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Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

ODFL

Industrials · 180.54 -0.7% today

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

Market read

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 13 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 2 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 1.57x, improving versus the comparable period.
  • Revenue decreased 2.9% versus the comparable filing period.
Company-0.7% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 13 activeDomestic Economic Cyclicals · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 2 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • ODFL's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

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

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Research brief

The story so far

Industrials · Trucking

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 13 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 2 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 1.57x, improving versus the comparable period.
Evidence that challenges
  • Revenue decreased 2.9% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin fell 0.8 percentage points.
  • Net margin fell 0.7 percentage points.
What would clarify the read
  • ODFL'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 observations601
Usable filing statements84
Verified relationships2
Evidence supporting the case

No qualifying supportive evidence was identified.

Evidence challenging the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed -5.5% year over year.
  • Operating margin changed -1.8 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed -1.8 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Capital investment and capacity has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
Questions before a position

No credible peer-relative valuation comparison is available yet.

Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

180.54
6m-4.4%12m+21.8%24m-3.0%
Annual trajectory

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

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$5.3B+30.9%$8.89-1.8%
2022-12-31$6.3B+19.1%$6.09
2023-12-31$5.9B-6.3%$5.63-2.6%
2024-12-31$5.8B-0.9%$5.48-1.7%
2025-12-31$5.5B-5.5%$4.84-2.3%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Capital investment and capacitynegative · 4 filings
Changes in our capital expenditures are more fully described below under “Capital Expenditures.” The change in our cash flows used in financing activities during the first quarter of 2026 as compared to the first quarter of 2025 was primarily due to a decreas…
10-Q · May 6, 2026
Input and raw-material costsmixed · 3 filings
Our productive labor costs, which include wages for drivers, platform employees, and fleet technicians, increased as a percent of revenue to 24.4% in 2025 as compared to 24.1% in 2024 as a result of the decrease in network density.
10-K · Feb 24, 2026
Labor availability and costsmixed · 3 filings
Our productive labor costs, which include wages for drivers, platform employees, and fleet technicians, increased as a percent of revenue to 24.4% in 2025 as compared to 24.1% in 2024 as a result of the decrease in network density.
10-K · Feb 24, 2026
Credit and interest ratesnegative · 2 filings
Changes in our capital expenditures are more fully described below under “Capital Expenditures.” The change in our cash flows used in financing activities during the first nine months of 2025 as compared to the first nine months of 2024 was primarily due to l…
10-Q · Nov 6, 2025

Valuation discipline

Peer-relative valuation withheld

Jodie found no industry-matched filing peers suitable for a valuation comparison. It will not substitute broader financial-sector names.

Scenario scaffold

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

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

180.54-0.7% 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 ODFL. 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.

Latest filing assessment · baseline

The latest filing shows material pressure

10-Q filed 2026-05-06 against the comparable filing from 2025-05-06.

cautious
OperationscautiousEvidence score -3
liquidityconstructiveEvidence score +1
valuationdiscount

What improved

  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 1.57x, improving versus the comparable period.

What weakened

  • Revenue decreased 2.9% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin fell 0.8 percentage points.
  • Net margin fell 0.7 percentage points.

Filing receipts

Changes in our capital expenditures are more fully described below under “Capital Expenditures.” The change in our cash flows used in financing activities during the first quarter of 2026 as compared to the first quarter of 2025 was primarily due to a decrease in cash utilized for repurchases of our common stock.

The change in our cash flows used in investing activities during the first quarter of 2026 as compared to the first quarter of 2025 was primarily due to the reduction in our 2026 capital expenditure program as compared to the first quarter of 2025.

The increase was primarily due to the assets acquired as part of our 2025 and 2026 capital expenditure programs.

Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind ODFL

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

Depended on by

XPOXPO, Inc.competitorFeb 5, 2026

Our competitors in North America include local, regional and national LTL carriers that offer the same services we provide, such as Old Dominion Freight Line and Saia.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

ODFL is currently a Participant in the organic co-movement group Domestic Economic Cyclicals. 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 ODFL; 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.