Hub Group, Inc. (HUBG) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

HUBG • • Industrial / General

IndustrialsFreight & LogisticsIntermodal & Truckload TransportationIntermodal & LTL Specialists

AboutHub Group, Inc., a supply chain solutions provider, offers transportation and logistics management services in North America. The company's transportation services include intermodal, truckload, less-than-truckload, flatbed, temperature-controlled, and dedicated and regional trucking, as well as final mile, railcar, small parcel, and international transportation. Its logistics services comprise full outsource logistics solution, transportation management, freight consolidation, warehousing and fulfillment, final mile delivery, and parcel and international services. The company also provides dry van, expedited, less-than-truckload, refrigerated, and flatbed truck brokerage services. It offers a fleet of approximately 1,000 tractors and 4,600 trailers to its customers, as well as the driver staffing, management, and infrastructure. The company serves a range of industries, including retail, consumer products, and durable goods. As of December 31, 2021, it owned approximately 43,750 dry, 53-foot containers, as well as 450 refrigerated, 53-foot containers; and leased approximately 250 dry, 53-foot containers. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois.Show more

Revenue $3.95B -6.1%
EBITDA $333M -16.1%
Net Income $104M -37.9%
EPS (Diluted) 1.70 -35.1%
Gross Margin 85.37% +612.3%
EBITDA Margin 8.43% -10.6%
Operating Margin 3.55% -29.6%
Net Margin 2.64% -33.9%
ROE 6.25% -39.6%
ROIC 5.1% -39.3%
Debt/Equity 0.30 -14.6%
Interest Coverage 9.70 -38.6%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9
✓Momentum leader: RS Rating 83 (top 17%)
✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
✓Share count reduced 4.5% through buybacks
✓Trading near 52-week high
✓Efficient asset utilization: 1.4x turnover

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y1%

5Y1.47%

3Y-2.31%

TTM-5.79%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y7.27%

5Y-0.6%

3Y-15.35%

TTM-3.17%

EPS CAGR

10Y1.96%

5Y1.22%

3Y-12.41%

TTM-1.7%

ROCE

10Y Avg11.67%

5Y Avg12.17%

3Y Avg13.2%

Latest6.14%

Peer Comparison

Intermodal & LTL Specialists

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
XPOXPO Logistics, Inc.	18.13B	154.42	47.81	4.24%	4.12%	18.27%	0.08%	2.57
JBHTJ.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.	19.66B	206.52	37.14	-5.79%	4.75%	16.03%	3.14%	0.45
HUBGHub Group, Inc.	2.87B	47.44	27.91	-6.1%	2.82%	5.98%	5%	0.30
FWRDForward Air Corporation	917.76M	29.37	-0.99	80.51%	-4.64%	-59.17%		7.51

