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How J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. stacks up
JBHT · against 194 other Industrials companies of similar size
Profitability
76/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #85 of 195 · scores higher than 56% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score19 peers with a profitability score of 70–79, including JBHT · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 76?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Industrials peers.
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 7.5% vs peer median 7.7%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 79% of peers. Return on invested capital: 15.7% vs peer median 7.1%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 90% of peers. Return on assets: 8.5% vs peer median 3.1%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = JBHT, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | JBHT | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 181 reported | 15.7% | 12.0% | 64% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 197 reported | 7.5% | 12.4% | 24% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 188 reported | 8.5% | 5.0% | 75% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 185 reported | 18.4% | 15.7% | 65% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 197 reported | 18.5% | 30.9% | 19% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around JBHT| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.71T JPY (≈$11.6B) | 100 | 75 | |
| 1 | 2.78T INR (≈$33.3B) | 100 | 72 | |
| 1 | 25.6B USD | 100 | 50 | |
| 4 | 1.29T INR (≈$15.5B) | 99 | 69 | |
| 4 | 11.2B USD | 99 | 70 | |
| 80 | 271.0B CNY (≈$37.9B) | 79 | 58 | |
| 82 | 12.69T CLP (≈$14.0B) | 78 | 64 | |
| 83 | 12.1B USD | 77 | 56 | |
| 83 | 28.8B EUR (≈$31.7B) | 77 | 51 | |
| 85 | 21.1B USD | 76 | 50 | |
| 85 | 12.5B USD | 76 | 59 | |
| 87 | 18.35T KRW (≈$13.2B) | 75 | 56 | |
| 87 | 1.70T JPY (≈$11.6B) | 75 | 60 | |
| 87 | 22.1B USD | 75 | 49 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score