Hub Group, Inc.NASDAQ: HUBG

Hub Group Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results

· Issued by Hub Group, Inc. via GlobeNewswire

Key figures

  • GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.42 for the second quarter
  • Second quarter revenue of $905.6 m illion
  • Non-GAAP adjusted EPS of $0.45 , which excludes adjustments for vendor settlements in the quarter
  • Operating income of $34 million or 3.8 % of revenue, adjusted operating income (non-GAAP) of $36.9 million or 4.1% of revenue
  • Returned $29 million to shareholders year-to-date through dividend payments of $15 million and stock repurchases of $14 million

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Highlights:

  • GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.42 for the second quarter
  • Second quarter revenue of $905.6 million
  • Non-GAAP adjusted EPS of $0.45, which excludes adjustments for vendor settlements in the quarter
  • Operating income of $34 million or 3.8% of revenue, adjusted operating income (non-GAAP) of $36.9 million or 4.1% of revenue
  • Returned $29 million to shareholders year-to-date through dividend payments of $15 million and stock repurchases of $14 million
  • Strong balance sheet with net debt/EBITDA LTM (non-GAAP) of 0.3x as of June 30, 2025
  • Proposed Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern combination a catalyst for growth

OAK BROOK, Ill., July 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hub Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: HUBG) announced second quarter 2025 net income of $25 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.42. Adjusting for vendor settlement expenses of $2.6 million (pre-tax), second quarter 2025 adjusted net income (non-GAAP) of $27.0 million decreased 6.2% from the prior year net income of $29.0 million. Adjusted EPS (non-GAAP) of $0.45 per diluted share decreased $0.02 from $0.47 EPS reported in the second quarter of 2024.

“The team continues to navigate this operating environment with a focus on serving customers, improving productivity, and leveraging growth investments. Intermodal margin performance and new customer wins for the Final Mile business reflect success with our approach. Hub Group has made progress with cost-saving initiatives and remains opportunistic with capital deployment as reflected in the announced agreement to acquire certain assets from Marten Intermodal. Although market conditions remain challenging, higher margin and free cash flow performance from cycle trough-to-trough highlight the benefits of our strategy and execution, and we remain optimistic on the long-term growth opportunity,” said Phil Yeager, Hub Group’s President, Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman.

Second Quarter 2025 Results

Consolidated revenue for the second quarter of 2025 was $906 million, an 8% decrease from $986 million reported in the second quarter of 2024. Intermodal volume growth of 2% was offset by lower revenue per unit in intermodal and brokerage, decreased fuel revenue, and sub-seasonal demand across segments.

Purchased transportation and warehousing costs of $656 million were 10% lower than prior year. Salaries and benefits of $143 million were 1% higher than prior year driven by additional warehouse and driver team members and the EASO acquisition. Total legacy headcount, which excludes acquisition employees, drivers and warehouse employees, declined 3% from prior year. Depreciation and amortization of $32 million decreased 14% from prior year. Insurance and claims of $11 million decreased 16% due to lower claims costs in the quarter. General and administrative expenses increased from prior year due to the impact from vendor settlements in the quarter.

GAAP operating income for the second quarter was $34 million or 3.8% of revenue and adjusted operating income (non-GAAP) was $37 million or 4.1% of revenue. Prior year operating income was $39.5 million or 4.0% of revenue. Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) for the second quarter was $85 million. Net debt/EBITDA LTM (non-GAAP) was 0.3x for the second quarter, below the leverage target range of 0.75 to 1.25x.

Intermodal and Transportation Solutions (“ITS”) Segment revenue was $528 million in the second quarter, down from $561 million in the prior year due to intermodal mix, price and fuel impacts, along with lower dedicated revenue. ITS operating income was $14.4 million, or 2.7% of revenue, up from $13.6 million in the prior year.

Second quarter Logistics Segment revenue was $404 million, down from $459 million in the prior year due to lower volume and revenue per load in our brokerage business, exiting of unprofitable business in consolidation and fulfilment, and sub-seasonal demand in managed transportation and final mile businesses. GAAP Logistics operating income was $20 million, or 4.9% of revenue. Adjusted Logistics operating income (non-GAAP) was $23 million, or 5.6% of revenue, down from $26 million in the prior year, due to a lower brokerage margin.

Capital expenditures for the second quarter of 2025 totaled $11 million and decreased sequentially due to lower tractor fleet investment. As of June 30, 2025, we had cash and restricted cash of $164 million. Year-to-date the company returned $29 million to shareholders through dividend payments of $15 million and stock repurchases of $14 million.

Proposed Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Combination

We are supportive of our rail partners Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern in their announced plan to form America’s first transcontinental railroad. Throughout Hub Group’s history, we have remained committed to serving customers and realizing the potential of intermodal transportation. The announced transaction would further accelerate our long-term growth opportunity. Specifically, a transcontinental network removes friction in gateways, reduces transit times, provides access to new markets, and increases competition with truck volume through new single-line service. We remain focused on executing our strategy and will stay in close communication with our rail partners.

