J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. provides surface transportation, delivery, and logistic services in the United States. It operates through five segments: Intermodal, Dedicated Contract Services, Integrated Capacity Solutions, Final Mile Services, and Truckload. The JBI segment offers intermodal freight solutions. It operates 124,838 pieces of company-owned trailing equipment; owns and maintains its chassis fleet of 104,474 units; and manages a …
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Competitive advantage assessment
Key strengths
Margins Stable Across CyclesOperating margin volatility is low (stability score 0.85), demonstrating pricing resilience across cycles.
ROIC Sustainably Above PeersROIC at 80.8th percentile exceeds peers and WACC, demonstrating superior capital allocation.
Key risks
Liquidity ConcernsLiquidity is concerning (score 0.15), raising questions about short-term obligations.
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Where JBHT ranks in Integrated Freight & Logistics
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, I ranks #4 of 27
scored companies in Integrated Freight & Logistics by moat score — the top 15%.
The widest moat in the group is ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. (ZTO)
at 83/100.
Moat scores for companies ranked near JBHT in Integrated Freight & Logistics
Pricing power is the ability to raise prices without losing volume.
Cost Advantage
Score 80
· 15% of the moat score
A cost advantage means delivering the same product for structurally less — better purchasing, denser distribution, a more automated process.
Customer Stickiness
Score 88
· 15% of the moat score
Stickiness is what makes revenue repeat without being re-won every year.
Capital Efficiency
Score 84
· 18% of the moat score
Capital efficiency asks what the company earns on the money tied up in the business.
Resilience
Score 57
· 17% of the moat score
Resilience is the capacity to get through a bad year on its own terms — enough liquidity, enough interest cover, and enough cash generation to avoid a rescue financing or a forced sale.
Scale & Market Position
Score 65
· 15% of the moat score
Scale matters only when it converts into economics.
What is J.B. Hunt Transport Services, I's moat score?
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, I (JBHT) scores 76 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as strong. It ranks #4 of 27 scored companies in Integrated Freight & Logistics, the top 15%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 26 companies in Integrated Freight & Logistics. Its strongest defense is Customer Stickiness (88/100) and its weakest is Resilience (57/100).
How does J.B. Hunt Transport Services, I compare with other Integrated Freight & Logistics companies?
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, I ranks #4 of 27 scored companies in Integrated Freight & Logistics by moat score. The widest moat in Integrated Freight & Logistics is ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. (ZTO) at 83/100. The companies ranked closest are Expeditors International of Was (EXPD) at 78 just above it and United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) at 73 just below it.
How is the moat score calculated?
Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Corporate Default in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 26 companies in Integrated Freight & Logistics. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.
Why is J.B. Hunt Transport Services, I scored with the Corporate Default template?
Most public companies sell a product or a service at a margin, so the moat question is whether that margin survives contact with competitors. The Corporate template scores the six defenses that show up in a general operating company's financial signature: whether it can hold price, produce more cheaply than rivals, keep its customers, earn a return above its cost of capital, withstand a downturn, and turn size into economics.
Which competitive defenses are measured for J.B. Hunt Transport Services, I?
The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and JBHT scores: Pricing Power (78), Cost Advantage (80), Customer Stickiness (88), Capital Efficiency (84), Resilience (57), Scale & Market Position (65). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.
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