ArcBest Cash Flow Statement
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ArcBest free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, ArcBest generated $229.0 million of operating cash flow and spent $114.8 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $114.2 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 2.8% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 82.0% from the prior year's $62.7 million.
ArcBest returned $86.5 million to shareholders: $11.0 million in dividends and $75.6 million in share repurchases, equal to 76% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 10.4 times.
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ArcBest cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-31 | FY 20242024-12-31 | FY 20232023-12-31 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212021-12-31 | FY 20202020-12-31 | FY 20192019-12-31 | FY 20182018-12-31 | FY 20172017-12-31 | FY 20162016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 60.10M | 173.96M | 195.43M | 298.21M | 213.52M | 71.10M | 39.98M | 67.26M | 59.73M | 18.65M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -65.45% | -10.99% | -34.46% | +39.66% | +200.31% | +77.82% | -40.55% | +12.62% | +220.21% | -58.42% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 170.34M | 149.09M | 145.35M | 138.16M | 122.56M | 118.39M | 112.47M | 108.64M | 103.07M | 103.05M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 10.57M | 11.36M | 11.44M | 12.78M | 11.43M | 10.48M | 9.52M | 8.41M | 6.96M | 7.59M |
| Change in Working Capital | 22.59M | 41.38M | 45.02M | -13.29M | -122.43M | -35.48M | 12.36M | -27.89M | -23.82M | -28.16M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 228.95M | 285.85M | 322.17M | 470.82M | 323.51M | 205.99M | 170.36M | 255.35M | 151.91M | 111.94M |
| Capital Expenditures | -114.78M | -223.10M | -219.02M | -148.22M | -58.41M | -43.25M | -90.95M | -43.99M | -65.78M | -68.27M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -76.70M | -187.28M | -21.70M | -261.08M | -303.20M | 7.46M | -98.24M | -94.95M | -68.47M | -87.17M |
| Dividends Paid | -10.97M | -11.29M | -11.54M | -10.83M | -8.14M | -8.16M | -8.19M | -8.24M | -8.26M | -8.32M |
| Share Repurchases | -75.57M | -75.23M | -91.53M | -65.00M | -83.10M | -6.59M | -9.11M | -9.40M | -6.02M | -9.51M |
| Debt Repaid | -108.13M | -120.52M | -69.18M | -115.54M | -171.91M | -326.10M | -58.94M | -71.26M | -68.92M | -52.20M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -177.66M | -233.35M | -196.61M | -127.98M | -247.65M | -111.41M | -60.40M | -90.98M | -77.92M | -75.88M |
| Net Change in Cash | -25.41M | -134.78M | 103.85M | 81.75M | -227.33M | 102.05M | 11.72M | 69.41M | 5.53M | -51.12M |
| Free Cash Flow | 114.18M | 62.74M | 103.15M | 322.60M | 265.10M | 162.74M | 79.41M | 211.35M | 86.13M | 43.67M |
This table shows 10 annual periods of ArcBest's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow ARCB's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?