ArcBest (AQY) Ratios
ArcBest Ratios
DE:AQY's free cash flow for Q2 2026 was $120.70M. For the 2026 fiscal year, DE:AQY's free cash flow was decreased by $-9.06M and operating cash flow was $129.76M. See a summary of the company’s cash flow.
| Ratios | Dec 25 | Dec 24 | Dec 23 | Dec 22 | Dec 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquidity Ratios | |||||
| Current Ratio | 0.95 | 1.01 | 1.26 | 1.29 | 1.10 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.95 | 1.01 | 1.26 | 1.29 | 1.10 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.37 | 0.21 | 0.11 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.20 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.33 | 0.29 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.61 | 0.46 |
| Short-Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage | 1.84 | 4.47 | 4.81 | 7.11 | 6.39 |
| Net Current Asset Value | $ -530.88M | $ -439.73M | $ -357.95M | $ -353.10M | $ -407.56M |
| Leverage Ratios | |||||
| Debt-to-Assets Ratio | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.16 |
| Debt-to-Equity Ratio | 0.36 | 0.31 | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.36 |
| Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.27 |
| Long-Term Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.16 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 1.89 | 1.85 | 2.00 | 2.17 | 2.27 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 1.78 | 4.54 | 3.91 | 5.98 | 5.77 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 7.30 | 27.22 | 18.98 | 51.06 | 31.07 |
| Debt to Market Cap | 0.15 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.07 |
| Interest Debt Per Share | 20.88 | 17.94 | 18.60 | 18.16 | 13.58 |
| Net Debt to EBITDA | 1.36 | 0.76 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.64 |
| Profitability Margins | |||||
| Gross Profit Margin | 2.25% | 8.38% | 8.55% | 11.40% | 10.79% |
| EBIT Margin | 2.38% | 5.45% | 4.43% | 7.87% | 7.49% |
| EBITDA Margin | 6.63% | 9.02% | 7.72% | 10.66% | 10.79% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 2.25% | 5.85% | 3.90% | 7.85% | 7.35% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 2.07% | 5.23% | 4.22% | 7.72% | 7.25% |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.50% | 4.16% | 4.41% | 5.93% | 5.67% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 1.50% | 4.15% | 3.21% | 5.86% | 5.59% |
| Net Income Per EBT | 72.32% | 79.54% | 104.56% | 76.80% | 78.19% |
| EBT Per EBIT | 92.01% | 89.48% | 108.28% | 98.42% | 98.60% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 2.45% | 7.16% | 7.86% | 11.96% | 10.11% |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 4.64% | 13.24% | 15.73% | 25.90% | 22.98% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 5.03% | 13.86% | 9.68% | 22.86% | 19.64% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 3.40% | 10.40% | 6.97% | 16.46% | 14.39% |
| Return on Tangible Assets | 2.89% | 8.54% | 9.40% | 14.37% | 12.67% |
| Earnings Yield | 3.55% | 7.91% | 6.72% | 17.32% | 6.99% |
| Efficiency Ratios | |||||
| Receivables Turnover | 10.09 | 9.09 | 8.74 | 9.18 | 6.22 |
| Payables Turnover | 25.37 | 22.16 | 18.92 | 16.51 | 10.79 |
| Inventory Turnover | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 2.94 | 3.32 | 4.08 | 5.20 | 4.69 |
| Asset Turnover | 1.64 | 1.72 | 1.78 | 2.02 | 1.78 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | -378.89 | 43.33 | 21.89 | 34.13 | 23.18 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 21.77 | 23.67 | 22.47 | 17.65 | 24.81 |
| Days of Sales Outstanding | 36.16 | 40.14 | 41.76 | 39.76 | 58.64 |
| Days of Inventory Outstanding | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Days of Payables Outstanding | 14.39 | 16.47 | 19.29 | 22.11 | 33.83 |
| Operating Cycle | 36.16 | 40.14 | 41.76 | 39.76 | 58.64 |
| Cash Flow Ratios | |||||
| Operating Cash Flow Per Share | 10.03 | 12.14 | 13.41 | 19.15 | 12.70 |
| Free Cash Flow Per Share | 4.41 | 1.95 | 3.75 | 12.42 | 9.62 |
| Dividend Paid and CapEx Coverage Ratio | 1.65 | 1.14 | 1.32 | 2.67 | 3.74 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 1.79 | 1.19 | 1.39 | 2.84 | 4.12 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.49 | 0.69 | 0.74 | 1.07 | 0.96 |
| Operating Cash Flow to Sales Ratio | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.09 |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.95% | 2.09% | 3.10% | 17.73% | 8.03% |
| Valuation Ratios | |||||
| Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio | 28.21 | 12.64 | 14.88 | 5.77 | 14.30 |
| Price-to-Sales (P/S) Ratio | 0.42 | 0.53 | 0.66 | 0.34 | 0.81 |
| Price-to-Book (P/B) Ratio | 1.31 | 1.67 | 2.34 | 1.50 | 3.29 |
| Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) Ratio | 16.81 | 47.94 | 32.25 | 5.64 | 12.46 |
| Price-to-Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 7.40 | 7.69 | 9.03 | 3.66 | 9.44 |
| Price-to-Earnings Growth (PEG) Ratio | -0.44 | -1.37 | -0.45 | 0.13 | 0.07 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 7.74 | 6.59 | 9.02 | 3.74 | 8.16 |
| Enterprise Value | 2.06B | 2.48B | 3.08B | 2.00B | 3.31B |
| EV to EBITDA | 7.74 | 6.59 | 9.02 | 3.74 | 8.16 |
| EV to Sales | 0.51 | 0.59 | 0.70 | 0.40 | 0.88 |
| EV to Free Cash Flow | 20.41 | 54.18 | 34.19 | 6.56 | 13.52 |
| EV to Operating Cash Flow | 8.98 | 8.69 | 9.57 | 4.25 | 10.24 |
| Tangible Book Value Per Share | 40.35 | 39.10 | 34.83 | 29.81 | 19.71 |
| Shareholders’ Equity Per Share | 56.74 | 55.80 | 51.72 | 46.83 | 36.47 |
| Tax and Other Ratios | |||||
| Effective Tax Rate | 0.28 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.23 |
| Revenue Per Share | 175.60 | 177.43 | 184.33 | 204.55 | 147.86 |
| Net Income Per Share | 2.63 | 7.39 | 8.14 | 12.13 | 8.38 |
| Tax Burden | 0.72 | 0.80 | 1.05 | 0.77 | 0.78 |
| Interest Burden | 0.87 | 0.96 | 0.95 | 0.98 | 0.97 |
| Research & Development to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| SG&A to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.12 |
| Stock-Based Compensation to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Income Quality | 3.81 | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.58 | 1.52 |
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