---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000878927-26-000009"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ODFL"
cik: "0000878927"
company_name: "OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE, INC."
filed_at: "2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T02:36:48.861809+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Old Dominion Q1 2026 EPS $1.14; revenue down 2.9% YoY; operating ratio 76.2%

## Summary
- Diluted EPS of $1.14 vs $1.19 in Q1 2025, a decline of 4.2%.
- Revenue $1.335B, down 2.9%; LTL tons per day fell 7.7%.
- LTL revenue per hundredweight ex-fuel increased 4.4%.
- Operating cash flow $373.6M; 2026 capex expected ~$265M.
- Share repurchases of $88.1M and dividends of $60.5M in Q1.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000878927-26-000009
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ODFL
- cik: 0000878927
- company_name: OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/878927/000087892726000009/0000878927-26-000009-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/878927/000087892726000009/odfl-20260429.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000878927-26-000009.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 73f3a61fdceaca91eeea3d09fc1751fa16598fa3
  claim: OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE, INC. reported three-month period ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $1,334,696, net income $238,258, EPS $1.14.
  evidence_excerpt: financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2026. Three Months Ended March 31, (In thousands, except per share amounts) 2026 2025 % Chg. Total revenue $ 1,334,696 $ 1,374,858 (2.9)% LTL services revenue $ 1,321,891 $ 1,360,839 (2.9)% Other services revenue $ 12,805 $ 14,019 (8.7)% Operating income $ 317,341 $ 338,055 (6.1)% Operating ratio
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/878927/000087892726000009/0000878927-26-000009-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.