---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-23-000800"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ARCB"
cik: "0000894405"
company_name: "ARCBEST CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2023-02-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T01:32:33.765971+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ArcBest FY2022 revenue $5.3B record; Q4 EPS $1.48 GAAP, $2.45 adj, down YoY

## Summary
- FY2022 net income $298.2M ($11.69 diluted) vs $213.5M ($7.98) in FY2021; record annual revenue of $5.3B.
- Q4 2022 revenue $1.2B (+$59M YoY); GAAP net income $37.3M ($1.48/diluted share) vs $65.5M ($2.47) in Q4 2021.
- Asset-Based Q4 op income $75.1M GAAP ($81.4M adj); tonnage per day down 5.5%, shipments per day up 0.8%.
- Asset-Light Q4 op loss $9.6M GAAP (incl $17.5M MoLo earnout charge); adj op income $11.1M.
- Returned $76M to shareholders via $65M buybacks (822k shares) and dividends; dividend raised 50% to $0.12/qtr.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-23-000800
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ARCB
- cik: 0000894405
- company_name: ARCBEST CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2023-02-03T23:59:59+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/894405/000155837023000800/0001558370-23-000800-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/894405/000155837023000800/arcb-20230203x8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-23-000800.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  ARCBEST CORP /DE/ reported Full Year 2022 results: revenue $5.3 billion, net income $298.2 million, EPS $11.69 per diluted share.
  - Period: Full Year 2022
  - Revenue: $5.3 billion
  - Net income: $298.2 million
  - EPS: $11.69 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: ArcBest’s full year 2022 revenue totaled a record $5.3 billion compared to $4.0 billion in 2021. Net income was $298.2 million, or $11.69 per diluted share
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/894405/000155837023000800/0001558370-23-000800-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  ARCBEST CORP /DE/ reported Full Year 2022 (Non-GAAP) results: net income $348.4 million, EPS $13.66 per diluted share.
  - Period: Full Year 2022 (Non-GAAP)
  - Net income: $348.4 million
  - EPS: $13.66 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: On a non-GAAP basis, ArcBest’s 2022 net income was $348.4 million, or $13.66 per diluted share
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/894405/000155837023000800/0001558370-23-000800-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  ARCBEST CORP /DE/ reported Fourth Quarter 2022 (Non-GAAP) results: net income $61.6 million, EPS $2.45 per diluted share.
  - Period: Fourth Quarter 2022 (Non-GAAP)
  - Net income: $61.6 million
  - EPS: $2.45 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Excluding certain items in both periods as identified in the attached reconciliation tables, fourth quarter 2022 non-GAAP operating income was $82.7 million, compared to $102.2 million in the prior-year period. On a non-GAAP basis, net income was $61.6 million, or $2.45 per diluted share
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/894405/000155837023000800/0001558370-23-000800-index.htm

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