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FWRD (Forward Air) Debt-to-Equity : 13.92 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Forward Air Debt-to-Equity?

Forward Air's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $115 Mil. Forward Air's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $2,038 Mil. Forward Air's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $155 Mil. Forward Air's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 13.92.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Forward Air's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

FWRD' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.03   Med: 0.41   Max: 13.92
Current: 13.92

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Forward Air was 13.92. The lowest was 0.03. And the median was 0.41.

FWRD's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
99.34% of 904 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 0.515 vs FWRD: 13.92

Forward Air Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Forward Air's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Forward Air Debt-to-Equity Chart

Forward Air Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.44 0.54 0.38 2.55 10.64

Forward Air Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Debt-to-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.23 7.27 9.24 10.64 13.92

Competitive Comparison of Forward Air's Debt-to-Equity

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Forward Air's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Forward Air's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Forward Air's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Forward Air's Debt-to-Equity falls into.


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Forward Air Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Forward Air's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Forward Air's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Forward Air  (NAS:FWRD) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.


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Forward Air Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1915 Snapps Ferry Road, Building N, Greeneville, TN, USA, 37745
Forward Air Corp is an asset-light freight and logistics company. The company's operating segment includes Expedited Freight, Omni Logistics, and Intermodal and Corporate. The company generates maximum revenue from the Omni Logistics segment. The expedited Freight segment operates a comprehensive national network to provide expedited regional, inter-regional, and national LTL (less-than-truckload) services. It also offers customers local pick-up and delivery and other services including final mile, truckload, shipment consolidation and deconsolidation, warehousing, customs brokerage, and other handling. The Company conducts business in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Executives
Chris C Ruble officer: Sr. Vice President, Operations PO BOX 1058, GREENVILLIE TN 37744
Kyle R Mitchin officer: Senior VP, Human Resources 1915 SNAPPS FERRY ROAD, BUILDING N, GREENEVILLE TN 37745
Nancee L Ronning officer: Chief Commercial Officer 1915 SNAPPS FERRY ROAD, BUILDING N, GREENEVILLE TN 37745
Javier Polit director 1915 SNAPPS FERRY ROAD, BUILDING N, GREENEVILLE TN 37745
Mayes George S Jr director 5995 MAYFAIR ROAD, NORTH CANTON OH 44720
Craig Carlock director C/O THE FRESH MARKET, INC., 628 GREEN VALLEY ROAD, SUITE 500, GREENSBORO NC 27408
George M Lynch director 2566 KENT RIDGE COURT, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48025
C Robert Campbell director 800 DOUGLAS ROAD, 12TH FLOOR, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Michael L Hance officer: Senior VP, CLO and Secretary 430 AIRPORT ROAD, GREENEVILLE TN 37745
Chitra Nayak director 1400 16TH STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Thomas Schmitt officer: President & CEO 1915 SNAPPS FERRY ROAD, BUILDING N, GREENEVILLE TN 37745
Ronald W Allen director P O BOX 1734, ATLANTA GA 30301
Laurie Anne Tucker director 65 MARYS CREEK COVE NORTH, EADS TN 38028
Scott M Niswonger director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO & Chairman 165 MADISON AVENUE, MEMPHIS TN 38103
Valerie A Bonebrake director 1915 SNAPPS FERRY ROAD, BUILDING N, GREENEVILLE TN 37745