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JB Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) stock

Trucking and delivery , market cap $21B

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$223.80
+1.23%

After-hours $223.80 0.00%

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Quality Score
5
Below Average
In its industry
#4of 10

JBHT's Quality Score rose 1 point on Fri, Oct 30, to 5. Had its narrowest day in a week.

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Why is JBHT down?

Down 17% in 3 months while the S&P 500 was flat.

  • Its Oct 15 results: gross profit margin was 14.3%, from 15.0% a year before. It fell 3% on Oct 16.

Sources: Price history, Oct 30, 2026; Company release, Oct 15, 2026

1 more reason, free with an account →2 more reasons why JBHT is down, from its filings, with the other side, how the business stands, the timeline, and its peers, for Pro members.

Key facts on JBHT

Key facts on JBHT
Long-term trend−1 below its 200-day since September
Latest filing8-K, Oct 15 Reported its quarterly results
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What moves trucking

Diesel$6.35+1.2%a gallon, Mon Oct 26on the week

The US average price of a gallon of diesel at the pump, from EIA's Monday survey. Fuel is a large cost for trucks and trains.

U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Mon Oct 26. Change from the week before.

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What's next

Fri Nov 6: Ex-dividend, $0.45 a shareAt the open. Pays Nov 20.

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JBHT catalysts

Coming up

After its last 4 reports it closed +2.6% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.

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JBHT has 3 of 14 chart checks firing

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JBHT RSI today: 43.0, below its 50-day and 200-day averages

Not scored

Not in the Quality Score: over 20 years of tests, 2006 to 2026, they added no edge.

The deep dive on JBHT

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How JBHT ranks in Trucking

JBHT is #4 of 10 by Quality Score.

How JBHT ranks in Trucking
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Net income over four quarters: JBHT $675M, SAIA $278M, SNDR $112M, ARCB $16.3M.

More in Trucking

When does JBHT report earnings, and what happens after?

Reports Fri Jan 15, after the close (in 74 days). Confirmed.

What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.

What JBHT reported on Oct 15, 2026

The quarter

Sales of $3.7B; a profit of $1.82 a share.

“The increase in revenue, excluding fuel surcharge revenue, was primarily driven by an 8% increase in Intermodal (JBI) loads, a 27% increase in Integrated Capacity Solutions (ICS) revenue per load, excluding fuel surcharge revenue, and a 29% increase in Truckload (JBT) revenue per load, excluding fuel surcharge revenue, partially offset by a 10% decline in Final Mile Services (FMS) stops.”

The quarter that ended Sep 30, from the company's press release

The press releaseThe filing on EDGAR

Where the sales came from

JBHT's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.

The outlook

No outlook figures read from this release.

In the company's words

  • “The increase in operating income was primarily driven by higher revenue, improved productivity across the organization and lower equipment storage and facility rental expenses.”

From its results filing (SEC filing · Oct 15)

1 more sentence, for Pro members.

The numbers

Market value
$21B
today
Sales
$13B
up 5.3% on the year
Free cash flow
$1.1B
last 12 months

Sales grew 4.5% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.

Pays $1.80 a share a year.

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ReportedGapReaction5
sessions
Oct 15, 2026After close-3.1%-2.8%-2.0%
Jul 15, 2026After close+7.1%+8.0%+5.8%
Apr 15, 2026After close+4.0%+6.3%+10.2%

JBHT closed higher after 2 of its last 4 reports.

All 4 reports, and JBHT's Quality Score going into each

JBHT sales and profit by year

Sales and profit by year

Sales grew in four of the last seven years, to $12B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the eight years.

Insiders trading JBHT

JBHT insider trades

5 insiders sold $4.2M across 5 filings in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market buys on record. The newest:

SellBrian Webb$426KEVP- Final Mile Servicesat $284.01 on Jun 5, filed Jun 8
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All JBHT insider trades

JBHT's officers and directors

Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.

17 more officers and directors file at JBHT. Each page above names the rest.

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Which ETFs hold JBHT?

In ETFs: JBHT is under 0.1% of VIG, under 0.1% of VOO, and under 0.1% of IVV, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Jul 31, 2026.

About JB Hunt Transport Services

J.B. Hunt Transport Services ranks among the top surface transportation companies in North America by revenue. Its primary operating segments are intermodal delivery, which uses the Class I railroads for the underlying line-haul movement of its owned containers (48% of sales), dedicated trucking services that provide customer-specific fleet needs (27%), for-hire truckload (6%), heavy goods final-mile delivery (7%), and asset-light truck brokerage (12%).

31,750 employeesLowell, ARjbhunt.com

What JB Hunt Transport Services says it competes with

“The freight transportation markets in which we operate are frequently referred to as highly fragmented and competitive.”

From its annual report, SEC filing · Feb 24, 2026

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JBHT's score card

JB Hunt Transport Services (JBHT): Quality Score 5, Below Average, #4 of 10 in Trucking, with its price, on Breakaway
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BreakawayJun 8Brian Webb sold JBHT$426K at $284.01, filed Jun 8

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Straight Answers

As of Nov 2, 2026: JBHT's Quality Score is 5 (Below Average), #4 of 10 in Trucking. Insiders sold $4.2M in the last 6 months (Form 4).

Is JBHT a good stock to buy? What its Quality Score says

JBHT scores 5 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average. It is #4 of 10 in Trucking by Quality Score, with 3 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 17% in 3 months while the S&P 500 was flat. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.

What is JBHT's Quality Score?

JBHT scores 5 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average (0 to 5). That is #4 of 10 in Trucking by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind JBHT's 5.

Are insiders buying JBHT?

5 insiders sold $4.2M across 5 filings in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market buys on record. The newest is Brian Webb, EVP- Final Mile Services, who sold $426K on Jun 5. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.

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