Is Old Dominion Freight Stock (ODFL), a Good Investment?

By AAII Staff
September 02, 2026
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Learn more about whether Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. is a good stock to buy or sell based on recent news as well as its key financial metrics. Read on to find out how (ODFL) grades on certain investment factors and determine whether it meets your investment needs.

Latest Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. Stock News

As of September 01, 2026, Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. had a $38.8 billion market capitalization, putting it in the 92nd percentile of companies in the Ground Transportation industry.

Currently, Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 36.0. Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.’s trailing 12-month revenue is $5.6 billion with a 19.4% profit margin. Year-over-year quarterly sales growth most recently was 10.4%. Analysts expect adjusted earnings to reach $5.820 per share for the current fiscal year. Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. currently has a 0.6% dividend yield.



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Grading Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. Stock

Before you choose to buy, sell or hold Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. stock, you’ll want to analyze how it has been graded. Stock evaluation requires access to huge amounts of data and the knowledge and time to sift through it all, making sense of financial ratios, reading income statements and analyzing recent stock movement. To help individual investors decide whether or not to buy (ODFL) stock, AAII created A+ Investor, a robust data suite that condenses data research in an actionable and customizable way that is suitable for investors of all knowledge levels.

AAII’s proprietary stock grades come with A+ Investor. These offer intuitive A‐F grades for each of five key investing factors: value, growth, momentum, earnings revisions and quality. Here, we’ll take a closer look at Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.’s stock grades for value, growth and quality. Learn more about A+ Investor here!

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. Stock Growth Grade

Growth Grade:

Metric Metric Score ODFL Sector Median
Sales Growth 5yr Ann'l 100 6.5% 7.9%
Sales Increases YoY Last 5 yrs 40 2 of 5 3 of 5
Cash from Operations Ann'l Positive Last 5 yrs 100 5 of 5 5 of 5

The foundation of growth investing is seeking out stocks of companies exhibiting strong, consistent and prolonged growth that is expected to continue into the future.

In order to compute the Growth Score and assign it a letter grade, the percentile ranks for each of the three individual components‐consistency of annual sales growth, five‐year sales growth rankings adjusted for extreme levels, and consistency of positive annual cash from operations‐must be determined. These three rank figures are added together, and the sum is ranked against the entire stock universe to arrive at a company’s Growth Score to create an equal distribution of grades.

The companies in the bottom 20% of the stock universe receive Growth Grades of F, considered Very Weak, while those in the top 20% receive A grades, which are considered Very Strong.

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. has a Growth Score of 61, which is Strong.

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Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. Stock Momentum Grade

Momentum Grade:

Metric Score ODFL Sector Median
Relative Price Strength (Q1) 20 (21.6%) (4.6%)
Relative Price Strength (Q2) 70 (0.8%) (10.9%)
Relative Price Strength (Q3) 95 53.7% 5.7%
Relative Price Strength (Q4) 39 (12.3%) (9.1%)
Relative Price Strength (weighted 4 qtr) 50 (0.5%) (1.4%)

Momentum grades help uncover stocks experiencing anomalously high rates of return; research finds that stocks with high relative levels of momentum tend to outperform, whereas those with low levels of momentum tend to continue underperforming. Momentum is based on the price change of a stock over a specified period relative to all other stocks.

Typically, AAII looks at the weighted relative strength over the trailing four quarters. The weighted four-quarter relative strength rank is the relative price change for each of the past four quarters. The most recent quarterly price change is given a weight of 40% and each of the three previous quarters are given a weighting of 20%.

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. has a Momentum Score of 50, which is Average.

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. Stock Earnings Estimate Revisions Grade

Estimate Revisions Grade:

Metric Score ODFL Sector Median
Quarterly Surprise SUE Latest Qtr 71 3.3 2.0
Quarterly Surprise SUE Prior Qtr 83 4.7 1.6
EPS Est Current Year % Rev Last Month 60 0.2% 0.0%
EPS Est Current Year % Rev 3 Mos 79 8.6% 1.5%

The Earnings Estimate Revisions Score considers the magnitude of a company’s earnings surprise in its last two reported fiscal quarters. Often, positive surprises beget further positive surprises‐or at least continued sales growth (the exact opposite is generally true, too).

Estimate revisions offer an indication of what analysts are thinking about the short-term prospects of a firm. The Earnings Estimate Revisions Score is based on the statistical significance of a firm’s last two quarterly earnings surprises and the percentage change in its consensus estimate for the current fiscal year over the past month and past three months.

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. has an Earnings Estimate Revisions Score of 73, which is Positive.

Other Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. Stock Grades

In addition to Growth, Momentum and Estimate Revisions, A+ Investor also provides grades for Value and Quality.

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Successful stock investing involves buying low and selling high, so stock valuation is an important consideration for stock selection. Buying stocks that are going to go up typically means buying stocks that are undervalued in the first place, although momentum investors may argue that point.

AAII’s A+ Investor Quality Grade comes from the ranking of key metrics. Specifically, the Quality Grade is the percentile rank of the composite return on assets (ROA), return on invested capital (ROIC), gross profit relative to assets, buyback yield, change in total liabilities to assets, accruals, Z double prime bankruptcy risk (Z) score and F—Score.

These 2 key factors, when combined with the above, provide a holistic view into a stock. Further, by joining A+ Investor you can see whether Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.’s stock passes any of our 60+ stock screens that have outperformed the market since their creation.

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Should I Buy Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. Stock?

Overall, Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. stock has a Growth Grade of B, Momentum Grade of C, and Earnings Estimate Revisions Grade of B.

Whether or not you should buy Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. stock will ultimately depend on your individual goals, risk tolerance and allocation. AAII can help you figure these out and identify which investments align with what works best for you.

Lastly, it’s important to evaluate a stock by comparing it against others in the same industry. Review the table below to see how Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. stock stands up against its competitors. Click into any of the below tickers to see their stock grades for value, momentum, quality and EPS revisions.

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (ODFL) Competitors

Companies similar to Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. in the Ground Transportation industry.

Company name Ticker Market Cap
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. JBHT $24.09Bil
MTR Corporation Limited MTCPY $24.37Bil
Norfolk Southern Corporation NSC $74.79Bil
Canadian National Railway Company CNI $72.80Bil
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited CP $79.38Bil

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. Stock: Bottom Line

You can use the information about how Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. is graded to determine if you should invest in this stock. However, you should decide whether Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.’s stock is a buy, sell or hold based on a combination of grades, metrics, ratios and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reports.

Investors are encouraged to do their own due diligence and research. In this way, individuals can effectively become managers of their own assets—without having to rely on others for financial independence. You can count on AAII for timeless articles on financial planning and stock-picking, unbiased research and actionable analysis.

So, if you’re still on the fence about whether Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. is a buy, sell or hold, you can utilize AAII’s expansive and robust screening tools like A+ Investor to help with your decision.

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