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Old Dominion Freight Line ODFL Return on invested capital

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.3B-2.9%
Operating income$317.3M-6.1%
Net income$238.3M-6.4%
EPS (diluted)$1.14-4.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$288.1M+196%
Total debt$40.0M+100.0%
Total equity$4.4B+3.9%
Total assets$5.7B+3.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$373.6M+11.0%
CapEx$62.6M-29.0%
Free cash flow$311.1M+25.2%

Valuation

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Market cap$45.97B+15.8%
Enterprise value$45.72B+15.4%
P/E45.6×+11.1×
P/S8.4×+1.5×

Profitability

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Operating margin24.6%-1.5pp
Net margin18.5%-1.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity23.3%-3.3pp
Debt / equity0.0×
Current ratio1.6×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Old Dominion Freight Line’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Old Dominion Freight Line’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Old Dominion Freight Line's return on invested capital?
Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) reported return on invested capital of 24.2% in Q1 2026.
How has Old Dominion Freight Line's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Old Dominion Freight Line's return on invested capital decreased by 15.1% year-over-year, from 28.6% to 24.2%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.