Why did Forward Air (FWRD) stock move recently?

On 8/4/2026, Forward Air moved +4.3% — No specific company catalyst identified in recent filings or today's coverage; the gain appears to reflect broader market or sector movement. This is MarketChacha's decoded reason from filings and credible news; it is education, not buy/sell advice.

Is Forward Air (FWRD) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Forward Air's valuation in context — a forward P/E of about -1877.0, a price-to-book of about 7.3 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

What is Forward Air's revenue?

Forward Air reported revenue of $2.5B for FY2025, with net profit of $-107.8M, per official filings.

What is the share price of Forward Air (FWRD)?

Forward Air last traded at $18.77 (-3.0% on the day), as of 8/10/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Forward Air

FWRD · NYSE · Industrials · United States

Snapshot

TickerFWRD

ExchangeNYSE

SectorIndustrials

IndustryIntegrated Freight & Logistics

CountryUnited States

Employees6,062

HeadquartersDallas, United States

Websitewww.forwardair.com

Filings tracked16

About Forward Air

Forward Air Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an asset-light freight and logistics company in the United States, Mexico, Europe, Asia, and Canada. The company operates through three segments: Expedited Freight, Omni Logistics, and Intermodal. Its Expedited Freight segment provides expedited regional, inter-regional, and national less-than-truckload services; local pick-up and delivery services; and other services, which include shipment consolidation and deconsolidation, warehousing, customs brokerage, and other handling. This segment offers expedited truckload brokerage, dedicated fleet, and high security and temperature-controlled logistics services. The Omni Logistics segment offers full suite of global logistics services, such as air and ocean freight consolidation and forwarding, customs brokerage, warehousing and distribution, value-added services, time-definite transportation services, and other supply chain solutions. Its Intermodal segment provides intermodal container drayage services; and contract and container freight station warehouse and handling services. The company serves freight forwarders, third-party logistics companies, integrated air cargo carriers and passenger, passenger and cargo airlines, steamship lines, and retailers. Forward Air Corporation was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Who owns it

Insiders1.9%
Institutions98.1%
Public & other0.0%

259 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Clearlake Capital Group, LP12.09%
Blackrock Inc.8.77%
Irenic Capital Management LP3.89%
Private Management Group, Inc.3.62%
FMR, LLC3.44%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC3.25%
Paralel Advisors Llc3.08%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC2.84%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 3/31/2026.

Forensic scorecard

Margin has compressed by about 16.5 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Net margin trend12.2% → -4.3%

Margin has compressed by about 16.5 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Return on equity-95.1%

Latest ROE of -95.1% is on the low side — the business earns a modest return on shareholder capital.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $674.9M · EPS -0.02

Est. earnings growth +89.2%

Next fiscal year

Rev $2.6B · EPS -0.01

Est. earnings growth +99.5%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$2.5B

Net margin

-4.3%

ROE

-95.1%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

+34.9%

EPS (FY2025)

-3.51

Net profit (FY2025)

$-107.8M

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Why it moved

Aug 4, 2026
No specific company catalyst identified in recent filings or today's coverage; the gain appears to reflect broader market or sector movement.
· confidence: low
Jul 23, 2026
Forward Air shares fell as ongoing merger litigation and revenue trends continued to weigh on the outlook, following recent earnings and integration updates.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗· confidence: medium

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$2.5B	$-107.8M	-3.51	-4.3%	-95.1%
FY2024	$2.5B	$-817.0M	-30.63	-33.0%	-405.0%
FY2023	$1.4B	$167.4M	6.40	12.2%	21.9%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$673.0M	$-207.3M	-6.38	-30.8%
2026Q1	$582.0M	$-34.3M	-1.09	-5.9%
2025Q3	$631.8M	$-16.3M	-0.52	-2.6%
2025Q2	$618.8M	$-12.6M	-0.41	-2.0%
2025Q1	$613.3M	$-50.6M	-1.68	-8.3%
2024Q4	$632.8M	$-36.4M	-1.24	-5.8%
2024Q3	$655.9M	$-73.4M	-2.66	-11.2%
2024Q2	$643.7M	$-645.4M	-23.47	-100.3%
2024Q1	$541.8M	$-61.7M	-2.81	-11.4%
2023Q4	$338.4M	$101.7M	3.93	30.1%
2023Q3	$341.0M	$9.3M	0.36	2.7%
2023Q2	$333.6M	$20.0M	0.76	6.0%
2023Q1	$357.7M	$36.4M	1.37	10.2%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC8/5/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC8/5/2026
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC7/21/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC7/10/2026material
8-K — Shareholder vote results, Exhibits
SEC6/17/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC5/11/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC5/7/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC4/29/2026material
10-K filing
SEC3/11/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC2/23/2026material

2025

8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC11/5/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC11/5/2025
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC10/15/2025material
8-K — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC9/2/2025material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC8/11/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC8/11/2025

In the news

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