J.B. Hunt Transport Services
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2028)

2025202620272028
Price/Earnings ratio
17.1514.4312.0710.82
Price/Sales ratio
1.101.010.880.81
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$8.45$10.04$12.00$13.39

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
26.2019.5625.0018.3820.6524.2728.5428.3018.7328.3630.4820.65
Price/Sales ratio
1.591.351.641.751.171.361.491.761.221.611.411.17
Price/Book Value ratio
8.156.427.646.864.815.525.556.904.955.034.335.52
Price/Cash Flow ratio
15.189.5712.6414.759.2911.4112.8617.5910.2111.8412.569.29
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
-60.7056.4150.0838.44109.7151.3137.5877.9376.91-175.3739.8151.31
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
2.551.187.210.30-0.733.52-68.640.550.64-1.168.20-0.73
Dividend Yield
0.95%1.16%0.91%0.80%1.03%0.89%0.79%0.57%0.91%0.84%0.99%0.99%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
16.89%18.52%18.08%16.68%15.77%16.43%15.04%15.36%16.69%17.22%11.90%16.43%
Operating Profit Margin
10.24%11.56%10.99%8.67%7.44%2.56%1.92%4.01%4.63%7.74%6.81%6.81%
Pretax Profit Margin
9.80%11.15%10.61%8.27%7.43%7.42%6.91%8.21%8.64%7.28%6.16%7.42%
Net Profit Margin
6.07%6.90%6.59%9.54%5.68%5.63%5.25%6.25%6.54%5.67%4.64%5.63%
Effective Tax Rate
38.01%38.10%37.9%-15.29%23.59%24.17%24.02%23.90%24.35%22.09%24.59%23.59%
Return on Assets
11.03%11.74%11.28%15.78%9.61%9.43%8.50%11.20%12.52%8.52%6.83%9.43%
Return On Equity
31.11%32.85%30.55%37.31%23.29%22.77%19.46%24.40%26.43%17.74%13.92%22.77%
Return on Capital Employed
24.04%23.05%22.14%17.60%17.14%5.29%3.85%9.64%11.12%14.69%13.28%13.28%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
1.141.611.651.451.111.431.69N/AN/AN/A0.941.43
Quick Ratio
1.101.571.611.491.091.401.631.321.351.140.941.40
Cash ratio
0.000.010.010.010.000.030.270.200.030.020.050.00
Days of Sales Outstanding
38.7036.8241.4961.1356.1840.2942.5845.1937.6548.0737.6440.29
Days of Inventory outstanding
1.971.671.261.261.101.001.060.881.201.44N/A1.00
Operating Cycle
40.6838.5042.7562.3957.2941.3043.6446.0738.8549.5237.6441.30
Days of Payables Outstanding
23.2124.6326.1236.4735.7028.7126.1927.3823.6225.3422.7828.71
Cash Conversion Cycle
17.4713.8616.6325.9221.5912.5817.4518.6915.2224.1814.8512.58
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.270.270.250.240.220.230.210.190.160.180.180.23
Debt Equity Ratio
0.770.760.690.590.540.570.500.410.340.380.380.57
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.360.430.410.370.290.360.330.230.250.240.200.36
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.430.430.410.370.350.360.330.290.250.270.270.36
Interest Coverage Ratio
23.3627.9828.5021.6716.8413.4114.98N/AN/AN/A11.4413.41
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.690.870.860.780.940.840.860.941.401.100.900.84
Company Equity Multiplier
2.822.792.702.362.422.412.282.172.112.082.082.41
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.100.140.130.110.120.110.110.100.110.130.110.11
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
-0.250.160.250.380.080.220.340.220.13-0.060.310.08
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.690.870.860.780.940.840.860.941.401.100.900.84
Short Term Coverage Ratio
2.58N/AN/AN/A4.33N/AN/A3.43N/A6.972.76N/A
Dividend Payout Ratio
24.97%22.78%22.90%14.77%21.44%21.65%22.57%16.35%17.19%23.87%30.83%21.44%