Forward Air Corporation (FWRD) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 6, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Forward Air Corporation stock $25.90, price $16.64, upside +55.6%, quality 28 out of 100. Rating: strongly undervalued. Calculated from audited financials with 7 of our 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Forward Air Corporation
FWRD · USThe stock costs 36% less than our calculation considers fair.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 3, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $8.31 – $121.98 · fair‑value band $5.18 – $58.48 · the $16.64 price screens below the $25.90 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 3, 2026.
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Company profile
Forward Air Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an asset-light freight and logistics company in the United States, Mexico, Europe, Asia, and Canada. The company operates through three segments: Expedited Freight, Omni Logistics, and Intermodal.
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Its Expedited Freight segment provides expedited regional, inter-regional, and national less-than-truckload services; local pick-up and delivery services; and other services, which include shipment consolidation and deconsolidation, warehousing, customs brokerage, and other handling.
This segment offers expedited truckload brokerage, dedicated fleet, and high security and temperature-controlled logistics services.
The Omni Logistics segment offers full suite of global logistics services, such as air and ocean freight consolidation and forwarding, customs brokerage, warehousing and distribution, value-added services, time-definite transportation services, and other supply chain solutions.
Its Intermodal segment provides intermodal container drayage services; and contract and container freight station warehouse and handling services.
The company serves freight forwarders, third-party logistics companies, integrated air cargo carriers and passenger, passenger and cargo airlines, steamship lines, and retailers. Forward Air Corporation was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Stock analysis
Forward Air Corporation (FWRD) currently trades at $16.64, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $25.90, implying the stock looks roughly 36% undervalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the DCF Models group reads highest at a median of $29.85 per share, and 5 of the 6 models we run sit above the $16.64 price.
Bear case: the Multiples group reads lowest at $11.96, and 1 of the 6 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is low.
Scenario range: $5.18 (bear) to $58.48 (bull), the price of $16.64 sits inside it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 28/100 (below-average quality), in the Industrials sector.
Mixed Growth: Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.
Forward Air Corporation reported revenue of $2.5B in FY2025 versus $1.4B in FY2021, a compound +15.8%/yr. Reported net income was −$108M in FY2025.
Key figures
Market cap $552M Small · P/S ratio 0.24 · EPS (TTM) $−10.36 · Net margin −11.4% · Return on equity −736% · Return on assets (EBIT) 0.0% (5-year average) · Operating margin 6.3% · Revenue (TTM) $2.5B.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 12 out of 100 (medium confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 45% below its 52-week high and 100% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Industrials peers we cover trades at −36% fair-value upside, at 56%, FWRD screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
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Quality Score breakdown
It rates the business: profits, how they develop, real cash, balance sheet, investing and share count.
Insider trades
In the last 6 months, no officer or director bought or sold shares on the open market.
- SaleCetus Capital VI, L.P.10% owner197,163 shares at $21.82$4.3MNov 12, 2025
Plus 3 other filings such as grants, option exercises or tax withholding. They are not market purchases or sales.
Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.
Source: SEC Form 4, as of Nov 6, 2026. All filings at the SEC ↗
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| S.F. Holding 002352 | ¥34.54 | ¥45.60 | +32% | vs FWRD |
| FedEx Corporation FDX | $308.14 | $350.86 | +14% | vs FWRD |
| United Parcel Service, Inc UPS | $108.30 | $107.24 | −1% | vs FWRD |
| Deutsche Post AG DHL | €58.02 | €53.62 | −8% | vs FWRD |
| Expeditors International of Washington, Inc EXPD | $184.61 | $117.46 | −36% | vs FWRD |
| Kuehne + Nagel International AG KNIN | CHF 235.50 | CHF 147.92 | −37% | vs FWRD |
| J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc JBHT | $217.55 | $133.78 | −39% | vs FWRD |
| Poste Italiane S.p.A PST | €24.52 | €14.76 | −40% | vs FWRD |
| DSV A/S DSV | kr 1,470 | kr 711.95 | −52% | vs FWRD |
| FedEx Freight Holding FDXF | $123.56 | $54.55 | −56% | vs FWRD |
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