Hub Group
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2028)

2025202620272028
Price/Earnings ratio
13.1211.289.007.98
Price/Sales ratio
0.260.250.210.19
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$2.75$3.20$4.02$4.53

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
27.0216.6619.7911.776.1315.9325.7116.427.3917.3724.616.13
Price/Sales ratio
0.390.330.410.390.330.460.540.660.490.690.670.33
Price/Book Value ratio
2.311.822.352.061.261.581.632.101.651.781.641.26
Price/Cash Flow ratio
14.136.8814.4512.705.876.7010.8111.135.766.899.105.87
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
-67.5313.33-300.0131.39112.0710.6931.7023.4911.0410.3112.4610.69
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-1.080.411.700.13-0.23-0.34-0.820.120.06-0.342.53-0.23
Dividend Yield
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A1.13%N/A
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
10.37%11.70%12.72%11.33%12.09%14.20%12.17%14.16%16.65%11.98%8.45%14.20%
Operating Profit Margin
2.34%3.31%3.46%2.39%3.39%4.15%3.02%5.63%8.88%5.05%3.46%3.39%
Pretax Profit Margin
2.29%3.16%3.39%2.25%3.16%3.92%2.74%5.45%8.76%4.97%3.34%3.16%
Net Profit Margin
1.44%2.01%2.09%3.34%5.47%2.92%2.10%4.05%6.68%3.98%2.74%2.92%
Effective Tax Rate
37.02%36.41%38.39%-48.62%24.89%25.50%23.45%25.73%23.72%19.92%18.18%25.50%
Return on Assets
4.25%5.45%5.49%8.08%10.48%5.38%3.49%7.03%12.70%5.70%3.82%5.38%
Return On Equity
8.58%10.95%11.90%17.55%20.56%9.96%6.35%12.79%22.31%10.24%6.64%9.96%
Return on Capital Employed
9.83%12.41%13.13%8.45%8.93%10.26%6.71%13.62%22.41%9.31%6.19%10.26%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
1.581.741.481.261.111.261.27N/AN/AN/A1.301.11
Quick Ratio
1.531.711.481.211.111.261.261.291.501.291.301.11
Cash ratio
0.300.570.300.050.110.330.230.230.410.280.300.11
Days of Sales Outstanding
43.6140.4148.8238.4149.4544.4554.3260.7549.2152.4153.6749.45
Days of Inventory outstanding
2.251.020.031.230.060.070.150.221.39N/AN/A0.07
Operating Cycle
45.8641.4348.8639.6549.5244.5354.4860.9750.6152.4153.6749.52
Days of Payables Outstanding
29.2327.0131.2024.3030.7529.8333.9242.6928.2734.4730.8130.75
Cash Conversion Cycle
16.6314.4217.6515.3418.7614.6920.5518.2822.3417.9422.8618.76
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.070.100.110.170.170.140.130.110.130.130.110.14
Debt Equity Ratio
0.150.200.250.370.330.270.240.210.230.240.200.27
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.100.130.150.210.180.140.130.110.130.130.100.14
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.130.170.200.270.250.210.190.170.180.190.160.21
Interest Coverage Ratio
59.4439.3934.1614.2912.9913.8610.85N/AN/AN/A9.1613.86
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
1.071.280.630.420.630.860.610.871.221.060.880.63
Company Equity Multiplier
2.012.002.162.171.961.851.811.811.751.791.741.85
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.020.040.020.030.050.060.050.050.080.100.070.05
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
-0.200.51-0.040.400.050.620.340.470.520.660.730.05
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
1.071.280.630.420.630.860.610.871.221.060.880.63
Short Term Coverage Ratio
5.025.292.261.622.072.391.652.303.452.782.042.39
Dividend Payout Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A20.96%N/A