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Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL)

Market Price (9/16/2025): $145.23 | Market Cap: $30.7 Bil
Sector: Industrials | Industry: Cargo Ground Transportation

Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL)

Market Price (9/16/2025): $145.23
Market Cap: $30.7 Bil
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Cargo Ground Transportation

Investment Highlights

0 Attractive operating margins
Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is 25%		 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -78%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -52%		 Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -5.5%, Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is -1.9%, Rev Chg QQuarterly Revenue Change % is -6.1%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 26%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 14%		  
2 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 40%		  
0 Attractive operating margins
Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is 25%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 26%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 14%
2 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 40%
3 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -78%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -52%
4 Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -5.5%, Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is -1.9%, Rev Chg QQuarterly Revenue Change % is -6.1%

Market Valuation

 9/16/252024202320222021
Share Price CYE$145.23$175.49$200.57$139.81$175.82
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)30.737.443.730.940.4
Total Debt ($ Bil)0.20.10.10.10.1
Total Cash ($ Bil)0.00.10.40.20.7
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)30.837.543.831.040.5
Valuation Ratios     
P/S TTM5.46.57.65.17.9
P/EBIT TTM21.424.426.917.329.8
P/E TTM28.032.035.823.140.1
Sector Ratios     
P/S TTM (Sector)1.61.41.41.11.6
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)11.410.210.08.312.1
P/E TTM (Sector)16.613.714.011.215.6
 9/16/2520242023
Share Price CYE$145.23$175.49$200.57
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)30.737.443.7
Total Debt ($ Bil)0.20.10.1
Total Cash ($ Bil)0.00.10.4
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)30.837.543.8
Valuation Ratios   
P/S TTM5.46.57.6
P/EBIT TTM21.424.426.9
P/E TTM28.032.035.8
Sector Ratios   
P/S TTM (Sector)1.61.41.4
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)11.410.210.0
P/E TTM (Sector)16.613.714.0

Market Cap Chart

Business Description

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. operates as a less-than-truckload (LTL) motor carrier in the United States and North America. It provides regional, inter-regional, and national LTL services, including expedited transportation. Show more

Price Returns Compared

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 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
ODFL Return55%84%-20%43%-13%-17%135%
Peers Return30%41%-15%54%10%-7%147%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%12%104%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: XPO, R, WERN, ODFL, JBHT. See ODFL Returns vs. Peers.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/15/2025 (YTD)

Latest Trefis Analyses

TitleTopicDate
0DASHBOARDS  
1Old Dominion Freight Line Earnings Notes  
2Old Dominion Freight Line vs Alphabet: Which Is A Better Investment?Counter-Intuitive Comparisons 
3Old Dominion Freight Line vs Union Pacific: Which Is A Better Investment?Counter-Intuitive Comparisons 
4How Does ODFL Stack Up Against Its Peers?Peer Comparison 
5Better Bet Than ODFL Stock: Pay Less Than Old Dominion Freight Line To Get More From GOOGL, TMUS   
6Better Bet Than ODFL Stock: Pay Less Than Old Dominion Freight Line To Get More From HON, UNP   
7Better Bet Than ODFL Stock: Pay Less Than Old Dominion Freight Line To Get More From XPO   
8ODFL YTD Stock Return Of -8.3% Underperforms BEST by -13% and Underperforms BEST by -13%Return 
9Old Dominion Freight Line Total Shareholder Return (TSR): -11.8% in 2024 and 0.4% 3-yr compounded annual returns (above peer average)  
10Old Dominion Freight Line vs. Large Cap Stocks: Which Is A Better Investment?Investment Theme Comparisons 
11ARTICLES  
12Stocks Trading At 52-Week Low July 31st, 2025
13S&P 500 Movers | Winners: GNRC, TER, HUM | Losers: IEX, ODFL, FCX July 31st, 2025
14What Drove A Massive 3x Rise In Old Dominion Freight Line Stock? September 16th, 2022
15Down 12% In A Month, Will J.B. Hunt Stock Rebound? April 13th, 2022
16Attractive Valuation And Better Prospects Make J.B. Hunt Stock An Interesting Pick April 1st, 2022
Title
0DASHBOARDS
1Stocks Trading At 52-Week Low
2S&P 500 Movers | Winners: GNRC, TER, HUM | Losers: IEX, ODFL, FCX
3What Drove A Massive 3x Rise In Old Dominion Freight Line Stock?
4Down 12% In A Month, Will J.B. Hunt Stock Rebound?
5Attractive Valuation And Better Prospects Make J.B. Hunt Stock An Interesting Pick
6ARTICLES
7Old Dominion Freight Line Earnings Notes
8Old Dominion Freight Line vs Alphabet: Which Is A Better Investment?
9Old Dominion Freight Line vs Union Pacific: Which Is A Better Investment?
10How Does ODFL Stack Up Against Its Peers?
11Better Bet Than ODFL Stock: Pay Less Than Old Dominion Freight Line To Get More From GOOGL, TMUS 
12Better Bet Than ODFL Stock: Pay Less Than Old Dominion Freight Line To Get More From HON, UNP 
13Better Bet Than ODFL Stock: Pay Less Than Old Dominion Freight Line To Get More From XPO 
14ODFL YTD Stock Return Of -8.3% Underperforms BEST by -13% and Underperforms BEST by -13%
15Old Dominion Freight Line Total Shareholder Return (TSR): -11.8% in 2024 and 0.4% 3-yr compounded annual returns (above peer average)
16Old Dominion Freight Line vs. Large Cap Stocks: Which Is A Better Investment?

