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ArcBest Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results

30 Gennaio 2026

Increased Asset-Based shipments and tonnage
Achieved record Asset-Light productivity for full-year 2025
Returned more than $86 million to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends in 2025

FORT SMITH, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ArcBest^® (Nasdaq: ARCB), a leader in supply chain logistics, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025.

Fourth quarter 2025 revenue totaled $972.7 million, compared to $1.0 billion in the prior-year period. Net loss from continuing operations was $8.1 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, versus net income of $29.0 million, or $1.24 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2024. Included in the fourth quarter 2025 net loss is a $9.1 million after-tax, noncash charge associated with impairments. On a non-GAAP basis, net income was $8.2 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, compared to $31.2 million, or $1.33 per diluted share, in the prior year.

ArcBest’s full year 2025 revenue totaled $4.0 billion, compared to $4.2 billion in the prior year. Net income from continuing operations in 2025 was $60.1 million, or $2.62 per diluted share, versus $173.4 million, or $7.28 per diluted share, in 2024, which included a $67.9 million after-tax benefit from the reduction in the fair value of contingent consideration related to the MoLo acquisition. On a non-GAAP basis, net income was $84.8 million, or $3.70 per diluted share, compared to $149.7 million, or $6.28 per diluted share, in the prior year.

“2025 was a year of strong execution and meaningful progress for ArcBest,” said Seth Runser, ArcBest President and CEO. “Amid a challenging freight environment, our team delivered growth in LTL shipments and tonnage, restored profitability in Asset-Light, and achieved record Asset-Light productivity as customers increasingly embraced our integrated, technology-driven solutions. These results are a testament to the resilience and dedication of our people and the trust our customers place in us every day. We are advancing our strategic plan and remain confident we are taking the right steps to achieve our objectives and drive long-term value.”

Results of Operations Comparisons

Asset-Based

Fourth Quarter 2025 Versus Fourth Quarter 2024

Revenue of $648.8 million compared to $656.2 million, a per-day decrease of 0.3 percent
Tonnage per day increase of 2.6 percent
Shipments per day increase of 2.4 percent
Billed revenue per hundredweight decrease of 2.7 percent
Billed revenue per shipment decrease of 2.5 percent
Weight per shipment increase of 0.2 percent
Operating income of $24.4 million and an operating ratio of 96.2 percent, compared to $52.3 million and 92.0 percent

Tonnage growth was driven by an increase in daily shipments, largely attributable to newly onboarded core LTL customers. Average weight per shipment was slightly higher due to the heavier profile of new business; however, this was partially offset by lower weight per shipment from existing customers, reflecting continued softness in the manufacturing sector.

Customer contract renewals and deferred pricing agreements averaged a 5.0 percent increase during the fourth quarter. However, billed revenue per hundredweight, including and excluding fuel, declined approximately 3 percent year-over-year as pricing gains were offset by changes in freight mix. Overall, LTL industry pricing remains rational.

Operating expenses increased due to additional labor supporting shipment growth, annual union wage adjustments, and higher equipment depreciation.

Compared sequentially to the third quarter of 2025, fourth quarter daily revenue decreased 6.3 percent. Shipments per day declined 4.4 percent while weight per shipment increased 2.7 percent, resulting in a 1.8 percent decrease in tonnage per day. Billed revenue per hundredweight both including and excluding fuel, decreased approximately four percent, reflecting the heavier-weighted shipments. Billed revenue per shipment decreased 1.9 percent, due primarily to the seasonal step down in U-Pack moving shipments. The non-GAAP operating ratio increased by 370 basis points, due in part to three fewer revenue days.

Asset-Light

Fourth Quarter 2025 Versus Fourth Quarter 2024

Revenue of $353.5 million compared to $375.4 million, a per-day decrease of 5.1 percent
Shipments per day increase of 0.8 percent
Revenue per shipment decrease of 5.8 percent
Purchased transportation expense was 86.4 percent of revenue compared to 86.6 percent
Operating loss of $9.9 million compared to operating loss of $1.6 million
On a non-GAAP basis, breakeven operating results compared to operating loss of $5.9 million
Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”), as defined in the attached non-GAAP reconciliation tables, of $1.4 million compared to negative $4.2 million

Revenue declined primarily due to lower revenue per shipment in a soft-rate environment and a higher mix of managed transportation business, which typically involves smaller, lower-revenue shipments. Shipments per day were up slightly, as growth in managed solutions offset a strategic reduction in less profitable truckload volumes. Despite revenue declines, disciplined cost management and productivity gains enabled breakeven non-GAAP operating results.

