Every material Form 8-K Old Dominion has filed with the SEC since April 24, 2024, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Old Dominion Freight Line reported third-quarter 2026 results that improved on the prior year. Revenue rose 13.1% to $1.59 billion, net income rose 26.9% to $343.7 million, and diluted earnings per share rose 28.9% to $1.65, with the operating ratio improving to 71.5% from 74.3%. The filing gives no new guidance, and the company said it spent $400.6 million on share repurchases in the first nine months of 2026.
Q3 2026 total revenue of $1,590,726 thousand, up 13.1% from $1,406,511 thousand in Q3 2025
Diluted EPS of $1.65 versus $1.28 a year earlier; net income of $343.7 million versus $270.9 million
Operating ratio of 71.5% versus 74.3%; LTL tons per day were down 0.1% year over year
Nine months ended September 30, 2026: $400.6 million spent on share repurchases and $180.7 million paid in dividends
Old Dominion Freight Line's Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.29 per share, payable December 16, 2026, to holders of record at the close of business on December 2, 2026. The company says the payment is a 3.6% increase over the dividend paid in December 2025, which is a direct cash return to shareholders.
Dividend: $0.29 per share of common stock, declared October 22, 2026
Payment date: December 16, 2026; record date: December 2, 2026
Increase: 3.6% over the quarterly cash dividend paid in December 2025
Old Dominion Freight Line's board elected Worthing F. Jackman as an independent director effective September 22, 2026, while director John D. Kasarda retired the same day. The filing says Dr. Kasarda's retirement was not due to any disagreement with the company on operations, policies or practices, and Mr. Jackman's pay is a pro rata share of the standard non-employee director program.
John D. Kasarda, Ph.D. retired from the Board effective September 22, 2026, with no disagreement cited on company matters.
Worthing F. Jackman, 62, was elected to the Board effective September 22, 2026, and named independent under Nasdaq rules.
Jackman joins the Governance and Nomination Committee and Talent and Compensation Committee.
Jackman's director pay is a pro rata share of a $110,000 annual cash retainer and a $172,000 annual restricted stock award.
Old Dominion Freight Line reported second-quarter 2026 results for the period ended June 30, 2026. Revenue rose 10.4% to $1.55 billion, operating income rose 30.0% to $465.3 million, and diluted earnings per share were $1.68, up from $1.27 a year earlier. For shareholders, the filing shows higher profit and a lower operating ratio, and it sets the company's 2026 capital expenditure expectation at approximately $380 million.
Revenue of $1.55 billion, up 10.4% from $1.41 billion in Q2 2025; LTL revenue per hundredweight rose 15.2%.
Operating ratio improved to 70.1% from 74.6%; operating income of $465.3 million rose 30.0%.
Net income of $350.6 million and diluted EPS of $1.68 versus $1.27 in Q2 2025.
Expected 2026 capital expenditures of approximately $380 million; $239.7 million used for share repurchases in the first six months.
Old Dominion Freight Line reported first quarter 2026 results, with total revenue of $1.33 billion, down 2.9% from a year earlier, and diluted earnings per share of $1.14, down 4.2%. The operating ratio rose to 76.2% from 75.4%, and management attributed the decline to lower revenue and higher overhead costs as a percent of revenue.
Total revenue was $1,334.7 million, down 2.9% from $1,374.9 million in Q1 2025; net income was $238.3 million, down 6.4%
Operating income was $317.3 million, down 6.1%, and the operating ratio increased 80 basis points to 76.2%
LTL tons per day fell 7.7% while LTL revenue per hundredweight, excluding fuel surcharges, rose 4.4%
The company used $88.1 million for share repurchases and paid $60.5 million in cash dividends in the quarter; the dividend declared was $0.29 per share
Old Dominion Freight Line reported fourth-quarter 2025 revenue of $1.31 billion, down 5.7% from a year earlier, and diluted earnings per share of $1.09, down 11.4%. The company also declared a first-quarter dividend of $0.29 per share, up 3.6%, which it said reflects its continued capital return to shareholders.
Q4 2025 revenue was $1.31 billion, down 5.7% from $1.39 billion in Q4 2024, as LTL tons per day fell 10.7%.