2025 Outlook

We expect 2025 diluted earnings per share will range from $1.80 to $2.05. We estimate revenue of approximately $3.6 billion to $3.8 billion for the full year. We project an effective tax rate of approximately 24.5% and capital expenditures in the range of $40 million to $50 million for the full year.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In this press release, we present certain non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted EPS, adjusted operating income, adjusted EBITDA, and net debt/EBITDA. As required by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), we have provided herein a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable measures under GAAP, along with an explanation why management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide relevant and useful information. These non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative to or substitute for, measures determined in accordance with GAAP and are not necessarily comparable to non-GAAP measures that may be presented by other companies.

Certain Forward-Looking Statements:

Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements, provided pursuant to the safe harbor established under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that might cause the actual performance of Hub Group to differ materially from those expressed or implied by this discussion and, therefore, should be viewed with caution. Further information on the risks that may affect Hub Group’s business is included in filings it makes with the SEC from time to time, including those discussed under the “Risk Factors” section in Hub Group’s most recently filed periodic reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and subsequent filings. Hub Group assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.

Conference Call

Hub Group, Inc. will hold a conference call at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 31, 2025, to discuss our Second quarter 2025 results. Hosting the conference call will be Phil Yeager, President, CEO and Vice Chairman and Kevin Beth, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

This call is being webcast and can be accessed through the Investors link on Hub Group’s web site at www.hubgroup.com. The webcast is listen-only. Those interested in participating in the question-and-answer session should follow the telephone dial-in instructions below.

To participate in the conference call by telephone, please pre-register https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BI812532441b224285a8849232f987af30  to receive the dial-in number and unique PIN. On the day of the call, dial in approximately ten minutes prior to the scheduled call time and enter the unique participant PIN received during registration. The call will be limited to 60 minutes, including questions and answers. An audio replay will be available through the Investors link on the Company's web site at www.hubgroup.com. This replay will be available for 30 days.

About Hub Group

Hub Group offers comprehensive transportation and logistics management solutions. Keeping our customers’ needs in focus, Hub Group designs, continually optimizes, and applies industry-leading technology to our customers’ supply chains for better service, greater efficiency, and total visibility. As an award-winning, publicly traded company (Nasdaq: HUBG) with approximately $4 billion in revenue, our nearly 6,000 employees and drivers across the globe are always in pursuit of “The Way Ahead” – a commitment to service, integrity and innovation. For more information, visit hubgroup.com.

