Employees: 4,700
Size Covenant Logistics (CVLG) is a United States Industrials company (Trucking) with a market value of $801M, the 2392nd largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $31.55 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 5.1%, against -11.3% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 9th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 12.5% over the last twelve months (peer median +3.4%); the operating margin is 1.1% (peer median 4.2%).
Valuation It trades at 12.3× forward earnings against a peer median of 16.1× (3rd cheapest of 16).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 8.8 points below its cost of capital (10.3% WACC).
Short interest Short interest is 6.5% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 28 Jan 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.29B | $1.16B | $1.13B | $1.10B | $1.22B |
| Revenue growth | — | +3% | +3% | -9% | — |
| Gross profit | $92.6M | $99.8M | $130M | $114M | $135M |
| EBITDA | $116M | $113M | $133M | $116M | $138M |
| Net income | $5.40M | $7.24M | $35.9M | $55.2M | $109M |
| Free cash flow | n/a | -$33.9M | -$30.1M | -$133M | $58.8M |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | $148M | $153M | $218M | $100M |
| Total debt | $284M | $339M | $297M | $293M | $180M |
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| Measure | CVLG | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -3.5% | -5.2% | 11th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -5.1% | -11.3% | 9th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -36.8% | -31.9% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +12.5% | +3.4% | 5th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 1.1% | 4.2% | 5th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 12.3× | 16.1× | 3rd cheapest of 16 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -8.8 pp | -1.2 pp | 4th lowest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.4× | 8.9× | 4th most expensive of 14 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.9× | 1.4× | 4th most indebted of 14 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Logistics CVLG | United States | $801M | -5% | +12% | 1% | 12.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Shanghai Juss Sports and Entertainment 600676.SS | China | $802M | -36% | -14% | -15% | n/a | 5.1% | -11.0% |
| Sakai Moving Service 9039.T | Japan | $785M | +2% | +4% | 10% | 13.7× | -11.2% | +4.5% |
| Heartland Express HTLD | United States | $780M | -24% | -17% | -6% | 28.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Fulongma 603686.SS | China | $743M | -37% | +6% | 6% | 27.8× | 2.4% | -2.0% |
| Shibusawa Logistics 9304.T | Japan | $723M | +48% | +2% | 5% | n/a | 16.9% | +4.1% |
| Universal Logistics ULH | United States | $715M | +108% | -7% | 4% | 13.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Shanghai Jin Jiang Online Network Service 600650.SS | China | $705M | -14% | -19% | -2% | n/a | 5.6% | -10.8% |
| Transport Corporation of India TCI.NS | India | $700M | -12% | +12% | 8% | 14.2× | 14.9% | +11.9% |
| Maruzen Showa Unyu 9068.T | Japan | $922M | -15% | +3% | 10% | 10.5× | -7.4% | +4.2% |
| Logwin TGHN.DE | Germany | $942M | +5% | -6% | 5% | 15.2× | -16.0% | +3.9% |
| Marten Transport MRTN | United States | $959M | -25% | -5% | 1% | 27.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Shengyuan Environmental Protection 300867.SZ | China | $638M | -24% | +3% | 28% | 11.8× | -4.1% | +8.5% |
| VRL Logistics VRLLOG.NS | India | $624M | +27% | +11% | 14% | 16.1× | 6.2% | +12.8% |
| San Yang Ma (Chongqing) Logistics 001317.SZ | China | $606M | -11% | -51% | 4% | n/a | 35.8% | +7.1% |
| NTG Nordic Transport Group A/S NTG.CO | Denmark | $1.09B | +71% | +16% | 5% | 20.6× | -0.4% | +16.4% |
| Forward Air FWRD | United States | $562M | +69% | 0% | 3% | 153.6× | 17.1% | +14.5% |
| Yongtaiyun Chemical Logistics 001228.SZ | China | $481M | +7% | +31% | 5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| K.R.S.Corporation 9369.T | Japan | $441M | -9% | +4% | 3% | 32.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Hangzhou Dadi Haiyang Environmental Protection 301068.SZ | China | $409M | -45% | +25% | 3% | 15.7× | 16.2% | +23.5% |
| Werner Enterprises WERN | United States | $1.62B | -26% | +15% | 2% | 18.8× | n/a | n/a |