Buyback yield (TTM)
3.95%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
4.79%
5Y share count change
-8.5%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$796.13M
Cumulative buybacks
$5.59B
Key takeaways
- J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) repurchased about $796.13M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 8.5% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 11.16× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +51.4% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 92% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT)
Latest: $948.41M
Overview
J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $948.41M (2025) – surged 72.3% year-over-year.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), J.B. Hunt Transport Services buyback spend delivered a +51.4% annualised rate; sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.
Across the available history, buyback spend reached its high of $948.41M in 2025 and its low of $0.00 in 1989.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Buyback Spend 2025: $948.41M
In 2025, J.B. Hunt Transport Services reported buyback spend of $948.41M, surged 72.3% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Buyback Spend 2024: $550.28M
J.B. Hunt Transport Services buyback spend in 2024 was $550.28M, surged 179.9% from 2023.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Buyback Spend 2023: $196.59M
2023's buyback spend for J.B. Hunt Transport Services came in at $196.59M, plunged 40.6% below 2022.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Buyback Spend 2022: $331.21M
J.B. Hunt Transport Services posted buyback spend of $331.21M in 2022, surged 83.8% from 2021.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Buyback Spend 2021: $180.19M
J.B. Hunt Transport Services buyback spend in 2021 was $180.19M.
See more financial history for J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $948.41M | $71.75M | $876.65M | 5.11% | 0.10B | -4.9% | |
| 2024 | $550.28M | $65.69M | $484.60M | 3.16% | 0.10B | -1.6% | |
| 2023 | $196.59M | $79.19M | $117.40M | 0.95% | 0.10B | -0.8% | |
| 2022 | $331.21M | $77.53M | $253.68M | 1.83% | 0.11B | -1.2% | |
| 2021 | $180.19M | $61.51M | $118.69M | 0.84% | 0.11B | -0.2% | |
| 2020 | $119.39M | $60.70M | $58.69M | 0.83% | 0.11B | -1.4% | |
| 2019 | $292.18M | $53.32M | $238.86M | 2.36% | 0.11B | -1.9% | |
| 2018 | $169.90M | $47.37M | $122.53M | 1.68% | 0.11B | -0.6% | |
| 2017 | $197.93M | $38.29M | $159.64M | 1.57% | 0.11B | -2.0% | |
| 2016 | $268.40M | $40.63M | $227.78M | 2.48% | 0.11B | -2.9% | |
| 2015 | $287.13M | $37.23M | $249.90M | 3.43% | 0.12B | -1.4% | |
| 2014 | $148.42M | $35.33M | $113.09M | 1.51% | 0.12B | -0.8% | |
| 2013 | $132.69M | $32.35M | $100.33M | 1.46% | 0.12B | -0.5% | |
| 2012 | $63.65M | $29.71M | $33.94M | 0.91% | 0.12B | -1.6% | |
| 2011 | $254.11M | $26.84M | $227.27M | 4.83% | 0.12B | -4.6% | |
| 2010 | $250.89M | $21.40M | $229.50M | 5.11% | 0.13B | -1.3% | |
| 2009 | $1.88M | $17.57M | −$15.68M | 0.05% | 0.13B | +0.7% | |
| 2008 | $2.02M | $13.77M | −$11.75M | 0.06% | 0.13B | -6.6% | |
| 2007 | $606.10M | $9.39M | $596.72M | 17.65% | 0.14B | -9.6% | |
| 2006 | $257.39M | $0.00 | $257.39M | 8.67% | 0.15B | -6.3% | |
| 2005 | $239.23M | $0.00 | $239.23M | 6.86% | 0.16B | -2.0% | |
| 2004 | $7.03M | $0.00 | $7.03M | 0.20% | 0.17B | +0.2% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.17B | +5.4% | |
| 2002 | $3.91M | $0.00 | $3.91M | 0.34% | 0.16B | +9.8% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.14B | +1.0% | |
| 2000 | $7.58M | $0.00 | $7.58M | — | 0.14B | -0.1% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.14B | -3.1% | |
| 1998 | $5.81M | $0.00 | $5.81M | — | 0.15B | -0.6% | |
| 1997 | $22.00M | $0.00 | $22.00M | — | 0.15B | -3.0% | |
| 1996 | $17.78M | $0.00 | $17.78M | — | 0.15B | — | |
| 1995 | $7.10M | $0.00 | $7.10M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $2.08M | $0.00 | $2.08M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $7.00M | $0.00 | $7.00M | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $9.40M | $0.00 | $9.40M | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$948.41M
- 2024$550.28M
- 2023$196.59M
- 2022$331.21M
- 2021$180.19M
- 2020$119.39M
- 2019$292.18M
- 2018$169.90M
- 2017$197.93M
- 2016$268.40M
- 2015$287.13M
- 2014$148.42M
- 2013$132.69M
- 2012$63.65M
- 2011$254.11M
- 2010$250.89M
- 2009$1.88M
- 2008$2.02M
- 2007$606.10M
- 2006$257.39M
- 2005$239.23M
- 2004$7.03M
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$3.91M
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$7.58M
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$5.81M
- 1997$22.00M
- 1996$17.78M
- 1995$7.10M
- 1994$2.08M
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$7.00M
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$9.40M
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 11.16×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT)
How J.B. Hunt Transport Services splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as J.B. Hunt Transport Services, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $7.55B | |
| $5.19B | |
| $2.68B | |
| $1.86B | |
| $1.14B | |
| $1.13B | |
| $50.00M | |
| $0.00 |
- $7.55B
- $5.19B
- $2.68B
- $1.86B
- $1.14B
- $1.13B
- $50.00M
- $0.00
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $862.33M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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