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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · J.B. Hunt (JBHT)

J.B. Hunt Q4 EPS rose 4% to $1.53 on 5% lower revenue; full-year EPS fell 20%

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

J.B. Hunt Transport Services reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 results on January 16, 2025. Fourth-quarter revenue fell 5% to $3.15 billion, but diluted EPS rose 4% to $1.53, and full-year revenue fell 6% to $12.09 billion while full-year diluted EPS dropped 20% to $5.56. For shareholders, the year's earnings declined sharply even though the fourth quarter showed EPS growth.

Key points

  • Q4 2024 revenue was $3.15 billion, down 5% from $3.30 billion; diluted EPS was $1.53 versus $1.47, up 4%.
  • Full-year 2024 revenue was $12.09 billion, down 6%; diluted EPS was $5.56 versus $6.97, down 20%.
  • Q4 2024 operating income included $16.0 million in intangible asset impairment charges in Integrated Capacity Solutions; the company expects a 2025 tax rate of 24.0% to 25.0%.
  • At December 31, 2024, cash was $47 million and total debt was $1.48 billion; in Q4 the company repurchased about 489,000 shares for about $86 million.

The filing

CompanyJ.B. Hunt (JBHT)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJan 16, 2025, 4:24 PM ET
Accession number0001437749-25-001274

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 12:42 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on January 16, 2025.

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