Profit & Loss

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+	3.53B	3.57B	4.03B	3.68B	3.67B	3.5B	4.23B	5.34B	4.2B	3.95B
Revenue Growth %	-0.01%	0.01%	0.13%	-0.09%	-0%	-0.05%	0.21%	0.26%	-0.21%	-0.06%
Cost of Goods Sold+	3.11B	3.12B	3.58B	3.24B	3.15B	3.07B	3.63B	4.45B	3.7B	577.46M
COGS % of Revenue	0.88%	0.87%	0.89%	0.88%	0.86%	0.88%	0.86%	0.83%	0.88%	0.15%
Gross Profit+	412.69M	454.79M	457.52M	445.6M	521.07M	425.44M	599.64M	889.5M	503.66M	3.37B
Gross Margin %	0.12%	0.13%	0.11%	0.12%	0.14%	0.12%	0.14%	0.17%	0.12%	0.85%
Gross Profit Growth %	0.11%	0.1%	0.01%	-0.03%	0.17%	-0.18%	0.41%	0.48%	-0.43%	5.69%
Operating Expenses+	295.67M	330.95M	360.97M	320.68M	368.65M	319.61M	361.18M	414.78M	291.43M	3.23B
OpEx % of Revenue	0.08%	0.09%	0.09%	0.09%	0.1%	0.09%	0.09%	0.08%	0.07%	0.82%
Selling, General & Admin	218.95M	249.09M	273.57M	304.06M	340.17M	288.37M	323.72M	368.82M	152.73M	113.7M
SG&A % of Revenue	0.06%	0.07%	0.07%	0.08%	0.09%	0.08%	0.08%	0.07%	0.04%	0.03%
Research & Development	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R&D % of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Operating Expenses	-2.56M	819K	724K	58K	28.48M	31.24M	37.47M	45.96M	138.7M	3.11B
Operating Income+	117.03M	123.83M	96.55M	124.92M	152.42M	105.83M	238.46M	474.72M	212.23M	140.29M
Operating Margin %	0.03%	0.03%	0.02%	0.03%	0.04%	0.03%	0.06%	0.09%	0.05%	0.04%
Operating Income Growth %	0.4%	0.06%	-0.22%	0.29%	0.22%	-0.31%	1.25%	0.99%	-0.55%	-0.34%
EBITDA+	154.07M	168.55M	158.72M	208.83M	269.31M	229.5M	369.09M	628.45M	396.68M	332.85M
EBITDA Margin %	0.04%	0.05%	0.04%	0.06%	0.07%	0.07%	0.09%	0.12%	0.09%	0.08%
EBITDA Growth %	0.36%	0.09%	-0.06%	0.32%	0.29%	-0.15%	0.61%	0.7%	-0.37%	-0.16%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	37.04M	44.71M	62.17M	83.91M	116.89M	123.68M	130.63M	153.73M	184.45M	192.56M
EBIT	117.03M	97.65M	72.67M	126.34M	157.22M	105.44M	219.28M	475.46M	222.64M	147.01M
Net Interest Income+	-2.89M	-3.28M	-6.41M	-8.25M	-8.89M	-9.34M	-7.3M	-6.63M	-3.42M	-7.58M
Interest Income	83K	346K	349K	1.36M	2.1M	403K	0	874K	10.01M	6.89M
Interest Expense	2.97M	3.63M	6.75M	9.61M	10.99M	9.75M	7.3M	7.51M	13.44M	14.46M
Other Income/Expense	-5.45M	-2.41M	-5.74M	-8.19M	-8.55M	-9.73M	-7.55M	-6.76M	-3.03M	-7.75M
Pretax Income+	111.58M	121.42M	90.94M	116.72M	143.87M	96.1M	230.91M	467.96M	209.2M	132.55M
Pretax Margin %	0.03%	0.03%	0.02%	0.03%	0.04%	0.03%	0.05%	0.09%	0.05%	0.03%
Income Tax+	40.63M	46.62M	-44.22M	29.06M	36.7M	22.54M	59.44M	111.01M	41.68M	28.5M
Effective Tax Rate %	0.64%	0.62%	1.49%	1.73%	0.74%	0.77%	0.74%	0.76%	0.8%	0.78%
Net Income+	70.95M	74.81M	135.15M	201.74M	107.17M	73.56M	171.47M	356.95M	167.53M	103.99M
Net Margin %	0.02%	0.02%	0.03%	0.05%	0.03%	0.02%	0.04%	0.07%	0.04%	0.03%
Net Income Growth %	0.38%	0.05%	0.81%	0.49%	-0.47%	-0.31%	1.33%	1.08%	-0.53%	-0.38%
Net Income (Continuing)	70.95M	57.65M	120.01M	87.66M	107.17M	73.56M	171.47M	356.95M	167.53M	104.04M
Discontinued Operations	0	17.16M	15.14M	114.08M	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	46.95M
EPS (Diluted)+	1.97	2.20	4.05	3.01	1.60	1.10	2.53	5.32	2.62	1.70
EPS Growth %	0.41%	0.12%	0.84%	-0.26%	-0.47%	-0.31%	1.3%	1.1%	-0.51%	-0.35%
EPS (Basic)	1.98	2.21	4.07	3.02	1.61	1.11	2.56	5.37	2.65	1.72
Diluted Shares Outstanding	71.94M	67.9M	66.7M	67.12M	66.96M	67.09M	67.78M	67.12M	63.95M	61.1M
Basic Shares Outstanding	71.75M	67.68M	66.44M	66.79M	66.57M	66.36M	66.87M	66.42M	63.32M	60.62M
Dividend Payout Ratio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.29%

