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Forward Air FWRD Ratios & Valuation

FY'25FY'24FY'23FY'22
Profitability
Operating margin1.6%+47.6pp-46%-52.5pp6.4%-8.3pp14.7%+4.1pp
Net margin-4.3%+28.7pp-33%-45.2pp12.2%+0.7pp11.5%+3.9pp
EBITDA margin7.7%+47.9pp-40.2%-50.8pp10.6%-6.7pp17.3%+4.2pp
Returns
Return on equity-68.4%+101pp-169.1%-192pp22.7%-7.0pp29.7%+11.1pp
Return on assets-3.9%+24.4pp-28.3%-36.3pp8%-8.6pp16.6%+6.8pp
Return on invested capital1.8%20.2%+6.8pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.9×0.0×0.9×+0.2×0.7×-0.8×1.4×+0.2×
Liquidity
Current ratio1.2×0.0×1.2×-0.2×1.5×-0.3×1.8×+0.1×
Quick ratio1.2×0.0×1.2×-0.2×1.5×-0.3×1.8×+0.1×
Cash ratio0.2×0.0×0.3×-8.0×8.2×+8.0×0.3×0.0×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity19.2×+8.5×10.7×+10.5×0.2×-0.2×0.4×-0.1×
Debt-to-assets0.8×0.0×0.8×+0.7×0.1×-0.2×0.2×-0.1×
Net debt / EBITDA10.8×-12.3×-13.1×0.8×-0.8×
Interest coverage0.2×+6.2×-6×-8.8×2.8×-45.4×48.2×+14.3×
Valuation
Market capitalization$451.92M-33.0%$933.78M-42.1%$1.61B-42.2%$2.79B-14.6%
Enterprise value$2.46B-9.2%$2.99B+1,731%-$183.38M-106%$3.02B-14.8%
Price / sales0.2×-0.1×0.4×-0.8×1.2×-0.5×1.7×-0.7×
Price / book5.6×+1.2×4.6×+2.5×2.1×-1.8×3.9×-1.6×
EV / EBITDA11.8×-1.3×-11.7×10.4×-9.1×
EV / sales-0.1×1.2×+1.3×-0.1×-1.9×1.8×-0.8×
Earnings yield-20.2%+99.2pp-87.5%-97.9pp10.4%+3.4pp6.9%+3.7pp
Dividend yield0%0%-1.5pp1.5%+0.6pp0.9%+0.2pp

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Questions, answered.

What are Forward Air's profit margins?
Forward Air (FWRD) runs a 48.7% gross margin and a 2.2% operating margin, with a -3.7% net margin.
Where do Forward Air's ratios come from?
Every ratio is computed from Forward Air's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.