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Financials

ODFLXPORWERNJBHTMedian
NameOld Domi.XPO Ryder Sy.Werner E.JB Hunt . 
Mkt Price145.25133.92187.4028.32136.35136.35
Mkt Cap30.715.77.71.713.313.3
Rev LTM5,6398,00812,7172,96612,0648,008
Op Inc LTM1,4326951,11185807807
FCF LTM78112328-120600123
FCF 3Y Avg823-219-443-115321-115
CFO LTM1,4708052,5902071,4621,462
CFO 3Y Avg1,5757542,4093541,6751,575

Growth & Margins

ODFLXPORWERNJBHTMedian
NameOld Domi.XPO Ryder Sy.Werner E.JB Hunt . 
Rev Chg LTM-5.5%1.9%3.1%-6.4%-2.2%-2.2%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg-1.9%10.0%3.9%-0.9%-4.7%-0.9%
Rev Chg Q-6.1%-3.2%-0.4%-1.0%-0.0%-1.0%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM-1.6%-0.8%-0.1%-0.3%-0.0%-0.3%
Op Mgn LTM25.4%8.7%8.7%2.9%6.7%8.7%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg27.3%7.7%9.1%4.8%7.4%7.7%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM-0.7%-0.0%0.0%1.3%-0.1%-0.0%
CFO/Rev LTM26.1%10.1%20.4%7.0%12.1%12.1%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg26.9%9.6%19.3%11.1%13.1%13.1%
FCF/Rev LTM13.8%1.5%0.2%-4.0%5.0%1.5%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg14.1%-2.8%-3.6%-3.6%2.6%-2.8%

Valuation

ODFLXPORWERNJBHTMedian
NameOld Domi.XPO Ryder Sy.Werner E.JB Hunt . 
Mkt Cap30.715.77.71.713.313.3
P/S5.42.00.60.61.11.1
P/EBIT21.422.57.116.016.316.3
P/E28.040.315.232.924.028.0
P/CFO20.919.53.08.39.19.1
Total Yield4.3%2.5%8.4%5.0%5.5%5.0%
Dividend Yield0.7%0.0%1.8%2.0%1.3%1.3%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg2.2%-1.7%-9.8%-5.2%2.1%-1.7%
D/E0.00.31.10.40.10.3
Net D/E0.00.21.10.40.10.2

