---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-25-000558"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ARCB"
cik: "0000894405"
company_name: "ARCBEST CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2025-01-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T05:02:51.573468+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ArcBest Q4 2024 rev $1.0B, net income $29M ($1.24 EPS), down from $48.8M YoY

## Summary
- Q4 GAAP diluted EPS $1.24 vs $2.01 prior year; non-GAAP EPS $1.33 vs $2.47.
- Asset-Based OR worsened to 92.0% from 87.7% as tonnage per day fell 7.3%.
- Asset-Light revenue $375.4M (-9.2% per day); operating loss improved to $1.6M from $7.7M.
- Full year 2024 net income $173.4M ($7.28 diluted EPS) includes $67.9M gain on contingent consideration.
- Returned over $85M to shareholders in 2024 via repurchases and dividends; $48.7M repurchase authorization remains.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-25-000558
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ARCB
- cik: 0000894405
- company_name: ARCBEST CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2025-01-31T23:59:59+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/894405/000155837025000558/0001558370-25-000558-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/894405/000155837025000558/arcb-20250131x8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-25-000558.txt

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