JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 4, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of JB Hunt Transport Services Inc stock $134, price $227, that is 41.1% below the price, quality 68 out of 100. Rating: strongly overvalued. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 4, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $122.93 – $297.91 · fair‑value band $95.74 – $167.22 · the $227.06 price screens above the $133.78 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 4, 2026.
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J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. provides surface transportation, delivery, and logistic services in the United States. It operates through five segments: Intermodal, Dedicated Contract Services, Integrated Capacity Solutions, Final Mile Services, and Truckload.
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The JBI segment offers intermodal freight solutions. It operates 124,838 pieces of company-owned trailing equipment; owns and maintains its chassis fleet of 104,474 units; and manages a fleet of 5,880 company-owned tractors, 308 independent contractor trucks, and 8,704 company drivers.
The DCS segment designs, develops, and executes supply chain solutions that support various transportation networks. As of December 31, 2025, it operated 11,878 company-owned trucks, 761 customer-owned trucks, and a contractor trucks.
It operates 26,767 owned pieces of trailing equipment and 5,218 customer-owned trailers.
The ICS segment provides freight brokerage and transportation logistics solutions; flatbed, refrigerated, expedited, and less-than-truckload, as well as dry-van and intermodal solutions; online multimodal marketplace; and logistics management services for customers to outsource their transportation functions.
The FMS segment delivers services through 1,085 company-owned trucks, 169 customer-owned trucks, and 39 independent contractor trucks; and 1,091 owned pieces of trailing equipment and 98 customer-owned trailers.
The JBT segment provides dry-van freight services by utilizing tractors and trailers operating over roads and highways through two company-owned tractors and 12,658 company-owned trailers.
It transports or arranges for the transportation of freight, such as general merchandise, specialty consumer items, appliances, home furnishings, forest, paper, rubber, plastic products, food, beverages, building materials, apparel, accessories, soaps, cosmetics, automotive parts, agricultural products, electronics, and chemicals.
The company was incorporated in 1961 and is headquartered in Lowell, Arkansas.
Stock analysis
JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT) currently trades at $227.06, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $133.78, 41% below the price, so the stock looks overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the DCF Models group reads highest at a median of $147.67 per share, and 0 of the 26 models we run sit above the $227.06 price.
Bear case: the Asset-Based group reads lowest at $23.93, and 26 of the 26 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: $95.74 (bear) to $167.22 (bull), the price of $227.06 sits above 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 68/100 (solid quality), in the Industrials sector.
Weak Growth: Revenue growth is inconsistent: the periods point in different directions, so there is no trend to rely on.
JB Hunt Transport Services Inc reported revenue of $12.0B in FY2025 versus $12.2B in FY2021, a compound −0.3%/yr. Reported net income was $598M in FY2025, compounding −5.8%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap $21.6B Large · P/E ratio 31.6 · P/S ratio 1.62 · EPS (TTM) $7.19 · Dividend yield 0.8% · Net margin 5.1% · Return on equity 18.8% · Return on assets (EBIT) 12.8%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 49 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 24% below its 52-week high and 44% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Industrials peers we cover trades at −11% fair-value upside, at −41%, JBHT screens richer than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear$95.74Fair Value $133.78Bull$167.22
Price $227.06 · Downside -41.1%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models. Based on fiscal year 2025 figures (about 10 months old). Earnings retained since then ($4.57 per share) are deliberately not added.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds.Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
In the last 6 months, 5 officers or directors sold shares worth $4.2M and none bought.
SaleBrian WebbEVP- Final Mile Services2× since Dec 9, 2025: 2,296 shares, avg. $251.11$576,547Jun 5, 2026
SaleDavid KeefauverEVP of People2× since Dec 8, 2025: 2,291 shares, avg. $218.70$501,039Jun 5, 2026
SaleSpencer FrazierEVP of Sales and Marketing2,000 shares at $258.20$516,400May 19, 2026
SaleBradley W. HicksPresident of DCS4× since Dec 3, 2025: 17,591 shares, avg. $233.78$4.1MMay 15, 2026
SaleDarren P. FieldEVP and President Intermodal2× since Feb 3, 2026: 13,000 shares, avg. $230.45$3.0MMay 14, 2026
SaleNicholas HobbsEVP and COO2× since Jan 20, 2026: 4,310 shares, avg. $216.37$932,539Apr 22, 2026
SaleJames K ThompsonDirector2× since Feb 11, 2026: 3,300 shares, avg. $237.88$785,005Apr 21, 2026
SaleJennifer BoattiniSR VP Legal/General Counsel2,238 shares at $232.00$519,216Feb 27, 2026
SaleAlbert Brad DelcoEVP & CFO2× since Dec 2, 2025: 2,000 shares, avg. $203.40$406,790Feb 6, 2026
SaleJohn KuhlowChief Accounting Officer2× since Dec 1, 2025: 4,225 shares, avg. $190.63$805,406Feb 4, 2026
Plus 3 more entries from the last 12 months.