Returns

ODFLXPORWERNJBHTMedian
NameOld Domi.XPO Ryder Sy.Werner E.JB Hunt . 
1M Rtn-3.7%5.1%4.6%1.1%-4.9%1.1%
3M Rtn-8.7%9.3%25.9%0.5%-4.0%0.5%
6M Rtn-12.2%20.4%33.3%-5.4%-8.2%-5.4%
12M Rtn-24.1%22.3%38.3%-22.8%-18.2%-18.2%
3Y Rtn16.2%366.5%181.4%-23.4%-15.6%16.2%
1M Excs Rtn-6.0%1.8%1.2%-2.2%-7.9%-2.2%
3M Excs Rtn-19.8%0.5%17.2%-7.6%-12.9%-7.6%
6M Excs Rtn-27.6%7.6%17.3%-21.7%-25.2%-21.7%
12M Excs Rtn-41.7%11.1%25.1%-39.2%-37.6%-37.6%
3Y Excs Rtn-51.5%256.5%104.6%-89.5%-82.4%-51.5%

Comparison Analyses

Title
0How Does ODFL Stack Up Against Its Peers?
1Old Dominion Freight Line vs. Landstar System: With Return Forecast Of 16%, Landstar System Is A Better Bet
2ODFL or JBHT - With 12% Return Forecast, JBHT Probably Deserves Your Money
3Old Dominion Freight Line vs. Intuitive Surgical: With Return Forecast Of 57%, Intuitive Surgical Is A Better Bet
4Old Dominion Freight Line vs. Edwards Lifesciences: With Return Forecast Of 27%, Edwards Lifesciences Is A Better Bet
5Old Dominion Freight Line vs. Boston Scientific: With Return Forecast Of 17%, Old Dominion Freight Line Is A Better Bet
6Old Dominion Freight Line vs. Sysco: Neither Seems Like A Good Bet
7Old Dominion Freight Line vs. Roper Technologies: With Return Forecast Of 7.3%, Old Dominion Freight Line Is A Better Bet
8Old Dominion Freight Line vs. Synopsys: With Return Forecast Of 13%, Synopsys Is A Better Bet
9Old Dominion Freight Line vs. Workday: Similar Revenue, But Workday Is A Better Bet

Financials

$ Mil | FY: 12/312025Q22025Q12024Q42024Q32024Q22024Q12023Q42023Q32023Q22023Q12022Q42022Q3
Period End6/30/20253/31/202512/31/20249/30/20246/30/20243/31/202412/31/20239/30/20236/30/20233/31/202312/31/20229/30/2022
Filing Date8/6/20255/6/20252/25/202511/6/20248/5/20245/7/20242/26/202411/6/20238/4/20235/8/20232/22/202311/3/2022
Key Financials Quarterly            
Total Revenue1,4081,3751,3861,4701,4991,4601,4961,5151,4131,4421,4921,604
Ebitda448428424490511477510531472460504565
Operating Income358338334402422386421445392383430496
Net Income269255263309322292323339292285324377
EPS1.271.201.231.441.491.341.481.551.331.301.471.69
Key Financials TTM            
Total Revenue TTM5,6395,7305,8155,9255,9705,8845,8665,8625,9516,2056,2606,179
Ebitda TTM1,7891,8531,9021,9882,0291,9901,9731,9672,0022,1072,1192,054
Operating Income TTM1,4321,4961,5441,6311,6741,6441,6411,6501,7011,8181,8411,783
Net Income TTM1,0951,1481,1861,2461,2761,2471,2401,2411,2791,3621,3771,332
Growth Rates Quarterly            
Total Revenue Growth-6.1%-5.8%-7.3%-3.0%6.1%1.2%0.3%-5.5%-15.2%-3.7%5.8%14.5%
EBITDA Growth-12.4%-10.4%-16.9%-7.7%8.3%3.7%1.1%-6.2%-18.2%-2.6%14.9%26.1%
Operating Income Growth-15.1%-12.5%-20.7%-9.7%7.7%0.9%-2.1%-10.3%-23.0%-5.6%15.5%29.4%
Net Income Growth-16.6%-12.9%-18.5%-9.1%10.2%2.5%-0.3%-10.1%-22.3%-4.9%16.2%31.7%
Margins Quarterly            
EBITDA Margin31.8%31.1%30.6%33.3%34.1%32.7%34.1%35.0%33.4%31.9%33.8%35.3%
Operating Income Margin25.4%24.6%24.1%27.3%28.1%26.5%28.2%29.4%27.7%26.6%28.8%30.9%
Net Income Margin19.1%18.5%19.0%21.0%21.5%20.0%21.6%22.4%20.7%19.8%21.7%23.5%
Cash & Debt            
Total Cash24971097410558143420755232236376
Total Debt1706060606080808080100100100
Net Debt / (Cash)146-37-49-14-45-501-354-12725-132-136-276
Cash Flows Quarterly            
FCF from Operations286337401446388424437429288415361514
Cash Flows TTM            
FCF from Operations TTM1,4701,5721,6591,6951,6781,5781,5691,4941,5791,7181,6921,670
Returns to Shareholders Quarterly            
Dividends595955565657444444443333
Share Repurchases224201183188512858666161142200345
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) Quarterly            
ROIC272.1%482.9%522.7%633.7%779.2%--1079.7%425.2%959.1%1076.2%-
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) TTM            
ROIC TTM276.3%542.6%585.8%635.0%773.1%--987.3%464.5%1147.8%1148.1%-