SOURCE: Hub Group, Inc.CONTACT: Garrett Holland, GHolland@hubgroup.com

HUB GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended June 30,
20252024
% of% of
AmountRevenueAmountRevenue
Operating revenue$905,648100.0%$986,495100.0%
Operating expenses:
Purchased transportation and warehousing655,90472.4%727,23673.7%
Salaries and benefits143,31015.8%141,85614.4%
Depreciation and amortization32,3873.6%37,7723.8%
Insurance and claims10,6441.2%12,6391.3%
General and administrative28,9253.2%27,8772.8%
Loss (gain) on sale of assets, net1300.0%(413)-0.0%
Total operating expenses871,30096.2%946,96796.0%
Operating income34,3483.8%39,5284.0%
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net(2,129)-0.2%(1,881)-0.2%
Other, net728-0.0%(66)-0.0%
Total other expense, net(1,401)-0.2%(1,947)-0.2%
Income before provision for income taxes32,9473.6%37,5813.8%
Provision for income taxes7,9160.9%8,5660.9%
Net income25,03129,015
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests(216)-
Net income attributable to Hub Group, Inc.$25,247$29,015
Earnings per share
Basic$0.42$0.48
Diluted$0.42$0.47
Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding60,00260,710
Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding60,21061,108
HUB GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended June 30,
20252024
% of% of
AmountRevenueAmountRevenue
Operating revenue$1,820,864100.0%$1,985,988100.0%
Operating expenses:
Purchased transportation and warehousing1,313,82772.2%1,467,40873.9%
Salaries and benefits292,72316.1%286,35214.4%
Depreciation and amortization64,9663.5%76,1033.8%
Insurance and claims21,5261.2%25,2571.3%
General and administrative56,0703.1%55,1112.8%
Loss (gain) on sale of assets, net650.0%(910)-0.1%
Total operating expenses1,749,17796.1%1,909,32196.1%
Operating income71,6873.9%76,6673.9%
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net(4,121)-0.2%(4,387)-0.2%
Other, net1,0230.1%(236)-0.0%
Total other expense, net(3,098)-0.1%(4,623)-0.2%
Income before provision for income taxes68,5893.8%72,0443.7%
Provision for income taxes16,3630.9%15,9760.8%
Net income52,22656,068
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests131-
Net income attributable to Hub Group, Inc.$52,095$56,068
Earnings per share
Basic$0.87$0.92
Diluted$0.86$0.91
Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding60,09661,018
Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding60,31461,387
HUB GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share data)
June 30,December 31,
20252024
(unaudited)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents$137,048$98,248
Restricted cash26,55328,700
Accounts receivable trade, net541,554581,516
Accounts receivable other11,88710,880
Prepaid taxes11,06015,115
Prepaid expenses and other current assets17,33733,870
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS745,439768,329
Restricted investments20,00521,642
Property and equipment, net725,200739,896
Right-of-use assets - operating leases219,925233,651
Right-of-use assets - financing leases7311,062
Other intangibles, net259,300267,357
Goodwill804,019814,309
Other non-current assets25,43222,097
TOTAL ASSETS$2,800,051$2,868,343
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable trade$235,295$279,982
Accounts payable other31,26029,069
Accrued payroll26,82032,833
Accrued other90,33791,441
Lease liability - operating leases44,00645,492
Lease liability - financing leases569663
Current portion of long-term debt97,641100,001
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES525,928579,481
Deferred consideration28,35630,639
Long-term debt134,279164,361
Other non-current liabilities51,55151,004
Lease liability - operating leases186,033197,664
Lease liability - financing leases96330
Deferred taxes147,600152,913
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized;
no shares issued or outstanding in 2025 and 2024.--
Common stock
Class A: $.01 par value; 97,337,700 shares authorized; 72,303,228
shares issued in both 2025 and 2024; 60,641,237 shares outstanding in 2025
and 60,746,745 shares outstanding in 2024.723723
Class B: $.01 par value; 662,300 shares authorized; 574,903 shares issued and
outstanding in both 2025 and 2024.66
Additional paid-in capital216,107222,039
Retained earnings2,059,2442,022,265
Accumulated other comprehensive loss2,672(1,453)
Treasury stock; at cost, 11,661,991 shares in 2025 and 11,556,483 shares in 2024(603,793)(598,583)
Total Hub Group, Inc. equity1,674,9591,644,997
Non-controlling interests51,24946,954
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY1,726,2081,691,951
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY$2,800,051$2,868,343
HUB GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended June 30,
20252024
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income$52,226$56,068
Adjustments to reconcile net income
to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of intangibles and right-of-use assets94,44899,100
Deferred taxes(4,191)(9,249)
Non-cash share-based compensation expense9,3459,433
Loss (gain) on sale of assets, net65(910)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Restricted investments640(281)
Accounts receivable, net41,25115,784
Prepaid taxes4,1914,537
Prepaid expenses and other current assets16,91019,697
Other non-current assets(4,445)(1,503)
Accounts payable(43,705)(14,270)
Accrued expenses(13,552)(6,542)
Non-current liabilities(21,647)(21,399)
Net cash provided by operating activities131,536150,465
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of equipment4,0565,750
Purchases of property and equipment(30,480)(31,255)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired-3,701
Net cash used in investing activities(26,424)(21,804)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of long term debt(51,729)(53,233)
Purchase of treasury stock(13,814)(32,938)
Dividends paid(15,000)(15,230)
Stock withheld for payments of withholding taxes(6,673)(8,664)
Finance lease payments(328)(1,217)
Proceeds from issuance of debt19,10315,618
Net cash used in financing activities(68,441)(95,664)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents(18)(20)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents36,65332,977
