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JB Hunt Transport Services (JBHT)


Market Price (12/4/2025): $187.91 | Market Cap: $18.1 Bil
Sector: Industrials | Industry: Cargo Ground Transportation

JB Hunt Transport Services (JBHT)


Market Price (12/4/2025): $187.91
Market Cap: $18.1 Bil
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Cargo Ground Transportation

Investment Highlights Why It Matters Which of these 2 stories sounds closer for this stock?

1. Generates cash flow

The stock generated 4% or more of the share price (called cash flow yield), and shows moderate 10-15% or more growth.

2. Riding a trend

Think Tesla during the pandemic of 2020 when EVs were riding a cultural high, or Nvidia in the current AI boom, or even Figma. These companies don’t have enough yield, or, enough growth, or both - however - they are riding a trend. They have momentum. These can be more volatile - they don’t have the floor of strong cash flow


0 Megatrend and thematic drivers
Megatrends include E-commerce & Digital Retail, and Future of Freight. Themes include Last-Mile Delivery, Freight Technology, Show more.
 
0 Megatrend and thematic drivers
Megatrends include E-commerce & Digital Retail, and Future of Freight. Themes include Last-Mile Delivery, Freight Technology, Show more.

Valuation, Metrics & Events

JBHT Stock


Why The Stock Moved


Qualitative Assessment

AI Generated Analysis | Feedback

The requested time period for the stock movement (8/31/2025 to December 4, 2025) is in the future. As an AI, I cannot provide explanations for events that have not yet occurred. However, the search results do contain information about JB Hunt's Q3 2025 earnings (reported on October 15, 2025) and some analyst ratings and forecasts for late 2025. It also provides some indications of stock movement *within* this future period as of the current date (December 4, 2025), such as a 3.34% increase on December 2, 2025, and a 15.86% increase over the last 10 days leading up to that date. There's also a mention of a 5.62% YTD change as of December 2, 2025. Given the instructions to "ignore that date and use the most recent date for which you have information" for the end date, and that I cannot predict a 29.9% movement for a future period, I will focus on the actual news and stock performance reported for the period that *has* occurred (up to December 4, 2025) and note that the overall 29.9% movement cannot be explained as a historical fact. Here are some key points regarding JB Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) stock performance and related news for the approximate period from August 31, 2025, to December 4, 2025, based on available information:

1. J.B. Hunt reported strong third-quarter 2025 earnings, exceeding analyst expectations. The company announced diluted earnings per share of $1.76, surpassing the consensus estimate of $1.49, and net earnings increased by 12% to $170.8 million compared to the prior-year period. Total operating income also increased by 8% to $242.7 million. This positive financial performance contributed to increased investor confidence and upward movement of the stock price.

2. Improved operational execution and cost management efforts drove profitability. J.B. Hunt attributed its enhanced profitability to "structural cost removal," improved productivity across the organization, and lower purchase transportation costs. The company's operating income as a percentage of gross revenue improved to 7.9% from 7.3% in the prior-year quarter, despite a slight decline in total revenue.

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Stock Movement Drivers

Return vs. Risk


Price Returns Compared

 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
JBHT Return18%51%-14%16%-14%10%68%
Peers Return26%43%-26%26%-9%1%52%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%16%112%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
JBHT Win Rate58%67%42%50%50%60% 
Peers Win Rate58%62%32%52%45%40% 
S&P 500 Win Rate58%75%42%67%75%70% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
JBHT Max Drawdown-35%-1%-24%-5%-22%-27% 
Peers Max Drawdown-31%-7%-40%-12%-21%-27% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-31%-1%-25%-1%-2%-15% 


[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: UHAL, LYFT, KNX, LSTR, ODFL. See JBHT Returns vs. Peers.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2025 data is for the year up to 12/3/2025 (YTD)

