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Operating Margin for Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

24.6%

YoY change

−1.79pp

Trough year (1990)

0.0%

Peak year (2022)

29.4%

Operating Margin history chart for Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) from 1990 to 2025

Latest: 24.8%

Operating Margin change chart for Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) from 1990 to 2025

Latest: −1.79pp

Operating Margin history table for Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) from 1990 to 2025

  • 202524.8%-1.79pp
  • 202426.6%-1.42pp
  • 202328.0%-1.43pp
  • 202229.4%+2.93pp
  • 202126.5%+3.89pp
  • 202022.6%+2.66pp
  • 201919.9%-0.28pp
  • 201820.2%+3.06pp
  • 201717.1%+0.98pp
  • 201616.2%-0.59pp
  • 201516.8%+0.93pp
  • 201415.8%+1.35pp
  • 201314.5%+1.11pp
  • 201213.4%+1.07pp
  • 201112.3%+2.99pp
  • 20109.3%+3.65pp
  • 20095.7%-2.74pp
  • 20088.4%-0.88pp
  • 20079.3%-0.93pp
  • 200610.2%+1.00pp
  • 20059.2%+0.63pp
  • 20048.6%+0.90pp
  • 20037.7%+1.27pp
  • 20026.4%+1.48pp
  • 20014.9%-0.70pp
  • 20005.6%-0.96pp
  • 19996.6%+0.69pp
  • 19985.9%-0.19pp
  • 19976.1%+1.67pp
  • 19964.4%+4.42pp
  • 19950.0%0.00pp
  • 19940.0%0.00pp
  • 19930.0%0.00pp
  • 19920.0%0.00pp
  • 19910.0%0.00pp
  • 19900.0%—

Operating Margin values are taken from Old Dominion Freight Line's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Operating Margin at Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL)

According to Old Dominion Freight Line's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported operating margin is 24.6%. Operating margin is operating income divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar left after cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D), but before interest and taxes. It isolates how profitable the core business is before financing and tax decisions, so it is comparable across companies with different capital structures.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

The 2025 reading of Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) operating margin is 24.76% – contracted 1.8 percentage points year-over-year.

29.40% stands as the all-time-high annual operating margin, posted in 2022, against a low of 0.00% during 1990.

Old Dominion Freight Line Operating Margin by Year

Old Dominion Freight Line Operating Margin 2025: 24.8%

Old Dominion Freight Line posted operating margin of 24.76% in 2025, contracted 1.8 percentage points from 2024.

Old Dominion Freight Line Operating Margin 2024: 26.6%

In 2024, Old Dominion Freight Line reported operating margin of 26.55%, contracted 1.4 percentage points from 2023.

Old Dominion Freight Line Operating Margin 2023: 28.0%

Old Dominion Freight Line operating margin in 2023 was 27.97%, contracted 1.4 percentage points from 2022.

Old Dominion Freight Line Operating Margin 2022: 29.4%

2022's operating margin for Old Dominion Freight Line came in at 29.40%, expanded 2.9 percentage points from 2021. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Old Dominion Freight Line Operating Margin 2021: 26.5%

Old Dominion Freight Line operating margin in 2021 was 26.47%.

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