What is ArcBest's operating income?

ArcBest (ARCB) reported operating income of $3.43M in Q1 2026.

How has ArcBest's operating income changed year-over-year?

ArcBest's operating income decreased by 48.3% year-over-year, from $6.63M to $3.43M.

What is the long-term trend for ArcBest's operating income?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), ArcBest's operating income has grown at a -22.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $276.98M to $98.57M.

What does operating income mean?

Gross profit minus all operating expenses (SG&A, R&D, D&A). Measures the profit from core business operations before interest, taxes, and non-operating items.

ArcBest ARCB Operating Income

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Segments

By segment

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Asset Based$17.48M-33.8%

Asset Light$231K+105%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$998.8M+3.3%

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$3.22B+34.2%

Enterprise value$3.61B+28.0%

P/E47.9×+9.1×

P/S0.8×+0.2×

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 us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss.

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 operating income?: ArcBest (ARCB) reported operating income of $3.43M in Q1 2026.
How has ArcBest's operating income changed year-over-year?: ArcBest's operating income decreased by 48.3% year-over-year, from $6.63M to $3.43M.
What is the long-term trend for ArcBest's operating income?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), ArcBest's operating income has grown at a -22.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $276.98M to $98.57M.
What does operating income mean?: Gross profit minus all operating expenses (SG&A, R&D, D&A). Measures the profit from core business operations before interest, taxes, and non-operating items.