J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) Dividend History & Yield
Dividend ContenderJ.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and currently yields 0.68%. The most recent dividend was $0.4500/share on Feb 20, 2026, paid Quarterly.
Current Yield
0.68%
TTM Dividend/Share
$1.78
Payment Frequency
Quarterly
Payout Ratio
27.6%
Consecutive Growth Years
13 (Dividend Contender)
Div Growth (1Y CAGR)
2.33%
Div Growth (5Y CAGR)
10.26%
Div Growth (10Y CAGR)
7.68%
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Dividend health
Chowder score
10.9%
FCF payout ratio
4.1%
Net debt / EBITDA
0.8x
Interest coverage
12.72x
ROIC (TTM)
12.9%
Dividend Safety Score
6 out of 8 checks passed
Payout ratio below 75%
Payout ratio is 27.6%, well below the 75% threshold.
Free cash flow covers dividend
FCF/share ($9.70) covers dividend/share ($1.78).
No dividend cuts in 10+ years
No dividend cuts in the last 10 years.
Positive earnings growth trend
Earnings per share have declined over the past 5 years.
10+ years of consecutive growth
13 consecutive years of dividend growth.
FCF payout ratio below 70%
FCF payout ratio is 4.1%, below the 70% threshold.
Net Debt/EBITDA below 3x
Net Debt/EBITDA is 0.8x.
Dividend growth ≤ earnings growth (5Y)
Dividend growth (10.3%) exceeds EPS growth (-2.0%) — payout ratio expanding.
Per-payment dividend history
Ex-date May 8, 2026
- Payment date
- May 22, 2026
- Dividend
- $0.4500
- Adj. dividend
- $0.4500
Ex-date Feb 6, 2026
- Payment date
- Feb 20, 2026
- Dividend
- $0.4500
- Adj. dividend
- $0.4500
Ex-date Nov 7, 2025
- Payment date
- Nov 21, 2025
- Dividend
- $0.4400
- Adj. dividend
- $0.4400
Ex-date Aug 8, 2025
- Payment date
- Aug 22, 2025
- Dividend
- $0.4400
- Adj. dividend
- $0.4400
Ex-date May 9, 2025
- Payment date
- May 23, 2025
- Dividend
- $0.4400
- Adj. dividend
- $0.4400
Ex-date Feb 7, 2025
- Payment date
- Feb 21, 2025
- Dividend
- $0.4400
- Adj. dividend
- $0.4400
Ex-date Nov 8, 2024
- Payment date
- Nov 22, 2024
- Dividend
- $0.4300
- Adj. dividend
- $0.4300
Ex-date Aug 2, 2024
- Payment date
- Aug 16, 2024
- Dividend
- $0.4300
- Adj. dividend
- $0.4300
Ex-date May 9, 2024
- Payment date
- May 24, 2024
- Dividend
- $0.4300
- Adj. dividend
- $0.4300
Ex-date Feb 8, 2024
- Payment date
- Feb 23, 2024
- Dividend
- $0.4300
- Adj. dividend
- $0.4300
Ex-date Nov 9, 2023
- Payment date
- Nov 24, 2023
- Dividend
- $0.4200
- Adj. dividend
- $0.4200
Ex-date Aug 3, 2023
- Payment date
- Aug 18, 2023
- Dividend
- $0.4200
- Adj. dividend
- $0.4200
| Ex-Date | Payment Date | Dividend | Adj. Dividend |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2026 | May 22, 2026 | $0.4500 | $0.4500 |
| Feb 6, 2026 | Feb 20, 2026 | $0.4500 | $0.4500 |
| Nov 7, 2025 | Nov 21, 2025 | $0.4400 | $0.4400 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Aug 22, 2025 | $0.4400 | $0.4400 |
| May 9, 2025 | May 23, 2025 | $0.4400 | $0.4400 |
| Feb 7, 2025 | Feb 21, 2025 | $0.4400 | $0.4400 |
| Nov 8, 2024 | Nov 22, 2024 | $0.4300 | $0.4300 |
| Aug 2, 2024 | Aug 16, 2024 | $0.4300 | $0.4300 |
| May 9, 2024 | May 24, 2024 | $0.4300 | $0.4300 |
| Feb 8, 2024 | Feb 23, 2024 | $0.4300 | $0.4300 |
| Nov 9, 2023 | Nov 24, 2023 | $0.4200 | $0.4200 |
| Aug 3, 2023 | Aug 18, 2023 | $0.4200 | $0.4200 |
Historical Dividend Yield
Dividend Growth
Dividend Increase Track Record
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has raised its total annual dividend (split-adjusted, by ex-dividend calendar year) versus the prior year for 13 consecutive years — the same figure as the "Consecutive Growth Years" card above.
