---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-24-006193"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ARCB"
cik: "0000894405"
company_name: "ARCBEST CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2024-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T05:13:11.697632+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ArcBest Q1 net loss $2.9M on revenue $1.0B; non-GAAP EPS $1.34 down YoY

## Summary
- Revenue from continuing ops $1.0B, down ~9% YoY from $1.1B.
- GAAP net loss $2.9M ($0.12/share) includes $21.6M after-tax equity impairment charge from Phantom Auto.
- Non-GAAP net income $32.3M ($1.34/share) vs $39.5M ($1.58) in Q1 2023.
- Asset-Based operating ratio improved to 92.0% on core shipment growth of 12%; operating income $53.5M.
- Asset-Light reported non-GAAP operating loss $4.7M and negative Adjusted EBITDA ($2.9M).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-24-006193
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ARCB
- cik: 0000894405
- company_name: ARCBEST CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2024-04-30T23:59:59+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/894405/000155837024006193/0001558370-24-006193-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/894405/000155837024006193/arcb-20240430x8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  ARCBEST CORP /DE/ reported first quarter 2024 results: revenue $1.0 billion, net income $2.9 million, EPS $0.12 per diluted share.
  - Period: first quarter 2024
  - Revenue: $1.0 billion
  - Net income: $2.9 million
  - EPS: $0.12 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: ArcBest ® (Nasdaq: ARCB) , a leader in supply chain logistics, today reported first quarter 20 24 revenue from continuing operations of $ 1.0 billion, compared to $1.1 billion in the first quarter of 2023. First quarter 202 4 operating income from continuing operations was $ 22.4 million , compared to $21.2 million in the prior year period, and net loss from continuing operations was $ 2.9 million, or $ 0.12 per diluted share , compared to net income of $18.8 million, or $0.75 per diluted share, in 2023 .
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/894405/000155837024006193/0001558370-24-006193-index.htm

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