0.48 a share.

Across the complete calendar years on file, 2021 returned +182.09% and 2022 returned −41.25%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 4 finished higher. So far in 2026 the total return is +76.84%.

Peer Comparison

ArcBest Corporation (ARCB) operates in the Trucking industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
ArcBest Corporation ARCB $2.92B 189.6
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ODFL $39.29B 36.3
XPO, Inc. XPO $22.07B 55.4
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. KNX $10.29B 234.1

The Trucking industry average P/E ratio is 49.1x. ArcBest Corporation trades at a P/E of 189.6.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About ArcBest Corporation

ArcBest Corporation, an integrated logistics company, provides ground, air, and ocean transportation solutions worldwide. It operates in two segments, Asset-Based and Asset-Light. The Asset-Based segment provides less-than-truckload (LTL) services that transports general commodities, such as food, textiles, apparel, furniture, appliances, chemicals, non-bulk petroleum products, rubber, plastics, metal and metal products, wood, glass, automotive parts, machinery, and miscellaneous manufactured products. This segment also offers motor carrier freight transportation services to customers in Mexico through arrangements with trucking companies. The Asset-Light segment provides ground expedite services; third-party transportation brokerage services by sourcing various capacity solutions, including dry van over-the-road, temperature-controlled and refrigerated, flatbed, intermodal or container shipping, and specialized equipment; less-than-container and full container load ocean transportation services; warehousing and distribution services; managed transportation services; and moving services to ‘do-it-yourself' consumer, as well as final mile, time critical, product launch, retail logistics, supply chain optimization, brokered LTL, and trade show shipping services. This segment also offers premium logistics services, such as deployment of specialized equipment to meet linehaul requirements; and international freight transportation with air, ocean, and ground services. The company was formerly known as Arkansas Best Corporation and changed its name to ArcBest Corporation in May 2014. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

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