Forward Air financials at a glance
| Year | Year | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rev. | Revenue |
|
$282.20M | $320.93M | $352.76M | $392.74M | $474.44M | $417.41M | $483.94M | $536.40M | $584.45M | $652.48M | $780.96M | $959.13M | $1.03B | $1.17B | $1.32B | $1.41B | $1.27B | $1.66B | $1.97B | $1.37B | $0.00M |
| GM % | Gross Margin % |
|
31.27% | 33.17% | 32.92% | 30.64% | 28.03% | 21.46% | 24.54% | 27.14% | 27.15% | 26.24% | 26.91% | 25.22% | 24.60% | 23.78% | 23.41% | 23.40% | 20.97% | 24.35% | 30.11% | 28.27% | 0.00% |
| OM | Operating Margin |
|
18.99% | 20.79% | 21.37% | 18.09% | 14.77% | 6.16% | 10.96% | 14.36% | 14.35% | 12.91% | 12.41% | 10.96% | 9.94% | 9.41% | 9.27% | 8.50% | 6.30% | 9.58% | 13.46% | 10.63% | 0.00% |
| EPS | Earnings Per Share |
|
$1.42 | $1.55 | $1.50 | $1.47 | $0.48 | $1.10 | $1.60 | $1.78 | $1.77 | $1.96 | $2.25 | $2.08 | $2.36 | $3.12 | $3.04 | $1.85 | $4.43 | $7.18 | $3.92 | $0.00 | |
| Div. | Dividends |
|
$0.00 | $0.24 | $0.28 | $0.28 | $0.28 | $0.28 | $0.28 | $0.28 | $0.40 | $0.40 | $0.48 | $0.48 | $0.51 | $0.60 | $0.63 | $0.72 | $0.00 | $0.84 | $0.96 | $0.96 | $0.00 |
| PR % | Payout Ratio % |
|
0.00% | 16.90% | 18.06% | 18.67% | 19.05% | 58.33% | 25.45% | 17.50% | 22.47% | 22.60% | 24.49% | 21.33% | 24.52% | 25.42% | 20.19% | 23.68% | 0 | 18.96% | 13.37% | 24.49% | 0 |
| Sha. | Shares |
|
32.23m | 31.26m | 30.46m | 29.01m | 28.95m | 28.97m | 29.02m | 28.55m | 29.38m | 30.62m | 30.45m | 30.83m | 30.52m | 29.77m | 29.2m | 28.17m | 27.51m | 26.96m | 26.59m | 25.66m | 26.37m |
| OCF | Operating Cash Flow |
|
$37.42M | $51.23M | $52.47M | $62.39M | $59.08M | $50.18M | $54.00M | $76.96M | $68.59M | $90.84M | $91.66M | $85.72M | $130.35M | $103.36M | $152.55M | $159.02M | $84.67M | $120.26M | $259.09M | $181.39M | $0.00M |
| FCF | Free Cash Flow |
|
$26.22M | $29.15M | $37.02M | $15.36M | $32.38M | $29.33M | $38.85M | $55.74M | $47.23M | $55.40M | $52.17M | $46.95M | $88.16M | $67.54M | $117.32M | $134.10M | $78.25M | $85.79M | $218.36M | $151.10M | $0.00M |
| FCFS | Free Cash Flow Per Share |
|
$0.81 | $0.92 | $1.19 | $0.52 | $1.12 | $1.01 | $1.34 | $1.92 | $1.63 | $1.84 | $1.71 | $1.47 | $2.91 | $2.18 | $3.79 | $4.64 | $2.33 | $2.99 | $8.15 | $5.81 | $0.00 |