Balance Sheet

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+	624.61M	622.29M	656.06M	588.69M	640.22M	672.84M	894.29M	1.06B	849.25M	768.33M
Cash & Short-Term Investments	207.75M	127.4M	28.56M	61.44M	168.73M	124.51M	159.78M	286.64M	187.27M	98.25M
Cash Only	207.75M	127.4M	28.56M	61.44M	168.73M	124.51M	159.78M	286.64M	187.27M	98.25M
Short-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accounts Receivable	390.33M	477.94M	430.38M	499.11M	446.78M	520.24M	704.53M	720.16M	603.55M	592.4M
Days Sales Outstanding	40.41	48.83	38.93	49.46	44.46	54.32	60.76	49.22	52.42	54.79
Inventory	8.77M	294K	12.09M	616K	630K	1.34M	2.19M	0	0	0
Days Inventory Outstanding	1.03	0.03	1.23	0.07	0.07	0.16	0.22	-	-	-
Other Current Assets	26.17M	16.65M	165.32M	27.53M	24.09M	26.75M	27.78M	32.91M	41.09M	62.57M
Total Non-Current Assets+	676.54M	737.97M	1.01B	1.34B	1.35B	1.43B	1.54B	1.84B	2.09B	2.1B
Property, Plant & Equipment	374.85M	438.59M	562.15M	681.86M	704.58M	718.23M	726.74M	886.99M	1B	974.61M
Fixed Asset Turnover	9.41x	8.15x	7.18x	5.40x	5.21x	4.87x	5.82x	6.02x	4.18x	4.05x
Goodwill	262.59M	262.38M	348.66M	483.58M	484.46M	508.56M	576.91M	629.4M	733.7M	814.31M
Intangible Assets	13.14M	11.84M	74.35M	134.79M	120.97M	163.95M	196.67M	197.39M	304.61M	267.36M
Long-Term Investments	21.11M	20.88M	24.18M	19.24M	22.6M	23.35M	24.26M	18.07M	0	21.64M
Other Non-Current Assets	25.96M	25.16M	29.72M	35.97M	41.35M	41.82M	42.68M	21.54M	43.54M	22.1M
Total Assets+	1.3B	1.36B	1.67B	1.92B	1.99B	2.11B	2.44B	2.9B	2.94B	2.87B
Asset Turnover	2.71x	2.63x	2.41x	1.91x	1.84x	1.66x	1.74x	1.84x	1.43x	1.38x
Asset Growth %	0.07%	0.05%	0.23%	0.15%	0.03%	0.06%	0.16%	0.19%	0.01%	-0.02%
Total Current Liabilities+	358.7M	417.72M	528.58M	526.76M	507.36M	529.11M	687.07M	691.77M	658.21M	579.48M
Accounts Payable	230.43M	266.56M	238.23M	272.86M	257.25M	285.32M	424.92M	344.75M	349.38M	279.98M
Days Payables Outstanding	27.02	31.2	24.31	30.76	29.84	33.92	42.69	28.27	34.48	176.97
Short-Term Debt	32.41M	45.16M	77.27M	101.71M	106.31M	105.45M	109.89M	132.46M	105.11M	100M
Deferred Revenue (Current)	0	0	1000K	-1000K	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Current Liabilities	21.5M	21.07M	121.09M	10.91M	86.66M	103.41M	82.7M	147.89M	135.72M	124.27M
Current Ratio	1.74x	1.49x	1.24x	1.12x	1.26x	1.27x	1.30x	1.53x	1.29x	1.33x
Quick Ratio	1.72x	1.49x	1.22x	1.12x	1.26x	1.27x	1.30x	1.53x	1.29x	1.33x
Cash Conversion Cycle	14.42	17.66	15.86	18.77	14.69	20.56	18.28	-	-	-
Total Non-Current Liabilities+	294.61M	314.36M	372.49M	417.31M	408.93M	418.37M	409.91M	606.27M	643.19M	596.91M
Long-Term Debt	100.89M	115.53M	214.81M	229.07M	186.93M	176.8M	177.48M	240.72M	245.57M	164.36M
Capital Lease Obligations	13.3M	10.58M	7.7M	4.74M	30.34M	36.34M	34.92M	78.56M	178.56M	197.99M
Deferred Tax Liabilities	160.18M	164.66M	121.09M	153.88M	155.3M	162.32M	155.94M	243.49M	163.77M	152.91M
Other Non-Current Liabilities	20.23M	23.59M	37.93M	29.62M	36.35M	42.91M	41.57M	43.5M	55.29M	81.64M
Total Liabilities	653.31M	732.08M	901.07M	944.06M	916.29M	947.47M	1.1B	1.3B	1.3B	1.18B
Total Debt+	149.21M	173.97M	302.55M	338.37M	335.19M	330.47M	334.9M	451.74M	575.51M	508.51M
Net Debt	-58.54M	46.56M	273.99M	276.93M	166.46M	205.96M	175.11M	165.1M	388.25M	410.26M
Debt / Equity	0.23x	0.28x	0.39x	0.34x	0.31x	0.29x	0.25x	0.28x	0.35x	0.30x
Debt / EBITDA	0.97x	1.03x	1.91x	1.62x	1.24x	1.44x	0.91x	0.72x	1.45x	1.53x
Net Debt / EBITDA	-0.38x	0.28x	1.73x	1.33x	0.62x	0.90x	0.47x	0.26x	0.98x	1.23x
Interest Coverage	39.39x	34.16x	14.30x	13.00x	13.86x	10.86x	32.66x	63.25x	15.80x	9.70x
Total Equity+	647.84M	628.18M	769.87M	980.83M	1.08B	1.16B	1.34B	1.6B	1.63B	1.69B
Equity Growth %	0.08%	-0.03%	0.23%	0.27%	0.1%	0.08%	0.16%	0.19%	0.02%	0.04%
Book Value per Share	9.01	9.25	11.54	14.61	16.06	17.26	19.77	23.83	25.56	27.69
Total Shareholders' Equity	647.84M	628.18M	769.87M	980.83M	1.08B	1.16B	1.34B	1.6B	1.63B	1.64B
Common Stock	419K	419K	419K	419K	419K	419K	419K	419K	761K	729K
Retained Earnings	660.76M	735.56M	870.72M	1.07B	1.18B	1.25B	1.42B	1.78B	1.95B	2.02B
Treasury Stock	-171.99M	-265.64M	-258.62M	-248.62M	-268.73M	-266.06M	-258.33M	-374.89M	-524.93M	-598.58M
Accumulated OCI	-178K	-273K	-194K	-182K	-186K	-191K	-207K	-15.67M	-15.59M	-1.45M
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	46.95M

