What is Forward Air's goodwill impairment?

Forward Air (FWRD) reported goodwill impairment of $0 in Q4 2025.

What does goodwill impairment mean?

Write-down of goodwill carrying value when a reporting unit's fair value falls below its book value, indicating that past acquisitions have lost value.

Forward Air FWRD Goodwill impairment

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '25

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$582.0M-5.1%

Operating income$20.4M+329%

Net income-$34.3M+32.2%

EPS (diluted)-$1.09+35.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$141.0M+20.9%

Total debt$2.2B-0.1%

Total equity$81.0M-47.6%

Total assets$2.7B-3.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$45.7M+65.6%

CapEx$6.9M-41.7%

Free cash flow$38.8M+147%

Valuation

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Market cap$451.92M-33.0%

Enterprise value$2.46B-9.2%

P/S0.2×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin48.7%—

Operating margin2.2%+1.1pp

Net margin-3.7%-1.7pp

FCF margin0.6%+0.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-77.6%-25.2pp

Debt / equity26.5×+12.6×

Current ratio1.2×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Forward Air in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GoodwillImpairmentLoss.

The official record: Forward Air’s 10-K, filed March 11, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Forward Air's goodwill impairment?: Forward Air (FWRD) reported goodwill impairment of $0 in Q4 2025.
What does goodwill impairment mean?: Write-down of goodwill carrying value when a reporting unit's fair value falls below its book value, indicating that past acquisitions have lost value.