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Percentage of questions scored as challenging — where the analyst pushed back, pressed for specifics, or questioned management's assumptions.
| Analyst | Firm | Questions · challengingPercentage of questions scored as challenging — where the analyst pushed back, pressed for specifics, or questioned management's assumptions. |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Wetherbee | Wells Fargo | 8 questions · 0% challenging |
| Jon Chappell | Evercore ISI | 7 questions · 0% challenging |
| Brian Ossenbeck | JPMorgan | 7 questions · 14% challenging |
| Ken Hoexter | Bank of America | 7 questions · 14% challenging |
| Scott Group | Wolfe Research | 6 questions · 17% challenging |
| Bascome Majors | Stephens | 6 questions · 0% challenging |
| Jordan Alliger | Goldman Sachs | 6 questions · 0% challenging |
| Tom Wadewitz | UBS | 5 questions · 0% challenging |
| Ravi Shanker | Morgan Stanley | 4 questions · 0% challenging |
| Brandon Oglenski | Barclays | 4 questions · 0% challenging |
| Firm | Analysts | Questions · challengingPercentage of questions scored as challenging — where the analyst pushed back, pressed for specifics, or questioned management's assumptions. |
|---|---|---|
| Stephens | 3 analysts | 12 questions · 0% challenging |
| Wells Fargo | 1 analyst | 8 questions · 0% challenging |
| Bank of America | 1 analyst | 7 questions · 14% challenging |
| Evercore ISI | 1 analyst | 7 questions · 0% challenging |
| JPMorgan | 1 analyst | 7 questions · 14% challenging |
| Wolfe Research | 2 analysts | 7 questions · 14% challenging |
| Goldman Sachs | 1 analyst | 6 questions · 0% challenging |
| Barclays | 2 analysts | 5 questions · 0% challenging |
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Reporting soon: earnings call Thursday, Oct 15
A pre-earnings brief is ready for JBHT: the setup, what peers and partners said this season, and which analysts to watch.Reading it is a Tellvest Pro feature.
JB Hunt posted Q1 2026 with revenue up 5% and diluted EPS improving 27%, signaling the strongest recovery indicators since the freight downturn began. Cost-to-serve savings exceeded $130 million annualized, surpassing the original $100 million target, and record Q1 intermodal volume included a weekly record in March. Structural capacity removal from the industry was creating a supply-led market inflection, though transcon intermodal bid season proved more competitive than expected. Driver hiring challenges were emerging as the market tightened, a constructive sign for pricing power ahead.
Pricing | Margin | Competitive Dynamics | Demand | Cost Pressure | Revenue Growth | Capex Investment | Trade Tariffs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024Q4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 2025Q1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025Q2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025Q3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2025Q4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2026Q1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| '24Q4 | '25Q1 | '25Q2 | '25Q3 | '25Q4 | '26Q1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Margin | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Competitive Dynamics | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Demand | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Cost Pressure | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Revenue Growth | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Capex Investment | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Trade Tariffs | 4 | 1 |
Calendar quarter Q1 2026Earnings call Apr 15, 2026
FY2026 Q1 in brief
JB Hunt posted Q1 2026 with revenue up 5% and diluted EPS improving 27%, signaling the strongest recovery indicators since the freight downturn began.
Newest quarter FY2026 Q2 is part of Pro ·
Sources. Tellvest earnings-call sentiment score for J.B. Hunt (JBHT), FY2026 Q1: 7/10. Scores: J.B. Hunt’s public earnings-call transcripts and SEC-reported results — the base band is anchored to reported GAAP revenue growth; transcript, EPS and guidance adjustments are applied separately (documented exceptions apply to a few issuers). Price: JBHT daily closing prices for the trailing year; dots mark earnings calls, colored by that quarter’s score; the newest quarter’s score is part of Tellvest Pro. How to read a company earnings-call score.
GAAP revenue YoY +4.62% → base 6. The base score is anchored to the GAAP revenue YoY band before transcript, EPS, and guidance adjustments.
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| Quarter | Revenue | Rev YoY | EPS | EPS YoY | Op margin | Net margin | FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Q4 | $3.15B | -4.8% | $1.53 | +4.1% | 6.6% | 4.9% | $93M |
| FY2025 Q1 | $2.92B | -0.8% | $1.17 | -4.1% | 6.1% | 4.0% | $158M |
| FY2025 Q2 | $2.93B | -0.0% | $1.31 | -0.8% | 6.7% | 4.4% | $186M |
| FY2025 Q3 | $3.05B | -0.5% | $1.76 | +18.1% | 7.9% | 5.6% | $352M |
| FY2025 Q4 | $3.10B | -1.6% | $1.90 | +24.2% | 8.0% | 5.8% | $251M |
| FY2026 Q1Selected | $3.06B | +4.6% | $1.49 | +27.4% | 6.8% | 4.6% | $243M |
| FY2026 Q2 | $3.50B | +19.4% | $1.91 | +45.8% | 7.4% | 5.2% | — |
Management’s own words, often on a non-GAAP, constant-currency, or adjusted basis — so these can differ from the GAAP figures above (e.g. constant-currency revenue growth excludes currency swings).
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|---|---|---|---|
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