Old Dominion Freight Line Inc ODFL
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 04, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes
What the company does
Old Dominion Freight Line Inc is a large-cap company in the Industrials sector (Trucking), with a market value of $37.5B, based in the USA.
It employs about 20,173 people and has been listed since Oct 24, 1991.
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. operates as a less-than-truckload motor carrier in the United States and North America. The company offers regional, inter-regional, and national less-than-truckload services, as well as expedited transportation services.
Cheap or expensive? priced in line with its group
Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 34.7 versus 29.0 for the median of the Industrials sector in our universe (21 companies) — priced in line with its group.
Revenue is growing 10% versus the same quarter last year.
On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple drops to 27.3 — they expect higher earnings.
The average analyst price target is 227.95, 26% above the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 44% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- No risk flags were detected from the data we have.
Strengths
- ✅ Profitable — 23 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
- ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
- ✅ Buys back its shares (2% fewer shares in a year).
- ✅ More cash than debt.
- ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (10 vs 2).
- ✅ Pays a dividend (0.6% a year).
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock rose 4.1% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.2%, sector ETF XLI -0.3%).
This week's news
- Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) Stock Looks Near Fair Value After A 26% Run finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
- Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) Could Be 33% Undervalued On Its Capacity Growth Story finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
- 3 Profitable Stocks That Fall Short finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
- Old Dominion Freight Line to Webcast Third Quarter 2026 Conference Call finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-30
- Old Dominion Announces 4.9% General Rate Increase Effective Oct. 5 finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-28
- Should Investors Buy Old Dominion Despite Its Higher Valuation? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-28
A description of facts from the filings and the market — not investment advice or a recommendation. "Cheap" and "expensive" are always relative to the comparison group.