| Year | Previous DPS | New DPS | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.7600 | — | — |
| 2025 | $1.7200 | $1.7600 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | $1.6800 | $1.7200 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | $1.6000 | $1.6800 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | $1.1800 | $1.6000 | +35.6% |
| 2021 | $1.0800 | $1.1800 | +9.3% |
| 2020 | $1.0400 | $1.0800 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | $0.9600 | $1.0400 | +8.3% |
| 2018 | $0.9200 | $0.9600 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | $0.8800 | $0.9200 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | $0.8400 | $0.8800 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | $0.8000 | $0.8400 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | $0.4500 | $0.8000 | +77.8% |
| 2013 | $0.7100 | $0.4500 | -36.6% |
| 2012 | $0.5200 | $0.7100 | +36.5% |
| 2011 | $0.4800 | $0.5200 | +8.3% |
| 2010 | $0.4400 | $0.4800 | +9.1% |
| 2009 | $0.4000 | $0.4400 | +10.0% |
| 2008 | $0.3600 | $0.4000 | +11.1% |
| 2007 | $0.3200 | $0.3600 | +12.5% |
| 2006 | $0.2400 | $0.3200 | +33.3% |
| 2005 | $0.0450 | $0.2400 | +433.3% |
| 2004 | $0.0125 | $0.0450 | +260.0% |
| 2000 | $0.0500 | $0.0125 | -75.0% |
| 1999 | $0.0500 | $0.0500 | 0.0% |
| 1998 | $0.0500 | $0.0500 | 0.0% |
| 1997 | $0.0500 | $0.0500 | 0.0% |
| 1996 | $0.0500 | $0.0500 | 0.0% |
| 1995 | $0.0408 | $0.0500 | +22.7% |
| 1994 | $0.0408 | $0.0408 | 0.0% |
| 1993 | $0.0492 | $0.0408 | -17.1% |
| 1992 | $0.0467 | $0.0492 | +5.4% |
| 1991 | $0.0223 | $0.0467 | +109.0% |
| 1990 | $0.0400 | $0.0223 | -44.2% |
| 1989 | $0.0333 | $0.0400 | +20.0% |
| 1988 | $0.0267 | $0.0333 | +25.0% |
| 1987 | $0.1072 | $0.0267 | -75.1% |
| 1986 | $0.1344 | $0.1072 | -20.2% |
| 1985 | — | $0.1344 | — |
DPS sums split-adjusted amounts (adj. dividend) by ex-dividend calendar year—the same basis as the Adj. Dividend column in Dividend Payment History. The Dividend column can differ after stock splits. This table uses four decimals per annual total so the Change column matches the shown amounts; each payment row in Dividend Payment History also uses four.
Cash dividends paid (USD) — TTM and history
Trailing-twelve-month and annual common dividends paid for J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) from the consolidated cash flow statement, in USD as filed.
Latest period
$169.64M
YoY change
-2.6%
5Y CAGR
+8.4%
Peak year (2024)
$175.54M
Latest annual
$171.05M
Cash dividends paid over time for J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT)
Per-period cash dividends paid
Cash dividends paid annual + quarterly history for J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT)
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Reported | Dividends Paid | YoY | YoY change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $171.05M | -2.6% | -$4.50M | ||
| 2024 | $175.54M | +0.9% | +$1.65M | ||
| 2023 | $173.90M | +4.3% | +$7.17M | ||
| 2022 | $166.72M | +34.0% | +$42.28M | ||
| 2021 | $124.44M | +8.9% | +$10.21M | ||
| 2020 | $114.23M | +2.2% | +$2.42M | ||
| 2019 | $111.82M | +6.5% | +$6.82M | ||
| 2018 | $104.99M | +3.6% | +$3.63M | ||
| 2017 | $101.36M | +2.4% | +$2.37M | ||
| 2016 | $98.99M | +1.7% | +$1.63M | ||
| 2015 | $97.36M | +4.0% | +$3.76M | ||
| 2014 | $93.60M | +77.2% | +$40.79M | ||
| 2013 | $52.81M | -36.7% | -$30.62M | ||
| 2012 | $83.43M | +34.0% | +$21.19M | ||
| 2011 | $62.24M | +3.9% | +$2.33M | ||
| 2010 | $59.91M | +7.6% | +$4.22M | ||
| 2009 | $55.69M | +11.1% | +$5.55M | ||
| 2008 | $50.14M | +2.7% | +$1.30M | ||
| 2007 | $48.85M | +2.3% | +$1.11M | ||
| 2006 | $47.73M | +25.8% | +$9.78M | ||
| 2005 | $37.95M | +420.8% | +$30.67M | ||
| 2004 | $7.29M | — | +$7.29M | ||
| 2003 | $0 | — | $0 | ||
| 2002 | $0 | — | $0 | ||
| 2001 | $0 | -100.0% | -$1.78M | ||
| 2000 | $1.78M | -75.0% | -$5.34M | ||
| 1999 | $7.13M | +0.4% | +$25,000 | ||
| 1998 | $7.10M | -2.7% | -$199,000 | ||
| 1997 | $7.30M | -3.6% | -$274,000 | ||
| 1996 | $7.57M | -2.0% | -$151,000 | ||
| 1995 | $7.72M | -0.3% | -$22,000 | ||
| 1994 | $7.75M | +0.6% | +$47,000 | ||
| 1993 | $7.70M | — | +$7.70M | ||
| 1992 | $0 | -100.0% | -$6.50M | ||
| 1991 | $6.50M | +16.1% | +$900,000 | ||
| 1990 | $5.60M | -1.8% | -$100,000 | ||
| 1989 | $5.70M | — | — |
2025's annual dividends paid for J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) came in at $171.05M – edged down 2.6% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), J.B. Hunt Transport Services dividends paid produced a CAGR of +8.4% – with the latest reading among the more recent periods of the dataset.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services dividends paid peaked at $175.54M in 2024; the latest annual figure is $171.05M in 2025 (2.6% below peak).
