JB Hunt Transport Services

JBHT

Market cap $21.2B

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (JBHT) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for JB Hunt (JBHT) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2026, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

JB Hunt (JBHT) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.49 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.45 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.17 per share a year ago.

Trucking firm's results buttressed hopes for a recovery in the key intermodal business.

LOWELL, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: JBHT) announced first quarter 2026 U.S. GAAP (United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) net earnings of $141.6 million, or diluted earnings per share of $1.49 versus first quarter 2025 net earnings of $117.7 million, or $1.17 per diluted share. “I'm thankful for our team and their unwavering focus on operational excellence, even as we navigated challenging winter weather and elevated demand across the busin.

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J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: JBHT) will release earnings for its first quarter after the closing bell on Wednesday, April 15.

JBHT's first-quarter 2026 revenues are expected to have improved year over year. Higher net interest expense might have hurt the bottom line.

Get a deeper insight into the potential performance of JB Hunt (JBHT) for the quarter ended March 2026 by going beyond Wall Street's top-and-bottom-line estimates and examining the estimates for some of its key metrics.