JB Hunt Transport Services (MEX:JBHT) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 60.99 (As of Mar. 2026) — 54% Above Median

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MEX:JBHT JB Hunt Transport Services Inc MEX:JBHT
83 GF Score
Price MXN4,092.34
GF Value MXN2,708.78
! 11 Warning Signs
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What is JB Hunt Transport Services Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

JB Hunt Transport Services MEX:JBHT 83 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 60.99 as of Mar. 2026, which is 54% above its 10-year median of 39.63. GuruFocus rates MEX:JBHT with a GF Score™ of 83/100 and a GF Value™ of MXN2,708.78. The stock has 11 warning signs investors should review. Among 547 Transportation companies, JB Hunt Transport Services ranks worse than 89.03% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

JB Hunt Transport Services's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was MXN60.99. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 67.1.


The historical rank and industry rank for JB Hunt Transport Services's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

MEX:JBHT' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 18.98   Med: 39.63   Max: 115.6
Current: 67.1


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of JB Hunt Transport Services was 115.60. The lowest was 18.98. And the median was 39.63.


MEX:JBHT's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
89.03% of 547 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 13.2 vs MEX:JBHT: 67.10

JB Hunt Transport Services's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was MXN26.87. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was MXN118.25. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 34.61.

JB Hunt Transport Services's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was MXN26.87. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was MXN118.25. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 34.61.


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Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


JB Hunt Transport Services Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


JB Hunt Transport Services Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for JB Hunt Transport Services's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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.

JB Hunt Transport Services Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

JB Hunt Transport Services Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.00 0.00 0.00 53.96 67.39

JB Hunt Transport Services Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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 44.12 46.18 84.02 67.39 80.57

MEX:JBHT vs FDXF, CHRW, EXPD: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, JB Hunt Transport Services's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings 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.


JB Hunt Transport Services Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, JB Hunt Transport Services's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where JB Hunt Transport Services's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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JB Hunt Transport Services Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

JB Hunt Transport Services's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 11,369
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 13,080
Change In Deferred Tax 542
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 19,848
Change In Working Capital 1,616
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 95

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. JB Hunt Transport Services's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was MXN11,369 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. JB Hunt Transport Services's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was MXN13,080 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. JB Hunt Transport Services's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was MXN542 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = MXN19,848 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

JB Hunt Transport Services's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = MXN19,848 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. JB Hunt Transport Services's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was MXN1,616 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. JB Hunt Transport Services's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Mar. 2026 was 95.204 Mil.

JB Hunt Transport Services's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 11368.832 +13080.237+542.2
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-19848.162394575+1616.479)/95.204
=60.99

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=4092.34/60.99
=67.1

* 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.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 60.99 mean?
JB Hunt Transport Services (MEX:JBHT) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 60.99 as of Mar. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on JB Hunt Transport Services. This is 54% above median its historical median of 39.63. Over the past decade, JB Hunt Transport Services' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 18.98 to 115.60. According to the industry distribution chart, JB Hunt Transport Services ranks #487 out of 547 companies in the Transportation industry, placing it in the top 89%.
Is JB Hunt Transport Services' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
JB Hunt Transport Services' current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 60.99 is 54% above median its 10-year median of 39.63. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 18.98 to a high of 115.60. The Transportation industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 13.20. JB Hunt Transport Services' value of 60.99 is 362% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, JB Hunt Transport Services ranks #487 out of 547 companies in the Transportation industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, JB Hunt Transport Services has a GF Score™ of 83/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does JB Hunt Transport Services' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to FDXF and CHRW?
According to the Transportation industry distribution chart, JB Hunt Transport Services ranks #487 out of 547 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places JB Hunt Transport Services in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 13.20. JB Hunt Transport Services' value of 60.99 is 362% above this benchmark. Historically, JB Hunt Transport Services' own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 18.98 to 115.60 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 39.63 vs. the industry median of 13.20, JB Hunt Transport Services has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Transportation company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Transportation companies is 13.20, based on 547 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. JB Hunt Transport Services's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 60.99 is 362% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on JB Hunt Transport Services. For the Transportation industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 13.20 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. JB Hunt Transport Services's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 60.99, which is 54% above median its own 10-year median of 39.63. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is JB Hunt Transport Services stock overvalued right now?
JB Hunt Transport Services (MEX:JBHT) has a current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 60.99. The stock's GF Value™ is MXN2,708.78, compared to a current price of MXN4,092.34 — trading 51.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 60.99, which is 54% above median its 10-year median of 39.63 and 362% above the Transportation industry median of 13.20. JB Hunt Transport Services' overall GF Score™ is 83/100 with 11 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For JB Hunt Transport Services (MEX:JBHT), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 60.99 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is JB Hunt Transport Services (MEX:JBHT) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, JB Hunt Transport Services stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of MXN4,092.34 is trading 51.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of MXN2,708.78.

Key valuation signals for MEX:JBHT:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 60.99 (54% above median its 10-year median of 39.63)
  • GF Value™: MXN2,708.78 vs. price of MXN4,092.34 (51.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 83/100 with 11 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 362% above the Transportation median (#487 of 547)

No single metric tells the full story. See the MEX:JBHT stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


JB Hunt Transport Services Business Description

Address 615 J.B. Hunt Corporate Drive, P.O. Box 130, Lowell, AR, USA, 72745-0130
J.B. Hunt Transport Services ranks among the top surface transportation companies in North America by revenue. Its primary operating segments are intermodal delivery, which uses the Class I rail carriers for the underlying line-haul movement of its owned containers (48% of sales), dedicated trucking services that provide customer-specific fleet needs (27%), for-hire truckload (6%), heavy goods final-mile delivery (7%), and asset-light truck brokerage (12%).
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