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FWRD vs HUBG // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Forward Air Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Hub Group Inc. (Class A) (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: FWRD 1
— HUBG 1
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $17.87 (+1.88%) • MKT CAP: $603.7M
valuation
35.7x
LAST: $26.68 (+1.56%) • MKT CAP: $1.63B
valuation
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (FWRD VS. HUBG)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | FWRD | HUBG | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 1.70% | — | — | TIE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 35.7x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | — | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 1.50% | — | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -4.20% | — | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 0.80% | — | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.91 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 2/9 | — | — | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 64.2 | 41.2 | +22.97 | FWRD | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $603.7M | $1.63B | -$1.03B | HUBG | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | FWRD REV | HUBG REV | FWRD GROSS % | HUBG GROSS % | FWRD FCF | HUBG FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.50B | $0 | — | — | — | — |
| FY 2024 | $2.47B | $3.95B | — | — | — | $143.6M |
| FY 2023 | $1.37B | $4.20B | — | — | — | $422.2M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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