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JB Hunt (JBHT) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

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JB Hunt (JBHT - Free Report) reported $2.92 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 0.8%. EPS of $1.17 for the same period compares to $1.22 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.10% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.92 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.15, the EPS surprise was +1.74%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how JB Hunt performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

  • Dedicated - Average trucks during the period: 12,624 compared to the 12,736 average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Integrated Capacity Solutions - Revenue per load: $1,946 versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1,890.89.
  • Intermodal - Revenue per load: $2,816 compared to the $2,802.74 average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Intermodal - Trailing equipment (end of period): 124,971 versus 123,062 estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Revenue- Truckload: $166.63 million compared to the $173.99 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -6.6% year over year.
  • Revenue- Dedicated: $822.29 million compared to the $856.59 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -4.4% year over year.
  • Revenue- Final Mile Services: $200.70 million versus $223.06 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -12.5% change.
  • Revenue- Integrated Capacity Solutions: $268.04 million compared to the $283.57 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -6% year over year.
  • Revenue- Intermodal: $1.47 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.42 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +5.3%.
  • Revenue- Fuel surcharge revenues: $361.66 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $359.16 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -7.6%.
  • Revenue- Operating revenues, excluding fuel surcharge revenues: $2.56 billion versus $2.58 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +0.3% change.
  • Revenue- Intersegment eliminations: -$5.53 million versus -$4.63 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +30.2% change.
View all Key Company Metrics for JB Hunt here>>>

Shares of JB Hunt have returned -7.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -3.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.

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