ODFL - Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
24 analysts have issued ratings. Wall Street analysts rate ODFL as Bullish on average, for a Wall Street consensus of buy. View ODFL’s ratings here. 1 Seeking Alpha authors also rated the stock, and ...
Model output · Signal date 2026-10-16
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (ODFL) Stock Forecast Oct. 16, 2026
Analysis updated on Oct. 16, 2026 (UTC) · Total · absolute moveSwitch to Alpha · Nasdaq
Rating · 90D
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90-day forecast
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Rank in coverage
Middle 30%
of 5184 stocks scored
Rank correlation · 90D
-1.0%
Spearman, 357 dates
Market Cap
$38.92B
large-cap · #1 of 13 peers
Summary
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (ODFL) stock forecast summary
On Oct. 16, 2026, ODFL is rated Neutral: its 90-day Total forecast sits in the middle 30% of the 5184 stocks scored that day.
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. is a large-cap company with a market capitalization of $38.92B. It ranks number 1 by market capitalization among the 13 Trucking (No Local) issuers in our coverage with a current forecast. Its P/B Ratio of 8.56x is the highest of the 13 peers that report one. Its ROE of 23.9% is the highest of the 13 peers that report one.
For ODFL, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is -1.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-07-17 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 1.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-09-16. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4495 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-07-07 produced a positive net return in 82.5% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Expected absolute price move over the horizon, market included. This is the number a price target is built from. Ratings: strong buy ≥ +5.1%, buy ≥ +3.4%, sell < +1.8%, strong sell < +0.8% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-10-16 signals)
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Cross-section · 2026-10-16
How ODFL ranks among 5184 stocks
90D Total forecasts of every company scored, cut into five relative ratings at the 15th, 35th, 65th and 85th percentiles (dashed lines).
Fundamentals · 2026-06-30
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (ODFL) fundamentals
Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Trucking (No Local) peers listed below that report each metric.
Valuation & Market
| Metric | ODFL | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $38.92B | 1/13 |
| P/E Ratio | 36.10x | 7/9 |
| P/B Ratio | 8.56x | 1/13 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.61% | 10/11 |
| EPS | $5.20 | – |
| Book Value/Share | $21.93 | – |
| Revenue/Share | $27.02 | – |
| FCF/Share | $5.38 | – |
Profitability & Margins
| Metric | ODFL | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | 23.9% | 1/13 |
| ROA | 19.0% | 1/13 |
| ROIC | 27.8% | 1/13 |
| Operating Margin | 25.8% | 1/13 |
| Net Margin | 19.4% | 1/13 |
| EBT Margin | 25.9% | 1/13 |
| Tax Rate | 24.9% | – |
Financial Health
| Metric | ODFL | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.89x | 3/13 |
| D/E Ratio | 0.26x | 12/13 |
| Financial Leverage | 1.26x | 12/13 |
| Interest Coverage | 68.2x | 2/12 |
| Working Capital | $473M | 3/13 |
Cash Flow
| Metric | ODFL | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $1.39B | 2/13 |
| Free Cash Flow | $1.11B | 1/11 |
| Capital Spending | -$279M | 8/11 |
| OCF Growth YoY | -5.2% | 8/13 |
| FCF Growth YoY | 42.8% | 3/6 |
| FCF/Sales | 19.9% | 1/11 |
| CapEx/Sales | 5.0% | 8/11 |
Operational Efficiency
| Metric | ODFL | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Asset Turnover | 0.98x | 7/13 |
| Receivables Turnover | 9.4x | 3/13 |
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 1.3x | 10/13 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 39 days | 11/13 |
Income Statement
| Metric | ODFL | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $5.60B | 4/13 |
| Operating Income | $1.45B | 1/13 |
| Net Income | $1.09B | 1/13 |
Dividend & Shareholder Information
| Metric | ODFL | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dividends Per Share | $1.15 | – |
| Payout Ratio | 22.1% | 8/8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 207M | – |
| Net Income Growth | -0.5% | 2/10 |
| EPS Growth | 1.6% | 2/11 |
Balance Sheet Highlights (USD millions)
| Total Current Assets | $1.00B | 17.5% of assets |
| Cash & Short-term Investments | $284M | 5.0% of assets |
| Accounts Receivable | $595M | 10.4% of assets |
| Total Liabilities | $1.19B | 20.7% of assets |
| Short-term Debt | $450M | 7.9% of assets |
Quarterly Financial Reports
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Industry Peers · Trucking (No Local)
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (ODFL) industry peers
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (Trucking (No Local)): 13 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.
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Sign up free| Company | 90-Day AI Forecast (Total) | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|
| ODFL Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | ▶ | $38.92B |
| JBHT Hunt J B Transport Services Inc | ▲ | $21.49B |
| KNX Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. | ▶ | $10.52B |
| SAIA Saia Inc | ▶ | $8.94B |
| LSTR Landstar System Inc | ▲ | $5.90B |
| SNDR Schneider National, Inc. | ▶ | $5.52B |
| ARCB Arcbest Corp /Tx/ | ▶ | $2.91B |
| WERN Werner Enterprises Inc | ▲ | $1.97B |
| MRTN Marten Transport Ltd | ▶ | $1.05B |
| HTLD Heartland Express Inc | ▶ | $847M |
| CVLG Covenant Logistics Group, Inc. | ▶ | $780M |
| ULH Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. | ▲ | $430M |
| PAMT Pamt Corp | ▲ | $243M |
Where ODFL sits on the market map
Energy & Transportation · Trucking (No Local)
News
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (ODFL) stock news
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. Announces General Rate Increase
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (Nasdaq: ODFL) today announced a general rate increase (GRI) of 4.9 percent applicable to rates established under the existing ODFL 559, 670, and 550 tariffs effective ...
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (ODFL) CEO Greg Gantt on Q4 2019 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (ODFL) Q4 2019 Earnings Conference Call February 06, 2020 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Greg Gantt - President & ...
FAQ
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (ODFL) stock forecast FAQ
What is the Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (ODFL) stock forecast?
On Oct. 16, 2026, ODFL is rated Neutral: its 90-day Total forecast sits in the middle 30% of the 5184 stocks scored that day.
How accurate are Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. stock predictions?
For ODFL, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is -1.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-07-17 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 1.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-09-16. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4495 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-07-07 produced a positive net return in 82.5% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
How often are Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. forecasts updated?
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Oct. 16, 2026.
Which companies are Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.'s industry peers?
13 issuers in our coverage, ODFL included, share the SEC industry code Trucking (No Local). The largest are: Hunt J B Transport Services Inc (JBHT), Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (KNX), Saia Inc (SAIA), Landstar System Inc (LSTR), Schneider National, Inc. (SNDR), Arcbest Corp /Tx/ (ARCB).
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