FWRD (Forward Air) Shiller PE Ratio: (As of Aug. 04, 2026)

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FWRD Forward Air Corp FWRD
56 GF Score
Price $15.11
GF Value $32.72
Valuation Possible Value Trap
! 7 Warning Signs
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What is Forward Air Shiller PE Ratio?

Shiller PE for Stocks: The True Measure of Stock Valuation


Forward Air  (NAS:FWRD) Shiller PE Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PE Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Shiller PE Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of profit margins during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Shiller PE Ratio should give similar results to regular PE Ratio.

Compared with the PS Ratio, the Shiller PE Ratio makes the comparison between different industries more meaningful.


Be Aware

Shiller PE Ratio assumes that over the long term, businesses and profitability revert to their means. If a company's business model does not work in the future compared with the past, Shiller PE Ratio and PS Ratio will give false valuations.


Forward Air Shiller PE Ratio Related Terms


Forward Air Shiller PE Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Forward Air's Shiller PE Ratio 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.

Forward Air Shiller PE Ratio Chart

Forward Air Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Shiller PE Ratio
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Forward Air Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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FWRD vs RLGT, CYRX, PAL: Shiller PE Ratio Comparison

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Forward Air's Shiller PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Shiller PE Ratio 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 Shiller PE Ratio vs Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Forward Air's Shiller PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Forward Air's Shiller PE Ratio falls into.


FWRD
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Forward Air Shiller PE Ratio Calculation

For Shiller PE Ratio, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/E calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Shiller PE Ratio is also called PE10.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The same calculation is applied here to individual companies.

Forward Air's E10 for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Forward Air's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was:

Adj_EPS=Earnings per Share (Diluted)/CPI of Mar. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2026)
=-1.09/330.2130*330.2130
=-1.090

Current CPI (Mar. 2026) = 330.2130.

Forward Air Quarterly Data

Earnings per Share (Diluted) CPI Adj_EPS
201606 -0.330 241.018 -0.452
201609 0.390 241.428 0.533
201612 0.420 241.432 0.574
201703 0.480 243.801 0.650
201706 0.650 244.955 0.876
201709 0.610 246.819 0.816
201712 1.180 246.524 1.581
201803 0.600 249.554 0.794
201806 0.820 251.989 1.075
201809 0.760 252.439 0.994
201812 0.950 251.233 1.249
201903 0.640 254.202 0.831
201906 0.780 256.143 1.006
201909 0.780 256.759 1.003
201912 0.850 256.974 1.092
202003 0.300 258.115 0.384
202006 0.110 257.797 0.141
202009 0.600 260.280 0.761
202012 -0.170 260.474 -0.216
202103 0.400 264.877 0.499
202106 1.110 271.696 1.349
202109 0.860 274.310 1.035
202112 1.480 278.802 1.753
202203 1.570 287.504 1.803
202206 2.040 296.311 2.273
202209 1.930 296.808 2.147
202212 1.600 296.797 1.780
202303 1.370 301.836 1.499
202306 0.760 305.109 0.823
202309 0.360 307.789 0.386
202312 3.930 306.746 4.231
202403 -2.810 312.332 -2.971
202406 -23.470 314.175 -24.668
202409 -2.620 315.301 -2.744
202412 -1.240 315.605 -1.297
202503 -1.680 319.799 -1.735
202506 -0.410 322.561 -0.420
202509 -0.520 324.800 -0.529
202512 -0.910 324.054 -0.927
202603 -1.090 330.213 -1.090

Add all the adjusted EPS together and divide 10 will get our E10.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

Is Forward Air (FWRD) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Forward Air stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $15.11 is trading 53.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of $32.72. GuruFocus considers Forward Air to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for FWRD:

  • Shiller PE Ratio:
  • GF Value™: $32.72 vs. price of $15.11 (53.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 56/100 with 7 warning signs

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Forward Air Business Description

Address 3200 Olympus Boulevard, Suite 300, Dallas, TX, USA, 75019
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 North and South America, Europe, and Asia.
56GF Score

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$15.11
Price
$32.72
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