Cash Flow

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+	171.7M	102.47M	125.22M	210.84M	254.51M	174.95M	252.84M	458.16M	422.16M	194.42M
Operating CF Margin %	0.05%	0.03%	0.03%	0.06%	0.07%	0.05%	0.06%	0.09%	0.1%	0.05%
Operating CF Growth %	0.74%	-0.4%	0.22%	0.68%	0.21%	-0.31%	0.45%	0.81%	-0.08%	-0.54%
Net Income	70.95M	74.81M	135.15M	201.74M	107.17M	73.56M	171.47M	356.95M	167.53M	104.04M
Depreciation & Amortization	37.04M	44.71M	62.17M	83.91M	116.89M	123.68M	130.63M	153.73M	184.45M	192.56M
Stock-Based Compensation	7.83M	8.48M	9.87M	13.48M	16.29M	17.05M	20.06M	20.43M	21.35M	19.16M
Deferred Taxes	16.38M	13.8M	-41.35M	39.5M	1.82M	7.46M	-3.99M	4.45M	9.59M	-13.81M
Other Non-Cash Items	-210K	-1.31M	441K	-143.96M	-745K	7.29M	-19.17M	-18.3M	-4.82M	-1.27M
Working Capital Changes	39.7M	-38.02M	-41.07M	16.17M	13.09M	-54.09M	-46.16M	-59.08M	44.07M	-106.26M
Change in Receivables	36.37M	-87.63M	-84.78M	-31.48M	32.73M	-47.22M	-115.57M	8.3M	145.09M	33.65M
Change in Inventory	28.23M	13.67M	-24.45M	41.29M	-1.34M	-11.71M	-8.14M	0	0	0
Change in Payables	-25.74M	35.71M	71.46M	7.75M	-14.93M	5.59M	78.45M	-89.1M	1.22M	-73.9M
Cash from Investing+	-80.73M	-105.35M	-235.15M	-209.49M	-66.12M	-196.86M	-210.13M	-278.87M	-373.16M	-53.33M
Capital Expenditures	-83.04M	-107.41M	-74.54M	-199.79M	-94.85M	-115.31M	-132.95M	-219.14M	-140.07M	-50.85M
CapEx % of Revenue	0.02%	0.03%	0.02%	0.05%	0.03%	0.03%	0.03%	0.04%	0.03%	0.01%
Acquisitions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	2.31M	2.06M	5.33M	238.96M	29.46M	3.29M	45.18M	42.93M	27.72M	12.16M
Cash from Financing+	7.15M	-77.36M	11.07M	31.55M	-81.09M	-22.3M	-7.41M	-52.46M	-148.41M	-201.33M
Debt Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Equity Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-30.25M
Share Repurchases	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Financing	195K	372K	-1.4M	0	0	0	0	-8.31M	0	-1.09M
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Free Cash Flow+	88.66M	-4.94M	50.68M	11.05M	159.66M	59.65M	119.88M	239.02M	282.09M	143.57M
FCF Margin %	0.03%	-0%	0.01%	0%	0.04%	0.02%	0.03%	0.04%	0.07%	0.04%
FCF Growth %	5.3%	-1.06%	11.27%	-0.78%	13.45%	-0.63%	1.01%	0.99%	0.18%	-0.49%
FCF per Share	1.23	-0.07	0.76	0.16	2.38	0.89	1.77	3.56	4.41	2.35
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	2.42x	1.37x	0.93x	1.05x	2.37x	2.38x	1.47x	1.28x	2.52x	1.87x
Interest Paid	2.98M	3.67M	6.16M	9.68M	11.26M	9.46M	7.6M	7.99M	12.51M	14.6M
Taxes Paid	6.99M	33.23M	13.15M	13.61M	40.29M	18.39M	58.59M	128.81M	34.88M	38.2M