How Low Can It Go

Unique KeyEventJBHTS&P 500
2022 Inflation Shock2022 Inflation Shock  
2022 Inflation Shock% Loss% Loss-29.0%-25.4%
2022 Inflation Shock% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven40.8%34.1%
2022 Inflation ShockTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven608 days464 days
2020 Covid Pandemic2020 Covid Pandemic  
2020 Covid Pandemic% Loss% Loss-37.1%-33.9%
2020 Covid Pandemic% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven58.9%51.3%
2020 Covid PandemicTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven81 days148 days
2018 Correction2018 Correction  
2018 Correction% Loss% Loss-35.1%-19.8%
2018 Correction% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven54.2%24.7%
2018 CorrectionTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven414 days120 days
2008 Global Financial Crisis2008 Global Financial Crisis  
2008 Global Financial Crisis% Loss% Loss-53.5%-56.8%
2008 Global Financial Crisis% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven114.9%131.3%
2008 Global Financial CrisisTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven638 days1480 days

Compare to UHAL, LYFT, KNX, LSTR, ODFL


In The Past

JB Hunt Transport Services's stock fell -29.0% during the 2022 Inflation Shock from a high on 3/16/2022. A -29.0% loss requires a 40.8% gain to breakeven.

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Trade Ideas

Select past ideas related to JBHT. For more, see Trefis Trade Ideas.

Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
CNM_11212025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield11212025CNMCore & MainDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
7.3%7.3%-1.6%
VRRM_11212025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield11212025VRRMVerra MobilityDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
2.3%2.3%-1.2%
LII_11212025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy11212025LIILennox InternationalDip BuyDB | P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
4.8%4.8%0.0%
ADP_11212025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper11212025ADPAutomatic Data ProcessingMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
1.6%1.6%-1.2%
CW_11212025_Quality_Momentum_RoomToRun_10%11212025CWCurtiss-WrightQualityQ | Momentum | UpsideQuality Stocks with Momentum and Upside
Buying quality stocks with strong momentum but still having room to run
2.2%2.2%0.0%
Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
CNM_11212025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield11212025CNMCore & MainDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
7.3%7.3%-1.6%
VRRM_11212025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield11212025VRRMVerra MobilityDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
2.3%2.3%-1.2%
LII_11212025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy11212025LIILennox InternationalDip BuyDB | P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
4.8%4.8%0.0%
ADP_11212025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper11212025ADPAutomatic Data ProcessingMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
1.6%1.6%-1.2%
CW_11212025_Quality_Momentum_RoomToRun_10%11212025CWCurtiss-WrightQualityQ | Momentum | UpsideQuality Stocks with Momentum and Upside
Buying quality stocks with strong momentum but still having room to run
2.2%2.2%0.0%

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Financials

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Financials

Segment Financials

Assets by Segment

$ Mil20242023202220212020
Intermodal (JBI)3,3913,2702,8582,4262,217
Dedicated Contract Services (DCS)2,3551,9521,6301,4821,445
Other (includes corporate)1,3891,1601,003947928
Final Mile Services (FMS)634620472486432
Truckload (JBT)419474403286241
Integrated Capacity Solutions (ICS)350311428301208
Total8,5387,7876,7945,9285,471


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date11142025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity2,800,998
Short Interest: % Change Since 10312025-2.6%
Average Daily Volume1,225,383
Days-to-Cover Short Interest2.29
Basic Shares Quantity96,184,000
Short % of Basic Shares2.9%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
93020251024202510-Q 9/30/2025
6302025724202510-Q 6/30/2025
3312025425202510-Q 3/31/2025
12312024221202510-K 12/31/2024
93020241025202410-Q 9/30/2024
6302024726202410-Q 6/30/2024
3312024426202410-Q 3/31/2024
12312023223202410-K 12/31/2023
93020231027202310-Q 9/30/2023
6302023727202310-Q 6/30/2023
3312023428202310-Q 3/31/2023
12312022224202310-K 12/31/2022
93020221104202210-Q 9/30/2022
6302022729202210-Q 6/30/2022
3312022502202210-Q 3/31/2022
12312021225202210-K 12/31/2021