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20242023202220212020
Less-than-truckload (LTL) services5,8056,1775,1773,9614,055
Other services6183795454
Total5,8666,2605,2564,0154,109


Price Behavior

ODFL Betas & Captures as of 8/31/2025

 1M2M3M6M1Y3Y
Beta2.182.131.861.151.181.18
Up Beta3.812.872.301.201.271.23
Down Beta1.710.891.150.810.830.91
Up Capture158%119%124%112%117%177%
Bmk +ve Days10223571142415
Stock +ve Days9182959122387
Down Capture191%330%264%137%128%106%
Bmk -ve Days11192754106334
Stock -ve Days12233366126362

[1] Upside and downside betas calculated using positive and negative benchmark daily returns respectively

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8292025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity10,544,728
Short Interest: % Change Since 81520258.6%
Average Daily Volume1,891,625
Days-to-Cover Short Interest5.57
Basic Shares Quantity211,083,000
Short % of Basic Shares5.0%

Returns Analyses

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
7/30/2025-9.7%-9.2%-4.9%
4/23/20250.8%-1.6%8.0%
2/5/20255.4%12.0%-3.2%
10/23/2024-5.5%0.9%7.4%
7/24/20240.4%5.8%4.7%
4/24/2024-11.0%-17.1%-21.3%
1/31/2024-1.2%7.5%11.8%
10/25/2023-3.9%-2.4%4.6%
...
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive141718
# Negative1076
Median Positive2.5%5.7%7.3%
Median Negative-4.2%-2.4%-6.3%
Max Positive10.3%15.9%21.6%
Max Negative-11.0%-17.1%-21.3%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
6302025806202510-Q 6/30/2025
3312025506202510-Q 3/31/2025
12312024225202510-K 12/31/2024
93020241106202410-Q 9/30/2024
6302024805202410-Q 6/30/2024
3312024507202410-Q 3/31/2024
12312023226202410-K 12/31/2023
93020231106202310-Q 9/30/2023
6302023804202310-Q 6/30/2023
3312023508202310-Q 3/31/2023
12312022222202310-K 12/31/2022
93020221103202210-Q 9/30/2022
6302022803202210-Q 6/30/2022
3312022504202210-Q 3/31/2022
12312021223202210-K 12/31/2021
93020211103202110-Q 9/30/2021

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value		Value of
Held Shares		Form
0Satterfield Adam NEVP and CFO3042025Buy175.932,457432,2604,150,892Form
1Gantt Greg C 2142025Sell205.876,4141,320,45021,465,241Form
2SUGGS LEO H 11122024Sell225.443,000676,3201,664,424Form
3CONGDON DAVID SExecutive Chairman11082024Sell226.3060,00013,578,000299,077,175Form
4Gantt Greg C 10292024Sell200.077,0001,400,49019,584,852Form

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