Diluted EPS was $1.09 versus $1.23 a year earlier; the operating ratio rose to 76.7% from 75.9%.
The Board declared a first-quarter dividend of $0.29 per share, a 3.6% increase, payable March 18, 2026, to holders of record on March 4, 2026.
Expected 2026 capital expenditures total approximately $265 million.
Old Dominion Freight Line director Debra S. King resigned from the Board effective immediately, citing time commitments tied to other professional obligations and not any disagreement with the company. The board then reduced its size to eleven directors on December 8, 2025. The filing describes a routine board change with no stated effect on operations or finances.
Debra S. King resigned from the Board on December 3, 2025, effective immediately.
The company cited time commitments from her other professional obligations, not a disagreement with the company.
On December 8, 2025, the Board reduced its size to eleven directors effective immediately.
Old Dominion Freight Line reported third-quarter 2025 revenue of $1,406,511 thousand, down 4.3% from a year earlier, and diluted earnings per share of $1.28, down 10.5%. The company attributed the revenue decline mainly to a 9.0% drop in LTL tons per day, and its operating ratio rose to 74.3% from 72.7%, which hurts per-share profit for shareholders.
Q3 2025 revenue $1.41 billion versus $1.47 billion in Q3 2024, down 4.3%
Diluted EPS $1.28 versus $1.43; net income $270.9 million versus $308.6 million
Operating ratio 74.3% versus 72.7%; LTL tons per day down 9.0%, revenue per hundredweight excluding fuel surcharges up 4.7%
Nine-month share repurchases $605.4 million and dividends $177.2 million
Old Dominion Freight Line reported second-quarter 2025 revenue of $1.41 billion, down 6.1% from a year earlier, and diluted earnings per share of $1.27, down 14.2%. The company attributed the decline to softer domestic demand, with LTL tons per day down 9.3%, and an operating ratio that rose 270 basis points to 74.6%, which reduced profit for shareholders.
Q2 2025 net income was $268.6 million, down 16.6% from $322.0 million a year earlier.
Operating ratio rose to 74.6% from 71.9%; operating income fell 15.1% to $357.9 million.
LTL revenue per hundredweight excluding fuel surcharges rose 5.3%, while LTL tons per day fell 9.3%.
First-half share repurchases totaled $424.6 million; 2025 capital expenditures are expected to be about $450 million.
Old Dominion Freight Line's board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.28 per share, payable June 18, 2025, to holders of record on June 4, 2025. The company said this is a 7.7% increase over the dividend paid in June 2024. At its May 21, 2025 annual meeting, shareholders also approved the 2025 Stock Incentive Plan, re-elected all twelve director nominees, and rejected a shareholder proposal on emission reduction targets.
Quarterly cash dividend of $0.28 per share, payable June 18, 2025; record date June 4, 2025
Dividend is a 7.7% increase over the quarterly dividend paid in June 2024
2025 Stock Incentive Plan approved: 176,133,661 for, 6,898,454 against
Emission reduction shareholder proposal not approved: 27,731,468 for, 154,195,082 against
Old Dominion Freight Line reported first-quarter 2025 revenue of $1.37 billion, down 5.8% from a year earlier, and diluted earnings per share of $1.19 versus $1.34. The company attributed the decline to softer domestic economic conditions and a 6.3% drop in LTL tons per day, partly offset by higher LTL revenue per hundredweight. The company also cut its 2025 capital expenditure plan by $125 million to approximately $450 million.
Total revenue of $1.37 billion, down 5.8% from $1.46 billion in Q1 2024
Operating ratio rose to 75.4% from 73.5%; net income of $254.7 million, down 12.9%
2025 capital expenditures now expected at approximately $450 million, a $125 million reduction from the initial plan
Q1 share repurchases of $201.1 million and cash dividends of $59.5 million
Old Dominion reported fourth-quarter 2024 revenue of $1.39 billion, down 7.3% from a year earlier, as softer domestic demand reduced shipment volumes. Diluted earnings per share fell 16.3% to $1.23, and the operating ratio rose to 75.9% from 71.8%, so profit declined sharply, though the company also raised its quarterly dividend 7.7% to $0.28 per share.