Compared sequentially to the third quarter of 2025, fourth quarter daily revenue increased 4.2 percent despite a 3.0 percent decrease in shipments per day, reflecting a 7.4 percent increase in revenue per shipment. The increase in revenue per shipment was driven by higher spot rates, which raised customer pricing but also elevated purchased transportation costs and pressured margins. Operating expenses were lower, but the impact of three fewer revenue days resulted in breakeven non-GAAP operating results, compared to profit in the third quarter.

Full Year Results of Operations Comparisons

Asset-Based

Full Year 2025 Versus Full Year 2024

Revenue of $2.7 billion, compared to $2.8 billion, a per-day decrease of 0.2 percent
Tonnage per day increase of 1.2 percent
Shipments per day increase of 3.0 percent
Billed revenue per hundredweight decrease of 1.3 percent
Billed revenue per shipment decrease of 3.0 percent
Weight per shipment decrease of 1.7 percent
Operating income of $172.0 million and an operating ratio of 93.7 percent, which includes $15.7 million of net gains on asset sales, compared to $242.6 million and 91.2 percent
Non-GAAP operating income of $156.3 million and an operating ratio of 94.3 percent, compared to $242.6 million and 91.2 percent

Asset-Light

Full Year 2025 Versus Full Year 2024

Revenue of $1.4 billion compared to $1.6 billion, a per-day decrease of 9.0 percent
Shipments per day decrease of 1.8 percent
Revenue per shipment decrease of 7.4 percent
Purchased transportation expense was 85.3 percent of revenue compared to 86.3 percent
Operating loss of $15.3 million, compared to operating income of $58.4 million, which included a $90.3 million pre-tax change in the fair value of contingent earnout consideration related to the MoLo earnout
On a non-GAAP basis, operating income of $1.5 million compared to operating loss of $17.1 million
Adjusted EBITDA of $7.2 million compared to negative $9.8 million
Achieved record employee productivity, measured by shipments per person per day

Capital Expenditures

In 2025, total net capital expenditures, including equipment financed, were $198 million. This included $133 million of revenue equipment and $31 million in real estate, net of $25 million in proceeds from real estate sales. The majority of these investments supported ArcBest’s Asset-Based operation. Depreciation and amortization costs on property, plant and equipment were $158 million in 2025.

Share Repurchase and Quarterly Dividend Programs

ArcBest returned more than $86 million to shareholders in 2025 through both share repurchases and dividends, while continuing to make organic capital investments in the business. As of January 28, 2026, ArcBest had $100.8 million of repurchase authorization remaining under its current stock repurchase program. Management plans to continue acting opportunistically on repurchases based on share price, balanced against prioritizing high-return organic capital investments while maintaining prudent leverage levels.

Conference Call

ArcBest will host a conference call with company executives to discuss its quarterly results today, Friday, January 30, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. ET (8:30 a.m. CT). Interested parties may listen by dialing (800) 715‑9871 and entering conference ID 6423434, or by accessing the webcast on ArcBest’s website at arcb.com. Presentation slides to accompany the call are included in Exhibit 99.3 of the Form 8-K filed on January 30, 2026, will be available for download on the company’s website prior to the start of the call, and will be included in the webcast. A replay of the call will be available through February 13, 2026, by dialing (800) 770-2030 and entering conference ID 6423434. The webcast replay will also be accessible on ArcBest’s website.

About ArcBest

ArcBest^® (Nasdaq: ARCB) is a multibillion-dollar integrated logistics company that helps keep the global supply chain moving. Founded in 1923 and now with 14,000 employees across 250 campuses and service centers, the company is a logistics powerhouse, using its technology, expertise and scale to connect shippers with the solutions they need — from ground, air and ocean transportation to fully managed supply chains. ArcBest has a long history of innovation that is enriched by deep customer relationships. With a commitment to helping customers navigate supply chain challenges now and in the future, the company is developing ground-breaking technology like Vaux™, one of the TIME Best Inventions of 2023. For more information, visit arcb.com.

