Hunt J B Transport Services
Through the investors’ lenses
3 of 4 cleared8 of 9 criteria
Each of these investors has said in public what they look at before buying. Click a name to see how this company measures up — a tick where it passes one of their tests, a cross where it does not.
Warren Buffett 4/4
| Measure | JBHT | Checked against | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner earnings | $582.38m | positive | ✓ |
| Return on equity | 16.8% | US median 2.8% | ✓ |
| Debt to equity | 0.41x | US median 0.57x | ✓ |
| Operating margin | 7.2% | US median 3.1% | ✓ |
Passes 4 of 4. These are the measures Warren Buffett published, applied to Hunt J B Transport Services’s own figures — their criteria, not their view of this company. What he looks at, and why →
Benjamin Graham 1/2
| Measure | JBHT | Checked against | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 0.83x | 2.00x published | ✗ |
| Long-term debt to working capital | — | 1.00x published | — |
| Positive earnings, ten years running | 10 yrs | 10 published | ✓ |
Passes 1 of 2. These are the measures Benjamin Graham published, applied to Hunt J B Transport Services’s own figures — their criteria, not their view of this company. What he looks at, and why →
Joel Greenblatt 1/1
| Measure | JBHT | Checked against | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 17.2% | US median 5.1% | ✓ |
Passes 1 of 1. These are the measures Joel Greenblatt published, applied to Hunt J B Transport Services’s own figures — their criteria, not their view of this company. What he looks at, and why →
Peter Lynch 2/2
| Measure | JBHT | Checked against | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity | 0.41x | US median 0.57x | ✓ |
| Net margin | 5.0% | US median 2.0% | ✓ |
Passes 2 of 2. These are the measures Peter Lynch published, applied to Hunt J B Transport Services’s own figures — their criteria, not their view of this company. What he looks at, and why →
| Basis | Payout | Why |
|---|---|---|
| GAAP earnings | 28.8% | whyThe figure most screeners publish. |
| Operating cash flow | 10.2% | whyBefore capital spending. |
| Free cash flow | 18.1% | whyAfter maintaining the business. |
Spread between highest and lowest: 18.6 percentage points. Same filings, different denominators.
Coverage rating 68 / 100 — Adequate. ? Peer standing 35/50Direction 30/30Stability 4/20
Free cash flow payout, last 6 years
| Fiscal year | Payout |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 18.1% |
| 2024-12-31 | 28.4% |
| 2022-12-31 | 70.6% |
| 2021-12-31 | 45.0% |
| 2020-12-31 | 29.7% |
| 2019-12-31 | 45.8% |
69% of the 118 industrials here pay out more.
The arithmetic
- GAAP earnings — dividends declared per share $1.76 ÷ diluted EPS $6.12
- Operating cash flow — dividends paid $171m ÷ operating cash flow $1,678m
- Free cash flow — dividends paid $171m ÷ (operating cash flow $1,678m − capex $731m)
Where the figures came from
- 10-K filed 2026-02-24 · accession 0001437749-26-005294
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Caveats on this company
- DPS: declared $0.44 and paid $1.76 disagree; dividends paid imply $1.75, so paid is used
Computed by an open pipeline reading SEC XBRL directly. If any number here looks wrong to you, tell us — that is more useful to us than agreement.
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Also on: rated adequate · when it files.
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