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OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE, INC. (ODFL) Form 8-K — Oct 28, 2026

$ODFLForm 8-KItems 2.02, 9.01Filed Oct 28, 2026, 8:57 AM ET0000878927-26-000031Original filing

Old Dominion Freight Line reported Q3 2026 diluted EPS of $1.65, up 28.9% from $1.28 a year earlier, on total revenue of $1.59 billion, a 13.1% increase. Net income rose 26.9% to $343.7 million. The operating ratio improved 280 basis points to 71.5%, driven by yield gains — LTL revenue per hundredweight up 13.3% — and cost leverage, though LTL tons per day slipped 0.1% before turning positive year-over-year in September.

Key figures

Eps
1.65
Revenue
1590726000
Guidance
2026 aggregate capital expenditures expected at approximately $380 million ($180M real estate/service centers, $155M tractors and trailers, $45M IT and other).
Net Income
343749000
Revenue Yoy
13.1%
Total Assets
5894180000
Cash Position
466224000
Eps yoy
28.9%
Capex q3
67100000
Buybacks 9m
400600000
Claims ratio
0.1%
Qtd revenue 9m
4479426000
On time service
99%
Dividends paid 9m
180700000
Operating ratio q3
71.5%
Operating income q3
452645000
Operating income yoy
25.4%
Operating cash flow q3
469500000
Ltl tons per day change
-0.1%
Operating ratio prior year
74.3%
Dividends declared per share q3
0.29
Ltl revenue per hundredweight change
13.3%

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