Stocks · Industrials · Trucking
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ODFL
$180.48 +1.34% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $37.53B
High quality
Next earnings report: Oct 28, 2026
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Three things to know
- The stock is in a downtrend: below its 200-day average, with the 50-day average below the 200-day.
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 4 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +6.4%).
- The company holds net cash of $263.9M (cash above total debt).
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Industrials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth35Weak
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 18%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 40%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 29%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 18%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 26%
Quality97Exceptional
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 5%
- Gross marginTop 42%
- Operating marginTop 4%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 35%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 40%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 19%
- Interest coverTop 1%
Value37Weak
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 46%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 47%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 41%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 11%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 48%
Momentum49Neutral
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 28%
- 6-month returnBottom 32%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 32%
- Distance from 52-week highBottom 43%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 40%
Revisions46Neutral
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 46%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 28%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 20%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 49%
Stability78Positive
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 25%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 39%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 43%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 19%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -4.8% | -0.6% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -10.3% | 1.4% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 33.5% | 31.7% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 25.4% | 25.8% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 13.8% | 19.9% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | -0.6% | -4.8% | ↑ | Bottom 18% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 1.4% | -10.3% | ↑ | Bottom 40% |
| Gross margin | 31.7% | 33.5% | ↓ | Top 42% |
| Operating margin | 25.8% | 25.4% | ↑ | Top 4% |
| Net margin | 19.4% | 19.4% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 19.9% | 13.8% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 20.8% | — | Top 5% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -4.2% | — | Bottom 18% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.28×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -5.3%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.2%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +7.5 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- -0.15×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 2183.6×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.63%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 1.45%
- Shareholder yield
- 2.09%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -1.6%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -1.8%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 5, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 4
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 7 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +6.4%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -0.8%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 3 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $233.00
- Target vs current price
- +29.1%
- Analysts with a rating
- 36
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 36%
- Consensus rating
- Hold
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | +9.1% | -1.5% | -3.1% | -12.3% | — |
| Apr 29, 2026 | +8.6% | -5.6% | -11.6% | -1.0% | +5.1% |
| Feb 4, 2026 | +2.8% | +9.9% | +2.5% | +13.9% | +11.9% |
| Oct 29, 2025 | +4.9% | +0.0% | +3.9% | -1.3% | +27.8% |
| Jul 30, 2025 | -0.8% | -9.7% | -9.2% | -4.7% | -13.0% |
| Apr 23, 2025 | +4.4% | +0.8% | -1.6% | +11.5% | +6.6% |
| Feb 5, 2025 | +6.0% | +5.4% | +12.0% | -3.9% | -18.0% |
| Oct 23, 2024 | +0.7% | -5.5% | +0.9% | +6.1% | -4.6% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | $1.68 | $1.54 | +9.1% | $1.55B |
| Apr 29, 2026 | $1.14 | $1.05 | +8.6% | $1.33B |
| Feb 4, 2026 | $1.09 | $1.06 | +2.8% | $1.31B |
| Oct 29, 2025 | $1.28 | $1.22 | +4.9% | $1.41B |
| Jul 30, 2025 | $1.27 | $1.28 | -0.8% | $1.41B |
| Apr 23, 2025 | $1.19 | $1.14 | +4.4% | $1.37B |
| Feb 5, 2025 | $1.23 | $1.16 | +6.0% | $1.39B |
| Oct 23, 2024 | $1.43 | $1.42 | +0.7% | $1.47B |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 34.8× | 32.8× | 57th | Top 46% |
| P/E (forward) | 30.9× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 20.5× | — | — | Bottom 41% |
| EV / Sales | 6.65× | — | — | Bottom 11% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 2.97% | — | — | Bottom 47% |
| Earnings yield | 2.88% | — | — | Top 46% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 22.5× – 43.0× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +29.6%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +1.4%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +41.8%
Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -8.7%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +1.8%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -8.2%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -9.7%
- RSI (14)
- 45.1
- Relative volume
- 1.01×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 30.6%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 25th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.99
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.39
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -27.4%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -45.5%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2024 | Nov 20, 2025 | -45.5% | 257 days | 132 days (Jun 3, 2026) |
| Dec 7, 2021 | Jun 17, 2022 | -36.2% | 133 days | 156 days (Feb 1, 2023) |
| Jun 9, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | -30.4% | 70 days | Not yet recovered |
| Apr 8, 2024 | Jun 7, 2024 | -25.0% | 43 days | 105 days (Nov 6, 2024) |
| Feb 2, 2023 | May 16, 2023 | -19.7% | 71 days | 30 days (Jun 29, 2023) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $37.53B
- P/E (TTM)
- 34.8
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $5.19
- Revenue (TTM)
- $5.60B
- Dividend yield
- 0.64%
- 52-week range
- $126.01 – $252.03
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.26B | $6.26B | $5.87B | $5.81B | $5.50B |
| Gross profit | $1.78B | $2.26B | $2.07B | $2.02B | $1.77B |
| Operating income | $1.39B | $1.84B | $1.64B | $1.54B | $1.36B |
| Net income | $1.03B | $1.38B | $1.24B | $1.19B | $1.02B |
| EPS (diluted) | $4.45 | $6.09 | $5.63 | $5.48 | $4.83 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.47B | $1.39B | $1.37B | $1.41B | $1.41B | $1.31B | $1.33B | $1.55B |
| Net income | $308.6M | $263.1M | $254.7M | $268.6M | $270.9M | $229.5M | $238.3M | $350.6M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.43 | $1.23 | $1.19 | $1.27 | $1.28 | $1.09 | $1.14 | $1.68 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $1.21B | $1.69B | $1.57B | $1.66B | $1.37B |
| Capital expenditure | -$550.1M | -$775.1M | -$757.3M | -$771.3M | -$415.0M |
| Free cash flow | $662.5M | $916.4M | $811.8M | $888.0M | $955.1M |
| Dividends paid | -$92.4M | -$134.5M | -$175.1M | -$223.6M | -$235.6M |
| Net share buybacks | -$536.5M | -$1.28B | -$453.6M | -$967.3M | -$730.3M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $283.9M
- Total assets
- $5.74B
- Total liabilities
- $1.19B
- Total debt
- $20.0M
- Net debt
- -$263.9M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $4.55B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 5, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2026 | $0.29 | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Jun 3, 2026 | $0.29 | Jun 17, 2026 |
| Mar 4, 2026 | $0.29 | Mar 18, 2026 |
| Dec 3, 2025 | $0.28 | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Sep 3, 2025 | $0.28 | Sep 17, 2025 |
| Jun 4, 2025 | $0.28 | Jun 18, 2025 |
| Mar 5, 2025 | $0.28 | Mar 19, 2025 |
| Dec 4, 2024 | $0.26 | Dec 18, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 8,245,803
- Days to cover
- 4.27
- Change vs previous report
- +7.0%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Mar 28, 2024
- 2-for-1
- Mar 25, 2020
- 3-for-2
- Sep 10, 2012
- 3-for-2
- Aug 24, 2010
- 3-for-2
- Dec 1, 2005
- 3-for-2