Key Ratios

Metric	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Return on Equity (ROE)	11.36%	11.72%	19.33%	23.05%	10.42%	6.59%	13.73%	24.28%	10.36%	6.25%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	14.74%	14.7%	8.43%	8.14%	9.15%	6.09%	12.42%	21.71%	8.4%	5.1%
Gross Margin	11.71%	12.73%	11.34%	12.1%	14.21%	12.17%	14.17%	16.66%	11.98%	85.37%
Net Margin	2.01%	2.09%	3.35%	5.48%	2.92%	2.1%	4.05%	6.68%	3.99%	2.64%
Debt / Equity	0.23x	0.28x	0.39x	0.34x	0.31x	0.29x	0.25x	0.28x	0.35x	0.30x
Interest Coverage	39.39x	34.16x	14.30x	13.00x	13.86x	10.86x	32.66x	63.25x	15.80x	9.70x
FCF Conversion	2.42x	1.37x	0.93x	1.05x	2.37x	2.38x	1.47x	1.28x	2.52x	1.87x
Revenue Growth	-1.27%	1.34%	12.93%	-8.71%	-0.42%	-4.7%	21.08%	26.18%	-21.31%	-6.1%

Revenue by Segment

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Intermodal	2.2B	2.19B	2.29B	2.2B	2.17B	2.09B	2.39B	3.3B	2.5B	2.24B
Intermodal Growth	-	-0.28%	4.65%	-4.26%	-1.32%	-3.43%	14.32%	38.07%	-24.42%	-10.11%
Logistics	660.34M	683.22M	804.58M	698.14M	769.2M	704.82M	887.39M	988.92M	1.82B	1.83B
Logistics Growth	-	3.47%	17.76%	-13.23%	10.18%	-8.37%	25.90%	11.44%	84.13%	0.47%
Inter-segment	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-113.93M	-126.5M
Inter-segment Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-11.03%
Truck Brokerage	667.99M	698.5M	822.29M	497.28M	433.79M	431.13M	688.87M	1.05B	-	-
Truck Brokerage Growth	-	4.57%	17.72%	-39.53%	-12.77%	-0.61%	59.78%	52.39%	-	-
Dedicated Carrier	-	-	114.99M	292.86M	298.75M	267.71M	264.63M	-	-	-
Dedicated Carrier Growth	-	-	-	154.67%	2.01%	-10.39%	-1.15%	-	-	-

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Hub Group, Inc. (HUBG) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 27.9x. This suggests investors expect higher future growth.

Growth & Financials

Hub Group, Inc. (HUBG) reported $3.73B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 36% increase from $2.75B in 2011.

Hub Group, Inc. (HUBG) saw revenue decline by 6.1% over the past year.

Yes, Hub Group, Inc. (HUBG) is profitable, generating $105.0M in net income for fiscal year 2024 (2.6% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Hub Group, Inc. (HUBG) pays a dividend with a yield of 1.04%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Hub Group, Inc. (HUBG) has a return on equity (ROE) of 6.3%. This is below average, suggesting room for improvement.

Hub Group, Inc. (HUBG) generated $113.4M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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