Plus 9 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.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.40/100
Revenue growth is inconsistent: the periods point in different directions, so there is no trend to rely on.
Revenue growth 1 year
−0.7%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
−6.8%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+4.5%
Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +6.8% a year
Revenue growth 40 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+11.9%
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate.
+5.9%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year+5.1%
Dividend (yield on the price)0.8%
Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.5.1% vs 5.3%, steady
Profit margin 2020 to 2025 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.7% → 7%
Pace: the 5-year rate starts in 2020 (pandemic)
Growth Forecast
A lot of optimism in the price
The price assumes more growth than the company has delivered so far and more than analysts expect.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
+13.8%
Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+10.6%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about +11.1% a year for the price and +8.0% for the forecasts.
News mood ⓘNews mood, the average tone of recent news (99 articles), rated against how stocks are usually covered. 🚀 Hype = unusually upbeat · 🙂 Positive = above average · 😐 Neutral = typical · 🙁 Negative = below average · 😨 Very negative = unusually downbeat. It reflects the tone of coverage, not our valuation.Very negative
AI conclusion: The business benefits from intermodal freight conversion in a tightening market, yet its main weakness remains the limited durable moat in a competitive logistics sector with thin supporting signals.
Main risk: Rising labor and fuel pressures across dedicated and brokerage segments threaten to squeeze margins and offset network gains in intermodal operations.
J.B. Hunt enters its third-quarter reporting with sequential earnings expected to decline five to ten percent, driven by rising third-party capacity costs and a twenty-five million dollar surge in driver expenses. Its intermodal operations benefit from freight conversion in a tightening market, while Final Mile Services remains a persistent drag. Will network gains offset these labor and fuel pressures across the dedicated and brokerage segments?
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Frequently asked questions
Is JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 4, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $133.78 versus a price of $227.06, about 41% lower (overvalued).
What is the fair value of JBHT?
Our model-based fair value for JB Hunt Transport Services Inc is $133.78 (as of Nov 4, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $227.06.
What is the quality score of JBHT?
JB Hunt Transport Services Inc has a Quality Score of 68/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of $133.78 (as of Nov 4, 2026) from 26 valuation models. Cautious scenario $95.74, optimistic scenario $167.22. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the JB Hunt Transport Services Inc stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at $133.78, about 41% lower versus a price of $227.06 (overvalued). Cautious scenario $95.74, optimistic scenario $167.22. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT)?
JB Hunt Transport Services Inc reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $13.3B (latest available figure, as of Nov 4, 2026).
Does JB Hunt Transport Services Inc pay a dividend?
JB Hunt Transport Services Inc currently shows a dividend yield of 0.79% relative to its recent price (as of Nov 4, 2026).
What growth is priced into JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, JB Hunt Transport Services Inc would have to grow free cash flow by +13.8 % per year for five years (discount rate 10.0 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +4.5 % per year. As of Nov 4, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of JBHT use?
Our models discount JB Hunt Transport Services Inc at 10.0 %: a base by market capitalisation (large), damped by beta 1.31, country premium for USA. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For JB Hunt Transport Services Inc that is +13.8 % per year a year over ten years, using the same discount rate (10.0 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at JB Hunt Transport Services Inc grew +4.5 % a year. The price currently implies +13.8 % per year free-cash-flow growth a year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +7.8 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (+13.8 % per year a year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 4.40 %: that much free cash flow JB Hunt Transport Services Inc produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (10.0 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For JB Hunt Transport Services Inc it is $133.78 per share (as of Nov 4, 2026), against a price of $227.06. It is the blended result of 26 valuation models (cash flow, earnings, asset, dividend).
