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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-023629"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "JBHT"
cik: "0000728535"
company_name: "HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC"
filed_at: "2026-07-15T20:26:22+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-15T20:27:05.658337+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# J.B. Hunt Q2 2026 EPS $1.91 beats $1.31; revenue up 19% to $3.50B

## Summary
- Operating income $259.5M (+32% YoY); net earnings $181.0M vs $128.6M.
- Intermodal revenue $1.75B (+22%), operating income $150.9M (+58%) on 10% volume growth.
- ICS revenue $388M (+49%), swings to operating income $1.7M from loss of $3.6M.
- Debt reduced to $1.15B from $1.72B a year ago; repurchased ~392K shares for $98M.
- 2026 annual tax rate guidance lowered to 24.0%-24.5% from prior expectation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-023629
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: JBHT
- cik: 0000728535
- company_name: HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC
- filed_at: 2026-07-15T20:26:22+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- 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/728535/000143774926023629/0001437749-26-023629-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728535/000143774926023629/jbht20260714_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-023629.txt

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