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Actual outcomes and results could materially differ from what is expressed, implied, or forecasted in these statements due to a number of factors, including, but not limited to: data privacy breaches, cybersecurity incidents, and/or failures of our information systems, including disruptions or failures of services essential to our operations or upon which our information technology platforms rely; interruption or failure of third-party software or information technology systems, including but not limited to licensed software; untimely or ineffective development and implementation of, or failure to realize the potential benefits associated with, new or enhanced technology or processes; the loss or reduction of business from large customers or an overall reduction in our customer base; the timing and performance of growth initiatives and the ability to manage our cost structure; the cost, integration, and performance of acquisitions and the inability to realize the anticipated benefits of the acquisition within the expected time period or at all; unsolicited takeover proposals, proxy contests, and other proposals or actions by activist investors; maintaining our corporate reputation and intellectual property rights; establishing and maintaining adequate internal controls over financial reporting; nationwide or global disruption in the supply chain resulting in increased volatility in freight volumes; competitive initiatives and pricing pressures; increased prices for and decreased availability of equipment, including new revenue equipment, and higher costs of equipment-related operating expenses such as maintenance, fuel, and related taxes; availability of fuel, the effect of volatility in fuel prices and the associated changes in fuel surcharges on securing increases in base freight rates, and the inability to collect fuel surcharges; relationships with employees, including unions, and our ability to attract, retain, and upskill employees; unfavorable terms of, or the inability to reach agreement on, future collective bargaining agreements or a workforce stoppage by our employees covered under ABF Freight’s collective bargaining agreement; union employee wages and benefits, including changes in required contributions to multiemployer plans; availability and cost of reliable third-party services; our ability to secure independent owner-operators and/or operational or regulatory issues related to our use of their services; litigation or claims asserted against us; the effects, costs and potential liabilities related to changes in and compliance with, or violation of, existing or future governmental laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, environmental laws and regulations, such as emissions-control regulations and fuel efficiency regulations; default on covenants of financing arrangements and the availability and terms of future financing arrangements; our ability to generate sufficient cash from operations to support significant ongoing capital expenditure requirements and other business initiatives; self-insurance claims, insurance premium costs, and loss of our ability to self-insure; potential impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill and intangible assets; the effects of a widespread outbreak of an illness or disease or any other public health crisis, as well as regulatory measures implemented in response to such events; external events which may adversely affect us or the third parties who provide services for us, for which our business continuity plans may not adequately prepare us, including, but not limited to, the occurrence of natural disasters, health epidemics, geopolitical conflicts, acts of war, cybersecurity incidents, or trade restrictions; general economic conditions and related shifts in market demand that impact the performance and needs of industries we serve and/or limit our customers’ access to adequate financial resources; seasonal fluctuations, adverse weather conditions, natural disasters, and climate change; and other financial, operational, and legal risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in ArcBest Corporation’s public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

For additional information regarding known material factors that could cause our actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, please see our filings with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K.

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Financial Data and Operating Statistics

The following tables show financial data and operating statistics on ArcBest^® and its reportable segments.

ARCBEST CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

	Three Months Ended						Year Ended
	December 31						December 31
	2025			2024			2025			2024
	(Unaudited)
	($ thousands, except share and per share data)
REVENUES	$	972,688		$	1,001,645		$	4,010,158		$	4,179,019

OPERATING EXPENSES		980,945			963,484			3,919,849			3,934,585

OPERATING INCOME		(8,257	)		38,161			90,309			244,434

OTHER INCOME (COSTS)
Interest and dividend income		1,200			1,932			4,755			11,618
Interest and other related financing costs		(3,318	)		(2,393	)		(12,363	)		(8,980	)
Other, net		(180	)		(240	)		394			(28,358	)
		(2,298	)		(701	)		(7,214	)		(25,720	)

INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES		(10,555	)		37,460			83,095			218,714

INCOME TAX PROVISION (BENEFIT)		(2,439	)		8,425			22,997			45,353

NET INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS		(8,116	)		29,035			60,098			173,361

INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, net of tax⁽¹⁾		—			—			—			600

NET INCOME (LOSS)	$	(8,116	)	$	29,035		$	60,098		$	173,961

BASIC EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE⁽²⁾
Continuing operations	$	(0.36	)	$	1.24		$	2.63		$	7.36
Discontinued operations⁽¹⁾		—			—			—			0.03
	$	(0.36	)	$	1.24		$	2.63		$	7.39

DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE⁽²⁾
Continuing operations	$	(0.36	)	$	1.24		$	2.62		$	7.28
Discontinued operations⁽¹⁾		—			—			—			0.03
	$	(0.36	)	$	1.24		$	2.62		$	7.30

AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING
Basic		22,497,300			23,410,038			22,837,401			23,553,410
Diluted		22,497,300			23,491,715			22,933,107			23,820,175

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¹⁾	Represents adjustments related to the gain on sale of FleetNet America^® (“FleetNet”), which sold on February 28, 2023.
²⁾	Earnings per common share is calculated in total and may not equal the sum of earnings per common share from continuing operations and discontinued operations due to rounding.