Cash and cash equivalents beginning of period126,948187,270
Cash and cash equivalents end of period$163,601$220,247
HUB GROUP, INC.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION BY SEGMENT (NON-GAAP)
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended June 30,
NON-GAAP
NON-GAAPAdjusted
Operating Revenue2025Adjustments (1)20252024
Intermodal and Transportation Services$528,184$-$528,184$561,033
Logistics404,310-404,310459,088
Inter-segment eliminations(26,846)-(26,846)(33,626)
Total operating revenue$905,648$-$905,648$986,495
Three Months Ended June 30,
NON-GAAP
NON-GAAPAdjusted
Operating Income2025Adjustments (1)20252024
Intermodal and Transportation Services$14,407$14,407$13,639
Logistics19,9412,57522,51625,889
Total operating income$34,348$2,575$36,923$39,528
Three Months Ended June 30,
NON-GAAP
NON-GAAPAdjusted
Depreciation and Amortization2025Adjustments (1)20252024
Intermodal and Transportation Services$22,043$-$22,043$27,270
Logistics10,344-10,34410,502
Total depreciation and amortization$32,387$-$32,387$37,772
(1) See Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures for further discussion.
HUB GROUP, INC.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION BY SEGMENT (NON-GAAP)
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended June 30,
Operating Revenue2025Non-GAAPAdjustments (1)Non-GAAPAdjusted20252024
Intermodal and Transportation Services$1,058,206-1,058,206$1,113,066
Logistics815,311-815,311939,312
Inter-segment eliminations(52,653)-(52,653)(66,390)
Total operating revenue$1,820,864-1,820,864$1,985,988
Six Months Ended June 30,
Non-GAAP
Non-GAAPAdjusted
Operating Income2025Adjustments (1)20252024
Intermodal and Transportation Services$28,457$28,457$26,670
Logistics43,2302,57545,80549,997
Total operating income$71,687$2,575$74,262$76,667
Six Months Ended June 30,
Depreciation and Amortization2025Non-GAAPAdjustments (1)Non-GAAPAdjusted20252024
Intermodal and Transportation Services$44,068-44,068$54,319
Logistics20,898-20,89821,784
Total depreciation and amortization$64,966-64,966$76,103
(1) See Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures for further discussion.
HUB GROUP, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(in millions, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
The following is a reconciliation of GAAP earnings to Non-GAAP Adjusted Earnings, excluding certain items, for income before provision for income taxes (Pre-Tax), net income (After-Tax) and diluted earnings per share (Per Share):
Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
June 30, 2025June 30, 2025
Pre-TaxAfter-TaxPer SharePre-TaxAfter-TaxPer Share
GAAP Earnings$32.9$25.0$0.42$68.6$52.2$0.86
Vendor settlements (i)2.62.0$0.032.62.0$0.03
Non-GAAP Adjusted Earnings$35.5$27.0$0.45$71.2$54.2$0.89
By providing this measure of Non-GAAP Adjusted Earnings, management intends to provide investors with a useful measure of Hub Group's performance that excludes certain non-ordinary expense items and allowing better evaluation of underlying business performance and period-to-period comparability.
(i) Vendor settlements includes vendor disputes related to our network alignment consolidation activities.
HUB GROUP, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(in millions, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
The following is a reconciliation of GAAP Operating Income to Non-GAAP Adjusted Operating Income, excluding certain items.
Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
June 30, 2025June 30, 2025
ITSLogisticsConsolidatedITSLogisticsConsolidated
GAAP Operating Income$14.4$19.9$34.3$28.5$43.2$71.7
Vendor settlements (i)$-$2.6$2.6$-$2.6$2.6
Non-GAAP Adjusted Operating Income$14.4$22.5$36.9$28.5$45.8$74.3
By providing this measure of Non-GAAP Adjusted Operating Income, management intends to provide investors with a useful measure of Hub Group's performance that excludes certain non-ordinary expense items and allowing better evaluation of underlying business performance and period-to-period comparability.
(i) Vendor settlements includes vendor disputes related to our network alignment consolidation activities.
RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO EBITDA (1) AND NET DEBT / EBITDA LEVERAGE
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
2024202420252025
Q3Q4Q1Q2LTM (3)
Net Income$23,603$24,372$27,194$25,031$100,200
Interest Expense, net1,3331,8581,9922,1297,312
Depreciation and Amortization (2)46,37447,08847,04647,402187,910
Provision for Income Taxes7,1405,3878,4477,91628,890
EBITDA$78,450$78,705$84,679$82,478$324,312
Network Alignment (i)$8,381$4,814$-$-$13,195
Transaction Related (ii)9471,194--2,141
Other (iii)1,06167--1,128
Vendor Settlements (iv)---2,5752,575
Adjusted EBITDA$88,839$84,780$84,679$85,053$343,351
EBITDA LTM (3)$331,535$332,686$330,791$324,312
Net Debt (4)$102,105$167,106$140,223$95,537
Net Debt / EBITDA LTM0.30.50.40.3
Adjusted EBITDA LTM (3)$347,016$349,150$347,255$343,351
Net Debt / Adjusted EBITDA LTM0.30.50.40.3
(1)   By providing this Non-GAAP measure of EBITDA and Net Debt / EBITDA Leverage, management intends to provide investors with a meaningful, consistent comparison of the Company's profitability and leverage for the periods presented.
(2)   Includes depreciation of property and equipment, amortization of intangible assets and amortization of right-of-use assets.
(3)   Last twelve months
(4)   Total debt (including finance leases) less cash and cash equivalents
(i) Network Alignment expenses include transfer costs, legal fees and other expenses related to consolidating from existing warehouses to improve operational efficiency of our cross dock services, Final Mile and Consolidation and Fulfillment lines of business.
(ii) Transaction related expenses are comprised of due diligence costs, legal fees, insurance fees and other professional service fees incurred as part of the forming of a joint venture with EASO in 2024 and the acquisition of Forward Air Final Mile in 2023.
(iii) Other includes non-ordinary expenses related to employee matters.
(iv) Vendor settlements includes vendor disputes related to our network alignment consolidation activities.

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