Is JB Hunt Transport Services Inc stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 4, 2026, JBHT trades above its calculated fair value: price $227.06, fair value $133.78, a gap of about −41% (overvalued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of JBHT?
No. The price is what the market pays today ($227.06); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($133.78). For JB Hunt Transport Services Inc the two are $93.28 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is JB Hunt Transport Services Inc worth?
The market values JB Hunt Transport Services Inc at about $21.6B (market capitalisation, as of Nov 4, 2026). Per share that is $227.06; our models calculate a fair value of $133.78 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about JBHT?
Our models span a range for JB Hunt Transport Services Inc: cautious scenario $95.74, base $133.78, optimistic $167.22 per share (as of Nov 4, 2026, price $227.06). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of JBHT?
JB Hunt Transport Services Inc trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.6 (as of Nov 4, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of $133.78 is built from several models across several years. Median P/E at fiscal year-end, 10 fiscal years (2016 to 2025), reported earnings, FY2023 ex one-offs: 26.2. Other multiples: PEG 1.7, P/B 6.1, P/S 1.6, EV/EBITDA 13.3.
What is the PEG ratio of JBHT?
The PEG ratio of JB Hunt Transport Services Inc is 1.69 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Nov 4, 2026). That is above 1, so the growth is already paid for in the price.
How solid is the balance sheet of JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT)?
Balance-sheet figures for JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (as of Nov 4, 2026): return on equity 18.8%, debt of 0.22 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 68/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is JBHT from its 52-week high?
JB Hunt Transport Services Inc trades at $227.06, about 24% below its 52-week high of $297.91 and 44% above the low of $158.04 (as of Nov 4, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $133.78 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to JB Hunt Transport Services Inc?
From the same area (Industrials) we also value United Parcel Service, Inc, Deutsche Post AG, FedEx Corporation, DSV A/S, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is JB Hunt Transport Services Inc stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 4, 2026: price $227.06, calculated fair value $133.78 (−41%), Quality Score 68/100, from 26 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of JBHT calculated?
We run JB Hunt Transport Services Inc through 26 models from four families: discounted cash flow, earnings models, asset and balance-sheet models, and dividend models. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the result is the weighted average of $133.78, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 15.6% above its aggregate fair value. JB Hunt Transport Services Inc itself currently trades above fair value. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT)?
The closing price on Nov 4, 2026 was $227.06. Our model-based fair value is $133.78, about 41% lower (overvalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with JB Hunt Transport Services Inc right now?
The price sits above even our optimistic bull case ($167.22). The favourable scenario is already priced in. Solid but not exceptional quality (68/100) and above fair value, neither a clear bargain nor a standout compounder.
Where does the earnings growth of JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT) come from?
Earnings per share at JB Hunt Transport Services Inc grew +6.5 % a year from 2014 to 2025. Broken into its drivers: revenue per share +9.3 %, EBIT margin −4.4 %, tax rate +2.3 %, residual (interest, one-offs) −0.4 %. The four rates multiply to the earnings growth rate, they do not add up. Start and end are three-year averages so a single exceptional year does not distort the result.
Key figures of JB Hunt Transport Services Inc
How large is the market capitalisation of JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT)?
The market capitalisation of JB Hunt Transport Services Inc is $21.6B. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT)?
The price-to-sales ratio of JB Hunt Transport Services Inc is 1.62 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT)?
Earnings per share at JB Hunt Transport Services Inc are $7.19 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 31.6). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT)?
The dividend yield of JB Hunt Transport Services Inc is 0.8% (payout 24.9%). Yearly dividend relative to the share price. 3% pays 3 per 100 invested. Below: how much of profit is used for it.
What is the net margin of JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT)?
The net margin of JB Hunt Transport Services Inc is 5.1% (last twelve months). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT)?
The return on equity (ROE) of JB Hunt Transport Services Inc is 18.8% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of JB Hunt Transport Services Inc is 12.8% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT)?
The operating margin of JB Hunt Transport Services Inc is 6.7% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT)?
Revenue at JB Hunt Transport Services Inc is growing +20.4% versus a year earlier (3y avg −6.8%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT)?
Earnings per share at JB Hunt Transport Services Inc are growing +3.4% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT) carry?
The net debt of JB Hunt Transport Services Inc is $1.9B (fiscal year 2025, ≈ 2.0 yrs of FCF). Debt minus cash on hand. The note shows how many years of free cash flow could in theory pay it off.
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