ARCBEST CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

	December 31
	2025			2024
	(Unaudited)			Note
	($ thousands, except share data)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	102,030		$	127,444
Short-term investments		22,204			29,759
Accounts receivable, less allowances (2025 - $7,763; 2024 - $8,257)		370,969			394,838
Other accounts receivable, less allowances (2025 - $656; 2024 - $648)		26,295			36,055
Prepaid expenses		49,399			47,860
Prepaid and refundable income taxes		45,405			28,641
Other		9,761			11,045
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS		626,063			675,642

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Land and structures		566,071			520,119
Revenue equipment		1,201,386			1,166,161
Service, office, and other equipment		363,340			351,907
Software		190,673			182,396
Leasehold improvements		41,531			32,263
		2,363,001			2,252,846
Less allowances for depreciation and amortization		1,219,564			1,186,800
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net		1,143,437			1,066,046

GOODWILL		304,753			304,753
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net		69,391			88,615
OPERATING RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS		220,157			192,753
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES		9,303			9,536
OTHER LONG-TERM ASSETS		79,558			92,386
TOTAL ASSETS	$	2,452,662		$	2,429,731

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	$	154,487		$	172,763
Accrued expenses		378,125			394,880
Current portion of long-term debt		87,882			63,978
Current portion of operating lease liabilities		36,394			34,364
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES		656,888			665,985

LONG-TERM DEBT, less current portion		135,974			125,156
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES, less current portion		204,333			189,978
POSTRETIREMENT LIABILITIES, less current portion		13,696			13,361
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES		111,580			78,649
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES		34,470			42,240

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 70,000,000 shares; issued 2025: 30,489,886 shares; 2024: 30,401,768 shares		305			304
Additional paid-in capital		338,083			329,575
Retained earnings		1,484,378			1,435,250
Treasury stock, at cost, 2025: 8,140,368 shares; 2024: 7,114,844 shares		(526,606	)		(451,039	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(439	)		272
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY		1,295,721			1,314,362
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$	2,452,662		$	2,429,731

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Note: The balance sheet at December 31, 2024 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

ARCBEST CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

	Year Ended
	December 31
	2025			2024
	(Unaudited)
	($ thousands)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$	60,098		$	173,961
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		157,535			136,265
Amortization of intangibles		12,800			12,822
Share-based compensation expense		10,575			11,355
Provision for losses on accounts receivable		3,282			4,834
Change in deferred income taxes		33,372			22,437
Gain on sale of property and equipment		(15,308	)		(2,176	)
Pre-tax gain on sale of discontinued operations		—			(806	)
Asset impairment charges		12,037			1,700
Change in fair value of contingent consideration		(2,650	)		(90,250	)
Change in fair value of equity investment		—			28,739
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables		30,938			45,499
Prepaid expenses		(1,540	)		(11,214	)
Other assets		(8,344	)		(4,120	)
Income taxes		(16,579	)		(14,956	)
Operating right-of-use assets and lease liabilities, net		(11,019	)		(7,205	)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities		(36,244	)		(21,039	)
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES		228,953			285,846

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchases of property, plant and equipment, net of financings		(114,775	)		(223,103	)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		34,470			15,373
Purchases of short-term investments		(22,000	)		(29,236	)
Proceeds from sale of short-term investments		29,236			66,584
Capitalization of internally developed software		(13,391	)		(16,897	)
Other investing activities		9,756			—
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES		(76,704	)		(187,279	)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Borrowings under credit facilities		25,000			—
Payments on long-term debt		(108,133	)		(120,518	)
Net change in book overdrafts		(5,068	)		(3,504	)
Deferred financing costs		(859	)		(62	)
Payment of common stock dividends		(10,970	)		(11,295	)
Purchases of treasury stock		(75,567	)		(75,233	)
Payments for tax withheld on share-based compensation		(2,066	)		(22,737	)
NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES		(177,663	)		(233,349	)

NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		(25,414	)		(134,782	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		127,444			262,226
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	$	102,030		$	127,444

NONCASH INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Equipment financed	$	117,855		$	80,714
Accruals for equipment received	$	555		$	463
Lease liabilities arising from obtaining right-of-use assets	$	50,195		$	49,452