JBHT Earnings Predictions — 2026-07-15

Ticker Report or Guide KPI Prediction Answer Confidence
JBHT Report Consolidated Diluted EPS (Q2 2026) BEAT pred ~1.78 vs. cons 1.70 MEDIUM
JBHT Report Consolidated Revenue (Q2 2026, $B) BEAT pred ~3.27 vs. cons 3.21 MEDIUM
JBHT Report Consolidated Operating Income (Q2 2026, $M) BEAT pred ~245 vs. cons 228 MEDIUM
JBHT Guide FY2026 Net CapEx ($M) UNCHANGED guide ~700 vs. cons 700 (FY2026) HIGH
JBHT Guide Dedicated Net Truck Adds (units, FY2026) UNCHANGED guide ~900 vs. cons 900 (FY2026) MEDIUM
JBHT Guide Self-funded structural cost-removal run-rate ($M annualized) BETTER guide ~140 vs. cons 100 (original FY2026 target) MEDIUM
JBHT Return Day-1 residual (stock − beta × S&P 500) +2.8% MEDIUM
JBHT Return 5-day cumulative residual -0.6% (FADE) A likely EPS/revenue beat is driven mainly by self-funded cost cuts and volume, not confirmed pricing power — Intermodal pricing still reflects 2025's soft bid season and management has repeatedly declined to raise long-term margin targets (10-12% Intermodal, 12-14% Dedicated). With the stock at ~44x forward P/E after an 85% run and a fresh Underweight call from Morgan Stanley on valuation grounds, any lack of explicit confidence on pricing timing (needed to justify the 2027 consensus step-up to $9.04 EPS, +24%) invites profit-taking into the print's initial pop, pulling the residual back over the following days even if the headline print beats. MEDIUM