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▼ FY 2025 Summary Analysis
Annual report ending Dec 31, 2025Overview and Growth
In fiscal 2025, HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC recorded $12.00B of revenue, net income of $598.28M, and an operating cash inflow of $1.68B. At $12.00B, the top line establishes the operating scale supporting the company’s profit and cash-flow profile. Revenue was 0.7% below fiscal 2024 revenue of $12.09B, marking a top-line contraction. The company reported diluted EPS of $6.12, adding a shareholder-level measure to the absolute income figures considered below. Against diluted EPS of $5.56 in fiscal 2024, the current result was 10.1% higher. The revenue-to-assets relationship was 1.51x, showing the sales generated relative to the resources carried on the balance sheet.Profitability
The reported operating result was $865.07M, capturing profitability after direct costs and the operating expenses reflected in the statements. Operating margin measured 7.2%, showing the portion of revenue preserved after the full set of operating costs. Net income came to $598.28M, completing the progression from revenue through gross and operating profitability to the final reported result. Measured against reported revenue, net income produced a 5.0% margin after operating costs and the remaining recognized items. Pretax income was $794.11M, isolating the reported earnings outcome before the income-tax provision recognized for the fiscal year. Measured against revenue, pretax income equaled 6.6%, adding a pre-tax profitability layer between revenue and net income. Income tax expense totaled $195.83M, providing the reported tax component that separates pretax and after-tax earnings. Relative to pretax income, the tax provision measured 24.7%, quantifying the portion of pre-tax earnings paid in income tax. Return on period-end equity was 16.8%, relating annual net income to the equity capital on the balance sheet. Return on period-end assets was 7.5%, connecting net income with the company’s total asset base.Liquidity and Capital Structure
The company held $7.93B of assets against $4.36B of liabilities and $3.57B of equity, revealing how the asset base was financed. The near-term balance sheet paired $1.60B of current assets with $1.94B of current liabilities at the reporting date. The current ratio was 0.83x; current liabilities exceeded current assets, leaving a short-term liquidity deficit. The company held $17.28M in cash and equivalents, a narrower liquidity measure than total current assets. Cash and equivalents represented 0.9% of current liabilities, showing the portion of near-term obligations matched by reported cash alone. The company carried $1.47B of total debt at period end, which frames its leverage and debt-service burden. Against book equity, debt measured 0.41x, placing the company’s financial leverage in clear balance-sheet terms. The debt-to-assets relationship was 18.5%, comparing borrowing with the total asset balance. The liabilities-to-assets relationship was 55.0%, placing reported obligations against the full positive asset balance. Cash and equivalents equaled 0.2% of total assets, showing the liquid cash component within the company’s broader resource base. Total assets were 4.6% lower than fiscal 2024 assets of $8.31B, measuring the company’s own balance-sheet change.Cash Flow and Earnings Quality
Operating activities produced a cash inflow of $1.68B, giving the cash-flow counterpart to the accrual-based profit measures reported for the year. Against net income, operating cash flow measured 2.81x, showing the relationship between accrual earnings and operating cash. The cash-flow statement records $730.69M of capital expenditures, the investment amount considered after operating cash generation. Capital spending absorbed 43.5% of operating cash flow, quantifying the share of cash from operations directed to investment. Free cash flow came to $947.59M, leaving a positive amount after capital expenditures. Relative to revenue, free cash flow equaled 7.9%, showing how much sales converted into cash after investment. Free cash flow equaled 12.0% of total assets, relating post-investment cash generation to the company’s resource base.
Based on the annual report for the fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2025.
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