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Forward Air Corporation

FWRD

Industrials · 16.41 +0.4% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Forward Air Corporation's current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 21 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 1 directly disclosed connection is confirming.

Company+0.4% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 21 activeConsumer Credit & Housing · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 1 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • FWRD's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if FWRD's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Industrials · Integrated Freight & Logistics

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 21 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 1 directly disclosed connection is confirming.

Evidence that supports

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • FWRD's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations319
Usable filing statements154
Verified relationships1
Evidence supporting the case
  • Operating margin changed +44.4 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed +28.7 percentage points in the latest annual period.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Diluted shares increased 11.5% in the latest annual period.
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
  • Demand and volume has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
  • Input and raw-material costs has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
  • Foreign exchange has repeated adverse evidence across 3 filings.
  • Restructuring and cost reductions has repeated adverse evidence across 3 filings.
Questions before a position

No credible peer-relative valuation comparison is available yet.

Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

16.41
6m-35.1%12m-48.3%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$1.4B+9.3%$3.85-1.5%
2022-12-31$1.7B+21.1%$7.14-1.3%
2023-12-31$1.4B-18.4%$6.40-3.4%
2024-12-31$2.5B+80.5%$-30.63+5.9%
2025-12-31$2.5B+0.8%$-3.51+11.5%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratesnegative · 4 filings
The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 varied from the statutory United States federal income tax rate of 21.0% primarily due to the effect of interest expense disallowances under IRC Section 163(j) for which a full valuatio…
10-Q · May 11, 2026
Demand and volumemixed · 4 filings
Ground and air and ocean services have decreased due to softer demand from the segment's customers.
10-Q · May 11, 2026
Input and raw-material costsnegative · 4 filings
The increase was primarily due to effective management of operating expenses in the current freight business environment and an $11,112 reduction in transaction and acquisition costs.
10-Q · May 11, 2026
Foreign exchangenegative · 3 filings
The decrease was due to the decrease in interest expense resulting from lower variable interest rates partially offset by loss on foreign currency exchange.
10-K · Mar 11, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 0.2× · EV/sales 0.8×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

16.41+0.4% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for FWRD. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Filing analysis

No comparable filing assessment is available yet

Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for FWRD. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind FWRD

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

JTGEYFiling-linked namelenderMar 11, 2026

We have historically financed our working capital needs, including capital expenditures, with available cash, cash flows from operations and borrowings under our $300,000 revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) pursuant to our credit agree…

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

FWRD is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Consumer Credit & Housing. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 1 filing-linked name are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for FWRD; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.