Across the available history, dividends paid reached its high of $175.54M in 2024 and its low of $0 in 1992.
Within Industrials, J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) ranks 8th among 8 peers we track. The peer median for dividends paid is $2.23B.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Dividends Paid 2025: $171.05M
J.B. Hunt Transport Services dividends paid in 2025 was $171.05M, edged down 2.6% below 2024.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Dividends Paid 2024: $175.54M
J.B. Hunt Transport Services dividends paid in 2024 was $175.54M, edged up 0.9% from 2023. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Dividends Paid 2023: $173.90M
J.B. Hunt Transport Services dividends paid in 2023 was $173.90M, edged up 4.3% from 2022.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Dividends Paid 2022: $166.72M
J.B. Hunt Transport Services dividends paid in 2022 was $166.72M, surged 34.0% from 2021.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Dividends Paid 2021: $124.44M
J.B. Hunt Transport Services dividends paid in 2021 was $124.44M.
See more financial history for J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT).
Sector peers by dividends paid
Companies in the same sector as J.B. Hunt Transport Services, ranked by their latest dividends paid.
| Company | Dividends Paid | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| RTX (RTX) | $3.57B | Industrials |
| Union Pacific (UNP) | $3.24B | Industrials |
| Honeywell International (HON) | $2.98B | Industrials |
| Caterpillar (CAT) | $2.75B | Industrials |
| Deere & Company (DE) | $1.72B | Industrials |
| Eaton Corporation (ETN) | $1.63B | Industrials |
| GE Aerospace (GE) | $1.45B | Industrials |
| Boeing (BA) | $0 | Industrials |
Frequently asked questions
Does J.B. Hunt Transport Services pay dividends?
Yes, J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) pays quarterly dividends of approximately $1.78 per share annually, yielding 0.68%.
What is J.B. Hunt Transport Services's dividend yield?
J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) has a current dividend yield of 0.68%.
Is J.B. Hunt Transport Services's dividend safe?
J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) passes 6 out of 8 dividend safety checks. See the detailed breakdown above for each criterion.
How many consecutive years has J.B. Hunt Transport Services increased its dividend?
J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) has 13 consecutive years of dividend increases.
What is J.B. Hunt Transport Services's dividend payout ratio?
J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) has a dividend payout ratio of 27.6%. Trailing twelve months (GAAP): adjusted dividends over roughly 12 months aligned with the latest reported quarter, divided by the sum of diluted EPS from the last four fiscal quarters (not NII or taxable income for BDCs/REITs).
What is J.B. Hunt Transport Services's dividends paid?
Latest reported dividends paid for J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) is $169.64M (period ending March 31, 2026).
How has J.B. Hunt Transport Services dividends paid changed year-over-year?
J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) dividends paid changed -2.6% year-over-year on the latest annual filing.
What is the long-term growth rate of J.B. Hunt Transport Services dividends paid?
J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) dividends paid compound annual growth rate is +8.4% over the most recent 5 years available.
When did J.B. Hunt Transport Services dividends paid hit its highest annual value?
J.B. Hunt Transport Services dividends paid reached its highest annual value of $175.54M in 2024.
What was J.B. Hunt Transport Services dividends paid in 2024?
J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) dividends paid in 2024 was $175.54M.
What was J.B. Hunt Transport Services dividends paid in 2025?
J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) dividends paid in 2025 was $171.05M.
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