---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-23-028407"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "JBHT"
cik: "0000728535"
company_name: "HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC"
filed_at: "2023-10-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T22:57:27.700527+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# J.B. Hunt Q3 2023 EPS $1.80 vs $2.57 YoY; revenue down 18% to $3.16B

## Summary
- Revenue $3.16B (-18% YoY); operating income $241.7M (-33%); net earnings $187.4M (-30%).
- EPS $1.80 diluted vs $2.57 in Q3 2022, down 30%.
- Intermodal volume +1% but revenue -15%; ICS revenue -48% with $9.4M operating loss.
- Dedicated Contract Services revenue -4% to $892M; Final Mile operating income +33% to $13M.
- Acquisition of BNSF Logistics brokerage closed Sept 30; results in ICS from Q4.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-23-028407
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: JBHT
- cik: 0000728535
- company_name: HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC
- filed_at: 2023-10-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728535/000143774923028407/0001437749-23-028407-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728535/000143774923028407/jbht20231016_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC reported third quarter ended September 30, 2023 results: revenue $3.16 billion, net income $187.4 million, EPS $1.80.
  - Period: third quarter ended September 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $3.16 billion
  - Net income: $187.4 million
  - EPS: $1.80
  - Result: reported results
  source text: J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., (NASDAQ: JBHT) announced third quarter 2023 U.S. GAAP (United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) net earnings of $187.4 million, or diluted earnings per share of $1.80 versus third quarter 2022 net earnings of $269.4 million, or $2.57 per diluted share. Total operating revenue for the current quarter was $3.16 billion
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728535/000143774923028407/0001437749-23-028407-index.htm

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