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ArcBest ARCB Asset Light — Purchased Transportation

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$998.8M+3.3%
Operating income$3.4M-48.3%
Net income-$1.0M-133%
EPS (diluted)-$0.05-138%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$64.1M-13.6%
Total debt$460.1M-0.6%
Total equity$1.3B-0.6%
Total assets$2.5B+2.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$8.5M+136%
CapEx$9.8M-32.8%
Free cash flow-$1.2M+96.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$3.2B+34.2%

Profitability

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Operating margin2.4%-3.2pp
Net margin2.4%-2.1pp
FCF margin3.7%+1.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity7.4%-7.9pp
Debt / equity0.4×0.0×
Current ratio0.9×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by ArcBest in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept arcb:PurchasedTransportation.

The official record: ArcBest’s 10-Q, filed May 1, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is ArcBest's asset light — purchased transportation?
ArcBest (ARCB) reported asset light — purchased transportation of $325.67M in Q1 2026.
How has ArcBest's asset light — purchased transportation changed year-over-year?
ArcBest's asset light — purchased transportation increased by 6.9% year-over-year, from $304.61M to $325.67M.
What is the long-term trend for ArcBest's asset light — purchased transportation?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), ArcBest's asset light — purchased transportation has grown at a 2.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.1B to $1.2B.
What does asset light — purchased transportation mean?
Reflects the costs incurred by the segment to outsource transportation services to third-party carriers. This is a primary variable expense for asset-light logistics providers, indicating the scale of subcontracted capacity used to fulfill customer demand.