Q4 2024 total revenue was $1.39 billion, down 7.3%; LTL tons per day fell 8.2%.
Operating income was $334 million, down 20.7%, and the operating ratio rose to 75.9% from 71.8%.
Diluted EPS was $1.23 versus $1.47; full-year 2024 diluted EPS was $5.48 versus $5.63.
The first-quarter dividend of $0.28 per share is payable March 19, 2025, to holders of record on March 5, 2025.
Director Leo H. Suggs notified Old Dominion Freight Line that he will retire from its Board of Directors at the end of his current term. He will keep serving through the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and will not stand for re-election, and the filing says the decision was not due to any disagreement with the company. For shareholders, this is a routine board transition with no change to financial results or guidance in the filing.
Leo H. Suggs notified the company of his retirement decision on December 18, 2024.
He will remain a director through the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and will not stand for re-election.
The filing states his decision was not due to any disagreement on company operations, policies or practices.
Old Dominion reported third quarter 2024 revenue of $1.47 billion, down 3.0% from a year earlier, and diluted earnings per share of $1.43, down 7.1%. The company said softness in the domestic economy and a higher operating ratio of 72.7% drove the decline, the first year-over-year quarterly decrease in revenue and earnings per share this year.
Q3 2024 revenue was $1,470.2 million, down 3.0% from $1,515.3 million in Q3 2023.
Operating ratio rose 210 basis points to 72.7%; net income fell 9.1% to $308.6 million.
Nine-month diluted EPS rose 2.2% to $4.25, and the company spent $824.8 million on share repurchases in the first nine months.
Cash and cash equivalents were $74.2 million at September 30, 2024, and 2024 capital expenditures are expected to total about $750 million.
Old Dominion Freight Line reported second-quarter 2024 results, with revenue of $1,498.7 million, up 6.1% from a year earlier, and diluted earnings per share of $1.48, up 11.3%. The operating ratio improved to 71.9% from 72.3%, and management called it the third consecutive quarter of growth in both revenue and earnings per diluted share.
Q2 2024 net income was $322.0 million, up 10.2%, and operating income was $421.7 million, up 7.7%.
First-half diluted EPS was $2.82, up 8.0%, and the company used $637.1 million for share repurchases in the first six months, including a $200.0 million accelerated share repurchase agreement that expires no later than November 2024.
The company expects 2024 capital expenditures of approximately $750 million and had $74.3 million in cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 2024.
Old Dominion Freight Line declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.26 per share, payable June 19, 2024, which the company says is a 30% increase over the June 2023 payment after its March 2024 two-for-one stock split. The company also named Clayton G. Brinker as Vice President, Accounting and Finance and principal accounting officer, effective August 2, 2024, as Kimberly S. Maready retires, and shareholders re-elected all 12 directors at the May 15, 2024 annual meeting.
Quarterly cash dividend of $0.26 per share, payable June 19, 2024, to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 5, 2024
Company says the payment is a 30% increase over the quarterly dividend paid in June 2023, adjusted for the March 2024 two-for-one stock split
Clayton G. Brinker becomes principal accounting officer effective August 2, 2024, succeeding Kimberly S. Maready, who is retiring
At the May 15, 2024 annual meeting, all 12 directors were elected and a shareholder greenhouse gas reduction proposal was not approved (23,760,668 for, 73,487,605 against)
Old Dominion Freight Line reported first-quarter 2024 revenue of $1.46 billion, up 1.2% from a year earlier, and diluted earnings per share of $1.34, up 3.9%. Operating ratio rose slightly to 73.5% from 73.4%, as higher depreciation offset gains in yield. Prior-period per-share data was adjusted for the company's March 2024 two-for-one stock split.
Total revenue was $1,460.1 million versus $1,442.1 million in Q1 2023, up 1.2%.
Net income was $292.3 million, up 2.5%; diluted weighted average shares fell 1.2% to 218.8 million.
LTL revenue per hundredweight rose 4.1%, while LTL tons per day fell 3.2%.
Cash and cash equivalents were $581.0 million at March 31, 2024; share repurchases totaled $85.3 million in the quarter.
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