FedEx Freight vs J.B. Hunt
J.B. Hunt reported revenue of $12.0 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.4 times FedEx Freight's $8.8 billion in fiscal 2026. FedEx Freight's revenue fell 1.1% in its latest year, and J.B. Hunt's fell 0.7%. FedEx Freight had an operating margin of 6.1%, against 7.2% at J.B. Hunt. Free cash flow was −$212 million at FedEx Freight and $948 million at J.B. Hunt. Their fiscal years end in different months (May 31 and December 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| FedEx Freight | J.B. Hunt | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2026, May 31, 2026 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $8.8B | $12.0B |
| Revenue growth | −1.1% | −0.7% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | — | 4.5% |
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | 6.1% | 7.2% |
| Net margin | 7.5% | 5.0% |
| Free cash flow | −$212M | $948M |
| Free cash flow margin | −2.4% | 7.9% |
| Return on capital | 13.0% | 13.1% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 4.1x | 0.9x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $48M | $1.1B |
| Change in diluted share count | 0.0% | −4.9% |
| Last close | $109.45 | $224.48 |
| P/E at the last close | 25.0× | 31.6× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | — | bought $2,086, sold $13.8 million |
| Piotroski F-score | — | 6 of 8 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the FedEx Freight and J.B. Hunt pages.