Is JBHT a high-quality business?

AlphaMadera's AlphaQuality grade scores J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. on six pillars — profitability, capital efficiency, balance-sheet strength, growth durability, cash generation, and shareholder yield. The composite letter grade reflects how JBHT compares to a Buffett-style quality bar.

What is J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.'s AlphaQuality grade?

AlphaQuality assigns a letter grade (A through F) to JBHT based on a six-pillar quantitative model. The live page shows the composite grade plus each pillar's individual score with the underlying metrics.

What makes JBHT a quality stock?

AlphaQuality looks at return on capital, free-cash-flow margins, debt-to-equity, revenue stability, dividend and buyback policy, and operating-margin trend. Stocks scoring well across all six pillars earn higher grades — the methodology favors compounders over cyclicals.

JBHT - J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

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AlphaQuality

Quantitative six-pillar business-quality grade

Stable Earnings Power

AlphaQuality — archetype-weighted quantitative grade

B- 64.1 / 100 composite

Composite Grade

Composite of six pillars weighted for stable earnings power businesses. Purely quantitative — no stock price or analyst input.

Profitability

Weight: 20%

B- 63.9

5yr Avg ROIC 14.0% 77/100
Operating Margin Trend -0.49 pp/yr 34/100

Capital Efficiency

Weight: 15%

A 91.2

5yr Avg ROE 20.4% 93/100
5yr Share-Count CAGR -2.2% 89/100

Growth Quality

Weight: 15%

F 21.0

5yr Revenue CAGR -0.3% 19/100
5yr EPS CAGR -3.8% 12/100
Revenue-Growth Years (5) 2/5 40/100

Cash Generation

Weight: 15%

C- 48.5

5yr FCF Margin 3.2% 41/100
5yr FCF/NI Conversion 0.62x 58/100

Balance Sheet

Weight: 20%

A 88.5

Net Debt / EBITDA 1.18x 82/100
Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 12.19x 88/100
Altman Z-Score 6.72 100/100

Stability

Weight: 15%

B- 62.7

EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.29 58/100
Piotroski F-Score 8 89/100
Negative-Revenue Years (5) 3/5 40/100

4 of 4 gurus held; 3 added; 1 trimmed.

Holders: 4
Avg Δ position: -6.8%
New buys: 0
Full exits: 0

Wood decreased -93%
Greenblatt increased +33%
Cooperman increased +20%

How this is calculated

AlphaQuality grades six pillars from 0-100 and weights each by archetype:

Profitability (20%) — 5yr Avg ROIC, Operating Margin Trend
Capital Efficiency (15%) — 5yr Avg ROE, 5yr Share-Count CAGR
Growth Quality (15%) — 5yr Revenue CAGR, 5yr EPS CAGR, Revenue-Growth Years (5)
Cash Generation (15%) — 5yr FCF Margin, 5yr FCF/NI Conversion
Balance Sheet (20%) — Net Debt / EBITDA, Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int), Altman Z-Score
Stability (15%) — EPS Volatility (σ/μ), Piotroski F-Score, Negative-Revenue Years (5)

We deliberately ignore stock price, analyst targets, and consensus ratings so the grade is suitable for backtesting forward returns. A minimum of 5 fiscal years of audited statements is required; distressed and highly leveraged infrastructure businesses are declared ungradable rather than forced into a numeric score.